Adelphan: analogues of the preparation and instructions to it

For the treatment of hypertension quite often doctors advise to take "Adelfan" - a combined drug, which includes reserpine, hydrochlorothiazide and dihydralazine, having a different effect, but complementary to each other. Thus, reserpine causes a decrease in blood pressure, hydrochlorothiazide has a diuretic effect, and dihydralazine sulfate dilates the blood vessels of the brain.

The doctor selects the dosage of the drug exclusively individually. Begin treatment usually with a minimal dose of admission and gradually increase it (every two to three weeks). The dose per day is 1-3 tablets, which are taken 2 to 3 times, during meals. If patients are elderly people or having serious kidney and liver diseases, then a single dose and the interval of taking medication should be selected carefully.

Like other drugs, Adelphan has numerous analogues. Replacement of one drug by another should be done only after detailed consultation with the attending physician, since substitutes may have their own reception characteristics, their side effects and contraindications.

For example, just as with the use of the drug "Adelphan", its analogs can sometimes cause dry mouth, diarrhea. Very rarely a patient after taking pills is sick, he has vomiting. Taking these drugs can provoke the formation of a stomach ulcer.

The rhythm of the heart may be disturbed, pains in the chest region may appear, similar to those seen with angina pectoris. In some cases, patients who used analogues instead of "Adelphan" receive syncope or even heart failure. Sometimes there are tides of blood to the face.

On the part of the respiratory organs when taking Adelphan tablets, replacing them with other medications can provoke swelling of the nasal mucosa and nosebleeds.

The central nervous system can also fail: there will be dizziness, nightmares, excessive fatigue. The use of the medication Adelphan (synonyms - Triniton, Alcidrex-G, Relsedrex-G) can cause a state of depression, irritability, unreasonable anxiety. Treatment with this drug or its substitutes in some cases is accompanied by a constant headache, a violation of orientation on the ground and concentration of attention. Sometimes the weight of a person may increase - this is due to the reaction of the endocrine system to treatment. Blurred eyes, hearing impairment, there are various skin rashes.

If there are side effects from many systems and human organs, taking this medication should be stopped immediately.

It is absolutely counter-indicative drug "Adelphan" (its analogues too), with constant depression, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, exacerbated peptic ulcer and ulcerative colitis. If a person has cardiac, renal or hepatic insufficiency, severe tachycardia, gout, then he absolutely should not take this medicine. With special care, the doctor appoints him with the sensitivity of the patient to any component of the drug. You can not take this medicine for children, as well as during pregnancy and lactation.

Tablets "Adelphan" (its analogues also), should be immediately canceled at the first sign of depression. Even after drug cancellation the depressive state can still be observed for a long time, up to several months.

Before carrying out electroconvulsive therapy the drug should be canceled at least one week. It should be borne in mind that Adelphan lowers the reaction speed, which is very important when driving vehicles or controlling machinery.

With an overdose of the drug, confusion, dizziness, severe headache, coma, persistent miosis (narrowing of the pupils) are possible. There may be muscle weakness or cramps, respiratory depression, greatly reduced blood pressure, sometimes there is tachycardia, collapse. If the patient is conscious, you should clean his stomach or make it wash, give activated charcoal and call a doctor.