'Ataraks': instructions and recommendations

Among tranquilizers, many neurologists and psychiatrists today prefer the drug "Ataraks". The drug "Atarax," the active ingredient of which is hydroxyzine, is the newest product of the pharmaceutical industry, it is transferred by patients much better than previous analogues. In addition, the drug is more labile to the choice of dosage. "Ataraks", the instruction which is placed on many medical sites, does not give side effects peculiar to its predecessors.

However, this does not mean that the medicine can be taken alone, without the appointment of a specialist. Moreover, medicine has not yet come up with drugs without side effects. After taking the pills, it may lead to lethargy, a weakening of attention. They are less expressed than other psychotropic drugs, but, nevertheless, there are. Uncontrolled use of the drug, as well as the wrong dosage chosen, can cause negative consequences, which will be much more difficult to get rid of than from the underlying disease.

Many people are inclined to think that "Atarax" is a pill from a variety of diseases not related to mental disorders. Tablets really help with insomnia, relieve itching, have a sedative effect, improve cognitive abilities. But ... There is a logical question: if insomnia, itching, impairment of attention is not associated with a mental illness, why treat them with psychotropics. Is it not easier to use weak sedatives or antiallergic compounds?

So who is appointed "Atarax"? The instruction says that the drug is prescribed as a histamine or anxiolytic agent in the following diseases:

• Neurotic states associated with anxiety, anxiety, the inability to relieve internal tension or stop psychomotor agitation ;
• Organic lesions of the central nervous system causing increased excitability;
• For relief of vomiting and removal of anxiety before operations and during the postoperative period;
• With chronic alcoholism, especially in the stage of abstinence, accompanied by excessive excitability;
• In the treatment of pruritus caused by neurological or psychiatric reasons.

And what to do with lethargy, dry mouth, nausea or other undesirable effects that can provoke "Atarax"? The instruction warns that with a properly chosen dosage, such consequences are almost invisible. On the other hand, it is necessary to decide the question of what is better: some absent-mindedness and drowsiness or inadequate behavior, which can be dangerous for the patient himself and for his surroundings? The answer, you will agree, is obvious.

It is worth paying attention to the contraindications, which, like any other medicine, has "Atarax". The instruction clearly warns that pregnant women, as well as persons whose work requires increased concentration, for example, drivers, the drug is not recommended.

"Ataraks" categorically can not be combined with drinking alcohol: it's deadly dangerous. It is not recommended for patients with kidney or liver problems, some other categories of people. In addition, the active substance of the tablets is incompatible with certain types of medication.

Overdosing threatens to lose consciousness or his confusion, instability on his legs, vomiting.

That's why only an expert can prescribe the drug and its dosage. Correctly matched for each case, it makes the drug "Atarax" an excellent medication, capable of bringing a person back to normal normal life. The appointment of this tranquilizer in other cases not indicated by the instruction is unreasonable.