The preparation "Relanium". Instructions for use

Much of the mental illness comes from a person's inability to deal with stress. In our time, the blows of fate are so frequent and strong that a huge number of people do not cope with them. Many do not even know that they are mentally ill for many years, suggesting that phobias (painful uncontrollable fears), depression, neuroses and psychopathies (mental disorders) are mere annoying ailments.

However, the number of cases when a person can no longer cope with life's difficulties increases, and his psyche begins to break down. That's when the need for psychotropic drugs appears, among which is the famous tranquilizer Relanium.

The medicine has conquered the world market under the names "Diazepam", "Valium", "Seduxen", "Sibazon", etc. since 1959. It has long been proven effective.

With the use of the drug, fear, tension and anxiety are significantly reduced. The "Relanium" means relaxes muscles, relieves convulsions and causes sleep. It also stops cardiac arrhythmia and reduces the production of gastric juice (which is important in the treatment of gastritis).

When talking about the most famous soothing drugs, they mean exactly the medicine "Relanium".

Instruction for the use of the drug reports on the states under which it is necessary to take it. Among the indications is a feeling of anxiety, emotional tension, fear; Cases of sleep disorders; Varieties of itching dermatoses and eczema on the skin, causing increased irritability; Cases of epileptic seizures, gastritis and ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract, alcoholism, schizophrenia (in combination with other medicines).

Before taking it, you need to know how dangerous the drug "Relanium". Instructions for use of the drug warns: this benzodiazepine (chemico-pharmaceutical classification of the drug) is much quicker than the others, causing addiction and then dependence.

In the case of such complications, the patient's condition will not differ in any way from the condition of the alcoholic, who should be treated with a heavy drinking bout. Breaking in the absence of this reminder resembles the repeatedly reinforced state of alcohol withdrawal.

The drug should be absolutely inaccessible to children and adolescents.

How to use the medicine "Relanium"? The instruction for use gives the following instructions:

To avoid dependence, continuous reception should be stopped after 2 months. Then, if there is a need to continue treatment, you can repeat the course, but not earlier than 3 weeks later.

For intravenous and intramuscular injection (injections), a solution is produced in the ampoules "Relanium". The patient can take the pill alone, but strictly according to the doctor's instructions. As for injections, they should be done by a specialist nurse in a hospital or in a polyclinic or a visiting nurse (when visiting a patient at home).

In what dosage and in what regimen is the preparation "Relanium" taken? The instruction for use answers this question as follows.

If the doctor does not prescribe otherwise, then:

• As a sleeping pill is taken 1 tablet (0.005 grams) for forty minutes before bedtime.
• For other purposes, the daily dose of 3 to 6 tablets is broken down 2-3 times a day.
• During the waking period, the medicine is taken two hours before meals or two hours after a meal.

Before the beginning of reception it is necessary to specify with the doctor dosage and duration of a course.

What side effects does Relanium cause?

Description of the drug indicates that it is generally tolerated. But for some patients, treatment can result in shaky gait, retardation and drowsiness.

In more complex (but more rare) cases, manifestations of photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), allergic reactions, hematopoiesis, cases of impotence, violations of the calendar of menstruation, headaches are possible.

In the case of a sharp discontinuation of the drug comes the so-called "withdrawal syndrome", which is typical for the sudden abolition of all narcotic drugs. It is necessary to expect unmotivated anxiety (the patient himself does not know where he got this feeling), hostility to a close and distant circle of communication. Often there are convulsions, depression, agitation, insomnia.

When should I not take Relanium? Instruction for the use of this remedy warns of the facts of severe hepatic and renal lesions. A complete ban on its administration impose myasthenia gravis and glaucoma. Pregnant and lactating women also should not take this medicine. It can create a benzodiazepine dependence in the fetus, and then in the newborn baby.

Alcohol, anticonvulsant drugs, neuroleptics and hypnotics increase their effect when combined therapy with this drug. Combining the reception of "Relanium" with alcohol is dangerous for life!

The state of rest and release from stress, which causes this medication, is extremely pleasant. However, it should be remembered that without observance of precautions, excessive enthusiasm for this drug can be expensive for lovers of pleasure.