Medicinal preparation 'Piracetam': instruction for use

In our unstable, fast time we all hurry somewhere, somewhere in a hurry. From useful and not so information the head goes around. All we try to do somewhere, something else on the run to finish. And years are not the same, not that skill, and memory has recently begun to fail ... From nervous tension at work, from rudeness in the queue, from all sorts of problems and troubles often shake hands, sleep is lost. All these signs we write off to the age or nerves, and sometimes we just do not notice that the disease creeps up to us like a wild beast, carefully, quietly, imperceptibly, then to kill, destroy. And sometimes it's too late to be saved, but you might have been a little more careful. And a drug called Piracetam would help us.

Description of medicinal properties

"Pyracetamum" (Pyracetamum) - a drug that positively affects the processes of exchange and circulation of the brain. It improves the age-related activity of the brain, improves learning, memorization, helps to restore and preserve memory. In people suffering from coronary artery disease, this drug improves regional blood flow in areas of the brain that have suffered as a result of the disease. The drug is excreted from the body by the kidneys for 4 hours, penetrates into all tissues, the brain and internal organs. From the cerebrospinal fluid is derived much slower.

Indications for use

The drug "Piracetam", the instruction for the application of which is necessarily attached, is prescribed for vascular parkinsonism, cerebral atherosclerosis, other pathological processes expressed in memory, speech, attention, dizziness, comatose disorders as a result of intoxication and brain trauma.

With some diseases of the nervous system, which are expressed in the reduction of intellectual functions of the brain, the violation of emotional-volitional function, etc., the drug "Piracetam" is used. The instruction for its use says that he is appointed in psychiatric practice for the comprehensive treatment of mental illness. If the patient is in a neurotic and astheno-adynamic depressive state, when signs of adynamia, apathic state, schizophrenia, as well as in the complex therapy of senile diseases, beginning with Alzheimer's disease, are also prescribed, this medication is also prescribed.

This drug is prescribed for alcoholism in its various stages, with chronic alcoholism to reduce intellectual-mnestic and other disorders of mental activity, asthenia. It is used in the provision of emergency assistance to drug addicts, alcoholics, as well as in cases of acute poisoning with morphine, alcohol, barbiturates.

Its use is advisable in the complex treatment of myocardial infarction, as well as in viral neuroinfections.

Instructions for use

The drug "Piracetam" instruction advises to use inside or intravenously. If intravenous administration is used, at the beginning of the treatment the doctor prescribes 10 g per day, and in severe cases per day to 12 g in the form of droppers, for half an hour. After improving the patient's condition, the dose is gradually reduced and the drug is given in tablets.

In more light cases, piracetam tablets are prescribed. Instructions for the use of the medicine inside informs that at the beginning of treatment the dose of the drug is 3 times a day 800 mg before meals. When the patient's condition improves, the single dose is reduced to 400 mg. Treatment lasts about 6 - 8 weeks. The drug is used 2 times a day for 30-160 mg, if there is a need - 3-4 times a day. Treatment lasts from 2 weeks to 6 months, after one and a half to two months, if necessary, the medication can be repeated. In general, the drug "Piracetam", the dosage and duration of its use are prescribed depending on the diagnosis, the severity of the disease and the age of the patient.

Side effects

With the use of Pyracetam, various side effects may occur: motor disinhibition, mental arousal, irritability and imbalance. A person can not concentrate attention, there is anxiety, sleep is disturbed.

In some cases, there is nausea, vomiting and constipation, or, conversely, diarrhea. At high doses, the appetite decreases, dizziness and headache occur. Sometimes cramps, increased sexual activity or worsening of angina may occur.

There are some contraindications to the use of the drug "Piracetam." The instruction states that it can not be prescribed for children up to a year. And also to people with diabetes, with allergic reactions to fruit juices, essences, with acute kidney failure.

Especially it is necessary to monitor the dosage of the medicinal product, because irritation, insomnia occur with excessive dosage, and elderly patients may experience acute heart failure.

Dosage forms

The drug "Piracetam" is released in capsules of 0.4 grams, in tablets of 0.2 grams, 20% solution in ampoules of 5 ml (1 g of the drug in 1 ampoule) and in granules of 56 g for children.

When using the drug, you must constantly monitor the indicators of kidney and liver function. You can not abruptly stop the use of the drug "Piracetam", and in case of sleep disorders it is recommended to cancel the evening medication.