Afobazol. Instructions

The drug "Afobazol" is available in the form of flat-cylindrical tablets of pure white or with a creamy tinge with a bevel. The drug is included in the group of anxiolytics (antitrafficking).

The medication has an anti-anxiety effect with an activating component, it does not cause hypnodised effects. Characterizing the drug "Afobazol", the abstract indicates the lack of muscle relaxant properties, a negative impact on the indicators of attention and memory. The use of the drug does not form a drug dependence, withdrawal syndrome does not develop.

The mechanism of the drug effect is mainly based on a combination of anti-anxious (anxiolytic) and activating (easily stimulating) properties.

Elimination or reduction of anxiety (anxiety, fears, bad forebodings, irritability), tension (tearfulness, fearfulness, insomnia, inability to relax), somatic (cardiovascular, muscular, gastrointestinal, respiratory symptoms), vegetative (dizziness, dryness In the mouth, sweating), cognitive (difficulty in concentrating attention) violations is noted on the fifth to seventh day of the drug "Afobazol." The instruction indicates that the maximum effect of therapy is reached by the end of the fourth week and remains on average for one to two weeks after treatment.

In particular, medicament recommended for patients with personality traits mostly asthenic, in the form of uncertainty, anxious suspiciousness, propensity to emotional reactions, increased lability.

Afobazol. Instruction: indications

The medication is prescribed to adults in conditions of anxiety, generalized disorders, adaptation disorders, neurasthenia. The drug is also used for various somatic diseases (irritable bowel syndrome, bronchial asthma, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, lupus erythematosus, arrhythmia), oncological, dermatological and other pathologies. To the indications for the drug "Afobazol" the instruction also includes sleep disorders, premenstrual syndrome, neurocirculatory dystonia. The drug is prescribed and with alcoholic syndrome, to alleviate the state of quitting.

How to take "Afobazol"

Tablets are for oral use. Take recommended after eating. The optimal one-time dosage is ten, the daily dosage is thirty milligrams, distributed over three days.

The duration of the course therapy is two to four weeks. If necessary, an increase in the daily dosage of twice (up to sixty milligrams), the duration of treatment - up to three months.

To the contraindications to the drug "Afobazol" the instruction includes pregnancy, lactation, children's age (up to eighteen years), individual intolerance of the medication.

Adverse reactions are possible in the form of allergic manifestations.

In some cases, patients, along with a calming, anxiety-relieving effect, note increased excitability and sleep disorder (insomnia).

A significant overdose can trigger increased drowsiness and sedation without manifestation of muscle relaxation (muscle relaxation). As a first aid, a solution of 20% caffeine-benzoate sodium is administered subcutaneously, 1 ml two to three times a day.

The drug does not affect the hypnotic effect of thiopental and narcotic effect when taking ethanol, alcoholic effect. In addition, the medication enhances the anxiolytic effect when taking diazepam and the anticonvulsant effect of using carbamazepine.

"Afobazol" is available in pharmacies without a prescription. However, before taking it, you should visit a doctor.