Can I give Mexidol to a child?

Very often doctors prescribe to the child such medications that, after reading the instructions, you immediately ask yourself the question, but will not it harm the developed organism yet? But there are such conditions that you can not do without an urgent introduction of a strong tool. One such is Mexidol. But why is it used, in what can it help and can the "Mexidol" be given to a child?

Mexidol: what is this medicine?

This drug is an inhibitor responsible for free radical processes, an antioxidant that prevents the lipid peroxidation of cell membrane lipids , but it has the most pronounced antihypoxic effect.

It is effective at various hypoxic conditions, if tissues are not adequately supplied with oxygen or it is simply not well absorbed by them. In addition, this drug significantly increases the body's resistance to oxygen-dependent diseases, such as shock, circulatory disorders in the brain tissue and others. It improves memory, reduces the toxic effects of alcohol and other substances. To accurately understand whether you are allowed to take Mexidol to a child, you need to know when it is used.

Mexidol: indications for use

As stated in the instructions, Mexidol should be given if the patient:

• Acute disorders of cerebral circulation and atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels;
• Vegetovascular dystonia;

• Cognitive problems associated with poor memory, impaired speech, attention, intelligence, and other symptoms that provoke the development of atherosclerosis;
• In addition, the drug can alleviate the withdrawal syndrome in adults, which is associated with excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages and narcotic drugs;
• With intoxication with drugs designed to treat abnormalities in the psyche;
• Anxious state with neuroses.

In addition, "Mexidol" children are used for surgical interventions, if the patient has an acute purulent-inflammatory process of the peritoneum, this happens with necrotic pancreatitis and peritonitis. In this case, the preparation is added to the complex of therapeutic methods of therapy.

Composition and form of the preparation

This drug is produced in the form of coated tablets, in a blister pack of 10 or in cans of 90.

The main active substance is ethylmethylhydroxypyridine succinate (2-ethyl-6-methyl-3-hydroxypyridine succinate). Also in the tablets there are other components:

• Magnesium stearate.
• Sodium carmellose.
• Lactose monohydrate.
• The shell consists of talc, macrogol, polyvinyl alcohol and titanium dioxide.

The drug is also available in the form of a solution for injections in ampoules. It represents a transparent liquid of 2 ml in an ampoule and a blister of 5 pieces. The active substance is the same, but the additional components: sodium metabisulfite and injectable water.

"Mexidol" for children: indications for use

If you read the instructions carefully, you can find the point where it is said that the drug is allowed to be used under such conditions:

• Purulent neuroinfection;
• With craniocerebral injuries;

• And is also used in the provision of emergency care for children with craniocerebral trauma - once 100 mg.

But it is worth remembering that "Mexidol" children should be appointed by the doctor in each individual case, after the risk to health and benefit is compared.

Latest research

To date, it has not been officially permitted to apply Mexidol widely to a child, but studies have already been carried out that have proven that it has shown good results in complex treatment in pediatric practice.

Studies are known in the direction of neonatology in the perinatal period. Very important therapy is for newborns with perinatal hypoxic-ischemic lesions of the central nervous system, which were born with the syndrome of intrauterine growth retardation. In recent years, these babies are treated with drugs that improve brain metabolism, prevent cerebral pathology and significantly enhance antioxidant protection.

Studies have been carried out that showed that in children with intrauterine growth retardation syndrome the Mexidol antioxidant was used as a treatment, because it acts as a membrane stabilizer, therefore it perfectly restores the structure of nerve cell membranes, provides transport for neuromediators and improves the properties of nerve cells.

" Mexidol" child prematurely administered intravenously within 10 days of 0.1-0.2 mg per kg of body weight, previously diluted in a solution of 10% glucose. After such introduction of undesirable manifestations was not revealed.

Also, studies have shown that, thanks to the fact that the "Mexidol" was given to a child, his condition improved very quickly: if compared with traditional therapy, then on average 10-15% better and faster. This is explained by the fact that the drug corrects hypoxia, because it has antihypoxic and antioxidant effect on the body cells. As a result, oxygen starvation is quickly eliminated.

While there was no official permission for such use of Mexidol, the application to the Ministry was filed.

" Mexidol" for children (the instruction lists the testimony) is used in the treatment of other serious pathologies.

Mexidol: treatment of craniocerebral trauma in children

For the first time the children began to use the drug in traumatology and neurology. First it was used to provide first aid to a child with a head injury, when every minute was on the account and it was necessary to do everything possible to save the life of a small patient.

As practice showed, those children who immediately after intravenous trauma began to inject Mexidol, became much easier, they recovered more quickly, and the number of deaths decreased significantly. After such traumas, the majority of children often have long-term consequences, which are manifested in the form of reduced cognitive abilities, aggressiveness, intolerance in the social environment, and in some cases, complete disability. But if "Mexidol" is introduced to children, doctors' testimonials confirm this, then the risk of developing such conditions was significantly reduced.

Under such conditions, the drug is started to enter in the first hours after the injury in the form of infusions, after that go to intramuscular injections, and finish the therapy with oral medication. In this case, "Mexidol" children - dosage and course of therapy - is selected individually depending on the patient's age, body weight and the complexity of the injury.

"Mexidol" for children in the therapy of hypoxic perinatal encephalopathy

This drug for infants up to a year is prescribed for perinatal lesions, which are complicated by encephalopathy, when the function of the brain is significantly reduced due to disturbances in metabolic processes in its tissues. But the term "perinatal" indicates that the pathology has happened to the baby in the womb, starting from the 22nd week of pregnancy. This term indicates that the brain has not received the required amount of oxygen. The reasons for this can be many.

If such a pathology is detected during pregnancy, the doctor must necessarily appoint the appropriate mom for the appropriate therapy. But, unfortunately, such treatment does not always help, and the baby is born with signs of oxygen starvation.

If you do not start timely treatment of this pathology, the consequences in each individual case can manifest themselves in different ways, it all depends on how much the baby's brain is affected - it may be an easy development gap or a serious violation that ends with a disability.

Therefore, in this case, "Mexidol" can be given to children immediately after birth. A complex treatment is selected, which includes physiotherapeutic procedures, physiotherapy exercises, massage and reflexotherapy.

As the studies showed, when "Mexidol" was used during the therapy, recovery was quicker, because it accelerates the recovery processes, makes it possible to achieve better results in the rehabilitation of children with consequences of encephalopathy.

"Mexidol" (nyxes) for children up to a year are appointed by the attending physician depending on the body weight, the course of therapy and the duration of the application are selected individually.

• It is important: officially this drug is not allowed for children to be used , but experienced specialists, in order to save the child's life, take such responsibility, and, as practice has shown, it gives good results.

How to take Mexidol?

Answer unequivocally to the question whether Mexidol can be given to children, no one will dare, because the instruction says that it is not recommended for use in the treatment of children and adolescents, but as practice shows, its use helps with serious pathologies not only to survive, but also quickly To recover without consequences.

But the adult instruction is recommended to take the drug according to this scheme:

• Tablets - 1-2 pieces - this is the initial dose, but it gradually rises until the desired result is achieved, but remember that the daily dosage should not be more than 800 mg (6 tablets). If you need to stop the withdrawal syndrome that accompanies alcoholism, then the drug is taken for 5-7 days, and stop using it, gradually reducing the dosage within 2-3 days.

• The solution in the infusion mode of administration is diluted in the isotonic composition of sodium chloride. It should be injected very slowly within 5-7 minutes, and for drip injection a dropper is placed at 40-60 drops per minute. But you should make sure that the daily dose does not exceed 1200 mg.

If the patient has acute circulatory disturbances in the brain, then the treatment is carried out according to this scheme: the first two weeks of 200-500 mg two to four times a day, the drug is injected intravenously, and then two weeks up to three times a day for 200- 250 mg, but administered intramuscularly. This scheme many doctors consider one of the most effective and effective. But taking into account the general condition of the patient and the presence of concomitant pathologies, the dosage can be adjusted.

Contraindications and side effects

No matter how good a drug, Mexidol is, but it also has contraindications and undesirable manifestations, and before applying it, you need to know about them, and they are prescribed in the instructions to the drug.

1. The drug is contraindicated for patients with acute forms of impaired liver and kidney function.
2. With special sensitivity to the components of the drug.
3. Also, "Mexidol" is not recommended for use in the treatment of pregnant and lactating women.

But the undesirable manifestations include dryness in the mouth, attacks of nausea and allergic manifestations, but this is all individually.

Mexidol for children: feedback

Each product can always be found as positive reviews, and negative. But with regard to this drug, even in pediatric practice, the opinion about it is pretty good. According to experts, in children's therapy finds "Mexidol" use, children with craniocerebral trauma are often treated with this medication.

In those cases when there was no delay, and immediately after the injury the doctor decided to use this drug, the child began to feel much better. Parents who watched the recovery of their child, say that the baby was getting better before the eyes, every day it became easier, although, according to doctors, with such a trauma, there is no way to expect a quick recovery. The official use of this drug as an agent for treating children is not, but in some cases, according to the doctor's decision and agreement with the parents, it is used, and not in vain.

Conclusion

If you summarize the above, then answer the question, "Mexidol" (tablets) children can be used or not, no one will succeed. After all, there was no official authorization for the treatment of children, but, as practice has shown, in fact, the drug gives a good effect in the treatment of complex pathologies. There are such cases, for example, as a serious craniocerebral trauma, when without such a drug the patient can simply not survive, and the doctor has to make the most serious decision in his life and do everything possible to save the small patient.

It would be wonderful if the studies were conducted qualitatively, and such a miracle drug was nevertheless allowed for treatment in children of the most complex pathologies that could result in disability. But everything depends only on scientists and the Ministry of Health, only they can give permission for the official use of any medication.

If the doctor at his own risk and risk decided to use this drug to treat a child, then with an unfavorable outcome, all responsibility for the health and life of the baby will lie on his shoulders. Not all doctors are ready for this, so try to replace the drug with another remedy.

In any case, such a serious decision can only be made by a graduate. The official instruction does not recommend the use of the drug "Mexidol" for children due to poor knowledge of its effect on the body. Therefore, the independent appointment of the child to this medicine by the parents is categorically unacceptable. Any appointment should only be done by a doctor