Glycodine: the effect is ambiguous

Glikodin pharmacists refer to the group of drugs with expectorant and antitussive. Its active ingredients are dextromethorphan hydrobromide, terpine hydrate and levomenthol.

Dextromethorphan acts directly on the medulla oblongata, increasing its threshold of sensitivity to cough, while also providing a mild sedative effect. However, this substance has no analgesic effect. Breathing dextromethorphan also does not depress.

During the reception of the drug "Glycodine", the instruction explains this, the substance begins to act for 30 minutes, and retains the effect for 6 hours.

Terpin hydrate affects the epithelial glands, increasing their activity. Under his influence, a significant amount of secretion begins to be produced in the body, which reduces the viscosity of the sputum, dilutes it, helping to quickly leave the lungs and bronchi.

Levomentol facilitates breathing, relieves spasms, facilitates the condition in rhinitis, sinusitis, and other similar diseases.

All together, the substances included in Glycodine, the effect is strong. The patient decreases the intensity of coughing, breathing is facilitated, recovery is accelerated. From the instructions to the drug you can find out that it is recommended to children from 1 year (in an individual dosage). Babies under 6 years are shown on a quarter of a spoonful of syrup, children from 6 to 12 - half a spoon. Take the drug four times a day.

Does Glycodine cough well? Its effect is undoubted, it really removes this problem. Not only the mothers of the toddlers were convinced of this, but also the adults who received the composition. Its analgesic, expectorant, antitussive is well marked.

But there is one big BUT ... Glikodin, reviews of many patients who took it, confirm this - the drug is ambiguous. The instructions say that if you consume a large amount of the drug, overexcitation, tachycardia, respiratory depression, allergic reactions are possible. But such phenomena, as the parents of young children say, are possible not only with an overdose of the drug "Glycodine". The effect of overexcitement, heat, itching, and reddening of the skin was noted in children even when the drug was taken at the recommended dosage. Of course, such phenomena did not arise at all. However, even a few such cases should alert the parents.

Moreover, there are cases when some citizens specifically allowed an overdose of the drug "Glycodine". The effect of a very light narcotic drug was on the face. He manifested itself in euphoria, drowsiness or, on the contrary, overexcitation, a sharp change in mood.

However, doctors and specialists investigating the drug state that such side effects are extremely rare. Such ambiguous reviews should alert patients.

That is why the syrup can not be prescribed to the child on its own. Even a doctor should prescribe this compound only after a careful study of the patient's anamnesis.

The instruction specifies that in case of occurrence of similar reactions it is necessary to address in clinic where the medical staff is obliged to spend symptomatic treatment and to apply antidote Naloxon in case of need.

Glycodine is sold without a prescription, so some patients try to treat it without consulting a doctor. Buying a medicine, it should be remembered that this compound has a number of contraindications. It is strongly discouraged:

• With bronchial asthma.
• Pregnant and lactating.
• Babies up to a year.

Allergy sufferers and patients with hepatic and renal insufficiency should use syrup with great care.

For many patients, even adults, the composition can have a retarding effect. Therefore, use it before work, which requires special reactions and increased concentration of attention, it is not worth taking medicine.