Afobazole: instructions for use

Life in the 21st century was repeatedly accelerated and complicated in comparison with the relatively unhurried and stable mid-20th century. Politics, economics and society today are unstable and threaten to plunge the world into chaos. Global problems are not inferior in complexity to the private: a person today has to process huge amounts of information and make serious decisions in a short time. How does this affect the health of mankind? In the first place, the psyche suffers, anxious and neurotic disorders become epidemic.

Even at the end of the last century, the main drugs for their treatment were tranquilizers of the benzodiazepine group, which have a lot of side effects, the main ones of which are: drowsiness, muscle weakness, decreased attention, memory, and the effect of withdrawal and addiction. The person taking benzodiazepine preparations, as it were falling out of life. That is why Russian scientists began to develop a new drug with a minimum of side effects and having a good therapeutic effect. In 2005, a selective anxiolytic "Afobazol" was proposed for the treatment of anxiety disorders .

Afobazol. Instructions for use. Pharmacodynamics

The drug has anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) and light stimulating (activating) action. Side effects, typical for benzodiazepines, are absent.

Afobazol, application: various manifestations of anxiety and internal tension, accompanied by negative body reactions, somatic, vegetative and cognitive. If you feel fear, anxiety, you are haunted by bad forebodings, anxiety, you can not relax, you become whiny and irritable, the dream is broken, your muscles and emotions are constantly strained from your emotions and feelings, perhaps you are suffocating, the heart is compressed, and the intestines are upset, , Dries in your mouth or you sweat profusely - there are manifestations of anxiety disorder, in which and is recommended Afobazol. Also, the drug is suggested to be used during the stress period to facilitate adaptation to people with an asthenic personality trait that has anxious-hypochondriacal features and has an increased emotional sensitivity, vulnerability and insecurity.

Afobazol. Instructions for use. Reception of the drug

The recommended dosage is 30 mg per day divided into three meals after meals. The therapeutic effect occurs by the end of the first week of use, the maximum - by the end of the 4th. Depending on the severity of negative mental manifestations, the course is 2-4 weeks, and according to the indications it is possible to increase the daily dose to 60 mg. Due to the absence of psychotic side effects and addiction, the drug is acceptable to take cyclically: course reception - pause - course reception.

Afobazol. Instructions for use. Contraindications and overdose

When an overdose develops drowsiness and pronounced sedative effect, as an antidote uses caffeine benzoate-sodium.

The drug is not prescribed for children under the age of eighteen, pregnant and lactating mothers, as well as with individual intolerance and allergic reactions.

Afobazol. Instructions for use. Other

When interacting with carbamazepine and diazepam increases their main drug effect, anticonvulsant and anti-anxiety, respectively. The effect of other psychotropic drugs is not affected. It is also worth noting that people who previously took severe tranquilizers and antidepressants, the therapeutic effect of the drug is assessed as minimal.

It is released on hand without a prescription. The drug is available in tableted form for 5 or 10 mg, tablets "Afobazol", the instruction is attached.