The drug "Dexamethasone" (injections) - a synthetic substitute for hormones of the adrenal glands.

The drug "Dexamethasone", the injections of which act quite efficiently and quickly, can be compared with a surgical scalpel, since it is no less dangerous than an operative intervention. This is due to the numerous side effects that occur mainly with prolonged use of the drug. Injections are prescribed only by a doctor, in no case should one engage in self-medication.

The adrenal glands in the human body synthesize glucocorticosteroid hormones, it is they that have a multilateral impact on all systems and organs of man. Patients with SCS deficiency as a treatment are prescribed the drug "Dexamethasone", injections of it are a synthetic substitute for hormones produced by the adrenal glands.

Useful properties of this drug include:

• Ability to suppress inflammatory and allergic processes.
• Instant removal of edema of tissues.
• Relieving pain and itching.

Also this tool can instantly raise blood pressure (arterial pressure), which is especially important in any form of shock, when blood pressure drops sharply. The drug "Dexamethasone", whose injections inhibit the cells' ability to reproduce, is often used in the treatment of patients with oncology.

Injections of this drug also inhibit the growth of connective tissues, which in turn is both a useful effect, helping to reduce adhesions and scars, and negative, preventing scarring of cardiac muscle tissue after myocardial infarction.

Before using the drug "Dexamethasone", the injections of which have many side effects, it is mandatory to consult the attending physician, since its use is not always beneficial to the body.

The drug actively affects virtually all types of metabolism. It stimulates the synthesis of proteins, which can lead to such consequences as impaired growth and reduced immunity in children.

Decay products and proteins under the influence of the hormone "Dexamethasone" are converted into glucose, which in large quantities enters the blood. The hormone of the pancreas insulin is released at the maximum, but it is not enough for the complete absorption of glucose by tissues. This can lead to the development of diabetes. Therefore, people who are predisposed to this disease do not prescribe a solution of "Dexamethasone" injections. The drug's instruction helps to find out that its use forms the wrong distribution of fats that accumulate in the upper part of the human body, so often the figure of the patient undergoes changes.

The special feature of the hormone "Dexamethasone" is that this drug, unlike other GCS, has less effect on water-salt metabolism, that is, it does not retain water, sodium salts and displays potassium. Therefore, long-term treatment with a remedy is not recommended, in order to avoid potassium deficiency.

The drug "Dexamethasone" (injections) reviews are contradictory, for example, it was observed that the drug affects the central nervous system. Patients may experience dizziness, headaches, mood swings, insomnia. Sometimes the manifestation of seizures and psychosis. At the injection site, thinning of the skin, decreasing or increasing pigmentation, inflammatory and purulent processes often develop.

Synthetic drug of hormones "Dexamethasone" - a very strong glucocorticoid agent, which has a lot of side effects, to identify and take into account which only the physician can do.