The drug "Vinpocetine" for children - only carefully!

The instructions for the use of the drug "Vinpocetin" indicate that the purpose of this drug is undesirable for patients under 18 years of age. But often enough you can hear that doctors prescribe the drug "Vinpocetine" to children. Feedback on the results of taking this medication, about its effect on the child's body is mostly positive. Why then this drug should not always be taken and not all?

The drug "Vinotseptin" is a vasodilator that affects the blood circulation of the brain and prevents its oxygen starvation. This medicine provides the brain with blood, especially those areas that are damaged as a result of ischemic stroke. It increases the absorption of glucose by the brain, dilates its blood vessels.

The medical preparation "Vinotseptin" is available as a solution for intravenous injections or tablets.

Usually it is used after strokes, various brain injuries, with atherosclerosis, headache, which is manifested in memory impairment, insomnia, headaches or sudden dizziness, with reduced efficiency. There are cases of use of this drug in glaucoma, changes in the retina and other vascular diseases of the eyes. Doctors can assign it to the sick, suffering age-related hearing loss, hearing impairment, noise in the ears, Meniere's disease. Positively speak about the drug "Vinpocetine", its use in the treatment of mental and neurological disorders in patients.

"Vinpocetine" for children, doctors are usually prescribed for perinatal pathologies of the nervous system. For example, a doctor can prescribe it as anticonvulsant, with a sharp decrease in hearing in children, for the treatment of eye diseases that are associated with vascular pathology. Often the drug "Vinpocetine" for children is prescribed for the treatment of epilepsy or manic-depressive psychosis. So far, unfortunately, not created a drug for the treatment of autism, so to improve the condition of a sick child, he is assigned courses of application of the drug "Vinpocetine", as improving cerebral circulation.

The drug "Vinpocetin", analogues of its "Vinpocetin-Acry", "Cavinton" in usual cases appoint one - two tablets three times a day. For prevention, take it a long time 3 times a day for a pill. Individual dose of application of the drug "Vinpocetin" to children is prescribed only after a thorough examination, and is taken under the supervision of a doctor. Self-treatment of children with this drug is unacceptable, as it can adversely affect their health.

When acute forms of disease, this drug is administered intravenously. Initially, not more than 20 mg of the drug, dissolved in 1 liter of infusion solution, is administered. If the patient tolerates it well, in 3-4 days the dose is gradually increased to 1 mg from the calculation for 1 kg of weight. Enter the drug 10 - 14 days, with the onset of improvement, the patient is prescribed tablets.

When prescribing a medicine, the doctor warns the patient about possible rapid or irregular heartbeats, a decrease in pressure. With caution should take the drug "Vinpocetine" to patients with severe heart rhythm disturbances, with severe course of ischemic disease, with increased sensitivity to its components.

Pregnant and lactating mothers use this drug is not prescribed, since the active substances that make up it can penetrate the placenta and have a negative impact on the development of the fetus.

If you take Vinpocetine with other medications at the same time, you may experience some symptoms of intolerance, so you should notify the doctor immediately.

The reaction of the organism of the patient taking it to alcohol has not been studied.

Keep the tablets "Vinpocetin" in a dry and sheltered from the sun, no more than 2 years from the date of release.