The drug "Aminalon" is defined by the instructions for use as a tool that can restore metabolic processes in the brain. The main component of the drug is a biogenic amine - gamma-aminobutyric acid (abbreviated as GABA). It is contained in the central nervous system, participates in metabolic and neurotransmitter brain processes.
Issue form
Aminalon is produced in tablet form. Tablets are covered with a white shell with a yellowish-grayish tint, sold in blisters and polymer containers. One unit contains 250 mg of the active ingredient.
Pharmacological properties
Due to the action of the drug "Aminalon" (instructions for use includes this information), energy processes in the brain are normalized, blood supply and glucose utilization are improved, respiratory activity is increased in tissues. GABA promotes the removal of toxins, activation of nervous processes. In addition, memory improves, the productivity of thinking increases. The agent has an anticonvulsant, psychostimulating (mild) effect, helps to restore speech and motor activity after problems with cerebral circulation. As a result of taking the drug "Aminalon", the instructions for use note the stabilization of blood pressure, a decrease in the manifestation of symptoms caused by hypertension, such as sleep disturbances, nausea, and a decrease in heart rate (slight). In people with diabetes, the use of the drug reduces the level of glycemia.
Indications for use
For adults, the medicine is prescribed for conditions after trauma to the skull, circulatory disorders in the brain, in case of atherosclerosis of the cerebral arteries, accompanied by softening of the brain, with vascular pathologies of the brain, especially manifested by headaches, dizziness, impaired attention, memory, speech. The drug is used for polyneuritis, alcoholic encephalopathy. In the case of cerebral palsy, the remedy "Aminalon" is prescribed for children. Reviews s testify to its effectiveness also in the treatment of the effects of birth trauma in babies. Children may be prescribed this drug if there is a mental retardation along with reduced mental activity. Among other things, the medicine is indicated for air / sea sickness (sickness symptom complex).
How to use
Before eating (30-60 minutes) take Aminalon tablets orally. Instructions for use indicate that they do not need to be dissolved, it is enough to swallow whole and drink with plain water. Adults at the initial stage of treatment are recommended to take 500 mg of the drug twice a day, after 3-5 days you can increase the dose to take 1 g of the drug twice a day. Babies 1-3 years old should be given no more than 1 g per day, 4-6 years old - no more than 1.5 g. Children after 7 years old can be prescribed 2 g per day. All listed daily doses for children should be divided into two doses. The duration of the general course of therapy will depend on various factors, it can be 2 weeks, or maybe 4 months or even more.
Side effects
In rare cases, dyspepsia, fluctuations in blood pressure, sleep disturbances may occur while taking the remedy.