Drowsiness pills

Doctors classify the state of drowsiness as a sleep disorder. Complete apathy, fatigue and the desire to lie down during a period of time that is not intended for rest. There are quite a few reasons that provoke such a condition. Therefore, before rushing to the pharmacy to buy pills for drowsiness, it is advisable to establish the source of the problem. This is the only way to talk about effective relief of the pathological deviation.

Indications for the use of anti-drowsiness tablets

A decrease in the overall tone of the body, rapid fatigue, a constant desire to lie down and sleep - this condition can be a symptom of many pathological diseases, as well as physiological failures in the body. Therefore, if this is the result of overwork, which passes after a good rest, then you should not worry, but if this condition haunts a person for a long time, then you should not tempt fate. It is better to seek advice from a qualified specialist and undergo an examination. The doctor will help to establish the source of the problem and prescribe the drugs most suitable for relieving the problem.

The main indications for the use of anti-drowsiness tablets are the following:

• The patient feels absolutely broken.
• Insufficient night sleep or insomnia.
• Throughout the day, there is a persistent desire to lie down and take a nap.
• Depressive state.
• Rapid fatigue.

Such symptoms may be a consequence of various diseases:

• Taking certain antihistamines and other pharmacological groups.
• Tendency to alcoholism.
• Apnea syndrome is an episodic cessation of nasal-oral breathing lasting at least 10 seconds.
• Catalepsy is a pathologically prolonged maintenance of an adopted posture.
• Arterial hypotension and hypotension.
• Anemia. Vitamin deficiency syndrome.
• Many infectious diseases. For example, flu, tuberculosis…
• Neurasthenia and various neuroses.
• Diseases affecting the respiratory organs.
• Asthenia.
• Malfunction of the digestive tract.
• Disruption of metabolic processes.
• Narcolepsy is a result of disruption of the rapid eye movement (REM) phase of sleep.
• Age-related memory loss.
• The cause of this condition may be a sharp change in climate zones or unfavorable environmental living conditions.
• Diseases of the cardiovascular or endocrine system.
• Heavy physical labor.
• Mental fatigue. Multiple sclerosis.
• Kleine-Levin syndrome.
• Alzheimer's disease.

Release form

This group of drugs is presented on the shelves of pharmacies in a fairly wide variety. The form of release is also different, giving the right of choice to the prescribing doctor and his patient.

The drug can be purchased in tablet form. People who prefer herbal tinctures can use liquid alcohol extract. Pharmaceutical companies produce drugs of this group in the form of injection solutions or drops.

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Pharmacodynamics

The drugs of this group were developed so that their pharmacodynamics had adaptogenic properties. The drugs have a stimulating effect on the receptors of the central nervous system, activate the digestive tract, cardiovascular system. Biostimulants of natural, synthetic or semi-synthetic origin have a tonic effect on the entire body, showing general strengthening properties.

Under the influence of active components of medicines, with arterial hypertension, normalization of arterial pressure occurs. For example, chemical compounds that form the basis of pantocrine are very close in their biostructure, biodynamics and biokinetics to microelements of the human body, which gives it the ability to be more effectively absorbed into tissues, without causing them any significant negative impact.

The amino acids present in them have a positive effect on the normalization of carbohydrate and protein metabolism, which has been disrupted after a stressful situation or pathological changes caused by any disease. They activate the total non-specific resistance of the human body systems, improve intestinal peristalsis.

Phospholipid structural formations allow to restore the norm of transmembrane ion exchange, leading to balance of biomembrane function. Preparations of this group work on stimulation of enzymatic reactions, adequately affecting the neurological status of the patient.

The drugs in this group increase the overall tone of skeletal muscle tissue and are classified as psychostimulant drugs that activate the patient's psychomotor characteristics.

Pharmacokinetics

The pharmacokinetics of psychostimulant drugs also show good results.

Medical workers note a fairly high rate of adsorption. The maximum amount of active substances in the blood serum is observed from 1 hour 50 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes. Such parameters, for example, are shown by armodafinil and modafinil, respectively. At the same time, the quantitative component of these chemical compounds corresponds to: armodafinil - 5.44 mg / ml (+ / - 1.64), modafinil - 4.61 mg / ml (+ / - 0.73).

The half-life (T1/2) of the drugs considered in this article is on average determined by a time interval of 13 to 15 hours. The half-life (T1/2) of specific substances is quite spread out over time. For example, the R-isomer of modafinil leaves the patient's body together with urine after 15 hours, while the S-isomer of modafinil leaves in four to five hours.

The therapeutic effectiveness of the drug usually lasts for two days from the moment of administration.

Tablets for fatigue and drowsiness

From the point of view of modern medicine, the pathology in question may have a trivial temporary physiological nature: mental or physical fatigue, etc. But it may also signal a rather serious pathology present in the patient's body. Therefore, before swallowing pills, it is necessary to establish the cause of the ailment and if it is one of the diseases that can cause drowsiness, then the treatment protocol should be prescribed only by a qualified specialist. Self-medication is sometimes not only futile, but also dangerous.

If the cause of the ailment is one of the diseases, the doctor will prescribe special medications and methods, recommending something without knowing the source is simply unprofessional.

If the cause is in the medication being taken, you should inform your attending physician about the side effects, who, based on the pathological picture, will adjust the dosage, replace the medication with another, similar in action. If the symptoms are not so pronounced, and the treatment is short-term, then the patient will just have to be patient. After the course of therapy, the pathological ailment will disappear on its own.

But it is still possible to improve the patient's condition. Modern pharmaceutical companies produce special tablets for fatigue and drowsiness, the pharmacodynamics of which are aimed at eliminating this particular problem. Usually they have not only an invigorating, but also a calming effect.

Quite often, drugs of the group in question have a negative effect on the function of a particular organ or process. In this case, the drug is canceled and its analogue is prescribed. Thus, a drug is selected that shows the greatest efficiency in obtaining the expected result, while having a minimal negative effect on the patient's body.

Today, one of the most innovative developments is the pharmacological agent modafinil. The prerequisites for its creation were founded back in the 70s in the USA, but it appeared on pharmacy shelves only in the late 90s. The main concept of modafinil is its ability to affect areas of the cerebral cortex. Stimulating them to work, it allows you to get rid of drowsiness and rapid fatigue in a short period of time. A positive characteristic is that it does not disturb night sleep. On the contrary, sleep becomes more productive, allowing a person to have a great rest for the allotted period of time and feel cheerful and healthy in the morning.

The tablet contains the active chemical compound benzhydrylsulfinylacetamide, which has a psychostimulating effect on the body of the user, increasing his psychomotor activity. This "work" of the drug not only relieves the patient from drowsiness and rapid fatigue, but also improves memory, mobilizes the logical and intellectual capabilities of the brain. As studies have shown, this drug even helps to increase physical endurance. Another good feature is that this drug does not belong to the category of narcotic drugs, and, therefore, does not lead to addiction.

They are simply a godsend for those people who, due to various circumstances, are forced to make do with short sleep, while feeling alert and productive.

Clinical trials of the drug confirmed its high pharmacological safety.

This medicine is already widely used in the army, in aviation transport and in other areas of human life. Where high performance, the ability to concentrate for a long time, think quickly and make decisions are required.

But no matter how wonderful the drug is, it is still a pharmacological unit that should only be prescribed by a qualified specialist.

The modern market is ready to offer medicines developed on the basis of plant components.

Names of sleep pills

Natural medicines are quite effective in combating the problem discussed in this article. They help the person taking them to feel more cheerful and increase their performance. Taking drugs of this pharmacological group activates the central nervous system. Often, the names of anti-drowsiness pills are consonant with the medicinal plant that formed the basis of the drug. These are purple echinacea, Chinese magnolia vine, rose rhodiola, rose hips, eleutherococcus, ginseng root.

Quite often, tablets are prescribed, the basic component of which is royal jelly, mumiyo or propolis - excellent natural stimulants.

We can name some of them. This is the already mentioned modafinil, and we can also name pantocrine, longdeisin and others.

In any case, it should be warned once again that any medications should only be prescribed by a qualified doctor.

Systematic work in this area allowed scientists to create a unique product - Longdaizin, which, when taken adequately, allows you to shift, normalizing, human biological rhythms. Thus, it turns out to achieve a positive result in the fight against drowsiness at times when the mind should be clear and the body vigorous. Longdaizin got its name for a reason. Its name can be translated as "day extender".

Doctors believe that this drug will be especially useful for people who travel a lot, and therefore have to periodically change time zones, and with them climate zones. It will also come to the aid of those whose professional activities require shift work, including the night period.

But special attention should be paid to a medicinal product developed and produced on the basis of maral, red deer or sika deer antlers that have not yet hardened (antlers that are just beginning to grow and have not yet ossified). Such a preparation is called pantocrine.

Thanks to this development of scientists, the positive effect on the digestive tract, receptors of the central nervous and cardiovascular systems, increases the level of performance, while eliminating rapid fatigue and the desire to sleep.

Let's consider another gift of nature. This medicine is made on the basis of Chinese magnolia vine. The magnolia vine tincture, prepared from the extract of the seeds of this plant, has an alcohol base. When entering the patient's body, the active ingredients begin to affect the heart rate, activating the blood flow, which stimulates the brain cells to work, increasing mental and physical activity. The work of the optic nerve is also toned. All its actions are aimed at eliminating signs of drowsiness, apathy and fatigue.

Method of administration and dosage

When prescribing any medication, the attending physician must prescribe the method of administration and dosage of the drug. If such advice is not received, you should follow the recommendations that are necessarily indicated in any instructions attached to the drug.

For example, to achieve stable therapeutic effectiveness, the natural biostimulant pantocrine is recommended to be administered to the patient 30-40 minutes before meals. The dosage of the drug during the day is one tablet (or a dosage analogue in the form of an alcohol extract), administered two to three times. The duration of treatment is usually from two to three weeks.

You can take preventive courses of seven to ten days, several times throughout the day.

If the attending physician believes that injections will be more effective, then the solution of the drugs in question is injected into the patient's body under the skin or into a vein in a daily dosage of 1-2 ml. The duration of treatment in this case is 20 days. If medical necessity arises, the doctor may prescribe two or three courses, keeping intervals of ten days between them.

If the drug is selected in the form of drops, the active substance is administered orally to the patient, 20-40 drops, which were diluted with a small amount of liquid before administration. This form of the drug is most effective when taken half an hour before a meal, or two hours after a meal. The drug is taken two to three times during the day. As a preventive measure for insomnia, pantocrine can be taken no later than four hours before the expected bedtime.

A medicine that has a "tonic" effect on the central nervous system - modiodal (modiodal) is recommended to be taken in a daily dosage of two to four tablets. This pharmacological agent is taken in the morning and at lunchtime. A few hours before sleep, its administration is stopped.

If the patient has a history of disorders affecting liver function, the quantitative component of the drug is reduced and ranges from 0.1 to 0.2 g per day.

If the schedule of administration corresponds to 0.2 g, which are administered once in the morning, no deviations in night sleep are observed. If the drug is taken at 0.1 g in the morning and at lunchtime, doctors note an increase in the duration of night sleep. Administration in the evening is unacceptable - this can only worsen the situation, leading to sleep disorders.

Biostimulant - tincture of Chinese magnolia vine (Tinctura schizandrae) is taken orally 20-25 drops twice or three times a day. The duration of an effective course of treatment is from 20 to 25 days.

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Using Sleeping Pills During Pregnancy

Based on the high level and rate of penetration of the drugs in question into all tissues and fluids of the human body, the use of anti-drowsiness tablets during pregnancy and lactation is undesirable. After all, the fetus or newborn child, along with breast milk, also receives high concentrations of the active components of the administered drug. This fact can negatively affect the health and development of the child. In case of vital necessity, the question of using drugs of the considered group of drugs can only be decided by the attending physician. If the administration of the drug is clinically necessary, it should be administered carefully, in reduced dosages. At the time of the course of treatment, it is better to refuse breastfeeding, transferring the baby to artificial feeding.

Contraindications to the use of anti-drowsiness tablets

But no matter how modern and safe the prescribed drug is, it still has active biophysical characteristics that can, while having a positive effect on some body systems, cause harm to others that have some kind of defect. Therefore, there are contraindications to the use of sleepiness pills.

Doctors include a number of changes in the patient’s body among such prohibitions:

• In case of individual intolerance to one or more components present in the drug.
• Increased susceptibility to allergic reactions.
• Severe form of atherosclerosis.
• Acute stage of nephritis.
• A chronic condition characterized by high blood pressure.
• Presence of symptoms of diarrhea.
• Heart dysfunction of a chronic nature. Including organic disorders, angina pectoris, and others.
• Hypercoagulation is increased blood clotting.
• The presence of malignant neoplasms in the patient's medical history.
• It is advisable not to use such drugs in treatment protocols for children under ten years of age.
• Particular caution should be exercised when introducing the drug into a course of therapy for pregnant women or those who are breastfeeding a newborn.

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Side effects of sleeping pills

Mostly pharmacological means that effectively solve the problem under consideration are well accepted by the human body. But in some cases, one can still observe side effects of sleepiness pills that manifest themselves in certain symptoms. These may be:

• An allergic reaction to one of the components of the drug, expressed as:
  • Skin itching.
  • Rashes.
  • Hyperemia of the epidermis.
  • And other manifestations of allergies.
• In rare cases, pain in the head area is noted.
• Blood pressure may increase.

Overdose

In case of taking a large dose of the drugs in question, an overdose is possible. If this happens (for any reason), the following symptoms may be observed:

• Headaches.
• Allergic manifestations.
• Signs of diarrhea.
• Overexcitation of nerve receptors.

If one or more symptoms appear, you should definitely inform your doctor, who will either cancel the drug, prescribe another analogue if necessary, or conduct symptomatic treatment.

Interactions with other drugs

In order to prevent undesirable reactions of the body, the manifestation of complications, or unregulated enhancement or suppression of the pharmacological effects of drugs included in the treatment protocol, the specialist must understand the pharmacodynamics of the administered drug and the result of its interaction with other drugs.

The drugs of this group should not be prescribed together with drugs that contain calcium salts. Their tandem administration with drugs that increase blood clotting indicators is not recommended.

Biostimulants enhance the effect of piracetam, as well as other drugs belonging to the group of nootropic drugs.

It is not worth introducing into one therapeutic protocol biostimulants and drugs that activate the work of the intestines and the contractile activity of smooth muscle fibers of the small and large intestine (for example, with domperidone).

Alcoholic beverages should not be taken during biostimulant therapy. Their combined administration with anticoagulants is also unacceptable.

It is also necessary to warn the category of people who are engaged in sports professionally. When passing a doping test, taking these drugs may give a positive doping control result.

Storage conditions

In order for the medicinal product not to lose its therapeutic effectiveness during the permitted shelf life, it is necessary to comply with its storage conditions, which are simple, few in number, and specified in the instructions attached to the drug.

• The storage location of the drugs should be protected from direct sunlight.
• The room must be dry.
• Keep out of reach of children.
• The temperature at which the medicine is stored should not be higher than 25 ºС.

Best before date

The period of effective use of this group of drugs varies slightly and ranges from two years (24 months) to three years (36 months). The date of manufacture and the final expiration date must be indicated on the packaging. If the expiration date of the drug has expired, further use of the drug is not recommended.

If you are overtaken by apathy, feel increased fatigue and constantly feel sleepy, you should not ignore these symptoms. A consultation with a qualified doctor will "dot the i's". Perhaps it is enough to simply take a vacation and go out into nature, but the main thing in such a situation is not to miss the development of a more serious pathological disease, the symptoms of which are these manifestations. You should not self-medicate by prescribing yourself pills for drowsiness - only a doctor should do this. Otherwise, instead of relief, you can get an aggravation of the situation with the appearance of a number of complications, the elimination of which will take much more effort, time and money.