Stress pills

Anti-stress pills, while relieving anxiety symptoms, can cause side effects that can lead to additional health problems. Alternative treatments can help relieve the condition very quickly, but these methods are not supported by reliable results.

In order to decide on the necessary stress treatment method, it is necessary to consult a doctor. After studying the various treatment options, you can choose the most suitable one.

Indications for use

Indications for the use of stress pills are:

• Insomnia.
• Excessive passion for food or, at the other extreme, decreased appetite.
• Chronic feeling of fatigue, oppression, depression, physical weakness.
• Forgetfulness, lethargy, headaches.
• Irritability, depression.
• Apathy towards the entire surrounding world.
• Pessimism, sadness, tearfulness, self-pity.
• Inability to relax and put problems aside.
• Nervous habits (lip biting, nail biting), tics, anxiety, lack of confidence in one's surroundings.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

When entering the gastrointestinal tract, the active ingredients are absorbed into the systemic bloodstream and affect the cells of the brain. They have a calming, antispasmodic effect, eliminating the feeling of anxiety, irritability, concern, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, etc.

The effect of tranquilizers usually occurs immediately, while the effect of sedatives appears after some time.

First, the active substances enter the stomach, then accumulate in the blood plasma and are distributed throughout the organs, and are then excreted as metabolites in the urine and feces.

Names of stress pills

The following are stress pills: phenibut, simmil, pantogam, afobazolpersen, nodepress, adaptol, novo-passit, paxil, tenoten.

Afobazol. Prescribed to people complaining of adaptive disorders, arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, CNS diseases, high blood pressure, etc. Used to stabilize sleep, disturbed due to the harmful effects of stress that accumulates throughout the day.

The causes of various changes in sleep, in addition to stress in women, can cause PMS, as well as alcohol withdrawal syndrome. This is a selective drug that affects GABA receptors. The drug has a pronounced sedative, calming and hypnotic effect. Removes symptoms such as: fear, anxiety, irritability. The patient experiences a feeling of relaxation and calm.

Tenoten. This drug can be prescribed for a feeling of causeless anxiety, neurosis, depressive state, constant stress, exaggerated fear, excessive irritability. Tenoten stress tablets are used in the treatment of organic lesions of the central nervous system, which provoke a feeling of anxiety, internal restlessness, memory impairment and decreased psychoemotional lability. The drug has anti-stress, anti-asthenic, antidepressant and anti-anxiety properties.

The therapeutic effectiveness of the tablets is associated with the normalization of a special protein (S-200). As a result, the central nervous system and metabolic processes in the body work more stably, returning a person to a life without anxiety. Tenoten, in addition to strengthening memory, also has a positive effect on the central nervous system and does not have a hypnotic effect.

Novo-Passit. May have the following effects:

• reduce anxiety, fatigue, irritability, restlessness, depression;
• stabilize sleep, memory;
• reduce mental fatigue;
• relieve headaches, migraines, nervous tension, excessive irritability and others.

The drug can also help with skin diseases on nervous soil, such as rash, eczema; irritable bowel syndrome. The composition of the drug is as follows - guaifenesin and extracts of medicinal plants. Stress pills have a positive effect on the nervous system; have an anti-stress effect on a person, a calming and hypnotic effect. As a result of using this drug, anxiety and unreasonable experiences cease.

Nodepress. An effective and popular biologically active antidepressant supplement. These stress pills suppress the biochemical component of prolonged depression, stress; suicidal and depressive states. Helps to normalize periods of sleep and wakefulness, improves appetite and helps in the fight against migraines. As a result of insufficient amounts of dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin and GABA, the risk of developing depression, stress or lack of a good mood increases. Special amino acids (glutamic, tyrosine, tryptophan) are needed to synthesize these hormones. The drug helps to overcome depression, increase efficiency, prevent a feeling of melancholy and depression.

Phenibut. Exhibits antioxidant, antiplatelet, psychostimulant and tranquilizing effects. Aminophenylbutyric acid, which is part of the drug, stimulates brain function, normalizes metabolic processes in tissues.

Improves microcirculation of the blood flow of the brain. The patient gets rid of the feeling of excitement and finds peace. Tension is relieved, and anxiety disappears. After taking Phenibut, fear and internal anxiety will go away, the patient will again return to normal healthy sleep. Taking the drug will help to cope with irritability, frequent headaches, psycho-emotional instability, it increases concentration, improves memory. Indications for the appointment of Phenibut are stress, anxiety states, obsessive fear, sleep disorders, dizziness and headaches.

Pantogam. Can be used to treat children with mental retardation, patients suffering from oligophrenia, epilepsy and polymorphic seizures.

Hopantenic acid, which is part of the drug, effectively combats the above-mentioned problems, and also stabilizes metabolic processes, mental activity, has an anticonvulsant effect, increases the body's pain threshold. Does not have a toxic effect on the body. Helps improve the patient's condition in case of cerebral insufficiency. There will be no complaints of stress when taking the drug.

Adaptol. Indications for this medication may include moderate heart pain, a constant desire to smoke, neuroses. It is a mild tranquilizer that reduces fear, anxiety, and restlessness, and the patient becomes more balanced.

Tetramethyltetraazabicyclooctanedione, which is part of the drug, causes a positive therapeutic effect on the brain. The patient can feel the effectiveness of the drug almost immediately after starting to take it. He calms down and experiences a sense of peace. Adaptol does not harm the liver and is easily excreted from the body.

Simpatil. This medicine is produced in tablet form. It is prescribed to patients who are under stress, anxiety, fear, subject to constant emotional overstrain, experience strong heartbeats, constant fatigue, increased excitability.

Can be used to improve sleep. It contains extracts of hawthorn and California poppy, which have a calming effect. It has a vasodilatory effect, and the magnesium it contains will improve the exchange of sodium and potassium cations. Thanks to these properties, fear and anxiety disappear, and sleep is normalized.

Paxil. This medication can be used in patients suffering from depressive disorders of various types (social phobias, panic fear, nightmares during sleep).

It helps to get rid of phobias and anxieties and can be used for a long time. The effect does not appear immediately, but is felt in the second week of taking it, when the active substance of the drug, paroxetine hydrochloride hemihydrate, begins to work actively.

Persen. Every person experiences the influence of stress to varying degrees. It is the cause of emotional and mental disorders, tension, insomnia, anxiety, fear. In such conditions, this medication becomes irreplaceable.

Persen stress tablets contain valerian, peppermint, lemon balm, as well as arginine and glutamine, which have a mild calming effect on the nervous system, relieve stress, help get rid of insomnia, and improve mood.

None of the above medications should be taken on your own; you need to consult a specialist.

Pills for stress and depression

Pills for stress and depression are called antidepressants.

The main action of antidepressants is aimed at improving the patient's mood, reducing unreasonable anxiety, increased anxiety, stabilizing sleep, improving mental and physical activity. The substances contained in these drugs improve the work of neurotransmitters - serotonin and norepinephrine. Most of them slow down the absorption of norepinephrine and serotonin, thereby increasing the concentration of these hormones in the body.

Antidepressants can be divided into three groups:

1. Non-selective tricyclic antidepressants. Affect all symptoms of depression, but the result is achieved quite slowly. They are not recommended for patients suffering from glaucoma, heart rhythm disorders, hypertension, hyperthyroidism;
2. Selective antidepressants - used in the treatment of depressive disorders and low intensity of primary symptoms and anxiety. They are not used during pregnancy and lactation, in epilepsy and liver diseases.
3. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are enzymes that can inhibit norepinephrine and serotonin, or just one of them. They work similarly to tricyclic antidepressants - however, they have a faster onset of action. They are not used during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Side effects include dry mouth, dizziness, headaches, drowsiness, abdominal pain, constipation.

When treating depressive conditions, medications are selected for each patient individually. Their use is long-term. Success depends on compliance with the recommended medication intake.

Stress and Anxiety Pills

Anti-stress and anti-anxiety pills are used to relieve symptoms of anxiety and tension. These include antidepressants (Azafen, Prodel, Pirazidol, etc.) and sedatives (Barboval, A, Valevigran, etc.). People suffering from anxiety disorders should also use psychotherapy, which helps to cope with the disease.

Stress Relief Pills

Anti-stress sedatives are the most popular pills for depression and irritability, restless sleep, apathy. The most popular drugs are: Persen, Notta, Corvalol, Novopassit, valerian preparations.

Pills for neurosis and stress

In the treatment of neurotic disorders, two groups of drugs are most often used:

• tranquilizers;
• antidepressants, in particular from the group of so-called serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Tranquilizers have an effective hypnotic and sedative effect. However, they can be used for a short time. Their advantage is a quick effect, because they are used mainly to relieve acute attacks of fear, panic. Anxiolytics have only a temporary effect. It is necessary to remember that they can be used for a short time (up to 3-4 weeks) due to the high risk of developing addiction and increasing tolerance. Another problem during use is rapid addiction with the need to increase the dose.

Benzodiazepines are very effective. Their use under the supervision of a doctor, who will monitor the time of their use and the amount of the drug, is safe. Not all people become dependent on benzodiazepines. When stopping the use of these drugs, there is no fear of withdrawal symptoms. The problem is that when starting treatment for neuroses, no one can predict which group of drugs will be more effective. Therefore, caution must be exercised when using anxiolytic drugs.

In order to control somatic symptoms of anxiety, beta blockers (eg, Propranolol) and atropine derivatives are sometimes used as drugs. They help relieve symptoms such as palpitations, increased sweating, bowel dysfunction, and others. The choice of drug depends on all the symptoms that the patient experiences, as well as their severity.

The advantages of drugs from the group of stress pills - antidepressants are:

Safety of use - usually do not cause any side effects; ease of use - it is often enough to take the drug once a day; effectiveness - despite some waiting time for symptom relief (from two to four weeks), this class of drugs is effective for most people suffering from neuroses.

Stress pills for kids

Stress pills used in the treatment of children are sedatives. The drugs are the same as in adults, but the dosage is much lower. In case of sleep disorders, attention deficit, tearfulness, it is recommended to prescribe herbal preparations. In case of severe neuroses of various nature, tranquilizers and neuroleptics can be prescribed. Most of these drugs have an adverse effect on the body. Many of them are sold only by special prescription. Such patients require close supervision by a doctor. When children have restless sleep or exhibit psychomotor hyperreactivity, a sedative based on Hydroxyzine can be prescribed. This drug, in addition to its sedative properties, has analgesic, anxiolytic and anticonvulsant effects. It is also recommended for neuroses in children of various origins, as well as headaches of a neurogenic nature., vegetative-vascular dystonia. The dose is selected individually.

Also used in pediatric practice is a phenothiazine derivative - promethazine, an H1-histamine receptor blocker. Contraindicated for children under 2 years of age. Used to treat hyperactive children.

Method of administration and dosage of stress pills

The method of administration and dosage of stress pills is prescribed individually depending on the type of drug (antidepressants, tranquilizers, sedatives).

Using stress pills during pregnancy

The use of stress pills during pregnancy is not advisable. Modern stress pills Persen and Novopassit are completely herbal. Pharmacists and doctors recommend them for use by expectant mothers. But it should be remembered that the course and regimen of taking the drug must be discussed with the attending physician.

Contraindications for use and side effects

Contraindications to the use of stress pills depend on the specific class of the drug. What you need to pay attention to is age, a tendency to allergic reactions and pregnancy. It is necessary to abandon the area of activity that requires concentration and quick physical and mental reactions.

Side effects of stress pills may include: dry mouth and constipation are most common at the beginning of treatment. They usually disappear over time.

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Overdose and interactions with other drugs

An overdose of stress pills can manifest itself immediately, and sometimes after some time. It manifests itself as increased heart rate, nausea, sweating. If such symptoms are present, the following measures must be taken. Give the patient activated charcoal and, if possible, seek medical help. In case of loss of consciousness, immediately call an ambulance.

When using various stress pills, it is necessary to exclude the simultaneous use of psychostimulants (they enhance the effect of the latter), diuretics (lethargy, drowsiness, anorexia appear), neuroleptics (they enhance the effect of sleeping pills, anesthesia) with tricyclic antidepressants. Stress pills of plant origin usually combine well with other drugs.

Storage conditions and shelf life

Storage conditions for stress pills are the same as for most tablets. This is a dry, dark place inaccessible to children.

The expiration date of stress pills is indicated on the packaging and is usually 3 years. It is not recommended to use after the expiration date.