Finlepsin. Reviews of patients who took the drug, instructions for use

Finlepsin is antiepileptic medication, which additionally has other properties, is actively used for patients with various neurological disorders.

The medicine is considered effective, it helps to quickly eliminate acute symptoms if you study the reviews of patients who have taken this drug for a long period of time. A preliminary examination can significantly reduce the risk of various complications.

The cost of the drug

The medicine can be purchased at the pharmacy, but after presentation of the prescription formcertified by a doctor. The medicine belongs to potent medicines and often provokes complications when used without prescription.

The cost of the product may differ depending on its quantity in the package and the specific region of distribution. The average price is approximately 180-250 rubles.

Composition, release form

The medication is available to patients in tablet form for oral administration. They have a standard round shape, white or off-white, medium size. The tablets are packaged in standard plastic blisters of 10 pieces, which are placed in small boxes made of cardboard.

Each box can contain 3, 4 or 5 tablets of tablets. The description attached to each box indicates all possible nuances of use and contraindications that should be taken into account during treatment. The main component of the drug is carbamazepine. It is he who has the main therapeutic effect.

Additional substances in the composition of the tablets are also present:

• Croscarmellose sodium.
• Magnesium stearate.
• Microcrystalline cellulose.
• Talc.
• Starch.

These ingredients do not affect the course of the pathological process and the effectiveness of the drug. The amount of active ingredient in a tablet is 200 mg.

Operating principle

Finlepsin (reviews of patients who took the drug, mostly positive) has analgesic and anticonvulsant properties. This allows the drug to be used in the case of diagnosing severe neurological pathologies.

The tablets also have antipsychotic properties, which has a positive effect on the state of the nervous system, psychoemotional balance.

The principle of action of the drug is based on the ability of the active ingredient to block voltage-gated sodium channels. As a result, not only an antipsychotic, but also an antidiuretic effect is achieved, acute symptoms of a pathological condition are eliminated.

Tablet medication has other properties:

• Helps relieve pain in patients, which often occur with the progression of neurological diseases. As a result, the patient's general condition improves, sleep is normalized.
• Reduces the frequency of seizures in patients with chronic severe epilepsy. Relaxation of muscle fibers leads to relief of the general condition and prevents the progression of the disease.
• Improves the functioning of the nervous system, prevents frequent mood changes, normalizes sleep. When using the remedy in courses, an increase in mental performance, an improvement in concentration and memory are noted.
• Reduces the risk of the formation of pathological foci in the brain the patient. With frequent epileptic seizures, there is a malnutrition of certain brain centers, which affects the emotional state and the performance of household manipulations.
• Eliminates anxiety and gratuitous restlessnessas well as aggression. Symptoms like these are often troubling for patients with epilepsy.

When taken orally, the drug is absorbed slowly, but its absorption occurs almost completely, does not depend on food intake. This is considered an advantage of the drug over other antiepileptic drugs.

After penetration of the components of the composition into the blood, they rapidly spread throughout the body and provide a therapeutic effect. A constant concentration of the ingredient in the blood is achieved within 12 hours after a single dose in a single therapeutic dosage.

In this case, the effect of the drug lasts for 5 hours. In different patients, pharmacokinetic characteristics may differ, which depends on the functioning of the digestive tract and the enzyme composition.

The metabolism of the components of the composition occurs in the liver. Its decay products are evacuated by the kidneys. The processing and withdrawal period takes up to 1 day. A small amount of metabolites is evacuated with feces.

In patients with various disorders of the liver and urinary system, the period of cleansing the body from the decay products of the active substance is somewhat prolonged. In some cases, this can negatively affect the therapeutic effect and general condition.

Who is appointed

Finlepsin is prescribed mainly for adults, if you study the reviews of patients who have taken an effective drug for a certain period.

The main indications for the use of the medication:

• Epilepsy of various forms and severity, accompanied by frequent convulsive seizures and concomitant deviations.
• Neuritis and neuralgia. With such diseases, patients often have pain in the area of ​​the affected nerve endings, which leads to an aggravation of the condition, the development of concomitant abnormalities in the brain.
• A severe course of diabetes mellitus, in which patients develop neurological disorders that provoke pain, concomitant negative reactions.
• Convulsive conditions, muscle spasms, not associated with epilepsy. For such patients, the drug is used in short courses, after elimination of the manifestations, I cancel the therapy.
• Withdrawal symptoms of severe course, accompanied by fluctuations in blood pressure and vascular disorders.
• Mental disorders in acute or chronic form.
• Shingles in the acute stage. The tablets do not affect the course of the pathological process, but they help to eliminate the severe pain accompanying the condition.
• Panic attacks against the background of any mental disorder. The medicine is used in combination with other drugs.
• Migraines accompanied by other neurological disorders. The medication relieves the condition and prevents frequent migraine attacks.

Sometimes the drug is used as part of the complex treatment of osteochondrosis, but only in the presence of additional disorders from the peripheral nervous system. For children, pills are prescribed in most cases in the presence of mental disorders or epilepsy diagnosis.

Contraindications and side effects

Tablet medication is not recommended to be taken when diagnosing intolerance to the components of the composition, both basic and auxiliary. This can provoke an aggravation of the symptoms of the underlying disease and a deterioration in the general condition.

There are other obstacles to conducting a therapeutic course:

• Intolerance to medications on the basis of such an active substance or agents from the group of tricyclic antidepressants.
• Impaired functioning of the red bone marrow. At the same time, the processes of synthesis of the most important cells may be disrupted in patients.
• Gastrointestinal bleedingresulting from damage to the tissues of the intestine or stomach.
• State of shock, at which there is a critical decrease in blood pressure indicators.
• Increased intraocular pressure and the presence of chronic pathologies of the visual apparatus in patients. For example, if you have uncontrolled glaucoma, taking the pill can make it worse.
• Decompensated form of heart failure, accompanied by classic acute disorders of the heart.
• Chronic alcoholism. During withdrawal symptoms, the drug is used, but in the case when the patient constantly takes alcohol in large quantities, the condition may worsen.
• Porphyria in an acute form.
• Exacerbation of gastric ulcer with the threat of perforation of the organ wall.
• Hyperplasia of the prostate gland. If the patient has such a violation, the doctor decides on the appointment after a preliminary examination. It is possible that short therapeutic courses will not aggravate the course of the accompanying deviation.

Children under 1 year old are not prescribed the drug, which is associated with an increased risk of acute complications. During the period of gestation and breastfeeding, medication is rarely prescribed, only when the benefits to the mother outweigh the potential harm to the baby.

Finlepsin (reviews of patients who took the drug may differ depending on its scheme use) often leads to negative reactions, even if all recommendations are followed attending physician. In this case, complications affect the work of internal organs and systems, worsen well-being and provoke concomitant deviations.

Damage area	Frequent negative reactions
Nervous system	Most often, when using the drug, the central nervous system is affected. Complications are manifested in the form of severe headache, sleep disorders and fluctuations in the psychoemotional state. Some talk about the development of depression, deterioration in mental performance and decreased performance. With prolonged use, drowsiness, weakness and fatigue are noted, a decrease in physical strength due to relaxation of muscle fibers.
Respiratory system	Choking and breathing difficulties are observed with the use of the medication less often. Typically, these disorders occur in patients who suffer from chronic respiratory diseases. With the appearance of such complications, the development of bronchospasm is possible.
Heart and blood vessels	Bradycardia, a decrease in blood pressure indicators is observed with the use of the drug often. Symptoms worsen with continued treatment. Some patients develop opposite complications in the form of tachycardia and hypertension, which is associated with the individual characteristics of the organism.
Digestive tract	The digestive tract often suffers during therapy, especially in patients with a history of chronic disorders of this system. Stomach pain, nausea and bouts of vomiting are accompanied by upset stools and abdominal pain. Prolonged preservation of manifestations provokes dehydration, which develops against the background of the loss of a large amount of fluid with vomit and feces. In such conditions, seizures may worsen, despite the anticonvulsant effect of the drug.
Skin	Negative reactions from the skin indicate the development of an allergy to the components in the composition of the drug. In this case, patients may be worried about rash and irritation, but there are no other symptoms. But complications often spread to large areas of the skin, accompanied by swelling of the mucous membranes of the eyelids, nasal passages, and oral cavity. Such complications make it difficult to breathe and eat, provoke itching of the eyelids and watery eyes.

The severity of negative manifestations differs in different patients. For many, complications disappear on their own after discontinuation of treatment, but often special treatment is required in order to normalize the condition.

Precautionary measures

The medicine can lead to overdose symptoms. In this case, all negative manifestations are aggravated, the general condition worsens, a threat to the health and life of the patient appears. An overdose is always treated in a hospital setting, but the scheme of care is different for different patients, depending on the specific manifestations.

Doctors warn patients about the impossibility of ignoring the symptoms of an overdose or any negative manifestations. It is important to visit a medical institution in a timely manner, which will prevent the progression of the pathological condition.

Instructions for use

Finlepsin (reviews of patients taking the drug may be negative, but more often this is due to negative reactions during treatment) are taken only orally in a prescribed by a specialist dosage.

The standard daily allowance for a patient with epilepsy is 200-400 mg. Usually, patients are prescribed the minimum effective dose and monitored for his condition. In the absence of an effect, the dose is gradually increased to 800-1200 mg, while it is important to divide it into 2-3 doses during the day with approximately equal time intervals.

The therapeutic course can last up to 4 weeks, but often the medicine is used in longer courses to achieve a pronounced result.

Usually, for epilepsy, the drug is used as monotherapy. If it is necessary to prescribe any other medication, a preliminary examination is required. The maximum daily dosage for an adult is 2000 mg, that is, 10 tablets of 200 mg.

For children, the drug is prescribed for long and short courses, depending on the symptoms of the disease. Patients from 1 to 10 years of age are prescribed 100-600 mg. For older patients, the dose may be increased to 1000 mg per day. It is impossible to accurately determine the standard rate for everyone, since the doctor in each case prescribes it individually.

Children under 3 years of age need to crush the tablet and mix with a little water for ease of use.

With neuralgia

When neuralgia is diagnosed, the remedy is usually used for 2 weeks. The daily dosage for the patient in the first 2 days is 200 mg. If necessary, it can be increased to 600 mg, divided into 3 doses during the day.

Extension of therapy is possible according to individual indications, as well as an increase in dosage. In most cases, this is not required.

With migraine

Frequent migraines are almost always associated with neurological disorders; it is for this reason that the remedy can be used to alleviate the condition due to its analgesic properties.

The drug is taken when signs of migraine appear, after their disappearance, treatment is canceled. The initial dose for the patient is 400 mg, but if there is no effect on the first day of treatment, it is increased to 600-800 mg. The drug for migraine is prescribed only by a doctor, since other means are usually used.

With panic attacks

Finlepsin (reviews of patients who took the drug help to assess the effectiveness of therapy) with panic attacks are used in courses of 2-4 weeks. If necessary, the treatment is extended.

The standard patient intake is 200 mg. An increase in the norm is usually indicated for patients with chronic mental and neurological disorders.

With osteochondrosis of the cervical spine

The drug has no effect on the course of osteochondrosis. But often patients with such disorders are worried about severe pain, so doctors are allowed to take medicine to relieve the condition.

The dosage of the drug in each case depends on the severity of the manifestations and the presence of concomitant abnormalities in patients. Usually, it is enough to take 200 mg per day for 10 days for significant relief of well-being. But in some cases it may be necessary to increase the dose and prolong the course.

Additionally, patients take medications, the action of which is directed directly at the therapy of osteochondrosis.

special instructions

When the medication is canceled, doctors insist on a gradual reduction in dosage up to a complete refusal to use it. This avoids the development of severe complications. Cancellation policy is determined individually in each case.

A longer phase of withdrawal from treatment will be required if the patient has been taking higher dosages for a long period of time.

Doctors warn patients about the impossibility of independently combining the drug with other drugs. It is especially important not to allow pills to be taken in combination with products based on the same active ingredient.

The drug belongs to the group of potent drugs, so it is important to first consult with a specialist if you need to take any more drugs. The development of negative reactions with an independent combination is considered a frequent problem for patients.

Some analogues, prices

The medicine has analogues that can be used if necessary, since patients do not always tolerate the original well.

Today, the following drugs are most often taken as substitutes:

• Carbamazepine is considered the most popular substitute, is available in tablet form and has an antiepileptic effect due to the presence of the active ingredient of the same name in the composition. The medicine is prescribed in long and short courses, helps to eliminate the acute symptoms of a pathological condition and reduces the risk of complications. The cost of the tablets is slightly lower than that of the original, about 70-120 rubles.
• Tegretol also has an effect due to the presence of carbamazepine in the composition. Unlike the original, the medication is available not only in the form of tablets, but also in the form of a syrup for oral administration. The drug eliminates pain, has anticonvulsant and antipsychotic properties. Depending on the patient's condition, it is prescribed in short and long courses. The price of the product starts from 280 rubles.

The doctor will be able to choose the most suitable analogue, despite the presence of substitutes for the same active substance in the composition.

Finlepsin today is considered one of the most popular and effective drugs, it is used for patients with various neurological disorders. Reviews of patients who have taken the drug for a long period of time may differ. This is due to the individual tolerance of substances and the reaction of the body.

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