When and how to take Fenzitat: indications, instructions for use, reviews

Fenzitate( bromodihydrochlorophenylbenzodiazepine ) is an anxiolytic which belongs to a group of benzodiazepine derivatives.

Produced in the form of flat-cylindrical tablets of white color, with a bevel.

One tablet contains 0.5 or 1 mg of the active ingredient bromodihydrochlorobenzylbenzodiazepine and additional substances:

• milk sugar( lactose);
• calcium stearate;
• medical gelatin;
• potato starch.

Pharmacological profile

The medication produces anxiolytic, antispasmodic, sedative, hypnotic and miorelaxing effecton the body.

The drug escalates the effects of anticonvulsants and narcotics. With a decrease in feelings of fear and anxiety, the anxiolytic effect manifests itself. Fenzitat eliminates anxiety and reduces pathetic tension.

The mechanism of action of this drug is the manifestation of anxiolytic action( stress removal and reduction of a stressed emotional state).

After internal administration, the drug is rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. The half-life is sixteen hours. The maximum saturation of the drug in the blood is observed after one or two hours. The process of metabolizing the components of the drug takes place in the liver. All components are excreted by the kidneys in the form of metabolites.

Scope and contraindications

Indications for use of the drug Fenzitat:

• is a neurotic, psychotic condition that is expressed by irritability, anxiety and fear;
• sleep disorder;
• schizophrenia;
• Toxicomanic Syndrome;
• conducting premedication( as one of the components of anesthesia);
• suppression of epileptic seizure;
• Muscular numbness;
• hyperkinesis and tick;
• hypochondriacal neurosis;
• is a cannostic syndrome;
• visceral dysfunction and heterophasia of night sleep;
• reactive psychosis;
• visceral lability;
• is an absentee syndrome. Contraindications to prescribing:
  • manifested myasthenia gravis;
  • the period of breastfeeding;
  • period of bearing the child;
  • alcohol intake;
  • liver and kidney damage in severe form;

  Instruction for use

  Fenzitate as well as other tranquilizers is taken internally. The recommended initial dose is prescribed in an amount of 0.5-1 mg. In case of sleep disturbance, 0.25-0.5 mg is prescribed, which should be used half an hour before bedtime.

  In the treatment of psychopathic and neurotic states, 5 mg is prescribed with a frequency of two to three times a day. After three to four days, with a normal course of treatment, you can increase the dose to 6 mg per day.

  Therapy for anxiety, anxiety and confusion should begin with a dose of 3 mg per day, gradually increasing it until the desired therapeutic effect is achieved.

  Treatment of epilepsy is performed by internal administration in an amount of 3-10 mg per day. With alcoholic abscess, 2-3 mg of the drug is prescribed, with a frequency of reception one or two times a day.

  On average, the daily dose of the drug is 2-5 mg. The maximum allowed dose is 10 mg.

  If there was a need to cancel the drug, then in this case the dose should be reduced gradually. The average duration of treatment with Fenzitat is one to two months.

  Cases of overdose and poisoning

  An overdose of medication manifests itself by such symptoms:

  • long confusion;
  • marked drowsiness;
  • prolonged dysarthria;
  • lowering of most reflexes;
  • tremor;
  • nystagmus;
  • shortness of breath and shortness of breath;
  • lowering of blood pressure.
  When using the drug, it is necessary to adhere exactly to the prescribed doses. Overdosing occurs when taking more than 10 mg of medication.

  Possible side effects are expressed in drowsiness, muscle weakness, sometimes manifested by headache and dizziness.

  There may also be ataxia, nausea, memory impairment and coordination, drug dependence.

  The nature of the manifestations of side effects and their frequency depend on the personal tolerability, dose and duration of the course of treatment.

  If you reduce the dose of the medicine or completely cancel it, the side effects disappear. Sometimes allergic reactions( sverbezh and skin exanthema) are manifested.

  Specific instructions

  Medication can be used as an equalizer that reduces or completely eliminates side effects from taking other medications. In some cases, you can additionally use the mesocarb.

  The drug should be taken with extreme caution in case of organic cerebral deficiency. The same applies to the presence of renal and hepatic insufficiency. In this case, it is necessary to carry out a constant monitoring of the activity of hepatic enzymes and peripheral blood.

  The drug should be taken with caution in patients who are prone to abuse of medical psychoactive .

  When carrying a baby and breastfeeding, it is also not recommended to prescribe this medication. When acute need for therapy with the drug should stop breastfeeding.

  Regarding the use of medication in childhood and adolescence, the efficacy and safety of the use of this medication by persons under the age of eighteen years is not established.

  During treatment, special care should be taken when driving vehicles and engaging in other activities that require special focus and attention.

  Against the background of the use of Fenzitata, the effect of alcohol is increased, so taking alcohol during the treatment period is strictly prohibited.

  Against the background of taking Fenzitat, the effects of neuroleptics, hypnotics, tranquilizers and anticonvulsants are increasing. The drug is able to lower the effectiveness of the drug Levodopa and increase the toxicity of Zidovudine.

  The drug increases the saturation of Imipramine in the serum.

  To draw conclusions will help the practice of using

  Reviews of doctors, as well as their patients who took Fenzitat for one purpose or another.

  Used in its practice Fenzitat several times, very similar to Phenazepam, but the difference is that it is slightly weaker, but the addiction to the drug is the same.

  Zinaida Pavlovna, doctor, psychotherapist

  Very often I carry out this medicine sedative therapy. I do not recommend taking medication at the age of more than 70 years, since disorientation and inadequate behavior may occur.

  Alina Alexandrovna

  After receiving Fenzitata, I had an unreal addiction to it. When I stopped drinking it, I got a lot of unpleasant symptoms. I saved only the repeated reception of this miracle pill.

  Oleg

  For me, this drug has become indispensable for problems with sleep and constant neuroses. There were no special side effects, except that after the administration, it got a bit troubled.

  Irina

  In most cases, the feedback of patients and doctors is not very positive. The drug causes dependence and many side effects.

  Purchase of the drug and its analogues

  The average price of Fenzitat tablets varies between 50 and 80 rubles.

  The medicament should be stored in a dry, dark place at a temperature not exceeding 25 degrees.

  The shelf life of the medicinal product is three years. You can buy the medicine according to the doctor's prescription.

  The following Fenzitat analogues are also available:

  • Noophen;
  • Mebiks;
  • Adaptol;
  • Stresam;
  • Divaza;
  • Tenoten;
  • Phenazepam.

  Phenazitate differs from phenazepam by a weaker therapeutic effect.