Tabex - modern tablets from smoking, which have no analogues. Their main component is cytisine - a substance similar to nicotine, but less toxic. How to overcome cravings for smoking with the help of Tabex? How long will the effect be?
Tablets from smoking Tabex
Tabaccox anti-smoking tablets are made by 2 Bulgarian companies - Sopharma SA and Pharmachim. The drug is of vegetable origin, used to treat chronic dependence on smoking. In Russia, the average price of the drug varies from 700 to 900 rubles per 100 tablets.
Tabex is the only anti-smoking product of its kind, the effect of which is due to cytisine. This substance is an alkaloid. The mechanism of action is the same as that of nicotine, but the toxicity of the drug is significantly lower.
Composition
Active substance Tabexa - cytisine. Its content in 1 tablet is 1.5 mg. As a sweetener, lactose monohydrate is used, this substance is also a source of energy.
As a part of the tablet shell there is a dye E172, due to which they acquire a beige color.
Principle of action
Like nicotine, cytisine exerts the following effect on the body:
- Excites nicotinic receptors of the central nervous system.
- Increases blood pressure.
- Promotes the release of adrenaline.
Being an agonist of acetylcholinergic receptors, cytisine prevents nicotine from attaching to them, as a result of which the dependence decreases. A person at the same time begins to feel an unpleasant taste when smoking. This contributes to the rejection of cigarettes and to facilitate the flow of withdrawal syndrome.
In the video, the principle of the action of Tabecs tablets:
Instructions for use
When receiving Tabex on a recommended schedule, at first the same sensations may occur, as it happens when smoking too many cigarettes. If you tolerate this condition is difficult, you can reduce the daily dose of tablets and adjust the scheme. It is important that to tell how to take Tabex tablets from smoking should only a doctor who will pick up the optimal scheme.
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Initial course
The first 3 days drink 1 tablet 6 times a day, observing two-hour intervals between the doses of the drug. At the same time, it is necessary to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked.
Basic course of
If the treatment was successful, continue taking the medication as follows:
- 1-3 day: 1 tablet every 2 hours( 6 in total).
- 4-12 day: 1 every 2.5 hours( total 5).
- 13-16 day: 1 every 3 hours( total 4).
- 17-20 day: 1 every 5 hours( total 3).
- 21-25 day: 1 every 6-8 hours( only 1-2).
According to this scheme, on the 5th day you should completely abandon cigarettes. If, however, taking tablets from smoking Tabex, continue to smoke in the original volume, perhaps nicotine poisoning.
Contraindications and side effects of
Tabex has several contraindications, among which:
- acute myocardial infarction;
- pulmonary edema;
- arrhythmia;
- exacerbation of peptic ulcer;
- bronchial asthma;
- increased pressure;
- complicated atherosclerosis;
- bleeding from large vessels;
- is a disorder of cerebral circulation in the recent past;
- pregnancy and lactation;
- hypersensitivity to components.
Also, before drinking the drug, one should be aware of possible side effects.
For example, the drug may not accept the digestive system. In such a case, constipation or diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, eating disorders and eating sensations, dry mouth may occur.
From the nervous system side, sleep disturbances and increased excitability are possible.
The cardiovascular system can respond to the drug with tachycardia, a slight increase in blood pressure, shortness of breath, and pain in the sternum.
In addition, as a side effect, it is possible to dramatically lose weight, increase sweating, myalgia and allergies. However, most of the side effects go away by themselves when the pills are stopped. Additional treatment is not required.
Overdose
With an independent increase in the dose of the drug, an overdose is possible. It can be recognized by the characteristic symptoms:
- nausea and vomiting;
- lethargy;
- tachycardia;
- respiratory paralysis;
- dilated pupils.
When these signs appear, you need to urgently take the person to the hospital. There he will be washed with stomach, and also prescribe symptomatic drugs, including anticonvulsants, analeptics, infusion solutions, cardiotonic.
Reviews of
physicians Medicine has long been proven the relationship between smoking and the formation of cancer cells. Therefore, doctors strongly recommend to abandon the harmful habit to all those who are not indifferent to their health. However, they admit that it is difficult even for people with strong willpower to survive the withdrawal syndrome, so they recommend using special medications.
Tabex is evaluated by doctors positively due to the fact that he disaccustoms smokers from cigarettes gradually. Sharply giving up a bad habit causes a lot of stress for the body and increases the risks of breakdowns. Tabex tablets gradually replace cigarettes, leading to a complete rejection of them.
Analogues of
There are no direct analogs to Tabex, since this is the only remedy based on the action of cytisine. However, there are many tablets for getting rid of nicotine addiction.
Therefore, if desired, an alternative to Tabexu can be found - for example, among the following drugs:
- Nicorette.
- Zyban.
- Champix.
The active substance Nicorette is nicotine, the price of a pack containing 30 tablets is 600-700 rubles. With the help of tablets, you can both completely overcome the craving for smoking, and reduce the number of cigarettes smoked per day.
The main ingredient in Zyban tablets is bupropion, an antidepressant. The drug directly acts on the brain, stimulating the production of endorphin and thereby helping a person cope with the withdrawal syndrome. The average cost of a package of 60 tablets is 2100 rubles.
The effect of Champix is based on the action of varenicline. This substance binds to nicotinic receptors in the brain and stimulates them.1 package of the drug costs an average of 1200 - 1300 rubles.
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