Validol: indications for use, instructions, price, composition, reviews, action

Validol is known to the general public since the times of the USSR.But very few people know that in addition to eliminating cardio problems, it can alleviate headaches when using nitrites, enhance the action of the sedative and even help to fall asleep more quickly. Therefore, today we will review the instructions for use and indications for taking Validol, the prices for it in pharmacies, reviews and analogues of the drug.

Features of the drug

Interacting with other medicines, Validol is able to exert an additional effect. So, to remove the headache that has arisen as a result of taking nitrites, is obtained by the joint use of a tablet of this drug with nitrates.

The effect is increased with the simultaneous administration of antihypertensive, sedatives. With a course of neurotropic drugs, Validol will promote better sleep.

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Composition of

So, what is the part of Validol and what are its properties?

The substance used in the tablets is 60 mg of menthol solution( 1 unit) in the mentyl isovalericanate. As additional substances in the composition use calcium stearate, crushed sugar or powder.

Have a very pronounced menthol odor. In appearance, a flat-cylindrical tablet with a dash, white or yellow. Sometimes on the surface there is a powdery coating or inclusions. Capsules consist of such auxiliary components as gelatin, water, glycerol.

Dosage forms

Classical form - a tablet form of the drug, as well as in the form of drops.

• Standard packs with tablets Validol 60 mg cost from 20 rubles.
• 100 mg dosage of the drug at a cost is approximately 60 rubles.
• Sublingual capsules( about 200 pieces) cost from 250 rubles.

Pharmacological action

At the time of taking the agent, the mucous membranes and receptors are irritated, stimulating the release and formation of peptides, enkephalins, dinorphins and endorphins. All these substances have an effect on various processes, including permeability of blood vessels. They also regulate painful sensations, reducing them and favorably influencing blood circulation.

Other physiologically active endogenous compounds are released. The effect of the drug becomes noticeable after 5 minutes.

Pharmacodynamics

The agent has a moderate reflex action, soothes the central nervous system and dilates the vessels. Reflex reactions significantly determine the action of the drug itself. Validol consists in the main part of menthol, so it is similar in effect to it.

Pharmacokinetics

With sublingual( i.e., sublingual) application. Absorbed in the oral cavity. Part of the composition in the liver is transformed, subsequently being excreted with bile through the intestine. That part of the composition that remained unchanged appears through the exhaled air or urine.

Indications

So, from what does Validol help? The drug should be used when:

• neuroses,
• angina,
• hysteria,
• cardialgia of a functional type,
• nausea( prevents vomiting during motion sickness),
• of cardiac type neurocirculatory dystonia.

With a period of breastfeeding or pregnancy, it is important to use Validol more carefully. It is permitted in cases where the potential risk is lower than the therapeutic effect that is expected from admission.

On how to take Validol, read below.

Instructions for Use

• Tablet Validol is used no more than 3 times per day for 1 tablet per reception. Under the tongue, they should be kept until resorbed.
• Capsules can be used up to 4 tablets per day. The daily dosage is allowed to be increased only with the appropriate doctor's recommendation.
• The solution for single use is applied in an amount of 4-5 drops. It is preferable to drop them on a piece of sugar and hold it down to resorption under the tongue.

Contraindications

Contraindications for the use of Validol is the development of hypotension and intolerance of the constituents of the drug. It is also forbidden to use it in childhood and in the initial stage of a heart attack.

Side effects of

In validol, side effects are few, in rare cases there is a feeling of nausea, dizziness or lacrimation. Additional therapy is not required, since all phenomena pass without intervention.

If the overdose is severe, it can also cause CNS depression, agitation, swelling and allergies, lowering blood pressure, dysfunction of the heart muscle. In such cases, you should immediately cancel the appointment. If necessary, gastric lavage is allowed.

Special instructions

In the first period of Validol intake you will have to be more careful when driving cars or other similar complicated mechanisms. These same restrictions apply to work that requires increased attention, since drowsiness and dizziness can sometimes accompany a person throughout the adaptation period.

Reviews

• Daria .Happened at work quite a difficult period, when I was like a ball of nerves. Still in my personal life, the problems are permanent. At first, to relax and rest fully did not work, everything was as if on needles, and after and with a dream problems appeared. On the advice of tried Validol. Put under the tongue and prepared for the exhausting night's insomnia, did not even expect to fall asleep. But she fell asleep gradually! Now everything has returned to normal and sometimes, after disturbances and experiences, I sometimes take Validol.
• Julia. Used Validol during pregnancy. Many drugs at this time are prohibited, but I was getting sick in stuffy transport, nausea to my throat, it was impossible to work normally. The doctor advised this particular remedy. I had little hope for him, but he helped and until the end of the toxicosis he only saved me. Now I always have it in my purse just in case.
• Jeanne .From adolescence, she suffered from VSD and all her attendant symptoms. In addition to special sedative drugs, I also took Validol. Unfortunately, it did not fit, I had to cancel. Although my friend praised him very much. I would like to try it for myself, but I have an individual intolerance.
• Yuri .I rarely use it myself, but my mother can not do without it for a day. She is too impressionable and sensitive, and Validol helps her to calm down and sleep better. It's good that the tool is not just tested, but also affordable.

Analogues Validol

There are a number of analogs to this medication:

1. Helen drops,
2. Tongial,
3. Crotal,
4. Pumpan,
5. Aurocard,
6. Corargine,
7. Doppellz tonicum,
8. Valerian,
9. Corvalation.

The list of analogues may be needed soon, as there is a high probability that Validol will disappear from pharmacy shelves. Whether this is so, will tell the following video: