The drug "Fenibut" - a real pride of Soviet pharmaceuticals. In the 1970s.this substance was synthesized at the Leningrad Institute, and in 1975 it was included in the compulsory first aid kit of cosmonauts - as a soothing and relaxing remedy. At the same time, it completely preserves efficiency and attention. Today the range of application of Phenibut is very wide - it is prescribed for children and for the elderly. Also important in medicine are the compatibility features of Phenibut and alcohol.
Description of the drug Fenibut?
In its chemical nature, phenybut is a derivative of gamma-aminobutyric acid, which serves as the most important inhibitory neurotransmitter of the central nervous system. The drug with the same name is a strong and relatively safe nootropic remedy that improves the higher functions of the brain.
Phenibut has a complex action - tranquilizing( calming), psycho-stimulating, antioxidant( it stops harmful oxidative processes).
The list of indications for Phenibut is quite wide, the drug is successfully used to treat patients of all age groups:
- for the treatment of nerve tics, stuttering and enuresis in children;
- for getting rid of obsessive compulsive disorder, psychopathy, various phobias, etc.;
- as sedative in preparing the patient for a complicated operation or an unpleasant diagnostic procedure( premedication);
- for dizziness caused by disorders of the vestibular apparatus;
- for prevention of motion sickness during motion sickness( kinetosis);
- for getting rid of insomnia and nightmares - for the elderly;
- as part of complex therapy - for the treatment of alcoholism and its consequences.
In addiction, Phenibut is a fairly popular drug - due to the effectiveness and relatively small amount of side effects. It is used to alleviate the withdrawal syndrome, as well as to get rid of alcoholic delirium and pre-dilerial conditions. But the last point is only in the clinic, combined with classic detoxicants.
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Interaction with alcohol
Phenibut is available in tablets, the single dose for each patient varies very widely - depending on the age, diagnosis, general physical condition. For adults, this is 20-750 mg, for children - 20-250 mg.
The pharmacological action of the γ-aminobutyric acid derivative is multidirectional. Phenibut:
- Facilitates the process of GABA-mediated transmission of nerve signals.
- Activates the braking processes in the nervous system.
- Normalizes metabolic processes in brain tissues.
- Improves cerebral circulation.
Due to this, the brain functions( memory, attention, concentration) are improved, anxiety and fear disappear, sleep is normalized. In patients with alcoholism, Fenibut also helps to remove cravings for alcohol( due to the restoration of neurotransmitter systems of the brain).But, can it be consumed with alcohol together?
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Because Phenibut works in the opposite direction, at a certain dosage it can reduce the harmful effects of alcohol on nervous processes and the brain. The drug restores damaged alcohol neurons, normalizes metabolism, also affected by the products of the decomposition of ethanol, improves microcirculation in the blood. Accordingly, it is not very compatible with alcohol.
Therefore, in drug treatment clinics, Fenibut is actively used for both lifting the hangover and for treating alcoholism. But - exclusively under the supervision of a doctor!
In patients taking alcohol with Phenibutum simultaneously, the reaction of the body is completely different. This is due to the fact that both substances activate completely opposite processes in the nervous system. And even if the dose is slightly exceeded( both the hot and the tranquilizer), the body can react unpredictably.
The majority of patients have one of two options for reacting to such a cocktail:
- First - alcohol intoxication intensifies at times, even if the dose was small.
- The second - the consciousness remains clear, the person is perfectly aware of his thoughts and actions, and the future hangover simply does not happen.
But in this "side effect" additional danger - tolerance develops. Soon one tablet will be missed, and the patient will need an ever larger dose.
Possible consequences of
With proper and timely therapy, Phenibut can significantly improve the condition of patients with alcoholism, withdraw from drinking-bout and simply take off a heavy hangover. One condition - to take the medicine you need only according to the prescription of the doctor and in the indicated dosage.
If you take Phenibut for the treatment of a hangover yourself, the risk of side effects is rapidly increasing:
- is the strongest drowsiness;
- irritability;
- anxiety and panic attacks;
- dizziness;
- disorders of the digestive tract: nausea and vomiting;
- allergic reactions( skin rash, itching).
Simultaneous reception of Phenibut and alcohol can provoke a split of consciousness and delirium, fainting and deep sleep. In the most severe cases, a clinical coma develops.
Rules for combining
The popularity of Phenibut is largely due to its safety. Side effects are few, the instruction only warns that the drug can enhance the effect of other drugs, affect the ability to drive and perform actions that require maximum concentration. For compatibility with alcohol and the dangerous consequences of such a reception in the official instructions, nothing is said.
But all experts agree in one - to mix alcohol and Fenibut can not in any case. The reaction of the body will be unpredictable: there is a chance that a person will not show any side effects, but it is small. The consequences can become fatal - up to severe delirium and coma.
In a hospital the doctor selects complex therapy and monitors the patient's condition. If the patient is self-medicated, the body's response is not predictable.
Phenibut - the drug is very powerful and should be taken solely by prescription of doctors. The same applies to the treatment of withdrawal syndrome, alcoholic psychosis and other effects of the body. The doctors' comments warn: the reaction of the body to such a cocktail can be unpredictable, and not to provoke serious consequences, you can not drink Phenibut alone with a hangover.
So how much can you drink alcohol after the medication? If you take a full course of the drug, you will have to give up alcohol completely for the entire time of therapy, which was determined by the doctor. And if the doctor wrote you this remedy for the treatment of a hangover and allowed to take it yourself, you need to closely monitor the condition of the body. And with the slightest suspicious symptoms, contact your doctor.