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Irina

I started drinking it and 2 tablets didn’t change me much. The perception of the world as a whole has completely changed... has anyone else experienced this? I'm looking on the Internet, but I can't find anything like this.

guest

I’ve been taking Prozac for 10 days now, it’s also not an easy situation. Breaking up with a man who made me “crazy” despite the fact that I have a loving husband and child. I cried for several days, I couldn’t stop. I lay there, I didn’t even want to move .Now I feel like I’m letting go. I’m in a good mood. Everything will be fine.

Dilya

A few years ago I drank for a couple of weeks, I was in a great mood and didn’t feel like eating. She walked down the street and smiled.

Now I have a very difficult relationship with a young man, I constantly cry and feel useless and unhappy, I tried to break up many times, but I have some kind of unhealthy attachment and a wild fear of loneliness. That's why I want to take it again.

Last time I bought it without a prescription, but now everyone asks for a recipe. I do not know what to do. Girls, who knows where in St. Petersburg you can buy it without a prescription? I feel like I can’t cope with depression on my own.

Guest

>> Why do you think it was because of him? Maybe there were other reasons. And because of what else?

I had the same problems, the psychiatrist said, it was definitely because of him

Catherine

I took fluoxetine for a month, 3 months have passed since then and my life is getting worse and worse every day. I tried to commit suicide, I cut my wrists, I basically cut everything for myself. I was blown away; in the morning there was a lot of blood in the room. I licked the blood off myself, smeared it on the walls and laughed.

Remembering myself, I see my body from the outside, but I was not me at that moment. Suicidal thoughts still accompany me, I have lost all my friends, I only have my parents who will also not be able to tolerate me for long. Seizures, aggression, apathy and so on.

Help, advise something, there is no money for a psychologist, my only hope is pills.

Guest

I have a responsible job, but problems in my personal life do not allow me to live and concentrate. I want to try Fluoxetine, but I’m afraid of making my condition worse.

Etre Une Femme

Katyusha, why aren’t you getting treatment? How are you feeling now?

Tatiana

I just want to spit from this fluoxetine—it made my depression worse. If I was saving myself from morning fatigue, then the side effects of fluoxetine were weakness and asthenia. The question is, what does it improve as an antidepressant? I drank it for a month, because...

I read that it is the third most popular - I still spit, it did not improve anything, not a single point of depression, but only worsened: insomnia, weakness, loss of spirit, uncertainty, loss of interest in life increased. I took amitriptyline before, compared to fluoxetine it’s just a magical medicine, because...

immediately the next day everything is corrected, immediate optimism, love of life, energy after withdrawal. It just has a side effect—it affects the heart, so I tried fluoxetine.

Tatiana

Try amitriptyline—it works on me instantly and gives me the joy of life. I also read that in case of suicides it is given first of all, it removes it well. It's cheap, and it's also an old medicine, i.e. tested by life.

Ira

It's almost lunchtime and there's no hunger!!! Oh, what happiness, my ravenous hunger disappeared. I trained for an hour and a half, got my hair done at the salon, signed up for a manicure, and spent about $1,000 in a month. And most of them vomited.

Lately, I've been buying the most expensive food - mini bananas, mangoes, veal, berries, pasta, mascrapone, and still gorged myself and vomited.

How stupid is this dependence on food (my 57 kg did not go away due to gluttons despite daily training. I decided to spend the savings on something else. Food is the enemy. God, how good it is to live without hunger

Katya

Girls! I am writing to you in order to help in some way! My friend took fluoxetine on her own (don’t bog down the obvious “so she was taking it wrong blah blah”). She drank it about a year ago, maybe a little less. Now she can't enjoy sex - she literally has cramps and terrible pain in her body.

She stopped thinking creatively (her profession obliges her) and in general life has really lost a lot in quality.

My mother was depressed for a very long time, but did not take any pills. Pills are a last resort, for very severe cases, but psychiatrists don't always prescribe pills in cases of extreme need - sometimes they just prescribe them.

There is no money for a psychologist - there are a lot of free consultants (among them there are definitely good specialists) or free psychological groups. There is money for a psychologist - please! But don't take the pills. Pills don't cure the soul. And the symptoms of mental illness that you describe are psychosomatics, which depend ONLY on your emotional state.

As they say, the lazy man makes it twice: if you take pills and don’t work on your mental health, you’ll end up with even worse things later.

Dilya

A few years ago I drank for a couple of weeks, I was in a great mood and didn’t feel like eating. She walked down the street and smiled.

Now I have a very difficult relationship with a young man, I constantly cry and feel useless and unhappy, I tried to break up many times, but I have some kind of unhealthy attachment and a wild fear of loneliness. That's why I want to take it again.

Last time I bought it without a prescription, but now everyone asks for a recipe. I do not know what to do. Girls, who knows where in St. Petersburg you can buy it without a prescription? I feel like I can’t cope with depression on my own.

Irina

I started drinking it and 2 tablets didn’t change me much. The perception of the world as a whole has completely changed... has anyone else experienced this? I'm looking on the Internet, but I can't find anything like this.

Michael

I have been using Fluoxetine 2 times a day for 5 months now and have not seen any problems. I would like to note that it worked on me immediately from the first dose, although at first I didn’t understand it myself.

It’s a pity that according to the recipe, this Flu has to be obtained by underground methods, but for both the price and the result I give it a 5.

There is no dependence on it, but because you see improvement from this drug, you begin to worry that all the problems will start all over again and this pushes you to look for it again.

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Rita

I would like to hear reviews of this medicine. If you did, please unsubscribe. How quickly did it affect you? Was it the state of a boiled vegetable? Did these pills work for you in the first days of taking them? I will be very grateful for adequate answers..

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Which drug is better to choose

Regarding the question of which drug is better and who should be given priority, it is hardly possible to give a definite answer. These are two completely different medicines. They belong to different pharmaceutical groups. Their mechanism of action on the body is also different.

Grandaxin may be useful in cases of destabilization of the autonomic nervous system. That is, with functional disorders, without the presence of a specific pathology. "Fluoxetine" is intended for the treatment of quite serious diseases affecting the functioning of the central nervous system.

You cannot replace one drug with another . But antidepressants and tranquilizers are often prescribed together to enhance the therapeutic effect.

Of course, all prescriptions are made by a specialist and selected individually for each patient. And the attending physician should monitor the treatment and changes in the patient’s condition.

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Antidepressant LLC

Hi all!

This review is about the antidepressant fluoxetine, also known as Prozac.

A little background.

My doctor prescribed fluoxetine to me. Before that, I tried a bunch of different antidepressants and sedatives, nothing worked for me. Either they didn’t help, or they helped, but I felt like a vegetable. They were prescribed to me for various reasons by different doctors. In 2004 I was in an accident and until 2013 I had daily headaches.

Usually aching and tolerable, but often a terrible pain began that no pills could cope with. The neurologist tried to help me for several years, but in vain. And then he sent me to a psychiatrist to get checked. I went there with a list of all the sedatives I took. The psychiatrist prescribed me Teralijden, which helped me...

become insensitive.

This year, in the spring, the pain returned. I ran in horror to get checked. The neurologist said that I was fine and prescribed me Adaptol, which I took on the recommendation of the cardiologist.

Afterwards I was prescribed fluoxetine.

She told me to take 1 tablet in the morning.

The packaging is positive.

Pay attention to the price. Probably the cheapest antidepressant.

This is what the tablets look like.

Yes, I only took one pill. This was enough for me.

Important! Side effects!

When using fluoxetine, as in cases of using drugs from the group of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the following adverse events are noted.

From the cardiovascular system: often (≥ 1% – ≤10%) – atrial flutter, hot flashes; uncommon (≥ 0.1% – ≤1%) – hypotension; rarely (≤ 0.1%) – vasculitis, vasolidation.

From the digestive system: very often (≥ 10%) – diarrhea, nausea; often (≥ 1% – ≤10%) – dry mouth, dyspepsia, vomiting; uncommon (≥ 0.1% – ≤1%) – dysphagia, taste perversion; rarely (≤ 0.1%) – pain along the esophagus.

From the hepatobiliary system: rarely (≤ 0.1%) – idiosyncratic hepatitis.

From the immune system: very rarely (≤ 0.1%) – anaphylactic reactions, serum sickness.

Metabolic and nutritional disorders: often (≥ 1% – ≤10%) – anorexia (including weight loss) of the body.

From the musculoskeletal system: infrequently (≥ 0.1% – ≤1%) – muscle twitching.

From the side of the central nervous system: very often (≥ 10%) – headache; often (≥ 1% - ≤10%) - impaired attention, dizziness, lethargy, drowsiness (including hypersomnolence, sedation), tremor; uncommon (≥ 0.1% – ≤1%) – psychomotor agitation, hyperactivity, ataxia, incoordination, bruxism, dyskinesia, myoclonus; rarely (≤ 0.1%) – bucco-glossal syndrome, seizures, serotonin syndrome.

Mental disorders: very often (≥ 10%) – insomnia (including early morning awakening, initial and moderate insomnia); often (≥ 1% – ≤ 10%) – unusual dreams (incl.

nightmares), nervousness, tension, decreased libido (including lack of libido), euphoria, sleep disorder; infrequently (≥ 0.

1% – ≤1%) – depersonalization, hyperthymia, impaired orgasm (including anorgasmia), thinking disorders; rarely (≤ 0.1%) – manic disorders.

From the skin: often (≥ 1% – ≤10%) – hyperhidrosis, itching, polymorphic skin rash, urticaria; uncommon (≥ 0.1% – ≤1%) – ecchymosis, tendency to bruise, alopecia, cold sweat; rarely (≤ 0.1%) – angioedema, photosensitivity reactions.

From the senses: often (≥ 1% – ≤10%) – blurred vision; uncommon (≥ 0.1% – ≤1%) – mydriasis.

From the genitourinary system: often (≥ 1% - ≤10%) - frequent urination (including pollakiuria), ejaculation disorders (including lack of ejaculation, dysfunctional ejaculation, early ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, retrograde ejaculation), erectile dysfunction, gynecological bleeding (incl.

bleeding from the cervix, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, bleeding from the genital tract, menometrorrhagia, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, polymenorrhea, postmenopausal bleeding, uterine bleeding, vaginal bleeding); uncommon (≥ 0.1% – ≤1%) – dysuria; rarely (≤ 0.

1%) – sexual dysfunction, priapism.

So, I took one tablet (minimum dose). At first I didn't feel anything. A few hours later, terrible drowsiness began. I had to go to bed. When I woke up, I had dry patches and a terrible headache. It's like I got drunk before going to bed. I also staggered, and I crashed into the door frame a couple of times.

What about rage attacks? They remain as they were.

And I didn’t want to take this pill anymore.

I also want to write a little about losing weight with fluoxetine. My friend was at least 47 kg, with a height of 164. Now she seems to be 56 kg. She often exceeded the dose, precisely for weight loss. She was very cheerful (as the dose increases, the drug has a narcotic effect). She said it gave her a headache. As you can see, she did not achieve the desired anorexia.

More about depression. If you feel bad, and you don’t want to live, and you think that fluoxetine will help you, then this is not a fact. This drug has been shown to increase the risk of suicide. Many people who were not previously suicidal have committed suicide while on this drug.

And if you drink alcohol while taking these pills, you can end up in intensive care.

This is a very harmful and dangerous drug. Even if your doctor prescribed it to you, think a hundred times before using it.

Thank you for your attention!

I recommend reading reviews of sedatives and tranquilizers:

Adaptol is an effective but expensive drug.

Prosulpin is a good antipsychotic with a prolonged effect.

Afobazole – when you need to calm down.

An effective mild tranquilizer, non-addictive and no withdrawal symptoms.

Teraligen is an effective antipsychotic, but with unpleasant side effects.

Phenibut OLINEPHARM. Phenibut Organics. The reviews describe the difference between these drugs.

Melaxen - will help you fall asleep quickly, or adapt to a new time zone.

Source: https://irecommend.ru/content/poproshu-u-santy-antidepressantyeto-uzhas-kakoi

What is the difference

From the above it is clear that there is not much in common between the drugs.

There are much more differences between them and they are as follows:

1. Group affiliation . Grandaxin is a tranquilizer. Fluoxetine is an antidepressant.
2. Active components . The tranquilizer works on the basis of diazepam derivatives, the antidepressant - propylamine.
3. Countries - produced in Hungary, Fluoxetine - in Russia.
4. Therapeutic effect . An antidepressant affects the central nervous system, a tranquilizer affects the autonomic (peripheral) nervous system.
5. Duration of treatment . For Fluoxetine, it can last for several years; Grandaxin can be taken in a short course, or as a one-time dose, as needed.
6. Medicine safety . The antidepressant has a huge list of contraindications and an even longer list of side effects. In addition, with long-term use, patients often develop drug dependence, which requires specialist intervention. The tranquilizing agent is devoid of such negative qualities.

There is also a noticeable difference in the cost of pharmaceuticals. "Grandaxin" - 360 rubles . (20 tablets), 790-810 rub . (60 tablets). "Fluoxetine" - from 59 rubles. up to 121 rub . (20 capsules).

About antidepressants

We are looking for an employee for our pharmacy, which is extremely well located, right between the Norman and RosAl alcohol markets, right opposite the Ryumochnaya cafe. For the “Strengthening” vacancy and only on Thursdays.

The desperate pharmacy not only advertised the booster on search sites, but also posted a notice on the door:

“We need an employee!

Patient and compassionate final year student/NT (no matter) for strengthening, for Thursday.

Registration according to TC.

Contact the manager.

Are looking forward to!"

On Thursdays at the pharmacy, no, not fish day, there are discounts. For beneficiaries.

The most tempting - up to 50%. Depending on the degree of preferential treatment.

Simple (not combined) beneficiaries, for example, pensioners, together with a pension certificate, can purchase on Thursday simple medicines, such as aspirin and Andipal, with a 30% discount.

But, if a pensioner is also an orphan mother of many children who suffered radiation sickness, and a labor veteran, and a combat veteran awarded the medal “For Victory over Japan,” then the discounts on difficult drugs (like Viagra) are simply off the charts.

It’s not worth talking about the fact that a line of honored citizens gathers at the pharmacy door for the opening. The number of discounters exceeds the number of those wishing to hangover at Norman, RosAl and Ryumochnaya (taken together) by several times.

Nice girls, pharmacists, pharmacists, watching the growing queue of those suffering for treatment, put on stone faces, pray for patience and for the end of the shift. Manager Larisa Ivanovna encourages the team:

- Nothing! Nothing! We'll close at ten...

Today, Thursday, all four pick-up windows are open; moreover, all reserve chairs and benches are being pulled into the hall. Everything for the convenience of waiting beneficiaries.

There are three machines for measuring blood pressure in the hall today, and not one, as usual (by the evening there will be two, because the owner of the peach poodle and the medal “For Victory over Japan” from the third front door, an old woman with blue hair, in a fit of girlish memory, will carry away home alone.

True, he will forget the poodle).

Moreover, countless thermometers and notebooks with pens were laid out to clarify symptoms for beneficiaries. And - so that they do not forget these symptoms (on the way to the window).

The student who came for reinforcement has already been treated kindly by the team to the fullest - the main thing is that she does not run away. She has already been given the best locker in her wardrobe. With a door. They gave me tea and took me to the toilet. Both Larisa Ivanovna and the girls address her tenderly: Marinochka is a girl. All because she is now in the gym, on the front line. It is she who will take on the first shock wave until the end of the shift - consulting.

Larisa Ivanovna (with notes of an experienced bander in her voice) admonishes the new girl:

– Marinochka – don’t be shy! Everything will be fine! The main thing is to speak a lot and convincingly. A lot, remember! And clarify endlessly - they forget what they wanted.

With round ones like a cat in a tray, Marinka the girl regrets. She regrets that she came to “strengthen”, that she wanted money, that she completed three pharmaceutical courses and an entire chemical and biological lyceum.

Larisa Ivanovna is perspicacious and understands that she will not come again, but says in a Christian way:

- With God, Marinochka! If you faint, go behind the glass. Tanya will put you under the air conditioner and drop something on you.

The beneficiaries who woke up at 6 am before the opening of the pharmacy managed to do a lot of important, and most importantly, urgent things: did exercises, prayed, walked the dog, watered the flowers, cooked oatmeal, replenished strategic stocks of cereals in stores that opened early, excited working children with a call, etc. ., and so on. Now they are in a desperate hurry. Where is unknown.

At exactly 10:00 minutes and 32 seconds, the doors of the pharmacy are opened by the brave Tanya the pharmacist with the face of a tiger tamer.

The clocks of all beneficiaries are fast - how fast for some; Moreover, the older the beneficiary, the more they hurry: for a grandfather in bifocal glasses who celebrated his ninetieth anniversary - for forty minutes, for a grandmother with a hematite brooch, who devoted forty years to the Leningrad trade - for only fifteen. And therefore, pushing away their weaker brothers with golf clubs, they shout indignantly:

- They made me wait!

- You won’t get enough tea!

- There is no Stalin for you...

- Yes, I’m going to see Beglov right now... etc. and so on.

The electronic queue terminal manages to issue 92 coupons for the period from 10 hours 00 minutes 32 seconds to 10 hours 03 minutes 15 seconds. And - he dies.

Tonometers and thermometers were snatched up by the most agile (disabled people of the highest disability group), benches and chairs were occupied - with clothes, bags, dogs and even sick people.

Marinka the girl, near the display case with homeopathic remedies, is surrounded by a dense multi-row ring of the magical action of “Lipostopa” requiring immediate explanation. With the eyes of all 28 Panfilov heroes, she speaks a lot and confidently. Hold on!

God forbid that an ordinary citizen gets a runny nose on Thursday! Or cut your finger, for example. And it’s a mistake to come to the pharmacy.

All four pharmacy windows are working in emergency mode: girls in white coats listen and nod, read lists scribbled in an old man’s chicken handwriting, look at newspaper clippings - trying to determine from the picture what it is.

Urgent, emergency, immediate treatment is not required by anyone who comes. Everyone came for the health they lost in their youth: to return their blood pressure to the twenty-year-old norm, their appetite and interest in the opposite sex, to smooth out their faces, and, at worst, to replenish their supplies of glue for dentures.

Or – chat.

Those standing nearby suddenly recognize the decrepit old woman as a classmate, whom, unfortunately, they have not seen for fifty years, or as a former boss, who, fortunately, also has not been seen for a long time.

Dialogues appear like:

– Zhannochka – you?! With Basenka! Busy-pusy, Basya! And I’m thinking – I haven’t seen you for a long time, I’ll go to the pharmacy, maybe we’ll meet...

- Michal Ivanovich, good afternoon! My wife says hello to you. I didn’t get through on the phone - so what about tomorrow...

Or:

- Young woman! Yes, yes, you... Tell me, did normatens really help you?

– Thank you for the girl (granny turns pink)... Oh! Of course, I was cheerful before him (he blinks his eyes flirtatiously), and only after...

- Need to buy! Otherwise, I’m like a widower... Have you been a widower for a long time?

– Three years (smiles).

- ABOUT!! I have a proposal: let’s exchange phone numbers, talk about normatense...

Widowers are a special category of visitors. During the intensive shift, they sang three romances of varying lengths (without accompaniment) to the poor twenty-year-old Marinka girl, dedicated two sonnets (their own) and one poem (someone else’s). Moreover, a particularly gallant buyer of Viagra offered her his hand, his heart or adoption (to choose from), citing his 83 years and a separate apartment on Lanskoye Highway.

Beneficiaries are a terribly lonely people.

Today the pharmacy will sell everything. Everything that is on display is delivered on Fridays. Female pharmacists will fulfill their personal sales plan for dietary supplements, C, and the list of medications with an expiring date (pasted on the toilet door) will be cancelled.

The beneficiary who breaks through to the window of the first-principal pharmacist has either wishes or a list. And the list is not the best option; the scribbled names are most often a figment of the imagination or, while he was standing, he had already changed his mind:

- No, no, don’t give me Corvaltab!

- But it’s written here...

- Not much is written there! This is my business... Give me better... (here comes an endless pause and reflection).

With desires the situation is more complicated. Here the science of telepathy, which was mistakenly not included in the curriculum of the specialty “Pharmacy,” will be useful to the first-principal student.

Desires are always mutually exclusive:

- Give me a general stimulant for insomnia...

– I need it for quick weight loss and improved appetite, but it’s better if it’s one drug. And - domestic.

There are two types of beneficiaries: patriots and importers.

Patriots demand:

- I only want domestic production, my own, Russian! Even better is the Leningrad company, or at least the region.

Adherents of the best, imported goods also want the impossible:

- What did you give me? Aspirin for 18 rubles? Made in Novosibirsk? What are you doing?!

- Well, you said...

- The best for me! Swiss!!

“The active ingredient is the same,” babbles Tanya the pharmacist, “And the price...

- What is the price to me! I am honored...

And he buys the most expensive one - in accordance with his services to the fatherland.

There is no point in arguing.

It should be especially noted that each beneficiary has a pharmacy warehouse at home, equal to the inventory of a large pharmacy. Not less!

Pharmacists know the most “buying” people. And, taking a moment, they comment:

– Tanya, she took 6 voltarens again!

- What do you care! Mine took 10 omeprazole again.

At exactly three o'clock on Thursday, a miracle happens in the pharmacy. In the form of a visiting cleaning lady, Baba Valya.

Baba Valya, the most privileged of the beneficiaries (a list of medals and services to the Motherland is attached) goes down from the apartment on the fourth floor to the first, to the pharmacy, to fulfill her sacred duty. Wash the hall.

- Citizens! Siege survivors and veterans! - Baba Valya shouts loudly, throwing open the doors, - Leningraders! Be compassionate - I have to work. And they,” here she waves her arms, dropping her equipment, “are people too: they want a break.

Baba Valya’s authority is indisputable and beneficiaries who smoke, along with non-smokers, go out into the street to breathe in the fresh, polluted air of the multi-lane avenue.

Baba Valya opens the pharmacy door to the maximum and the smell of mothballs, “Red Moscow” and broken Corvalol comes out next.

In the pharmacy, only the staff and the conditionally immobile remain on the waiting benches, and they dangerously tuck their legs in.

They wash it.

A six thousand salary doesn’t make any difference in a woman’s budget; why she comes here every day is not clear even to her. Probably out of a thirst for activity instilled by the Soviet Union.

Or maybe because they are waiting for her.

After thoroughly washing 35 sq.m. In the pharmacy hall, Baba Valya says goodbye as if for centuries - until tomorrow, and leaves - because they are waiting for her.

On the corner, near the Plumbing Engineering store, under a spreading chestnut tree in the yard, a group of cats, not numerous - about twenty, are waiting for Baba Valya, and especially for an afternoon snack. Pharmacy salaries go to them.

Baba Valya loves the cats as best she can, affectionately treats them “Refugees,” treats them, sterilizes them, and feeds them completely incorrectly, like a vegetarian.

“Refugees” at least five times a day gorge themselves on oatmeal with whole milk, cottage cheese and sour cream, sometimes crunching on harmful “Kiteket”.

Cats get rid of the lack of animal protein in their bodies by pigeons, seagulls and even glaucous gulls from the nearest trash can. Small birds, such as sparrows and titmice, were completely exterminated by the “Refugees” detachment a long time ago.

Domestic cats in the area, watching the lives of twenty “Refugees” from their apartment windows, secretly dream of joining their ranks, but there is a limit: Bolivar, in the person of Baba Valya, will no longer feed them.

Rumor has it that Baba Valya wrote her “Refugees” into the history of the city forever - after all, it was she who compiled the heat map of the Primorsky district. And now every citizen can find out the nesting places, degree of relationship, bad habits and hobbies of any of the women’s cats.

Whole-milk porridge sprinkled with “Kiteket” makes the entire “Refugee” brigade look menacingly good - the smallest, gray Barsik, has practically caught up in size with Putin’s Labrador Koni, and has definitely surpassed him in weight.

- Everyone is free until five. “Regime,” Baba Valya says to the cats as she leaves the pharmacy and goes to her home, on the fourth floor.

Grandma Valya lives alone - in an eighty-meter three-room apartment; He doesn’t take cats into the house, citing an acute shortage of fresh air and cramped conditions in the apartment. But in conversations with friends, he diligently emphasizes his loneliness:

“I live alone,” and sighs mournfully.

After Baba Valya leaves, Thursday at the pharmacy takes on a completely different course: the stormy Terek turns into the calm Black River.

No, beneficiaries go and buy, but others are kind and in no hurry.

Now the pharmacy is full of space and Marinka the girl can easily faint when boosted.

Dialogues between pharmacists and beneficiaries take on a new, playful character:

- What for you?

- Honey, it’s raining outside, and I’m without an umbrella! Let's talk about something good... Medicinal.

The morning beneficiaries are also returning, but for a different reason:

- This blue box I took this morning, why?

– If you drink cognac with your polysorb, it will have a completely different effect...

– I was served this morning by a tall brunette with such shoulders. Do you know if he doesn't want to rent a room? Inexpensive. A decent old lady...

“I asked for a mild laxative this morning, you gave me zenade.” So, on behalf of both me and my wife, I want to thank you. Where should I write my gratitude?

Tired as slaves in uranium mines, the girls pharmacists answer mechanically, smile orphanishly and look sadly at the dial above the entrance doors:

“Hurry!”

Somewhere after 10 p.m., when at “Norman”, “RosAl” and “Ryumochnaya” the townspeople are already having interesting debates on the topic “Do you respect me?”, Larisa Ivanovna closes the pharmacy door and says to the first-city girls:

- So we survived Thursday!

And he smiles joyfully.

Source: https://pikabu.ru/story/pro_antidepressantyi_5804562

Normal Serotonin Ranges

The normal content of dopamine is much lower than that of serotonin, and is 10-100 pg/ml.

An increase in hormone levels, as an adaptive response to unfavorable factors, occurs in the following conditions:

• extensive burns and injuries;
• large blood loss;
• stress, anxiety, fear;
• pain.

This can also be contributed to by kidney diseases, in which their blood supply deteriorates.

Adaptol: reviews from patients who took the drug, instructions for use, price in pharmacies, analogues

The drug Adaptol is an anxiolytic produced in Latvia.

It is used in the treatment of mental disorders of any etiology.

Radar

According to the RLS (Register of Medicines), the drug belongs to the group of tranquilizers and anxiolytics.

It is called Adaptol.

INN

It has the international nonproprietary name Tetramethyltetraazobicyclooctanedione.

Compound

The drug is based on a substance called Mebicar .

1. It has a calming effect, which is not accompanied by disturbances in coordination of movements and myorexation.
2. It does not contribute to a decrease in mental and motor activity, for this reason it is allowed to take Adaptol tablets during work and school hours.
3. Does not cause feelings of euphoria and does not affect changes in mood.
4. The substance mebicar does not have a hypnotic effect, however, when Adaptol is taken simultaneously with sleeping pills, their effect is enhanced (which must be taken into account and the dose of the drugs must be adjusted).
5. Mebicar alleviates withdrawal symptoms during the period of smoking cessation.
6. Has a moderate nootropic effect. According to clinical data, the main component of Adaptol helps to improve, accelerate thinking, increase attention and mental performance. At the same time, there is no stimulation of the symptoms of psychopathological disorders (excessive emotional activity).

Each tablet contains 300 or 500 mg of mebicar.

Adaptol contains calcium stearate and methylcellulose as auxiliary components.

Price in pharmacies

You can buy tablets in Russian pharmacies for an average of 720 rubles (20 tablets).

It is important to note that to purchase the medicine you need a prescription in Latin from a doctor.

Indications for use

Prescribed in therapy:

• neuroses;
• neurosis-like conditions;
• emotional instability, accompanied by irritation, anxiety, and an unreasonable feeling of fear;
• cardialgia not associated with coronary heart disease;
• manifestations of a somatovegetative nature;
• severe stressful conditions;
• nicotine addiction (helps reduce the craving for smoking).

It is also used for long-term treatment with neuroleptics, tranquilizers, it makes it easier to tolerate heavy drugs, and significantly reduces the occurrence of adverse reactions.

Restrictions on use

The drug is prohibited for use by patients who have a negative reaction of the body to the components included in the drug.

Due to the lack of sufficient clinical data on the effect of Mebicar on fetal development, Adaptol tablets are not recommended for the treatment of pregnant women.

It has the ability to penetrate into all tissues and fluids of the human body, including breast milk. For this reason, it is prohibited to prescribe tablets during lactation.

Possible negative reactions

Therapy with Adaptol (even at the initial stage and in minimal doses) may be accompanied by the following adverse reactions:

• allergies due to individual intolerance of the body to the components of the drug;
• dyspeptic symptoms;
• a sharp decrease in blood pressure;
• decrease in body temperature.

Instructions for use

The drug is taken orally, regardless of food intake, one tablet up to three times a day.

Depending on the patient’s diagnosis and the severity of his disease, the single dose can be increased to 3 g (6 tablets).

It is important to consider that the maximum permissible daily dose should not exceed 10 g.

If the next dose of the pill is missed, it is forbidden to double the next dose! There is a high risk of overdose and severe side effects.

A course of Adaptol is prescribed for each patient individually; it can last from 3 days to 2-3 months.

Adaptol and alcohol: compatibility

It is strictly unacceptable to combine medications that affect the human nervous system with alcoholic beverages.

During the period of therapy with Adaptol, it is recommended to completely avoid alcohol-containing drinks.

Reviews from patients who took the drug

Patients who have undergone drug therapy talk about the body’s reaction to Adaptol and the effectiveness of the tablets in the treatment of psychological pathologies:

Konstantin, 35 years old, Nizhnevartovsk:

The doctor prescribed me Adaptol tablets. In the first days of taking it I did not feel any special changes, but soon I began to feel calm even in particularly stressful situations. My head became clear and I began to solve many accumulated problems with ease.

I'm happy with the drug. And most importantly, there were no adverse reactions or dependence on the pills; there was no “withdrawal syndrome” at all. The only negative is the high cost.

Anastasia, 26 years old, Chelyabinsk:

I turned to a neurologist for help, who advised me to take Adaptol tablets to ease the process. I took a tablet morning and evening for two weeks. Indeed, the drug made it easier to bear the desire for a healthy lifestyle.

As a result, I managed to get rid of the craving for nicotine without any serious emotional problems. She gave birth to a healthy child and no longer wants to go back to cigarettes.

During the period of taking the pills, jumps in blood pressure were periodically observed. But the attending physician assured me that this is within normal limits and is not a reason to discontinue the drug.

In general, patient reviews of Adaptol treatment are positive. About 62% of patients report adverse reactions, which in most cases are eliminated when the doctor adjusts the dose.

Reviews from doctors

Opinion of neurologists about the effectiveness of Adaptol therapy:

Ionova K.V.:

The drug is heavy, but effective. It is extremely rare that I observe in my patients such adverse reactions as dyspeptic symptoms and allergies, the appearance of which requires urgent discontinuation of the drug.

It is unacceptable for patients to adjust the dose on their own; only the attending physician should do this. Only in this case will it be possible to achieve positive results of therapy.

Pankratov B.A.:

I have been trusting the health of my patients to Adaptol for many years. The drug shows a high therapeutic effect even in severe disorders of the psycho-emotional state of patients. Like any antipsychotic, it is difficult to tolerate, so it is often necessary to adjust the initially prescribed dose of the drug.

It is important to remember that the drug is dispensed strictly according to a doctor’s prescription, since it is strictly unacceptable to take it for self-medication.

What do the drugs have in common?

The presented medicines have several positions that can be called common.

• Both pharmaceuticals are used in the treatment of neuropsychiatric pathologies. Relieves excessive tension, fear, and evens out the emotional background.
• Both do not have a sedative effect, that is, when taken during the day, the patient does not feel drowsy.
• They show a good effect in the complex treatment of chronic alcoholism.
• They only have a solid form of release.
• Prohibited for admission to persons under 18 years of age.
• Not sold from pharmacies without a prescription.

Side effects

Amitriptyline often provokes adverse reactions. Reviews from many patients who often took the medicine confirm this. Complications are observed in internal organs and systems.

An allergic reaction to the product manifests itself in the form of a rash and itching of the skin, as well as peeling and the appearance of areas of redness.

With intravenous administration of the drug, thrombophlebitis and a burning sensation in the vein area may develop. These manifestations usually disappear after completing the course of therapy. The most common complication when using the solution is phlebitis, that is, inflammation of the vein. At the same time, it becomes hard, swelling and redness appear.

Contraindications

The drug has a fairly long list of contraindications that should be taken into account before starting use:

• Intolerance to the main component of the drug.
• Chronic angle-closure glaucoma.
• Myocardial infarction, recovery period after a similar disease.
• Alcohol or drug intoxication.
• The period of pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Violation of intraventricular or atrioventricular conduction.
• Manic-depressive states.
• Bronchial asthma.
• Persistent hypotension.
• Atony of the stomach or intestines.
• Chronic alcoholism.
• Severe kidney and liver diseases.
• Bladder pathologies accompanied by urinary retention.
• Prostate adenoma.
• Bone marrow diseases accompanied by hematopoietic disorders.
• Epilepsy is a chronic form with frequent relapses.

The drug is used with caution for chronic diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and for diabetes mellitus.

Medicines

When hormone levels are critically low, drug treatment is used, which is prescribed by a doctor. Medicines and dietary supplements either directly contain dopamine or contain catalysts for the synthesis of this hormone. Essential medications include:

1. Phenylalanine is an amino acid that facilitates the creation of tyrosine, which is involved in the formation of the neurotransmitter.
2. Tyrosine.
3. Dopamine.
4. Antidepressants.

In case of serious indications, the doctor prescribes intravenous injections of the drug "Dopamine", they are carried out only in a hospital setting. The product has a high concentration and has a specific effect on internal organs, so self-medication is contraindicated.

Treatment with antidepressants is carried out under strict medical supervision and only in cases of extreme necessity, as it affects the balance of serotonin and dopamine. These hormones interact and are antagonists.