Baralgin is mainly used in cases where a patient requires emergency assistance. Long it is usually not granted because it has a lot of contraindications and side effects. However, when you want to quickly relieve pain and spasms of smooth muscles, baralgin can be vital.
Side effects baralgina - on what to look for
One of the most serious side effects baralgina - is an allergic reaction that can manifest itself in the form of ordinary urticaria (but it can also be dangerous, as goes into angioedema), and in the form of anaphylactic shock. Symptoms begin to anaphylactic shock - severe weakness, dizziness,
Dizziness - if the ground is slipping from under his feet
, Cold sweat, numbness, and cold extremities, heart palpitations. After that, the patient usually loses consciousness and if he will not be in time to provide adequate care, he may die. Allergic reactions occur even after prolonged use baralgina.
Severe complications may occur in the blood: it can drastically reduce the number of granular white blood cells (granulocytes). The granulocytes are responsible for the immune system, and if their number decreases dramatically (sometimes they disappear entirely, and a condition called agranulocytosis), immunity decreases and the patient becomes completely vulnerable to any infection. This is a very dangerous condition that can lead to death of the patient. Symptoms of agranulocytosis may be persistent inflammation of the nose and throat, urinary system, genital organs, which are accompanied by fever. Another complication in the blood may be a decrease in the number of platelets - it will cause increased bleeding and hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membranes.
No less dangerous side effects baralgina is a sharp drop in blood pressure
Blood pressure - dangerous if his swing?
when administered in high doses or rapid introduction of the solution. This can lead to collapse and loss of consciousness. Sometimes the side effects baralgina arises against heat in a patient.
Baralgin can have a toxic effect on the kidneys and liver, causing a violation of their functions. Against the background of his admission sometimes appear dry skin and mucous membranes, blurred vision, disturbances of micturition. At the injection site often appears baralgina soreness.
Contraindications for the purpose baralgina - they need to know!
First, Baralginum can not be used if for some of its components identified allergy. This is very dangerous and lead to the death of the patient.
Another contraindication is low or "galloping" blood pressure. Under the influence of high doses of dipyrone antispasmodics and blood pressure may drop to alarming numbers and the patient will collapse.
Baralgin contraindicated in certain types of metabolic disorders
Metabolism: The basis of life of all living things
For example, with a deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Heavy, with dysfunction, liver disease, kidney and circulation organs also impede the purpose baralgina.
With extreme caution baralgin used for pain in the abdomen. Expressed analgesic effect of this drug is able to play a bad joke to relieve the pain and keep the inflammatory process, which will take place is hidden and can lead to serious complications due to delayed surgical care provided. Therefore, abdominal pain baralgin take yourself strictly prohibited. But it may appoint a doctor, if there is confidence in their diagnosis.
You can not enter baralgin with increased intraocular pressure, growth of prostate tissue, causing violation of urination, persistent narrowing (stenosis) of individual sections of the stomach and intestines, certain birth defects of the intestine.
When feeding your baby
Breastfeeding - a personal choice
baralgin-feeding is contraindicated, since it gets into breast milk, so if you need to use baralgina mother should stop breastfeeding temporarily. During pregnancy, this drug should not be used in the first 12 weeks, beginning with the twenty-fourth week before the birth. In the period from 12 to 24 weeks (second trimester) baralgin used, but strictly on the evidence and on prescription. It was found that the negative impact on the fetus does not have it.
Babies baralgin tablets are allowed to take only after 5 years. In the solution in case of emergency it can be administered after three months.
Baralgin - is an effective drug for the treatment of pain, but it does not fit all. Therefore, the doctor should prescribe baralgin in the form of short courses.
Galina Romanenko