What pills to take with a concussion

All patients with concussion must be admitted to the hospital for 2 days for examination, which eliminates a more serious problem. If after the examination, it turns out that the patient has an easy degree of craniocerebral trauma, he is discharged for outpatient treatment and is recommended that drinking at the first symptoms of concussion.

Helping patients with concussion is reduced mainly to symptomatic treatment. When complaints of a headache, prescribe analgesics, to stabilize the vegetative system - antiemetics, beta-blockers. Taking diuretics is not necessary in case of concussion, since at this stage of the trauma there is no risk of developing cerebral edema. Only in some cases, patients are prescribed diuretics and restrict the intake of fluid. Patients can be prescribed the following drugs:

• sedatives;
• desensitizing drugs;
• vegetotrophic agents;
• nootropic drugs.

Sedative remedies

When patients develop an anxiety or depression after a brain injury, patients are prescribed sedatives or tranquilizers. As light sedatives, tincture of motherwort or Valerian, Valocardin, Corvaldine, Corvalol, Novopassit, Persen, Phytosed is used.

If the patient does not get depressed by sedatives, stronger tablets are used against concussion of the brain. Doctors can prescribe tranquilizers: Relanium, Nosepam, Phenazepam. Tranquilizers stop the anxiety, fear, improve the quality of sleep. However, one should know that long-term use of such medications leads to addiction.

Therapy for pronounced vegetative reactions

The desensitizing drugs( Tavegil, Pipolphen) are referred to the main drugs for the treatment of concussion. What to take when concussion in children and adults, and in what doses the doctor decides. Desensitizing therapy is used to treat severe autonomic disorders:

• dizziness;
• heart palpitations;
• nausea;
• shortness of breath;
• blood pressure changes;
• chills;
• hot flushes.

For the relief of nausea and vomiting, patients are prescribed Cerucal, Metoclopramide. When dizziness prescribed vegetotropic funds - Belloid, Bellaspon. The drugs have a combined action - spasmolytic and soothing. Taking medications improves the patient's condition, reduces sweating and saliva, normalizes the heart rhythm, improves sleep. Since the preparation includes the extract of belladonna, a doctor's consultation is necessary before using them. With expressed autonomic disorders, antispasmodics can be prescribed - No-shpa, Eufillin.

Painkillers and diuretics

Patients are prescribed analgesic for concussion( Analgin).With severe headache recommend using combined drugs( Pentalgin, Pyatirchatka, Sedalgin).Such drugs have an analgesic, anti-inflammatory effect. Phenobarbital, which is part of some combined products, has a pronounced antispasmodic effect. Combined anesthetics increase the effect of sedative and anti-inflammatory drugs.

With unstable arterial pressure and pressing headaches, a doctor may prescribe Diacarb when the brain is shaken. This drug refers to diuretics, has a moderate anti-edema and antiepileptic effect, reduces intracranial pressure. In some cases, Furosemide is prescribed, Uregit. Diuretics are taken only after the appointment of a doctor. Uncontrolled use of diuretics leads to impaired renal function and impaired water-electrolyte balance, which is very dangerous for head injuries.