Bad and restless sleep, increased excitability, lag in neuropsychiatric development and other disorders associated with the work of the central nervous system, do not remain unnoticed by caring parents. Many specialists in neurology recommend Glycine in such cases. What is this drug, and whether it is possible to give it to a baby, let's try to figure it out.
Glycine for babies - instruction manual
Glycine is nothing more than an amino acid that regulates metabolic processes in the body. Influencing the nervous system, the drug normalizes the protective reactions of inhibition, thereby reducing mental and emotional stress, aggressiveness, improves memory and mood, helps normalize sleep.
According to the instruction, Glycine for babies can be prescribed with increased excitability, neuroses, the emergence of deviant behavior, emotional disorders and other symptoms of nervous system diseases of an organic and functional nature. Most often Glycine is indicated for children who have received a birth injury or were born prematurely.
You can start taking the drug from the first days of life. Depending on the age of the child, the dosage and duration of therapy vary.
How to give Glycine for babies?
The medicine is available in the form of tablets, which is not very convenient for newborns. Therefore, before giving Glycine to the baby, it must be crushed, for convenience, you can add water.
Children older than three years are prescribed 1 tablet up to three times a day. The dosage of Glycine for babies is halved. However, it will be safer if the doctor calculates the more accurate dose, the number of doses and the duration of treatment.
Many mothers who breastfeed, use a different method of taking the medicine. The fact that Glycine is able to penetrate into breast milk, respectively, if the mother will undergo treatment, a certain concentration will get a crumb. This method is much easier, however, its acceptability and dosage is better discussed with the doctor.
Side effects of Glycine for infants
The first thing to assess the effect of the drug can be on the nature of falling asleep. In most cases, taken at night Glycine tablet, is tantamount to sleeping pills. However, do not forget that the drug is not among the sedatives, so if you do not follow the instructions or even prescribe it yourself, you can achieve the opposite effect, that is, even more exciting the baby.
Very rarely there is an individual intolerance to Glycine, which manifests itself in the form of allergic rashes.