Deficiency of any vitamin or microelement has an effect on the person's well-being. In particular, it is felt by small children, whose nervous system is not yet sufficiently stable. Magnesium is just the element that is necessary for normal metabolism, it is part of almost all tissues and is important for the functioning of body cells. Due to it there is a transfer of nerve impulses, muscles contract, calcium is better absorbed. If magnesium is not enough, the nervous system suffers first. Therefore, recently in the pediatrics is so popular drug Magnesium 6, designed to cover the deficit of such a necessary substance.
Magnesium B6: benefits for children
Magnesium B6 is a combined agent, because it contains not only magnesium lactate dihydrate, but also pyridoxine hydrochloride, that is vitamin B6, which participates in many metabolic processes, and promotes magnesium retention in cells. After the drug enters the child's gastrointestinal tract, some of the magnesium is excreted through the kidneys by urine, and half of it is absorbed and distributed in the bones and muscles. Pyridoxine, entering into a series of reactions, turns into an active form of the vitamin.
The magnesium in 6 indications for use in children include magnesium deficiency and its accompanying symptoms:
- increased nervous excitability;
- sleep disorders;
- irritability and fatigue;
- anxiety attacks;
- stress;
- muscle spasms;
- cardiopalmus.
Many mothers who gave their baby a drug, noted an improvement in sleep, attention. Children became more calm, especially hyperactive.
How to give magnesium in a child?
Magnesium 6 is prescribed to children in three dosage forms: tablets, gel and solution. For the smallest, a liquid form of magnesium 6-solution (syrup) is suitable for children with a sweet taste. It is available in ampoules, which contain 100 mg of active magnesium each. It is given to children from 1 year of age and weighing more than 10 kg. Dosage is calculated in such a way that for each kilogram accounted for 10-30 mg per day. Thus, from 1 to 4 ampoules will be needed. By the way, they are self-erecting, so it is not necessary to use the nail file. It is enough to break off the tip of the ampoule, holding on to it with a piece of napkin. The contents of the ampoule are dissolved in half a glass of water and drunk during the course of the day.
Recently, pediatrics use a convenient form of magnesium B6 - a gel for children, which is produced in a tube and is a biologically active additive. It can be given to a child from the age of three during a meal. If you get magnesium gel in 6, for children the dosage is as follows:
- on 1 measuring spoon, that is 5 g, to the kid at the age of from 3 till 5 years once a day;
- 1 scoop twice a day (10 g) for a 5-12 year old child;
- on 1 measuring spoon three times a day (15 g) to the child from 12 years and is more senior.
Tablets for children magnesium B6 are prescribed from the age of 6 with a body weight of more than 20 kg. One tablet contains 48 mg of magnesium. They are given in an amount of 4 to 6 tablets, depending on the indication and age of the patient.
Magnesium B6: contraindications and side effects
At reception of this preparation at children in some cases allergic reactions develop. In addition, a child may suffer from diarrhea, vomiting and nausea. With a simultaneous appointment with a calcium-containing agent, it is better to take both medications with a time interval, since calcium inhibits the absorption of magnesium.
If a patient has diabetes mellitus, it is better to give preference to a solution that does not contain sugar.
Contraindications magnesium in6 are renal failure, hypersensitivity to its components, phenylketonuria, intolerance to fructose, as well as breast age, but the drug can be taken by a nursing mother.