Piracetam - tablets

Pyracetam is a known medicine that is in the medicine cabinet of almost every elderly person. But in fact, you can take Piracetam tablets not only to people of age. It is quite often that a medication is prescribed for young people and even for children. The main thing is the correctly calculated dosage.

Indications for the use of piracetam tablets

Although Piracetam is considered to be completely harmless and well tolerated by any body medicine, it is not recommended to take it without the appointment of a doctor. Most often, a drug is prescribed in a number of the following cases:

1. Pyracetam is an excellent aid for disorders of the blood circulation of the brain and vascular lesions.
2. Very often the drug is prescribed to restore the body after a concussion of the brain .
3. Piracetam tablets are helpful in dementia. Moreover, the drug is effective in those cases, if the problem is caused by old age ( senile psychosis ), and when it provokes the disease.
4. For children, the medication is indicated in case of inadequate behavior. Adolescents pills help to better adapt in society.

In general, experts recommend taking Piratsetam to all people over the age of forty for preventive purposes. Regular intake of tablets will prevent the development of vascular insufficiency.

How to take Piracetam in tablets?

So, adults, children, and old people can take Piracetam. Of course, for each of the categories, the dosage of the drug is different. Ideally, appoint a treatment course, describe all the features of the use of Piracetam and tell how many tablets a day to drink, should a specialist, based on the data of surveys and analyzes.

The average dosage is as follows:

1. Adults are recommended to use a day not more than 160 mg / kg Piracetam. The whole dose should be divided into several doses. The benefit will only be from a full course (can be up to two months).
2. The daily dosage of Piracetam in tablets for children is about 30 mg / kg. It is recommended to divide the dose into a couple of receptions. Continue treatment should be up to three weeks.
3. Elderly patients during prolonged therapy can take 4.8 g of Pyracetam for several weeks. After a while, the dose decreases at the discretion of the specialist. Sometimes during intensive treatment, the daily dose of the drug may be 12 g.

Side effects of Pyracetam are rare. Sometimes the patient may have abdominal pain, some complain of sudden irritability. In general, the treatment passes unnoticed and painless.