Every person experiences headaches from time to time. It is associated with various external factors and goes away quickly without taking pills. 15% of people suffer from frequent, severe headaches. Doctors at the Yusupov Hospital conduct their examination using modern instrumental and laboratory diagnostic methods.
For headaches, people prescribe analgin, no-shpu, askofen, citramon. They relieve pain, but do not affect the cause of the pain. After determining the cause of the headache, doctors at the neurology clinic carry out complex therapy. Rehabilitation specialists use innovative non-drug treatments.
Professors and doctors of the highest category discuss complex cases at a meeting of the Expert Council. Leading specialists in the field of headache treatment collectively develop further tactics for patient management. Patients have the opportunity to undergo complex examinations and treatment at partner clinics of the Yusupov Hospital.
Information sheet
The drug has a number of beneficial properties for the human body. It relieves pain, can lower body temperature and has a calming effect. Basically, patients themselves know what this medication is for. It is used to combat headaches and toothaches, but usually of mild or moderate intensity, as well as other uncomfortable conditions. The medicine can be recommended for use in acute respiratory diseases and high body temperature.
In addition, “tempalgin” has a calming effect on the human nervous system. It helps cope with fear or anxiety. It may also moderately reduce blood pressure. This medication acts very quickly on the human body. Most often, the effect is achieved within 30 minutes to 2 hours. The only form of release is tablets.
How to apply
According to the instructions, the medicine is taken orally. It can be taken with or after food.
Features of application:
- One tablet is taken at a time
- The patient can control the number of appointments himself. Typically, the number of doses depends on the intensity of the pain, its duration, and the effectiveness of the medicine on the patient. There can be a maximum of three doses per day
- The tablets are round in shape and large in size, but despite this, taking them does not cause any particular difficulties. Due to the fact that they have an even, smooth coating, they can be easily swallowed, but it is advisable to wash them down with enough water.
- If the pain does not go away or its intensity does not decrease, then in these cases you can increase the dosage or number of doses. It is allowed to take two tablets at a time, but if you save the number of doses - three times, 2 tablets. You can also increase the number of doses up to 4 times, for example, one tablet in the morning, two tablets at lunch and evening, and one tablet before bedtime
Will it help with headaches?
"Tempalgin" perfectly relieves symptoms of headaches. In addition, the drug should be taken if you have symptoms such as:
- Toothache
- Migraine
- Neuralgia
- Muscle pain
- Joint pain
- Mild abdominal pain
In combination with drugs that relieve spasms, it can be prescribed to treat various colics. It is used as an additional agent in the treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases.
Treating headaches with NSAIDs
For tension headaches and migraines, neurologists prefer nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Helps with headaches:
- acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) – the maximum single dose is 2 tablets, but not more than six tablets 3-4 times a day;
- naproxen – you can take 2 tablets at a time, but no more than four tablets 2 times a day.
- diclofenac - take one tablet 3 times a day;
- indomethacin - can be taken one tablet 3 times a day or used in the form of rectal suppositories;
- Ketonal, ketanov, ketorol should be taken orally no more than 2 tablets at a time, 3-4 times a day.
According to reviews, Nurofen and Nimesil help well with headaches. Doctors recommend taking all drugs in this group after meals with plenty of water. The effect develops 0.5-2 hours after taking the drug. The duration of the analgesic effect is 4-6 hours. The tablets can be taken independently for no more than 4 days. Dexalgin acts quickly and effectively for headaches.
Why can't you use
The drug is prohibited for use in the following body conditions:
- Severe kidney failure
- Low blood pressure
- Severe liver failure
- Asthma due to allergy to aspirin
- Chronic heart failure
- Problems with hematopoiesis
- Individual intolerance
Analogs
The closest analogue of Tempalgin is Aspirin, other drugs are more effective but can be purchased with a prescription
The common well-known drug Aspirin has a similar effect to Tempalgin. It is also mildly potent, so it can be used for minor pain and inflammation. But since, unlike Tempalgin, Aspirin has a different active ingredient, it can be effective in cases where the use of Tempalgin does not give much effect.
In addition to Aspirin, you can replace Tempalgin with other over-the-counter medications:
- Nurofen
- Ibuprofen
- Buran
The following painkillers for toothache have a stronger effect:
- Nimesil in powder form
- Ketones
- Ketorol
- Ketanal
- Ketorolac
But these drugs are available from pharmacies only with a doctor's prescription.
But still, you should not use painkillers to treat toothache. In any case, its occurrence will serve as a signal about the emergence of an unhealthy process in the tooth.
Tempalgin and other painkillers can only be used as first aid, but not as the main treatment.
Why are there allergies?
Any drug always has undesirable effects. Specifically, Tempalgin does not often have side effects on the body. Usually, this occurs only against the background of long-term use of the drug. They manifest themselves in organ systems as follows:
- Burning sensation in the epigastrium, increased levels of ALT and AST, jaundice, increased bilirubin, cholestasis.
- Increased symptoms from the central nervous system, up to the occurrence of hallucinations.
- Changes in blood pressure, increased heart rate, and the appearance of cyanosis.
- Renal dysfunction
- Allergy in its various manifestations.
Side effects
Side effects are rare; usually their occurrence is due to non-compliance with the rules of administration. If you use the medicine in increased dosages, unwanted side effects associated with the nervous, digestive or circulatory system may appear. Sometimes various allergic reactions may occur.
Common side effects include the following conditions:
- Frequent dizziness, headaches
- The appearance of pain in the epigastric area
- Dry mouth
- Disorders of the nervous system may appear - hallucinations, sleep disturbances
- Decreased or increased blood pressure
- Jaundice
- Tachycardia condition
- The use of the drug may cause a decrease in the level of leukocytes in the blood, which may result in leukopenia.
- Sometimes thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis occurs
- Urine may turn red
- Feeling itchy
- The occurrence of impaired functioning of the kidneys and liver
- Various allergic reactions
How to take with other medications
When combined with classic sedatives and tranquilizers, the patient's pain relief increases. Co-administration with phenothiazide derivatives usually causes an increase in body temperature. The patient may develop leukopenia when prescribed in parallel with cytostatics. There is no exception to increased toxic effects when taken with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or oral contraceptives. Increased excretion from the body occurs under the influence of taking H2 receptor blockers.
Why is it not recommended to use during pregnancy and breastfeeding?
Important! Tempalgin should not be used during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester and in the last 6 weeks. The constituent components can have a harmful effect on the child and can also cause developmental pathologies.
During other periods of pregnancy, it is recommended to use the medicine only strictly according to indications and under the constant supervision of the attending physician. It is advisable to use only when absolutely necessary.
Tempalgin is prohibited when breastfeeding. The constituent components are excreted together with breast milk.
The most popular analogue
These two drugs differ significantly in their composition. Indications for their use also differ. In the presence of a stronger and more persistent pain syndrome, preference should be given to “pentalgin”, since it contains a larger number of main active ingredients, which are more effective in comparison with “tempalgin”. As for pricing policy and production, these two medicines are practically no different from each other. They are both very high quality and relatively inexpensive drugs.
Combination drugs for headaches
A headache attack is quickly relieved by combination medications, which contain other ingredients in addition to the painkiller. Mydocalm has an analgesic and antispasmodic effect. It contains 3 active ingredients:
- Metamizole sodium is a non-narcotic analgesic;
- pitofenone hydrochloride – myotropic antispasmodic;
- fenpiverinium bromide is an anticholinergic agent.
Citramon can be taken for headaches. This is a combined drug that has analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. Does citramon help with headaches? It is effective when the cause of the headache is a viral or bacterial infection. The components that make up citramon enhance each other's effects. The antipyretic effect of acetylsalicylic acid is realized through the central nervous system.
Paracetamol has an analgesic, antipyretic and very weak anti-inflammatory effect. Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system and promotes rapid penetration of the analgesic ingredient through the blood-brain barrier.
Patients often take tempalgin for headaches. The drug contains the main active ingredients - metamizole sodium, tempidone and auxiliary ingredients. Tempalgin has an analgesic and sedative effect. One of its components, metamizole sodium, acts as a strong pain reliever. Another ingredient, tempidone, eliminates fear, anxiety and motor agitation, and helps to slightly reduce blood pressure. Each of the two components complements the action of the other.
Baralgin helps with headaches due to the properties of three components:
- metamizole sodium;
- pitofenone hydrochloride;
- fenpiverinium bromide.
They have antispasmodic and analgesic effects.
Andipal is taken for headaches if it is caused by cerebral vasospasm. Andipal tablets contain metamizole sodium, bendazole, papaverine hydrochloride, phenobarbital. Ibuklin has an analgesic effect for headaches. It contains the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen and the non-narcotic pain reliever paracetamol.
Many patients take pentalgin for headaches. It consists of the following main components:
- metamizole sodium;
- paracetamol;
- caffeine mg;
- phenobarbital;
- codeine phosphate.
After oral administration, the active components of the drug are well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Pentalgin acts for four hours.
Novigan is a combination drug that has analgesic, antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory effects due to the properties of the components that it contains. The effect of the drug is most pronounced for headaches associated with vascular spasms. A single dose of the drug depends on age. Adults and adolescents over 15 years of age should take 2 Novigan tablets for headaches.
Each tablet of Maxigan, a drug that quickly relieves headaches, contains the following components:
- metamizole sodium;
- pitofenone hydrochloride;
- fenpiverinium bromide.
Metamizole is a pyrazolone derivative. It has analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects. It contains 3 ingredients:
- analgin is a pain reliever;
- pitofenone – antispasmodic;
- fenpiverinium bromide is an m-anticholinergic agent.
Askofen has an analgesic effect for headaches. If combination medications do not relieve headaches or attacks occur more than twice a week, contact Yusupov Hospital. Doctors will conduct a comprehensive examination and individually select medications that affect the causes of headaches.
