In order for a child to grow and fully develop, it is important to ensure a sufficient intake of B vitamins in his body. These microelements are of great importance for the proper functioning of all systems and internal organs. In the daily diet of an actively growing baby, there must be foods enriched with thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine, cyanocobalamin. Otherwise, the lack of nutrients should be compensated for by the use of vitamin-mineral complexes.
One of these is Neuromultivitis. Reviews about this tool will help to understand for what purposes it is released and in what cases it is prescribed for children, does it have analogues and what you need to know about contraindications.
Brief description of the drug
"Neuromultivitis" is a combined drug designed to improve metabolic processes in tissues. The active substances of this drug complex are B vitamins, in particular B1, B6 and B12. The drug is available in tablet and injection form. Judging by the reviews, injections of "Neuromultivit" are prescribed to children extremely rarely, mostly babies are prescribed pills. You can purchase the product at any retail pharmacy network. The drug is packaged in an outer cardboard box, inside it are 2 blisters of 10 white coated tablets. The pills have a convex rounded shape.
It is curious that there are no official recommendations on the use of the drug in childhood. The reason for this is considered a large single dosage, which exceeds the norm of consumption of B vitamins by an average child by 30 times. But in practice, the tool is still used by pediatricians to treat children of different ages, including infants. If you believe the reviews of patients and doctors, "Neuromultivit" is easily tolerated by children. In a predominant number of cases, the use of the drug brought the expected therapeutic effect. However, this medicine has “dark” sides, so only a qualified specialist should decide on its appointment.
Who needs the medication?
If we refer solely to the instructions of “Neuromultivitis” (we leave reviews aside), it will become clear that this drug has serious neurological indications. The manufacturer recommends the use of the drug to patients who have a history of one of the following disorders:
- pronounced hypovitaminosis ;.
- polyneuropathy (with diabetes mellitus or alcohol withdrawal);
- neuritis;
- neuralgia, including intercostal;
- sciatica;
- lumbago;
- plexitis;
- paresis of the facial nerves;
- intervertebral hernia, proceeding with radiculopathy.
At first glance, the disease is completely “not childish,” but neuromultivitis is often prescribed for babies who have undergone surgery. This drug helps the body recover faster, minimize the effects of stress, and stabilize the central nervous system. Not only reviews of Neuromultivitis for children, but also official clinical studies confirm the effectiveness of the drug used in the postoperative period.
Speech retardation
In reviews of the Neuromultivit vitamins, parents often express bewilderment at their appointment to children aged 2 to 4 years. Allegedly, this drug is prescribed only to those babies who have obvious neurological disorders. In fact, as doctors write in the reviews, “Neuromultivitis” for patients at an early age is necessary to maintain the nervous system. Especially children with a delay in speech development need taking this drug.
Many parents prefer not to focus on unwillingness, or rather the inability of their child to speak at 3 years old, referring to the fact that "his time has not come yet." However, responsible moms and dads should be alerted by the absence of any positive dynamics: if the child’s vocabulary is practically not replenished for several months, you should consult a specialist. The neurologist will give directions for the necessary diagnostic procedures (usually, with suspicion of RR, an electroencephalogram of the brain is performed, a detailed blood test is done), as well as consultations with an otolaryngologist and an audiologist who must confirm that everything is in order with the baby’s hearing.
As a monotherapy for delayed speech development do not use "Neuromultivit" for children. In reviews, mothers write that most often this drug is prescribed in combination with such drugs as:
- Encephabol;
- Pantogam
- Pantocalcin;
- "Kogitum";
- Cortexin.
Features of use in childhood
This drug is recommended for children older than 1 year, but under the strict supervision of a pediatrician or neurologist, medicine is sometimes prescribed for babies. According to reviews of "Neuromultivitis" and the instructions for use, information is provided that it is better to take vitamins in the morning, preferably immediately after waking up. It is undesirable to take the medicine in the evening, since there is a risk of developing a side reaction in the form of increased activity, excitability and sleep disturbances.
Due to age, most babies are not able to swallow the tablet whole. If the child was prescribed pills, and not injections of Neuromultivitis, the reviews recommend that you prepare the suspension yourself. To do this, you need to thoroughly crush one pill of the drug, crushing it to a powdery state without large particles. The resulting powder is combined with a tablespoon of drinking water. By the way, if a child refuses to take medicine, the prepared suspension of Neuromultivitis can be added to food or drink.
The treatment regimen for babies older than 1 year looks like this: one tablet of Neuromultivitis is given three times a day, but only after a meal. If the doctor sees the need for the use of this drug for infancy, the dosage is reduced several times. For babies, a quarter of the crushed tablet mixed with breast milk or an artificial mixture after a meal is prescribed. The duration of treatment with this medication should not exceed 30 days, since an excess of vitamins B can lead to adverse effects on the nervous system.
What is in the composition, contraindications
As already mentioned, Neuromultivit is a vitamin complex. The composition of the drug includes cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12), thiamine (vitamin B1) and pyridoxine (vitamin B6). In childhood, the drug is easily tolerated, despite the fact that the manufacturer refrained from any recommendations in the instructions for use. In reviews of “Neuromultivitis,” parents of infants younger than a year sometimes note that the children showed side effects in the form of vomiting, tachycardia, and urticaria. In general, the severity of the reaction of the body in infants is explained by the immaturity of the immune system and the body as a whole. Allergy occurs in isolated cases, and it can be not only in infants, but also in older children.
In case of adverse or allergic reactions, “Neuromultivitis” is canceled. In fact, this is the only contraindication to the use of the drug. The decision on the tactics of further treatment is made by the attending physician.
Patient feedback
Before using the product, be sure to read the instructions for use. In reviews of Neuromultivitis, many parents write that the effect of treatment is achieved after a few weeks. At first, no obvious changes in the behavior of the child are observed, but at the end of the course, users noted that the child became calmer and more assiduous. Parents are especially enthusiastic about normalizing the sleep of hyperactive babies: after Neuromultivitis, they began to sleep harder and fall asleep faster.
In relation to infants, the results of the use of this vitamin complex are not so clear. Parents of healthy babies who were prescribed “Neuromultivit” to prevent vitamin deficiency did not notice any significant changes after taking it. While infants with a diagnosed increased intracranial pressure after two weeks of use, tangible improvements occurred:
- reduction of tremor of the lower jaw during crying;
- weight gain;
- lack of colic and regurgitation;
- sufficient motor activity.
In children with delayed speech development, positive changes are also observed. The first changes, as a rule, do not occur during treatment, but some time after it. Most children of the age of three after Neuromultivitis begin not only to pronounce words, but also to build sentences, formulate requests and questions. At the same time, positive dynamics are also noted after the intake of B vitamins was completed.
Turning again to reviews of Neuromultivit tablets, it is easy to guess that this drug is prescribed for schoolchildren who complain of fatigue and poor memory. The first results of treatment came after a course of application: children have more strength, learning material is learned and remembered faster, concentration of attention and, as a result, school performance are increased.
What else you need to know about this medicine
Perhaps additional information about the combined tool "Neuromultivit" will be useful for many who have had (or will have) to deal with its use:
- You can undergo treatment with the drug strictly as prescribed by the vertebrologist or neurologist. To purchase this medicine at a pharmacy, you will need a prescription from a doctor.
- Neuromultivit has no effect on the management of complex mechanisms. Also, its use does not inhibit the reaction when driving a car.
- In most cases, vitamins do not cause drowsiness. At least, complaints about side effects such as fatigue, lethargy, and drowsiness are not found in reviews of Neuromultivitis.
- The drug will not benefit in combination with alcoholic beverages. It is especially important to give up alcohol to patients with pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. It is advisable not to smoke during the period of treatment, since nicotine adversely affects the nerve endings, prevents full trophic tissue and oxygen access to them.
- Tablets and ampoules should be stored in closed packaging, in a place remote from light and heating appliances at a temperature of no more than +25 ° . Shelf life is three years.
- Uncontrolled intake of "Neuromultivitis" by the child is not allowed. These are not harmless vitamins, but a serious combined medication.
How much is
Information on the manufacturer of this tool can be found in the instructions for use. "Neuromultivitis" in injections (reviews of injection treatment confirm that the drug is painfully tolerated, therefore it is most often used together with an anesthetic) is produced by the Austrian company GL Pharma, sold in packs of 5 and 10 ampoules. The price ranges from 350 rubles. for one package. The tabletted vitamins “Neuromultivit” are produced by the pharmaceutical company LANNACHER in Germany. Estimated cost of the drug is about 300 rubles. for 20 tablets.
Judging by the reviews, "Neuromultivit" does not belong to the category of expensive drugs. Indeed, some multivitamin complexes are much more expensive. At the same time, there are always those who want to save money and purchase cheaper analogues. In reviews of "Neuromultivitis" you can find references to a number of imported and domestic drugs for a lower price. All of them are supposedly similar in composition and principle of action with the medication. Next, we will conduct a brief comparative analysis of Neuromultivit and analogues. We will take feedback and instructions for using these funds as a basis.
Benfolipen
This domestic drug is available in tablets, each of which contains the same amount of thiamine as in Neuromultivit, but a significantly lower dose of vitamins B6 and B12. Before using the medicine, you must consult your doctor, carefully study the instructions and reviews. "Neuromultivitis" for children is not recommended by the manufacturer - the same can be said about "Benfolipen", but this does not interfere with prescribing the drug even to babies with the same "Neuromultivitis" frequency. It is worth noting that there are a lot of official contraindications to the use of “Benfolipen”, they include:
- hypersensitivity to any of the components in the composition;
- disturbances in the work of the cardiovascular system;
- pregnancy and lactation.
For adult patients, this drug is prescribed in complex therapy for the following diseases:
- trigeminal neuralgia;
- Bell palsy;
- pain syndrome caused by spinal tumors, intervertebral hernia;
- polyneuropathy.
Compared to Neuromultivitis, which reviews are rarely reported about side effects, Benfolipen is often accompanied by heart palpitations, hyperhidrosis, nausea, dizziness, and vomiting. Allergic reactions are not uncommon after using this remedy. In addition, this analogue is undesirable to combine with the intake of other vitamin complexes.
The dosage of the drug, as in any other cases, is determined by the doctor. The optimal dosage regimen for Benfolipen is as follows: drink one tablet three times a day with water. The estimated price of the drug is 150 rubles. per pack with 30 tablets.
Kombilipen
Another inexpensive analogue of Neuromultivit. In terms of composition, Kombilipen can be completely replaced by Benfolipen. However, in cases where it is required to administer the drug parenterally, the choice is made in favor of this drug. The solution "Combipilene" for injection, in addition to the main components, contains lidocaine. A package with 5 ampoules costs an average of 100 rubles. “Combilipen Tabs” is a tablet version of the drug, the price of which varies between 150-170 rubles.
As indications for the use of this drug (or "Neuromultivitis"), other pathologies are also found in the reviews of doctors:
- polyneuritis against the background of internal and external intoxication;
- polyneuritis of various etiologies;
- protracted inflammatory processes associated with diseases of the spine;
- osteochondrosis of the cervical, thoracic, lumbar;
- shingles.
With regard to restrictions, the “Combilipen” is not recommended for use in the same cases as “Benfolipen”. According to the official version, the drug is not suitable for children, since studies among this age category have not been conducted. It is forbidden to take the vitamin preparation for pregnant or breast-feeding women, people with pathologies of the cardiovascular system. At the first signs of individual intolerance to one of the components of the drug, it is necessary to abandon its further use.
It is worth noting that “Combilipen” is often prescribed for both hyperactive children and children with delayed speech development in combination with nootropic drugs, means for correcting the functioning of the nervous system. The exact dosage is calculated by a specialist and depends on the individual characteristics of each patient. On average, therapy lasts 3-4 weeks.
When taking Combibipen Tabs, it is important to strictly follow the instructions for use. The reviews of "Neuromultivitis" for children do not describe any difficulties with taking the drug. The only drawback, according to parents, is the bitterness of the tablets, so making the child drink them crushed in suspension is not easy. But here a solution was found: the drug is not felt if you add it to food or drink. With “Combilipen” a similar “trick” will not work, because:
- The tablet must be taken as a whole. This is the main reason why the vitamin complex is not prescribed to infants.
- You need to drink the medicine only with water, which means that it is impossible to add medicinal powder to juice, tea, compote or milk porridge.
Pentovit
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The use of "Pentovit" does not cause any danger to motorists. In the instructions for this drug, as well as its analogues, it is not recommended to give medicine to children, pregnant women. But based on the reviews about Pentovit and Neuromultivit, everything is different in practice: they appoint it to children, pregnant women, and even those who plan to become parents in the near future.
Despite the often occurring side effects, the drug continues to be popular and shows good results in the treatment of various disorders and diseases. The body may respond differently to the reception of "Pentovit", but most often in patients there are:
- allergic reactions (in this case, the doctor must cancel the medicine and replace it with another);
- tachycardia associated with pain in the sternum;
- sleep disturbances, anxiety.
In addition, people with diabetes should take into account that the tablet shell contains sugar, which even in small amounts can pose a serious threat to well-being.
Compligam
The advantage of this foreign drug is its availability: for the cost of "Neuromultivitis" you can buy more tablets. "Compligam" on average costs about 230 rubles. for packaging with three standard blisters. In addition, this product is manufactured in Canada by a leading pharmaceutical company. At each stage of the production of vitamins, numerous checks and experimental studies are carried out, so there is no doubt that Compligama meets international quality standards.
The only drawback of this tool is experts call a lower concentration of essential trace elements in comparison with Neuromultivitis. The complex "Compligam" includes:
- pantothenic, 4-aminobenzoic and folic acids;
- thiamine;
- cyanocobalamin;
- vitamin PP;
- biotin;
- choline.
The rich composition of this drug is a definite plus. In addition, Kompligam is produced not only in tablet but also in injection form (the drug is administered intramuscularly). "Compligam" is most often prescribed as a biologically active supplement with a deficiency of B vitamins. A remedy is used for neuritis, cervical and lumbar osteochondrosis, neuralgia, as well as for disorders of the central nervous system.
Manufacturers of Kompligam include contraindications for children under 12 years of age, pregnancy and lactation. You can not take the drug if you are hypersensitive to any of the components in the composition of the drug.
What to choose, "Neuromultivit" or one of the analogues?
Many believe that domestic and foreign analogues of well-known drugs that have proven themselves in the pharmaceutical market are distinguished exclusively by their cost. In fact, one can agree with this statement only in part. None of the drug analogues can equivalently replace the selected drug. Medications can differ in content, have various therapeutic effects, have serious side effects and have a lot of contraindications. Only a specialist should select a medicine or find a replacement for it. Self-medication can be dangerous to your health.