Mazindol

Mazindol (trademarks: Mazanor, Sanorex) is a medicine overwhelming appetite with the stimulating action, belongs to tetracyclic to a class of chemicals.

Mazindol is applied to treatment of obesity, due to appetite oppression.

Mazindol is simpatometic which is similar to amphetamine, in structure and the stimulating influence on the central nervous system. With respect thereto Mazindol isn't recommended to accept for a long time, accustoming is possible. You can also like Suprenamin.

Medicine inhibits the return capture of exciting mediators: noradrenaline, dopamine and serotonin, besides, major factors in a capability of anoreksigen action of mazindol are excitement of the center of saturation in a hypothalamus and decrease in incentives to the need for food that is connected with influence of medicine on adrenergetic systems of a brain. Also moderate anti-depressive action is inherent in Mazindol.

Doses and direction of use

Inside during food in the beginning on 1/2 tablets (0,5 mg) a day (in the first 4 - 5 days), then on 1 tablet 1 or 2 of time a day (during a breakfast and a lunch). Maximum daily dose is 3 tablets. The course of treatment proceeds usually from 4 to 12 weeks.

Side effects

At administration of drug nausea, a headache, disorders of a dream, emiction delay, a sweating, an allergic dermal eruption, rising of arterial pressure are possible dryness in a mouth. The drug dose in these cases is reduced or stop its reception. In the course of treatment (on 8 - the 10th week) can develop some accustoming to drug and depression of its anorexigenic effect. Drug is contraindicative at glaucoma, a renal, liver and heart failure, an arrhythmia of heart, hyperexcitability. It isn't necessary to prescribe Mazindolum along with MAO inhibitors.