To begin with, I would like to describe the drug cocarboxylase, talk about its purpose and use for adult children. And only then delve into the topic - cocarboxylase during pregnancy.
So, cocarboxylase hydrochloride is a lyophilized powder used to prepare an injection solution. This drug is very important for carbohydrate and fat metabolism. It acts as a catalyst in the Krebs cycle (tricarboxylic acids), as well as as decarboxylate and carboxylate of α-keto acids. Lack of cocarboxylase in the body leads to an increase in the level of pyruvic acid in the blood , and this causes acidosis.
Cocarboxylase use.
Treatment: hyperglycemia, metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, acidosis in diabetes mellitus, renal and hepatic insufficiency, as well as coronary circulatory failure . The drug is also used if a person has respiratory acidosis associated with cardiorespiratory failure, some heart diseases that are accompanied by extrasystole (atrial fibrillation or paroxysmal tachycardia). It is also used for mild forms of multiple sclerosis, preeclampsia and eclampsia, peripheral neuritis, pathological processes of carbohydrate metabolism disturbance.
Methods of use and dosage.
Cocarboxylase is administered under the skin, either intramuscularly or intravenously. Before administration, the powder must be dissolved in 2 ml of special injection water. The dose of the drug is prescribed individually, it depends on the severity of the condition and the type of disease of the patient. Adults are injected intramuscularly with no more than 100 milligrams per day, and it is imperative that the prescribed dose be administered once. And if necessary, you can enter it again, with an interval of one two hours (for example, with a diabetic coma). The course of treatment for adults usually takes from 15 to 30 days. For each individual disease, its own individual course is prescribed. For children, the drug is administered intramuscularly as follows: up to 3 months - 1 time per day 25 mg; from 4 months - up to 7 years - 1 time per day 25-50 mg, from 8-18 years - 1 time per day from 50 to 100 mg. But if necessary, doctors can vary the dose. It is not recommended to use cocarboxylase without a doctor's prescription.
Regardless of the many areas of application of this drug, cocarboxylase is most often prescribed during pregnancy. I myself happened to encounter this during my pregnancy, when at 8 months I almost had a premature birth. Then I was put to conservation in the Kharkiv Regional Hospital. After prescribing some drugs that caused tachycardia to me, I began to be more skeptical about the decisions of doctors. And when I was prescribed cocarboxylase during pregnancy, I am to start, carefully read the appointment and side effects. Despite the apparent benefits of this medicine, it is better not to use it without any indication for use. But, I noticed the opposite, the drug was prescribed to almost everyone. Next to me in the ward was a girl with a presentation, which, just like me, was prescribed exactly cocarboxylase. In general, I refused, to which the nurse said that, in principle, the drug will not harm. But is it really so?
Cocarboxylase during pregnancy should be prescribed only for heart, kidney, nervous, liver diseases, as well as in the treatment of severe toxicosis. But if you have none of this, then be careful with similar experiments on your organisms, because it is known that drugs are not always treated, but also crippled. Yes, even in appearance it looks like ordinary vitamin B1, and, acting on the metabolic processes of the body, it seems to do no harm. But why stuff yourself with medicine, indications for the use of which are completely not about you. This is how to use the iodine preparation, if it is sufficient in the body. Everyone knows cases of overdose and subsequent thyroid disease from this. So you need to look soberly and not trust today's doctors, not all of them are ideal specialists. Take care of yourself!