In the age of information glut, more and more people are faced with neuralgic and neurotic diseases, which Phenibut and its analogues help to cope with. They have a powerful nootropic effect, normalize metabolic processes and blood circulation in the brain, and stabilize the transmission of nerve impulses.

Composition, active substance Phenibut

The drug is available only in the form of tablets, which have a white-yellowish tint. They are flat, cylindrical in shape. On the front side there is a facet and at risk, facilitating the breakdown of the drug into smaller doses. The chemical name of the drug is γ-amino-β-phenylbutyric acid hydrochloride.

The composition of the drug:

  • phenibut hydrochloride;
  • lactose monohydrate;
  • a salt of calcium and stearic acid;
  • potato flour;
  • the K-25 plazdon.

The action of Phenibut tablets is based on aminophenylbutyric acid, the effect of which is expressed in the form of anxiolytic activity. Often prescribed to elderly patients to improve the duration and quality of sleep. The drug has a sedative effect, which allows prescribing it to patients before surgery or diagnosis, which can cause a feeling of anxiety and phobia.
The medication significantly reduces asthenic manifestations, vasovegetative disorders, migraine, irritability, insomnia, a feeling of heaviness in the head, emotional instability.It improves metabolic processes in the eye capillaries, reduces the risk of stroke due to a decrease in vascular tone.

Phenibut is effective not only in asthenia and other pathological neurotic conditions, it increases the efficiency of the brain, which manifests itself in the form of:

  • increased attention;
  • increased coordination of sensory and motor skills;
  • memory improvements.

In addition, the drug helps to establish the work of the vestibular system, which allows it to be used for Meniere's syndrome, as well as for severe motion sickness in transport.
Phenibut is often prescribed in pediatric neurology for the treatment of nervous tics and stuttering.

Unfortunately, despite the apparent effectiveness, the drug has several contraindications. This necessitates the search for a reliable substitute for the drug.

Russian over-the-counter analogues of the drug

Among Russians, medicines that have a mechanism similar to Phenibut affecting the body, but are sold without a prescription, are in constant demand. Anvifen tablets are a complete analogue of the medication. They are based on the same active substance, but the cost is slightly higher than that of the original. This is because the Russian analogue has a more updated composition than Phenibut tablets.

The experience of using a substitute testifies to its high efficiency for normalizing the central nervous system, which is in no way inferior to the results of the original source. Plus, the drug, unlike Phenibut, is freely available, i.e. it can be purchased without a doctor’s prescription.

Incomplete structural substitutes for domestic production

Along with the analogue, Russian pharmaceuticals produce a number of synonyms.

The most popular ones include:

  • Afobazole tablets;
  • Mebicar;
  • Tenothen;
  • Phenazepam.

OTC valerian extract complements the tablet OTC analogues. It is realized in the form of tincture, tablets and sweet solution. It is the cheapest substitute for Phenibut and has a minimum of contraindications. The medication is allowed to be taken even by pregnant women.

Foreign analogues of Phenibut for children

Due to the fact that a nootropic agent is often prescribed for children to improve brain function, many imported Phenibut substitutes have appeared. Its structural analogue is the products of a Latvian pharmaceutical company called Noofen. If Phenibut for children is allowed only from 12 years old, then its Latvian synonym is assigned from 3 years old. The medication is effective in treating nervous tics, stuttering, and urinary incontinence, and also eliminates the dysfunction of the vestibular apparatus.

A more budget option when replacing Phenibut is the Ukrainian nootropic Aminalon. It is also allowed for children. It is used in diagnosing delays in mental development, pathologies of brain activity, cerebral palsy, and disorders of the blood supply to the brain.

Modern Ukrainian generics

The Ukrainian pharmaceutical industry offers a large number of medicines that have a spectrum of effects on the body similar to Phenibut. Although they can be called analogues only conditionally, because other active substances are the basis of medicines.

Ukrainian generics include:

  • Sedavit;
  • Lyra.

Sedavit is a medicine exclusively of plant origin. It is prescribed for the diagnosis of mild forms of mental disorders.

Lira is considered a stronger medicine compared to Phenibut. It is produced in tablet form and as a solution for injections. The basis of its effect on the body is the active component of citicoline. Indications for admission are quite extensive, ranging from pathologies caused by craniocerebral injuries, and ending with a stroke.

Medicines similar in pharmacological properties

If there are side effects on the original drug, the attending physician, together with the patient, selects replacement options.Among imported medicines, there are many drugs that have pharmacological properties similar to Phenibut.

Most popular:

  1. Adaptol is a sedative that helps to overcome feelings of anxiety and phobia, an obsessive state. Also eliminates increased irritability.
  2. Stresam is a French "colleague" of Phenibut with the active substance etifoxin. It is also a nootropic, has a mild sedative effect and normalizes the central nervous system.
  3. Motherwort in the form of tincture is a mild sedative of plant origin. The medicine is effective for normalizing sleep and controlling stress.
  4. Novo-Passit is a joint product of pharmaceutical companies from Israel and the Czech Republic. It suppresses psychological stress, eliminates headaches, solves the problem of insomnia.
  5. Ratium - is available in the form of capsules, which contribute to the acceleration of falling asleep, and also effectively eliminate cramping.
  6. Relaxedin - tablets of natural origin. The base of the medicine is squeezing a valerian from a plant.

All of these medications are considered nootropic drugs. In view of this the independent appointment of any of them is undesirable (even in the case of over-the-counter sales), because serious at first glance, a disorder of the nervous system can hide a serious pathology. That is why, before taking each medicine, a specialist consultation is required.

Brief instructions for use

In the annotation to the drug Phenibut indicated that it is used orally, strictly after eating. The standard single dose for an adult patient varies from 250 to 500 mg. Three times a day are recommended. It is allowed to increase the dosage to 750 mg, however, but this does not apply to elderly patients.

The duration of therapy is usually from 2 to 3 weeks. With good tolerance and effectiveness of treatment, extension to 1 - 1.5 months is possible.
The drug can be prescribed in a minimum dose to children over 8 years old. For them, the recommended amount of Phenibut is 250 mg three times a day.

For the relief of alcoholic detoxification, an increased intake of the drug is prescribed. During the day, a standard dosage is used, which is supplemented by a night dose of 750 mg. Gradually, the amount of nootropic is brought to the standard norm.

Phenibut is allowed for prophylactic purposes before fear of motion sickness and motion sickness. In this case, a single dose of 500 mg is taken 60 minutes before the start of the trip. However, it should be noted that in the presence of such serious manifestations as profuse vomiting or uncontrolled dizziness, Phenibut is useless.

With therapy aimed at normalizing the functioning of blood vessels and the vestibular system, having a traumatic nature of origin. If the cause of the disorder was Meniere's disease, then at the peak of exacerbation for a week, the patient is recommended to take 750 mg of the drug three times a day. After the disappearance of symptoms, the dose is reduced to the standard, the drug is taken according to a similar scheme for another 1 week. As a rule, to consolidate the result, Phenibut is additionally drunk for another 5 days once in a dose of 250 mg.

Despite the fact that many Phenibut substitutes are sold in pharmacies without a prescription, the decision to replace the original should only be made by a doctor. And here we are talking not so much about the effectiveness of therapy, but about the effect of medications on the blood and liver. In addition, with serious pathologies of the central nervous system, Phenibut can be prescribed with sleeping pills, drugs and antiepileptic drugs, the action of which can significantly enhance other nootropics.

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  • Nikita

    He took Phenibut from SNS, an excellent drug. Name Phenibut XT, manufactured in the USA. Yes, and the action does not compare at all, SNS is much more powerful, it is not for nothing that America is considered the leader in the production of drugs. I practically don’t notice from the Russian action that it needs to take 3 tabs - 750 mg, from the Lithuanian it works well for 2-3 days, then it becomes addictive and there is almost no effect. I can take this phenibut for 2 weeks, 2 capsules per day and it will work, and it works somehow in a special way - not slowing down, but undermining, my mind is clean and calm, but you are active. For the price it turns out about the same, even cheaper if you count on the amount of mg of substance in the package.