What to give a child from a headache? Preparations and drugs for headaches for children: name and dosage

How to eliminate headache in children with medicines?

A headache in a child may occur for various reasons. What medicines can children be given to relieve pain?

Kids often complain of a headache. What should be done and is it possible to give medications to children to relieve headache before the doctor arrives? What medications for headaches are used in children's practice? Let's understand.

Causes of frequent headache in children

Children's headache It can be caused by various reasons. Consider the most typical sources of headache in children.

Headache of tension. This type of pain is most often found in children's practice. The nature of the pain is symptoms of constant compression of different intensity. The pain is associated with the physical or psycho -emotional activity of the child. As a rule, such pain does not cause serious concern with the health of the child.

Migraine. The nature of the pain is severe unilateral pain in the form of seizures. Pain can be accompanied by impaired hearing, vision, balance. Migraine attacks often provoke nausea and vomiting.

Increased intracranial pressure. This medical term is not an independent disease. An increase in intracranial pressure accompanies many diseases (brain tumors, meningitis, hydrocephalus). Therefore, headaches associated with this problem can be avoided if the main pathology is treated.

Visual impairment. Eye tension during prolonged reading, viewing television programs, long time before the computer can serve as the causes of a headache.

Incorrect selection of glasses also causes prolonged pain of the head. Some eye diseases (glaucoma) cause severe pain in the eyes and cause headache.

Important: a comprehensive ophthalmological examination will help to identify the cause of the child’s headache associated with visual impairment.

Problems in the skeletal-muscle frame. Incorrect posture, hypodynamia, injuries of the musculoskeletal system often cause headaches. In this case, consultation of an orthopedic specialist is recommended. Additional studies of bone and muscle tissue help to identify the source of headache.

Important: massage, therapeutic gymnastics, moderate physical activity positively affect the correction of problems associated with the spine and headache associated with diseases of the corset-muscular frame.

Violations of the psyche of the child. Alarming and depressive conditions, neuroses, Frightened mood - factors that can provoke headaches. An appeal to a therapist will help to solve the negative causes and consequences of the child’s mental injuries.

Radiating or reflected pain. This type of pain is delivered by other organs, although the pain is felt in completely different places. So, inflammation of the maxillary cavities, ear diseases, sore throat with colds, can cause an radiating headache in a child.

How to treat children with a headache?

You can not ignore the child’s complaint about headache. You should not panic either. Any pain has a cause and is a signal of malfunctions in the body.

What to do with a child’s headache?

• If the baby complained of a headache, you should find out the cause of the pain
• It is recommended to distract and reassure the child, if possible to put him in bed and calmly talk to him
• Nick sweet tea will help relieve tension and reassure the baby
• You can ventilate the room or even better - take a walk with the child in the fresh air, if weather conditions allow
• Give the child the opportunity to sleep and rest
• With persistent moderate pains, the baby is allowed to give ibuprofen or paracetamol in a dosage corresponding to the age of the child

Important: if the measures taken have not improved the condition of the baby, and the child continues to feel bad, you should definitely consult a doctor.

When do you need a doctor’s help?

It is recommended to see a doctor immediately if they occur in a headache:

• any disorders of consciousness
• distortion of speech
• violation of coordination
• visual problems
• the appearance of a rash
• nausea and vomiting
• pain after traumatic brain injury

What tablets can children from headache?

Often parents give “adult” medicines for stopping headache in babies. This is a big mistake and error.

Important: it is not recommended to use medicines in children's practice intended for the treatment of adults, even if they have indications for the treatment of the same symptoms of the disease.

Paracetamol And Ibuprofen are shown to relieve pain and high temperature before the doctor arrives. The remaining painkillers are prescribed by the attending physician for medical reasons in the dosage according to the age of the child.

No-shpa from a headache for a child

No-shpa It is a drug of synthetic origin, containing an active substance - drotaverin.

The medication has an antispasmodic effect, relieves spasms of smooth muscle muscles of internal organs and blood vessels. Drotaverin relaxes the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary system, bile ducts,

Important: No-shpa is not an analgesic medicine. The drug relaxes the walls of smooth muscles, and, as a result, relieves pain if it was associated with muscle spasms.

When you can give a child No-shpu?

No-shpa is prescribed by a doctor in the dosage, according to the age of the baby. In emergency cases, it is possible to use the medicine before the doctor arrives. No-shpa relieves pain only in cases associated with spasms of smooth muscles and blood vessels.

So, at a high temperature of No-shpa, it enhances the effect of antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and painkillers, as it has a vasodilating effect.

Important: at high temperatures, a child can be given 0.5 tablets of no-shpa along with antipyretic drugs Paracetamol Or ibuprofen. The health of the baby faster faster.

Contraindications of no-shpa for children

No-shpa It is not used in the following cases:

• children's age up to 6 years
• bronchial asthma
• low blood pressure
• a tendency to allergies
• renal and liver failure

Dosage of No-Shpa for Children

Important: children under a year are strictly forbidden to use No-shpa In all dosage forms.

Children 6-12 years old: The maximum dose per day is 80 mg (or 2 tablets of 40 mg). It is recommended to take 1 tablet 2 times a day.

Children over 12 years old: recommended daily dose-160 mg, divided into 2-4 doses. Typically, the doctor prescribes 1 tablet (40 mg) 2-4 times a day.

Important: it should be remembered that no-shpa is an emergency drug for the baby and a temporary measure to facilitate well-being against the background of basic therapy. The effect of the drug usually lasts 4-8 hours.

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Analgin for children with headache

Analgin - A drug known for its analgesic effect, almost everyone, since the time of our grandparents.

Contains an active substance - metamizole sodium. It is used for severe manifestations of pain of different etiologies: migraine, toothache, renal colic, headaches, painful sensations for menstruation, to relieve pain after surgical operations.

Important: at present, many countries have excluded metamizol sodium (analgin) from medical practice due to the risk of severe complication of agranulocytosis.

Analgin It is produced in the form of tablets, rectal suppositories, injection solutions. Sodium metamizole is part of many complex drugs.

In children's practice, drugs containing sodium metamizol are used in extreme cases due to strong toxic effects on the composition of the blood. Many foreign countries have limited the use of the drug in children: sodium metamizol is not prescribed to children under 14 years of age. In the Russian Federation, age restrictions reach 6 years.

The recommended children's dose is 5-10 mg per 1 kg of child weight. The drug is taken 3-4 times a day.

Treatment Analgin should not exceed 3 days.

Special instructions when taking analgin

• Bronchospasm and bronchial asthma are contraindications for using the drug
• When taking the medicine for more than 7 days, control of the composition of the blood should be carried out
• Analgin It is impossible to use in acute pain without clarifying the cause of the pain syndrome
• In the treatment of babies under 5 years old taking cytostatic medicines, treatment with sodium metamizol should be accompanied by compulsory medical control
• Usage Analgina In children's practice, the doctor should take place in exceptional cases

Paracetamol from headache for children

Paracetamol - The drug has an antipyretic, analgesic and moderate anti -inflammatory effect.

It is widely used in the form of many dosage forms: tablets, capsules, children's syrups and suspensions, suppositories. Paracetamolit is used both by a monopoly and in combination with other active substances to potentiate the effect.

Important: pediatricians around the world consider paracetamol the best tool for reducing temperature. In addition, the drug is used as a soft painkillers for children.

Paracetamol It is widely used in children's practice to eliminate pain: head, dental, neuralgic, articular and other pains. The drug is also prescribed as an antipyretical agent to reduce temperature.

Important: paracetamol is only a means of emergency care for medium pain and high temperature. The drug relieves symptoms only for a while and involves the treatment of the underlying disease.

Dosage and dosage

Paracetamol in tablets

Paracetamol In tablets, they are produced in dosages: 0.2 g, 325 mg, 0.5 g. The dosage form of paracetamol in the form of tablets is used for children over 3 years old.

Children from 3 to 6 years old: The daily dose is calculated based on 60 mg per 1 kg of child weight. The dose is divided into 3-4 doses per day.

Children from 6 to 12 years old: a single dose of 250-500 mg 3-4 times a day no more than 4 hours after taking the previous dose of the drug.

Children over 12 years old With a body weight above 60 kg: a single dose of 500 mg up to 4 times a day.

Tablets are taken after eating.

Paracetamol in rectal suppositories

Paracetamol In the form of rectal candles, it is available in different dosages, designed for the different age category of children: 0, 08 g, 0, 17 g, 0.33 g.

Children from 1 month to 3 years old: a single dose is 15 mg of the drug per 1 kg of weight.

Children from 3 to 6 years old: 60 mg of paracetamol per 1 kg of child weight.

Children from 6 to 12 years old: The maximum daily dose is 2 g of the drug, divided into 4 doses.

Candles are administered rectally at a temperature above 38 degrees 3-4 times a day with an interval of 4 hours. The medicine is best administered at night. A very convenient dosage form for young children. The pain and temperature are reduced within an hour, the effect of the drug lasts 3-4 hours.

Paracetamol in the form of syrup and suspension

A specially designed dosage form for young children. It has a pleasant fruit taste and aroma. The syrup contains a small amount of sugar and other harmless components. There is no sugar in the suspension, which makes it possible to use the medicine in case of an allergic predisposition of the child.

The drug can be used from the first months of the baby's life. A convenient measured spoon allows you to properly dose the medicine. Syrup and suspension are produced at 50 ml or 100 ml in a dosage of 120 mg \\ 5 ml.

Children from 3 to 12 months: 2.5-5ml (60-120 mg of paracetamol) of a liquid dosage form 3-4 times a day.

Children from 1 year to 5 years old: 5-10 ml (120-240 mg of paracetamol).

Children from 5 to 12 years old: 10-20 ml of suspension (240-480 mg of paracetamol).

Analogs of paracetamol

The drug is also produced under other trading names:

• Panadol
• Tylenol
• Ifimol
• Kalpol
• Aldolor
• Daleron
• Perfalgan
• CEFOND D
• Efferalgan
• Flyutabs

Combined drugs including paracetamol

• Stopgick
• Flu
• Maxicond
• Antiflu Kids
• PARAROTIS for children
• Pharmacitron
• FERELS
• Coldrex
• Tempalgin
• Cold-Flu

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Spazgan for children from headache

Spazgan is a combined drug of foreign production. Contains three active ingredients that have a therapeutic effect:

• sodium metamizole is 500 mg (weak anti -inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic effect)
• pitophenol 5 mg (antispasmodic effects on smooth muscles)
• fenpianius bromide 0.1 mg (m-cholin-blocking relaxing effect on smooth muscles)

The combination of three active components allows you to potentiate the action of each other and eliminate pain and cramps. The medicine is used for colic of various etiologies, headaches, pain syndromes in the joints, neuralgic and other moderate pains.

Important: in children's practice, spazgan is used only according to medical recommendations in accordance with medical reasons.

Children's dosages are calculated, given the age of the child. The instruction for the drug contains recommendation doses for children.

Children 6-8 years old: a single dose - 0.5 tablets

Children: 9-12 years old: 3 \\ 4 tablets per appointment

Children: 13-15 Let: 1 tablet

The drug is consumed after eating 2-3 times a day.

Citramon to a child from headache

Perhaps there is no medication more popular than citramon from headache. How many times have these pills helped out and removed pain in adults! Is it possible to give citramon to children with a headache?

Citramon is a complex complex of active substances aimed at eliminating moderate pains.

Citramon tablet compositions:

• acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) 0.24 g (analgesic, anti -inflammatory, antipyretic and anti -aggregation effects)
• paracetamol 0.18 (antipyretic, analgesic and mild anti -inflammatory effect)
• caffeine 0.03 (psychostimulating, cardiotonic and anileptic effects)
• excipients: cocoa powder and citric acid

Citramon is used to remove the feverish state and not severe pain: head, dental, neuralgic, articular. Tablets help relieve temperature, head and muscle pain with colds. Tablets are taken 2-3 times a day after eating.

Important: citimon is not prescribed for children under 15 years of age. The medicine contains acetylsalicylic acid. The use of aspirin for hyperthermia during viral pathology can cause a dangerous complication - Reye syndrome.

A moment from a headache for a child

MiG - tablets containing the active component of Ibuprofen. The drug helps relieve inflammation, eliminates medium pains and effectively reduces body temperature. The medicine is used in dosages of 200 and 400 mg.

Tablets eliminate pains of various etiologies: head, dental, muscle, neuralgic. A moment lowers the temperature during infectious processes.

Doses of instant pills for children

Children 6-9 years old (with a weight of 20-29 kg): 200 mg per reception.

Children 9-12 years old (with a weight of 30-39 kg): 200 mg per reception.

Children after 12 years old (with a weight of more than 40 kg): a single dose of 200-400 mg.

The medicine is taken during or after eating 3 times a day 6 hours after the previous reception. Tablets are not recommended for more than 4 days without a doctor’s prescription.

Tips to parents

Taking medications is a simple and not always effective method of eliminating the disease using pills to temporarily alleviate the condition of the child. Regular pain in the head of the head may indicate serious disorders in the health of the child. We give some tips on how to prevent a children's headache.

• Regular age -related medical examinations will help prevent many childhood diseases
• Normal psycho -emotional climate in family relationships positively affects the formation of the nervous system of the child
• The correct mode of the day, food, sleep, a good rest and long walks in the fresh air help to strengthen health
• Leisure, sports and hardening procedures- Best prevention from headaches

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