"Citramonum" - popular inexpensive medicine which is widely applied as remedy for headache. However it is necessary to use this habitual medicine during pregnancy with care.
"Citramonum" at pregnancy
The main indication to application of "Citramonum" is presence at the person of a pain syndrome who can be connected with the most various reasons: for example, this medicine is often used for removal of a headache and also migraine, a toothache and similar symptoms.
At the same time the instruction for intake of the medicine "Citramonum" accurately establishes that use of this medicine by women in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy is forbidden. Of course, potential harm which intake of medicine can cause to yet not been born kid is the reason of such ban, however the nature of this harm during various periods of pregnancy significantly differs.
Experts claim that the main reason for the restrictions imposed on reception of "Citramonum" at pregnancy is existence in its composition of the acetilsalicylic acid known also as aspirin. So, in the first trimester rather expressed teratogenny impact made by this substance on an organism of future child can cause different development of congenital anomalies of a fruit, for example, of splitting of an upper lip.
Reception of "Citramonum" in the third trimester of pregnancy is fraught with the complications having other etiology. So, it is known that acetilsalicylic acid causes blood fluidifying which, in turn, can lead to the bleedings at the pregnant woman which are difficult giving in to a stop. Besides, effect of aspirin is capable to lead to easing of normal intensity of patrimonial activity that can cause difficulties during appearance of the kid on light.
Reception of "Citramonum" in the second trimester
Thus, reception of "Citramonum" is allowed pregnant women only during the second trimester of pregnancy, that is from fourth on the sixth months inclusive. However, as well as any medicine taken at pregnancy with blood current it gets to an organism of the kid and is capable to cause individual negative reaction. Therefore in case there is such opportunity, experts recommend to refrain from reception of "Citramonum" and during the second trimester. To try to relieve a headache it is possible, for example, by means of careful massage of a neck, by means of applying of a cool compress or just walk in the fresh air. If these measures do not help, it is possible to take a pill nevertheless, however you should not abuse intake of medicine. Well, and if head or other pains repeat rather often, it is necessary to see the doctor that he appointed safer medicine.