The uneasy behavior, whims and causeless crying of the child are always a reason for nervousness of parents. And sometimes after a long hysterics of the child they are ready to take more serious measures, than a glass of warm water, kind words and embraces. But when it comes to soothing for the child, even such simple how valerian, arises a question and whether it is possible these means for the child?
Valerian and children: what is written to instructions
One of the most available and demulcents known to all is made in two forms. First, valerian root infusion. In the instruction for application to this medicine the age restriction is accurately specified – from 12 years, most likely, because of alcohol content. The second dosage form – tablets. In the instruction to them there is also an instruction – perhaps appointment to children is more senior than year. So the parents who solved after consultation with the neuropathologist or on own fear and risk to give to the baby valerians, have to represent accurately what adverse effects they can face. Among side effects there are valerians of any dosage form: headache and dizzinesses, general weakness, drowsiness, belly-aches. Especially often these consequences take place at long reception in high doses. A contraindication to use of valerian for people of any age group is the individual intolerance of components of medicine, to be exact – powder of a root of the plant of the same name. Extremely seldom, but cases of allergic reaction happen, at children they have acuity up to angioneurotic hypostasis.
It is interesting that in the instruction to tablets nothing is told about a dosage depending on age or the child's weight. Generally neuropathologists recommend to give ¼ tablets to children up to 6 years, and later on ½ before food.
Unexpected effect of valerian
Parents of uneasy or hyperactive children make the decision on intake of soothing medicines after consultation with the neuropathologist. The same who has no need for regular medicamentous impact on nervous system of the child, sometimes nevertheless think of it. Many mothers, for example, are interested whether it is worth giving to the child of valerian before air flight that it reacted to the unfamiliar atmosphere, vanity at the airport, loud sounds at take off and landing more quietly. The opinion of experts on this subject almost unanimous – is better to refuse soothing because reaction of the specific kid to drugs can be absolutely unexpected. Often after intake of valerian the child does not calm down, and is on the contrary excited, begins to shout, actively to move. Therefore in emergency situation it is better to prefer predictable crying and tears, than uncontrollable behavior.
The opposite effect of valerian is characteristic of small children, usually after 6-7 years the strengthened nervous system reacts to sedative more predictably.
Valerian alternative
Many pediatricians and children's neuropathologists consider that regular intake of demulcents in most cases can be avoided. If the child throughout the day behaves well, but every evening probably the reason not before going to bed rolls up a hysterics in weaknesses of his nervous system, it is just necessary to change something in life and a daily routine of the child. As an alternative to medicines long walks, healthy nutrition, especially in the evening, massage, quiet water procedures act. And the tablet of valerian is more necessary to mom that that without excess nerves was engaged in the kid and his health.