Ascofen - antipyretic and analgesic drug. It helps to get rid of migraine, headache, dental and menstrual pain. Apply it in neuralgia and febrile states. The instructions do not say anything about how, increases or lowers the pressure of Ascophene, but it is often taken by people suffering from hypotension. This is due to the fact that this drug for a short period of time not only relieve the pain and exerts an expanding effect on the vessels.
How does Ascofen affect pressure?
The composition of Ascofen contains:
- caffeine;
- acetylsalicylic acid;
- paracetamol;
- auxiliary substances (stearic acid, povidone, potato starch, talc, calcium stearate, vaseline oil, silicone emulsion).
The beneficial effect under reduced pressure is due to the presence of caffeine. This substance increases blood flow and leads to a tonus of the brain and other vital organs. Ascofen slightly increases the pressure, so it is particularly effective in sudden weather changes, which are sensitive to hypotension.
In the composition of 1 tablet of this drug only 40 mg of caffeine. This is not enough to have a direct effect on the central nervous system and significantly improve the condition with severe arterial hypertension. Therefore, at a very low pressure, Ascofen should not be taken.
How to take Ascophene at elevated blood pressure?
Ascofen at high blood pressure drink 3-6 tablets per day. This drug can be taken no more than 10 days in a row. Longer-term use may lead to side effects. These include:
- dizziness;
- nausea;
- bleeding from the nose;
- pain in the epigastric region;
- heartburn.
During the treatment of hypertension with the help of such tablets it is forbidden to drink any alcoholic beverages.
Also because of its property to increase blood pressure Ascofen categorically contraindicated in pregnancy and breastfeeding. It should not be taken and when:
- hemorrhagic diathesis ;
- bleeding from the stomach or intestines;
- dysfunction of the liver or kidney.