Actovegin 400 mg injections

Actovegin is a drug made from a deproteinized derivative of the blood of calves, which has a positive effect on the functioning of the brain, eliminating signs of hypoxia. You can use the drug not only in the presence of serious pathologies associated with cerebral circulation, Actovegin is quite effective in sports.

How Actovegin works on the body of athletes

It should be noted that Actovegin for athletes is necessary to eliminate hypoxia, which occurs during heavy physical exertion. Actovegnin helps to increase the resistance of cells to a lack of oxygen supply.

Under the action of the drug, transportation and accumulation of not only oxygen, but also glucose are improved. All organs receive the necessary nutrition through improved blood circulation. In addition, there is a decrease in the risk of ischemic damage to tissue cells. The drug helps to accelerate intracellular metabolism, normalizes muscle contractility, prevents the accumulation of lactic acid salts. Actovegin in bodybuilding helps athletes to quickly eliminate oxygen deficiency within muscle tissue, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the training.

Actovegin Usage

The use of Actovegin in sports is recommended in the following cases:

• Acceleration of the body's recovery after physical exertion for endurance
• Treatment or prevention of chronic physical overstrain of the CVS
• Maintaining performance during high-altitude ascents
• Recovering from previous traumatic brain injuries
• Achillodynia and muscle rupture
• Development of cerebral insufficiency syndrome in boxers
• Frostbite in people who practice winter sports
• Weight gain
• Treatment and prevention of such pathology as sports pseudonephropathy.

Application features

It is best to consult your doctor before taking medicine. The drug solution can be administered into a vein, muscle, or artery. It should be borne in mind that this increases the risk of developing various anaphylactic reactions. Therefore, before taking the drug, it is recommended to conduct a sensitivity test.

Usually the initial dosage is 10-20 ml per day, the drug is injected intravenously or into the artery. The subsequent dose is 5 ml.

When administered by infusion, 10-20 ml of Actovegin is mixed with 0.9% saline solution (200-300 ml). The rate of drug administration should be no more than 2 ml per 1 minute.

In case of achillodynia, the solution is injected into the muscle in 5 ml increments for 21 days, the interval between injections should be at least 7 days.

In case of muscle damage, complex therapeutic therapy is indicated, in which dressings are applied with the drug Actovegin.

Athletes are often given injections every other day (5 injections) after the steroid cycle. The dosage of the drug is 10 mg per day.