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E hele pololei kākou i ka mea nui: ʻAʻole, ʻaʻole he lāʻau i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ka Zoloft (sertraline).
he lāʻau a kemika paha i hoʻoponopono ʻia kona hana ʻana, waiho ʻana, a me ka hoʻohana ʻana e ke aupuni. Ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa, ʻo ka Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ke kuleana no kēia hoʻoponopono ʻana ma lalo o ke kānāwai Controlled Substances Act kumu.
ʻO ke kumu nui i "hoʻopaʻa ʻia" ai kahi lāʻau ʻo kona hiki ke hoʻohana hewa ʻia a me ka hilinaʻi kino a i ʻole ka naʻau. Hoʻokaʻawale ka DEA i kēia mau mea i ʻelima mau "Papa," mai ka Papa I (ʻoi loa ka hiki ke hoʻohana hewa ʻia, ʻaʻohe hoʻohana lapaʻau i ʻae ʻia) a hiki i ka Papa V (ʻoi aku ka haʻahaʻa o ka hiki ke hoʻohana hewa ʻia).
Nā laʻana o nā lāʻau i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i hoʻohana ʻia i ka mālama ʻana i ke olakino noʻonoʻo: * Benzodiazepines: E like me Xanax (alprazolam) a me Valium (diazepam), maʻa mau ka Papa IV. * Stimulants: E like me Adderall (amphetamine) a me Ritalin (methylphenidate), maʻa mau ka Papa II.
Hoʻoponopono ʻia kēia mau lāʻau lapaʻau no ka mea hiki iā lākou ke hoʻoulu i ka hauʻoli a i ʻole ka "kiʻekiʻe," hiki ke alakaʻi i ka hoʻohana compulsive a me ka addiction.
ʻAʻole ma kekahi papa inoa o ka DEA ka Zoloft no ka mea ʻokoʻa loa kona hana ʻana mai nā lāʻau i hoʻopaʻa ʻia. ʻO ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka papa lāʻau Zoloft ke kī i ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ke kumu.
ʻO ka inoa maʻamau o Zoloft ʻo sertraline, a he ʻano antidepressant ia i ʻike ʻia ʻo Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI). Ua ʻae ʻia e ka FDA e mālama i nā ʻano maʻi like ʻole, e like me: * Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) * Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) * Panic Disorder * Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) * Social Anxiety Disorder * Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
Hoʻonui nā SSRI i nā pae o ka serotonin—he neurotransmitter e kōkua ana i ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ke ʻano, ka hiamoe, a me ke olakino—i loko o ka lolo kumu. Hana ʻia kēia mālie, kōkua i ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ke ʻano i loko o nā pule a i ʻole nā mahina.
ʻO ka mea nui, ʻaʻole hoʻoulu ka Zoloft i ka hauʻoli koke a i ʻole ka hopena hoʻomaha koke e ʻimi ai ka poʻe e hoʻohana hewa ai. No ka mea ʻaʻohe ona hopena hoʻohui, ʻoi aku ka haʻahaʻa o kona hiki ke hoʻohana hewa ʻia. ʻO ia ke kumu i pane ʻia ai ka nīnau inā pono ka helu ʻana o ka sertraline controlled substance me ka maopopo ʻole. Pēlā nō ka hapa nui o nā antidepressants maʻamau; ʻaʻole pili ka hopohopo e pili ana i ka helu ʻana o ka antidepressants controlled substance i nā SSRI, SNRIs, a i ʻole TCAs.
Eia kahi e huikau ai ka nui o ka poʻe. Lohe paha ʻoe i kekahi e ʻōlelo ana ua "addicted" lākou i kā lākou antidepressant, akā ma ke ʻano lapaʻau, ʻaʻole ia he ʻoiaʻiʻo loa. He mea nui ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o ka hilinaʻi kino a me ka addiction, ʻoi aku ka nui ke kūkākūkā ʻana i ka nīnau, "is Zoloft addictive?"
ʻO ka Zoloft dependence ke kuhikuhi nei i ka hilinaʻi kino. He mea maʻamau kēia, he hoʻololi physiological i manaʻo ʻia e hana ʻia ke maʻa ke kino i ka loaʻa ʻana o ka lāʻau lapaʻau. Hoʻololi ka chemistry o kou lolo i ka pae mau o ka serotonin i hāʻawi ʻia e ka lāʻau.
Hōʻike ʻia kēia hilinaʻi ʻana i ka wā e hoʻōki ai ʻoe i ka lawe ʻana i ka Zoloft. Hiki i ka hoʻololi koke ke alakaʻi i kahi pūʻulu o nā hopena ʻoluʻolu ʻole, i ʻike ʻia ma ke ʻano he Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome kumu.
ʻO nā symptoms withdrawal zoloft maʻamau: * Whei a me vertigo * ʻĀpala a me nā ʻōuli flu-like * Luhi a me ka lethargy * Hopohopo, huhū, a i ʻole nā loli ʻano * Insomnia a i ʻole nā moemoeā ola * Nā pilikia o ka naʻau, i ʻike pinepine ʻia ʻo "brain zaps" a i ʻole "brain shivers"
ʻAʻole hōʻailona kēia mau ʻōuli o ka addiction; hōʻailona ia e pono ai kou kino i ka manawa e hoʻololi hou ai. ʻO ia ke kumu pono ʻoe e ʻAʻOLE loa e hoʻōki koke i ka lawe ʻana i ka Zoloft. E kōkua kāu kauka iā ʻoe e hana i kahi hoʻolālā tapering e hoʻemi mālie i kāu kau ma luna o nā pule a i ʻole nā mahina e hoʻemi a pale aku ai i kēia mau hopena.
ʻO ka Addiction, i kēia manawa ua kapa ʻia ʻo Substance Use Disorder, he maʻi lolo paʻakikī i hōʻike ʻia e ka ʻimi a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka lāʻau me ka compulsive, ʻoiai nā hopena ʻino kumu.
Nā hōʻailona o ka addiction: * Nā makemake ikaika no ka mea. * Ka hiki ʻole ke hoʻomalu a i ʻole ke hoʻemi ʻana i ka hoʻohana. * Ka haʻalele ʻana i nā kuleana ma ka hana, kula, a i ʻole ka home. * Ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka mea i loko o nā kūlana weliweli. * Ka hoʻomau ʻana i ka hoʻohana ʻana ʻoiai ʻike ʻoe e hoʻopōʻino ana ia i ke kino a i ʻole ka naʻau.
ʻAʻole kūpono ka Zoloft i kēia ʻano. ʻAʻole makemake ka poʻe iā ia, ʻaʻole lākou e loaʻa ka "kiʻekiʻe" mai ia mea, a ʻaʻole lākou e komo i nā hana compulsive a me nā hana ʻino e loaʻa ai. ʻO ka haʻahaʻa SSRI addiction potential ke kihi o kona ʻano palekana no ka hoʻohana lōʻihi. No laila, ʻoiai hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike i ka Zoloft dependence, ʻaʻole ia he mea like me ka addiction.
E hoʻoponopono kākou i kekahi mau nīnau ʻoi aku ka prakti i ʻike pinepine ʻia.
He laʻana maikaʻi kēia o ke ʻano o ka ʻokoʻa a mākou e kūkākūkā nei. ʻO ka hoʻohālikelike Zoloft vs. Xanax ka mea e hōʻike ai i ʻelua mau ala ʻokoʻa o ka mālama ʻana i ka hopohopo.
ʻAe, he hopohopo kūpono kēia. ʻO ka pane ʻo ia ka Zoloft false positive drug test hiki, ʻoiai ʻaʻole i hōʻoiaʻiʻo ʻia.
Ua hōʻike ʻia ʻo Zoloft i kekahi mau hihia e hōʻike i ka positivi wahaheʻe ma nā hōʻike lāʻau ʻana i ka mimi, ʻoi aku ka maʻamau no nā benzodiazepines (e like me Xanax) a me kekahi manawa no ka LSD kumu.
Eia naʻe, he mea nui ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana ʻo kēia mau hōʻike mua he mau hōʻike wale nō ia. Inā maikaʻi kāu hōʻike, e hana ʻia kahi hōʻike hoʻohui ʻoi aku ka pololei a me ka pololei i kapa ʻia ʻo Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Hiki i kēia hōʻike hoʻopaʻa ʻana ke hoʻokaʻawale maʻalahi i ka sertraline mai kekahi lāʻau i hoʻopaʻa ʻia, a e hoʻomaʻemaʻe ia i ka positivi wahaheʻe. Inā ke lawe nei ʻoe i ka Zoloft a loaʻa kahi hōʻike lāʻau e hiki mai ana, he hana maikaʻi ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ke kahua hoʻokolohua o kāu kauka ma mua.
ʻOiai ʻaʻole he lāʻau i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ka Zoloft, ʻaʻole ia i paipai ʻia ka hui pū ʻana me ka wai ʻala. Ua ʻōlelo ka FDA e hiki i ka wai ʻala ke hoʻonui i nā hopena hoʻomakeʻe o ka Zoloft, e alakaʻi ana i ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka hiamoe, ka huikau, a me ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻana o ka hui pū ʻana. Eia kekahi, he mea hoʻohaʻahaʻa ka wai ʻala, hiki ke hoʻopau i nā pono o kāu lāʻau lapaʻau a hoʻonui i nā ʻōuli o ke kaumaha a i ʻole ka hopohopo. ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi ke kamaʻilio me kāu kauka e pili ana i kāu kūlana kikoʻī, akā ʻo ka ʻōlelo palekana loa ʻo ka pale ʻana i ka wai ʻala i ka wā e lawe ana i ka Zoloft.
No laila, he lāʻau i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ka Zoloft? ʻO ka pane he ʻaʻole maoli. He lāʻau antidepressant palekana, pono, a hoʻohana nui ʻia ʻaʻole i manaʻo ʻia he addictive ma muli o kona haʻahaʻa o ka hoʻohana hewa ʻana. Ke hana nei ka papa lāʻau Zoloft, SSRI, ma ke hoʻoponopono mālie ʻana i ke ʻano, ʻaʻole ma ka hoʻoulu ʻana i ka hauʻoli.
E hoʻomanaʻo i ka ʻokoʻa koʻikoʻi ma waena o ka Zoloft dependence (he hoʻololi kino maʻamau e koi ai i ka tapering o ka lāʻau) a me ka addiction (he kumu hoʻohana compulsive a ʻino). ʻOiai hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike i nā symptoms withdrawal zoloft inā hoʻōki koke ʻoe, he pilikia lapaʻau kēia e hiki ke hoʻoponopono ʻia, ʻaʻole he hōʻailona o ka addiction.
He pilikino kāu huakaʻi olakino noʻonoʻo, a ʻo ka loaʻa ʻana o ka ʻike maopopo a pololei hoʻi ka mea hoʻoikaika. Inā he nīnau a hopohopo paha kāu e pili ana iā Zoloft a i ʻole kekahi lāʻau ʻē aʻe, ʻo kāu mea mālama ola ka mea nui loa. Hiki iā lākou ke hāʻawi i ka ʻōlelo aʻo pilikino a kākoʻo iā ʻoe i kēlā me kēia ʻanuʻu.
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