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I-Acetaminophen ne-codeine yimithi ebhalwe ngudokotela yokwelapha ubuhlungu ehlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zokudambisa ubuhlungu ukusiza ukuphatha ubuhlungu obumaphakathi nendawo obukhulu. Le nhlanganisela isebenza ngokuhlasela ubuhlungu evela ezinhlangothini ezimbili - i-acetaminophen inciphisa izimpawu zobuhlungu ebuchosheni bakho, kanti i-codeine (i-opioid) ivimba imiyalezo yobuhlungu ekufinyeleleni ebuchosheni bakho. Ngokuhlanganyela, banikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu okuqinile kunanoma imuphi umuthi onganikeza wodwa.
I-Acetaminophen ne-codeine yinhlanganisela yemithi ebhalwe ngudokotela ehlanganisa umuthi ovamile wokudambisa ubuhlungu ongaphandle kwe-counter ne-opioid emnene. Ungase wazi i-acetaminophen ngegama layo lomkhiqizo i-Tylenol, kanti i-codeine iyi-opioid yemvelo etholakala esitshalweni se-poppy.
Lo muthi uza ngesimo samaphilisi noma uketshezi futhi ngokuvamile ubhalwa lapho eminye imithi yokudambisa ubuhlungu inganikezanga ukukhululeka okwanele. Le nhlanganisela ivumela odokotela ukuthi banikeze ukuphathwa kobuhlungu okuqinile ngenkathi besebenzisa imithamo ephansi yezithako ngazinye, okungasiza ukunciphisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi.
Ngenxa yokuthi i-codeine iyi-opioid, lo muthi uhlukaniswa njengento elawulwayo futhi idinga incwadi kadokotela evela kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela izinga lakho lobuhlungu, umlando wezokwelapha, nezinye izinto ngaphambi kokubhala le nhlanganisela.
I-Acetaminophen ne-codeine ngokuyinhloko ibhalelwe ukwelapha ubuhlungu obumaphakathi nendawo obukhulu obungaphendulanga kahle eminye imithi yokudambisa ubuhlungu. Udokotela wakho angase ancome le nhlanganisela uma uzwa ubuhlungu obuthinta kakhulu imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke noma izinga lempilo.
Izimo ezivamile lapho lo muthi unganqunywa khona zihlanganisa ukululama ezindleleni zamazinyo njengokususa amazinyo noma ukuhlinzwa ngomlomo. Le nhlanganisela ingasiza ukuphatha ubuhlungu obuqinile nokungakhululeki okuvame ukulandela lezi zinqubo.
Ungase futhi uthole lo myalelo ngemva kokuhlinzwa okuncane, ukulimala okufana nokuphuka kwamathambo noma ukuqina, noma ngesikhathi sokululama ezinhlelweni ezithile zezokwelapha. Abanye abantu abanezimo zobuhlungu obungapheli bangase basebenzise lo muthi lapho ukuphathwa kwabo ubuhlungu okuvamile kunganele.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi lo muthi uhloselwe ukusetshenziswa ngesikhathi esifushane ezimweni eziningi. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukunquma ubude obufanele ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile nezidingo zokuphathwa kobuhlungu.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe usebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene ukuhlinzeka ngokuqeda ubuhlungu. I-Acetaminophen ivimba ukukhiqizwa kwamakhemikhali athile ebuchosheni bakho abangela ubuhlungu nomkhuhlane, kuyilapho i-codeine inamathisela kuma-receptors athile ebuchosheni bakho nasemgogodleni ukuze kuncishiswe izimpawu zobuhlungu.
Cabanga ngayo njengokuba nezinhlelo ezimbili zokuphepha ezivikela umzimba wakho emilayezweni yobuhlungu. I-Acetaminophen isebenza njengesihlungi, inciphisa amandla ezimpawu zobuhlungu ngaphambi kokuba zifinyelele ebuchosheni bakho. I-Codeine isebenza kakhulu njengomgcini wesango, ivimba imilayezo yobuhlungu ukuthi ingangeni ekuqondeni kwakho.
I-Codeine ithathwa njenge-opioid elinganiselwe uma iqhathaniswa nemithi eqinile efana ne-morphine noma i-oxycodone. Lokhu kwenza le nhlanganisela ifanele ubuhlungu obulinganiselwe ngenkathi ithwala ingozi encane yemiphumela emibi kakhulu kunezidakamizwa ezinamandla ze-opioid.
Imiphumela ngokuvamile iqala phakathi kwemizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-60 ngemva kokuthatha umuthi futhi ingahlala cishe amahora angu-4 kuya kwangu-6. Umzimba wawo wonke umuntu ucubungula imithi ngendlela ehlukile, ngakho okuhlangenwe nakho kwakho kungase kuhluke kancane kulolu hlelo.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela eqondile njengoba uyalelwe ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, futhi ungalokothi udedele umthamo onconyiwe. Abantu abaningi bathatha i-acetaminophen ne-codeine njalo ngamahora angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 njengoba kudingeka ngenxa yobuhlungu, kodwa uhlelo lwakho lokulinganisa oluthile lungase luhluke ngokuya ngezinga lakho lobuhlungu nomlando wezokwelapha.
Ungayithatha le mithi ngaphandle kokudla noma ngemva kokudla, nakuba ukuyithatha nokudla noma ubisi kungasiza ekunciphiseni isisu esibuhlungu. Uma uzwa isicanucanu, zama ukuthatha imithi ngesnakhi esilula noma ukudla ukuze usize isisu sakho sikwazi ukuyisingatha kangcono.
Phuza amanzi amaningi usuku lonke ngenkathi uthatha le mithi, njengoba ukuhlala unamanzi kungasiza ekuvikeleni eminye imiphumela emibi. Gwema utshwala ngokuphelele ngenkathi uthatha le nhlanganisela, njengoba ingakhuphula ingozi yemiphumela emibi eyingozi ehlanganisa nezinkinga zokuphefumula.
Uma uthatha ifomu eliwuketshezi, sebenzisa idivayisi yokulinganisa ehambisana nemithi ukuqinisekisa ukulinganisa okunembile. Izipuni zasendlini azithembekile ekulinganiseni imithi ewuketshezi futhi zingaholela ekuthathweni okuningi noma okuncane kakhulu.
Abantu abaningi bathatha i-acetaminophen kanye ne-codeine isikhathi esifushane, ngokuvamile esisuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emasontweni ambalwa. Udokotela wakho uzohlinzeka ngesiqondiso esithile esisekelwe esimweni sakho nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni.
Ezimweni zobuhlungu obukhulu njengezinqubo zamazinyo noma ukulimala okuncane, ungase udinge kuphela imithi izinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-7. Ukuphathwa kobuhlungu ngemva kokuhlinzwa kungase kudingeke ukwelashwa amasonto angu-1 kuya kwangu-2, kuye ngentuthuko yakho yokululama.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzofuna ukuhlola amazinga akho obuhlungu kanye nesimo sakho esiphelele njalo ukuze anqume ukuthi usayidinga yini le mithi. Njengoba ubuhlungu bakho buncipha, udokotela wakho angase anciphise umthamo noma akuqhubekisele kwenye indlela yokuphatha ubuhlungu.
Kubalulekile ukungayeki ukuthatha le mithi ngokuzumayo uma ubuyisebenzisa njalo isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, njengoba lokhu kungase kubangele izimpawu zokuhoxisa. Hlala usebenza nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze unciphise kancane umthamo uma sekuyisikhathi sokuyeka.
Njengazo zonke izidakamizwa, i-acetaminophen kanye ne-codeine kungabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungile futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ngokuvamile imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukulawuleka futhi yesikhashana. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi, ukudla ukudla okunothile nge-fiber, nokusukuma kancane ezindaweni zokuhlala noma zokulala kungasiza ekunciphiseni eminye yale miphumela.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, izinkinga zokuphefumula, ukudideka, ukozela okukhulu, noma izinguquko ezingavamile zemizwa. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi kwalokhu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína njengezinkinga zesibindi (ikakhulukazi uma kuthathwa imithamo ephezulu ye-acetaminophen), ukuqunjelwa okukhulu, noma izimpawu zokuncika kuma-opioid. Udokotela wakho uzokuqapha ngalezi zinkinga ezingaba khona ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme i-acetaminophen ne-codeine ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga ezingathi sína. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokunquma lo muthi.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-acetaminophen, codeine, noma ezinye izithako eziqukethwe. Abantu abanezinkinga ezinkulu zokuphefumula, isifuba esikhulu, noma ukuvaleka kwamathumbu kufanele futhi bagweme le nhlanganisela.
Izimo eziningana zezokwelapha zidinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngaphambi kokusebenzisa lo muthi:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba i-codeine ingadluliselwa enganeni futhi ingase ibangele izinkinga ezinkulu. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa.
Ubudala obunye futhi okuyinto ebalulekile - lo muthi udinga ukulungiswa kwemithamo ngokucophelela kubantu abadala, abangase bazwe kalula imiphumela yawo. Izingane nentsha nazo zidinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, ikakhulukazi mayelana nokugayeka kwe-codeine.
I-Acetaminophen kanye ne-codeine itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, i-Tylenol #3 ingelinye elaziwa kakhulu. Amanye amagama e-brand afaka i-Tylenol #4, i-Capital kanye ne-Codeine, kanye ne-Phenaphen ene-Codeine.
Izinombolo ngemuva kwe-Tylenol (njengo-#3 noma #4) zibonisa inani le-codeine kuthebhulethi ngayinye. I-Tylenol #3 iqukethe i-30mg ye-codeine, kanti i-Tylenol #4 iqukethe i-60mg ye-codeine, kokubili kuhlanganiswe ne-300mg ye-acetaminophen.
Izinhlobo ze-generic nazo ziyatholakala futhi ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo njengezinhlobo zegama le-brand. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olutholayo futhi aqinisekise ukuthi uyaluthatha ngendlela efanele.
Kukhona ezinye izindlela uma i-acetaminophen kanye ne-codeine ingakulungele noma inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele kobuhlungu. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi enye indlela engasebenza kahle esimweni sakho esithile.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ze-opioid zihlanganisa ukuhlanganisa i-acetaminophen ne-ibuprofen, okunganikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu obusebenzayo ngaphandle kwezingozi ezihambisana nama-opioid. Imithi ye-NSAIDs (ama-non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) engatholakala ngemvume kadokotela ingase futhi ifaneleke ezinhlotsheni ezithile zobuhlungu.
Eminye imithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu kadokotela angase ayicabangele ihlanganisa i-tramadol, esebenza ngendlela ehlukile kuma-opioid endabuko, noma ezinye izinhlanganisela ze-opioid uma kudingeka ukukhululeka kobuhlungu obuqinile. Imithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu yendawo ingasebenza kahle ekuqede ubuhlungu bendawo.
Izindlela ezingezona zemithi njenge-physical therapy, ukwelashwa ngokushisa noma okubandayo, ukuzivocavoca okulula, noma amasu okuphumula angagcwalisa noma ngezinye izikhathi athathe indawo yokuphathwa kobuhlungu okusekelwe emithini. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinketho.
I-Acetaminophen ne-codeine akudingeki ukuthi "ingcono" kune-ibuprofen - ziyizinhlobo ezihlukene zemithi esebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene. Ukukhetha okungcono kuncike ohlotsheni lwakho oluthile lobuhlungu, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, kanye nokuphendula komuntu ngamunye emithini.
I-Ibuprofen iyimithi elwa nokuvuvukala esebenza kahle ikakhulukazi ngobuhlungu obubangelwa ukuvuvukala, njengokuhlukana kwemisipha, i-arthritis, noma ubuhlungu bamazinyo. Itholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela futhi ngokuvamile inemiphumela emibi embalwa kunezindlela zokwelapha eziqukethe i-opioid.
I-Acetaminophen ne-codeine ingase ifaneleke kakhulu ngobuhlungu obumaphakathi kuya kobukhali obungaphendulanga ngokwanele emithini etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela njenge-ibuprofen. Kungasiza ikakhulukazi ngobuhlungu obungenayo ingxenye enkulu yokuvuvukala.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzocabangela izinto ezinjengobukhulu bobuhlungu bakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, eminye imithi oyithathayo, kanye nezintandokazi zakho siqu lapho encoma indlela efanele kakhulu yokuphatha ubuhlungu kuwe.
Abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo bangathatha i-acetaminophen ne-codeine ngokuphepha, kodwa kudinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela okuvela kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ingxenye ye-acetaminophen ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile enhliziyweni, kanti imiphumela ye-codeine ezingeni lenhliziyo nomfutho wegazi imvamisa incane ngemithamo ebekiwe.
Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza isimo sakho senhliziyo esithile, imithi yamanje, kanye nesimo sempilo esiphelele ngaphambi kokukubhalela le nhlanganisela. Bangase batusa ukuqala ngomthamo ophansi noma ukukuqapha eduze uma unezinhlobo ezithile zezinkinga zenhliziyo.
Kubalulekile ukutshela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngayo yonke imithi yenhliziyo oyithathayo, njengoba ezinye izinhlanganisela zingadinga ukulungiswa komthamo noma ukuqapha eduze. Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha imithi yakho yenhliziyo ukuze uthole imithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho kuqala.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-acetaminophen ne-codeine eningi, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ukuthatha okuningi kungabangela izinkinga ezingathi sína, okuhlanganisa ukulimala kwesibindi okuvela ku-acetaminophen nezinkinga zokuphefumula ezivela ku-codeine.
Izimpawu ze-acetaminophen overdose kungenzeka zingaveli amahora amaningi futhi zingabandakanya isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, ubuhlungu besisu, ukujuluka, nokudideka. Izimpawu ze-codeine overdose zingabandakanya ukozela okukhulu, ukuphefumula okuhamba kancane noma okunzima, nokulahlekelwa ukwazi.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyavela yini - ukwelashwa ngokushesha kubalulekile ukuvimbela izinkinga ezingathi sína. Gcina ibhodlela lemithi nawe lapho ufuna ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi ungakanani oyithathile.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-acetaminophen kanye ne-codeine, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma sekudlule amahora angaphansi kwangu-4 kusukela ngesikhathi somthamo wakho obekiwe. Uma sekudlule amahora angaphezu kwangu-4, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ngesikhathi esijwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungaholela emiphumeleni emibi. Njengoba lo muthi ngokuvamile uthathwa njengoba kudingeka ngenxa yobuhlungu, kungenzeka ungadingi ukuthatha umthamo ophuthelwe uma ubuhlungu bakho buye ngcono.
Uma uthatha lo muthi ngeshejuli ejwayelekile futhi uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabanga ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi. Ukuthatha imithamo ngokuqhubekayo kungasiza ukugcina ukulawula ubuhlungu obungcono futhi kunciphise ingozi yobuhlungu obuqhamukayo.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha i-acetaminophen ne-codeine lapho ubuhlungu bakho buye ngcono bufinyelela ezingeni elilawulekayo noma lapho umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ekweluleka ukuthi uyeke. Njengoba lo muthi ngokuvamile unqunyelwe ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi abasawudingi ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya evikini.
Uma ubuthatha lo muthi njalo isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuyeka ngokuphelele. Bangase bakuncome ukuthi unciphise kancane umthamo ukuze uvimbele izimpawu zokuhoxisa, ezingabandakanya ukungazinzi, ubuhlungu bemisipha, nobunzima bokulala.
Izimpawu zokuthi ungase ukulungele ukuyeka zihlanganisa ukulala kangcono, ukwazi ukwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke ngokuphazamiseka okuncane, nokuthola ukuthi imithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela inikeza ukukhululeka okwanele. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi unqume isikhathi esifanele sokuyeka lo muthi.
Akufanele ushayele noma usebenzise imishini ngenkathi uthatha i-acetaminophen ne-codeine, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuyithatha noma lapho umthamo wakho ukhuphuka. Lo muthi ungenza ukozela, isiyezi, kanye nokukhubazeka kokwahlulela, okungenza ukushayela kube yingozi.
Noma ngabe uzizwa uqaphile, isikhathi sakho sokusabela namakhono okwenza izinqumo kungase kuthinteke ngezindlela ongaziqapheli. Inhlanganisela ye-codeine ne-acetaminophen ingakhubaza ngendlela ethile, futhi le miphumela ingahlala amahora amaningi ngemuva kokuthatha umuthi.
Linda uze wazi ukuthi lo muthi ukuthinta kanjani ngaphambi kokuzama ukushayela, futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi yenza ngokucophelela. Uma udinga ukuhamba ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, lungiselela omunye umuntu ukuthi akuqhubele noma usebenzise ezinye izindlela zokuthutha.
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