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I-Buprenorphine iyimithi kadokotela esiza ekuphatheni ubuhlungu obukhulu nokwelapha ukuluthwa yi-opioid. Ingaphansi kohlu lwemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-partial opioid agonists, okusho ukuthi isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunezinye izidakamizwa ze-opioid ngokunikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu noma ukunciphisa izimpawu zokuhoxiswa ngaphandle kokubangela izinga elifanayo lobungozi bokuncika.
Lo muthi uza ngezinhlobo eziningana, okuhlanganisa amaphilisi ancibilika ngaphansi kolimi lwakho (sublingual) noma ngaphambili esihlathini sakho (buccal). Lezi zindlela ezikhethekile zokulethwa zisiza umuthi ukuba umuncwe ngokuqondile egazini lakho ngokusebenzisa izicubu emlonyeni wakho, okwenza usebenze ngokushesha nangempumelelo kunephilisi oligwinyayo.
I-Buprenorphine isebenza ngezinhloso ezimbili eziyinhloko ekwelashweni kwezokwelapha. Okokuqala, isiza abantu ukuphatha ubuhlungu obukhulu, obungapheli lapho eminye imithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu ingasebenzanga kahle ngokwanele. Okwesibili, idlala indima ebalulekile ekwelapheni ukuphazamiseka kokusetshenziswa kwe-opioid ngokunciphisa ukulangazelela nezimpawu zokuhoxiswa.
Ukuphathwa kobuhlungu, odokotela bavame ukunquma i-buprenorphine uma udinga ukukhululeka kobuhlungu okungapheli ezimweni ezinjengomdlavuza, i-arthritis enkulu, noma ubuhlungu obungapheli emhlane. Umuthi unikeza ukulawulwa kobuhlungu okuqhubekayo usuku lonke, ukukusiza ukuthi ugcine izinga elingcono lempilo.
Ekwelashweni kokulutha, i-buprenorphine isiza abantu ukuthi balulame ekuncikeni kuma-opioid afana ne-heroin, izidakamizwa zokwelapha ubuhlungu, noma i-fentanyl. Inciphisa izimpawu zokuhoxiswa ezingakhululeki futhi inciphisa ukulangazelela, okwenza kube lula ukugxila ekululameni nasekukheni impilo yakho kabusha.
I-Buprenorphine isebenza ngokunamathela kuma-receptors obuchopho afanayo lawo amanye ama-opioid aqondiswe kuwo, kodwa ikwenza ngendlela eyingqayizivele. Njenge-partial opioid agonist, ivula la ma-receptors ngokwanele nje ukunikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu noma ukuvimbela izimpawu zokuhoxiswa ngaphandle kokudala ukuphakama okukhulu okuhlotshaniswa namanye ama-opioid.
Cabanga ngayo njengokhiye ongalingana ngaphakathi kwesihluthulelo kodwa owenza ukuthi sijikelele ngengxenye. Lokhu kusebenza okuyingxenye kusho ukuthi i-buprenorphine inayo "i-ceiling effect" yokucindezelwa kokuphefumula, okuyenza iphephe kunama-agonist e-opioid agcwele. Noma ngabe uthatha okuningi kakhulu, mancane amathuba okuthi kubangele izinkinga zokuphefumula eziyingozi.
Umuthi ubhekwa njengonamandla ngokulinganisela uma uqhathaniswa namanye ama-opioid. Unamandla kakhulu kune-codeine noma i-tramadol kodwa wenzelwe ukuthi uphephile kune-morphine noma i-oxycodone. Lokhu kulinganisela kwenza ukuthi kusebenze ekwelapheni ngenkathi kunciphisa ubungozi bokweqisa umthamo.
Indlela othatha ngayo i-buprenorphine incike ohlotsheni udokotela wakho alubhale. Kumathebulethi angaphansi kolimi, beka ithebulethi ngaphansi kolimi lwakho bese uyivumela ukuthi incibilike ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokuhlafuna noma ukugwinya. Lokhu kuvame ukuthatha imizuzu emi-5 kuya kweli-10.
Uma usebenzisa amathebulethi e-buccal, uwabeke ngaphakathi esihlathini sakho bese uwavumela ukuthi ancibilike kancane. Ungadli, uphuze, noma ukhulume ngenkathi ithebulethi incibilika, ngoba lokhu kungathinta ukuthi umuthi umuncwa kangakanani emzimbeni wakho.
Nawa amanye amaqondiso abalulekile okufanele uwalandele lapho uthatha i-buprenorphine:
Ungathatha i-buprenorphine ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuqina kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi umunce umuthi ngendlela elindelekile. Abanye abantu bakuthola kulula ukuthatha umthamo wabo ekuseni ngaphambi kokudla noma ukuphuza noma yini.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-buprenorphine buhlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngokuthi kungani uyithatha nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani. Ukuphatha ubuhlungu obungapheli, ungase udinge ukuyithatha izinyanga noma iminyaka, uma nje iqhubeka nokusiza futhi ingabangeli imiphumela emibi.
Ukwelashwa kokulutheka kuma-opioid, ubude besikhathi buqondene kakhulu nomuntu ngamunye futhi buvame ukwelulwa izinyanga eziningi noma iminyaka. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde ngokuvamile ziholela emiphumeleni engcono, nabantu abaningi bezuza ekwelashweni kokugcinwa isikhathi eside.
Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukunquma ubude bokwelashwa obufanele ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengamazinga akho obuhlungu, ukuqhubeka kokululama, impilo yonke, kanye nemigomo yakho siqu. Ungayeki ukuthatha i-buprenorphine ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokuqondiswa ngudokotela, ngoba lokhu kungabangela izimpawu zokuhoxiswa ezingakhululeki.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-buprenorphine ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imild kuya esimweni esiphakathi nendawo futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela emuthini emasontweni ambalwa okuqala kokwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ejwayelekile ivame ukuba ngaphansi kokuphazamisa njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela emuthini. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi, ukudla ukudla okunothile ngemfucumfucu, nokuzivocavoca njalo ngobumnene kungasiza ekuphatheni ezinye zalezi zimpawu.
Nakuba kungavamile, abanye abantu bangase bathole imiphumela emibi engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi alawa maphuzu abucayi, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa usizo lwezempilo oluphuthumayo. Ukuphepha kwakho yikho konke okubalulekile, futhi lezi zimpawu akufanele zinganakwa.
I-Buprenorphine ayilungele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezempilo noma izimo zenza kungaphephile ukuyisebenzisa. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi ukufanele.
Akufanele uthathe i-buprenorphine uma une:
Amaqembu athile abantu adinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile nokuqapha okuseduze lapho ethatha i-buprenorphine. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo nezingozi uma ukhulelwe, uncelisa, ugugile, noma unezinkinga zezinso, izimo zempilo yengqondo, noma umlando wokulimala ekhanda.
Abantu abane-sleep apnea, izinkinga ze-thyroid, noma izifo ze-adrenal gland nabo badinga ukuhlolwa ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonquma ukuthi i-buprenorphine iphephile yini esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Buprenorphine itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, ngalinye lenzelwe ukusetshenziswa okuthile nezindlela zokulethwa. Amagama omkhiqizo ajwayelekile afaka i-Suboxone, ehlanganisa i-buprenorphine ne-naloxone ukuvimbela ukusetshenziswa kabi, ne-Subutex, equkethe i-buprenorphine kuphela.
Amanye amagama emikhiqizo ongahlangana nawo afaka i-Belbuca yokuphatha ubuhlungu obungapheli, i-Bunavail yokwelapha ukuncika kuma-opioid, kanye ne-Zubsolv, elinye ikhambi elihlanganisiwe. Umkhiqizo ngamunye unezindlela zokwakheka noma izinhlelo zokulethwa ezihlukile kancane, kodwa zonke ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha umkhiqizo ofanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile, umshwalense, kanye nemigomo yokwelashwa. Ungashintshi phakathi kwemikhiqizo ehlukene ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, njengoba bengase babe namazinga ahlukene okumuncwa noma imiphumela.
Kunezindlela eziningi zokwelapha zombili izinhlungu kanye nokwelashwa kokulutheka kuma-opioid, kuye ngezidingo zakho ezithile nesimo sezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinketho uma i-buprenorphine ingakulungele noma iyeka ukusebenza ngempumelelo.
Ukuphathwa kobuhlungu obungapheli, ezinye izindlela zingabandakanya amanye ama-opioid asebenza isikhathi eside njenge-morphine noma i-oxycodone, imithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu engeyona i-opioid njenge-gabapentin noma i-duloxetine, noma izindlela ezingezona imithi njenge-physical therapy kanye ne-cognitive behavioral therapy.
Ukwelashwa kokulutheka kuma-opioid, ezinye izindlela zifaka i-methadone maintenance therapy, i-naltrexone (ngomlomo noma ngomjovo), noma ukwelulekwa okujulile nezinhlelo zokusekela. Inketho ngayinye inezinzuzo ezihlukene kanye nokucatshangelwa okuzoxoxwa ngeqembu lakho lezempilo.
Indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu ivame ukuhlanganisa imithi nokwelulekwa, amaqembu okusekela, kanye nezinguquko zokuphila. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukudala uhlelo lokwelapha olubanzi olubhekana nezidingo zakho kanye nezimo zakho.
Kokubili i-buprenorphine ne-methadone ziyimithi esebenzayo yokwelapha ukulutheka kuma-opioid, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zinezinzuzo ezihlukile. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuncike ezidingweni zakho, indlela yokuphila, kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
I-Buprenorphine inikeza izinzuzo eziningi ngaphezu kwe-methadone. Inengozi ephansi yokweqisa ngenxa yomphumela wayo wophahla, inganikezwa odokotela abaqinisekisiwe ezindaweni zehhovisi, futhi ngokuvamile ibangela ukuthula okuncane nezinkinga zokuphefumula. Futhi unokuguquguquka okwengeziwe ekulinganiseni futhi akudingeki uvakashele umtholampilo nsuku zonke.
I-Methadone, nokho, ingase isebenze kahle kubantu abanokulutheka okukhulu, kwesikhathi eside kwe-opioid noma labo abangazange basabele kahle ku-buprenorphine. Futhi ngokuvamile ibiza kancane futhi isetshenziswe ngempumelelo amashumi eminyaka ekwelashweni kokulutheka.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzocabangela izinto ezinjengomlando wakho wokulutheka, eminye imithi oyithathayo, isimo sakho sokuhlala, nezintandokazi zomuntu siqu lapho encoma inketho engcono kakhulu kuwe. Yomibili imithi ingasebenza kahle uma isetshenziswa njengengxenye yohlelo lokwelashwa olubanzi.
I-Buprenorphine ingasetshenziswa ngokucophelela kubantu abanezinkinga zesibindi eziphakathi nendawo, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela futhi ngokuvamile ukulungiswa komthamo. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukusebenza kwesibindi sakho njalo futhi angase akuqale ngomthamo ophansi kunowajwayelekile.
Abantu abanezifo zesibindi ezinzima noma ukwehluleka kwesibindi akufanele bathathe i-buprenorphine, njengoba imizimba yabo ingakwazi ukucubungula imithi ngokuphepha. Uma unezinkinga zesibindi, kubalulekile ukuxoxa ngalokhu nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Uma ucabanga ukuthi uthathe i-buprenorphine eningi, funa usizo oluphuthumayo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha ngokushayela u-911 noma ukuya egumbini eliphuthumayo eliseduze. Ukweqisa kungabangela izinkinga ezinkulu zokuphefumula, ukulala ngokweqile, nokulahlekelwa ukwazi.
Izimpawu zokweqisa umthamo we-buprenorphine zihlanganisa ukuphefumula okuhamba kancane noma okunzima, izindebe noma izinzipho eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ukozela okukhulu, isikhumba esibandayo nesimanzi, nokulahlekelwa ukwazi. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyathuthuka yini, njengoba ukwelashwa okusheshayo kwezokwelapha kubalulekile ekuphepheni.
Uma ugeqa umthamo we-buprenorphine, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ogeqiwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile lokulinganisa.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ogeqiwe, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi yini okufanele uyenze noma uma ugeqe imithamo eminingi, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Isinqumo sokuyeka ukuthatha i-buprenorphine kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi ngesiqondiso nokusekelwa ngudokotela wakho. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela izimpawu zokuhoxiswa ezingakhululekile, ngakho-ke udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoncoma ukuncishiswa kancane kancane komthamo emasontweni amaningana noma izinyanga.
Isikhathi sincike emigomweni yakho yokwelashwa, ukuthi usuthatha isikhathi esingakanani umuthi, kanye nentuthuko yakho yonke. Abanye abantu bayazuza ekwelashweni kwesondlo sesikhathi eside, kanti abanye bangase balungele ukuyeka ngemva kokuthola ukuzinza ekululameni kwabo noma ekuphathweni kobuhlungu.
I-Buprenorphine ingabangela ukozela, isiyezi, kanye nezikhathi zokuphendula ezincishisiwe, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuyithatha noma uma umthamo wakho ulungiswa. Akufanele ushayele noma usebenzise imishini uze wazi ukuthi umuthi ukuthinta kanjani wena mathupha.
Uma usuzinzile emthomeni wakho futhi ungasatholi imiphumela emibi efana nokozela noma isiyezi, abantu abaningi bangashayela ngokuphepha. Nokho, kubalulekile ukwethembeka kuwe ngokuqwashisa kwakho nezikhathi zokuphendula, futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi landela izincomo eziqondile zikadokotela wakho mayelana nokushayela.
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