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I-Diphenhydramine ne-ibuprofen kuyinhlanganisela yomuthi ehlanganisa i-antihistamine kanye nomuthi wokudambisa ubuhlungu epilini elilodwa. Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kusiza ukubhekana nobuhlungu nokungalali okuvame ukuhambisana nakho, okwenza kube usizo ikakhulu ekungakhulumeni ebusuku. Ungase ukwazi le nhlanganisela emikhiqizweni etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta eklanyelwe ukudambisa ubuhlungu kanye nokusekela ukulala.
Le nhlanganisela yomuthi iqukethe izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye ukuze ukunethezeka kwakho. I-Diphenhydramine iyi-antihistamine ebangela ukozela futhi isiza ukunciphisa izinhlungu ezincane, kuyilapho i-ibuprofen iyidakamizwa elingelona i-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) elinciphisa ubuhlungu, umkhuhlane, nokuvuvukala.
Cabanga ngayo njengendlela yokusebenza ngendlela yokuthi i-ibuprofen ithatha umsebenzi onzima wokudambisa ubuhlungu, kanti i-diphenhydramine ikusiza ukuphumula ngenkathi umzimba wakho uphola. Le nhlanganisela ilusizo ikakhulu lapho ubuhlungu noma ukungakhululeki kukugcina uvukile ebusuku.
Le nhlanganisela yomuthi iphatha izinhlobo ezahlukene zobuhlungu ngenkathi ikhuthaza ukuphumula nokulala. Ivame ukusetshenziselwa ikhanda, izinhlungu zemisipha, izinhlungu zomhlane, izinhlungu zamazinyo, kanye nobuhlungu obuncane be-arthritis obuphazamisa ukulala.
Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ekuphatheni ukungakhululeki okuvela ku:
Ukuqeda ukulala okukhuthazayo kukwenza kube yigugu ikakhulu lapho ubuhlungu obungakugcina ukhathazekile. Ukuthola ukuphumula okufanele kubalulekile ekwelapheni komzimba wakho.
Le nhlanganisela isebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene emzimbeni wakho ukuze inikeze ukukhululeka okuphelele. I-Ibuprofen ivimba ama-enzyme abizwa ngokuthi ama-cyclooxygenases (COX), okunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwama-prostaglandins abangela ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala.
I-Diphenhydramine ivimba ama-histamine receptors ebuchosheni bakho, okwenza uzizwe ukozela ngokwemvelo futhi kungasiza nokunciphisa izimpawu zobuhlungu obuncane. Ngokuhlanganyela, bakha umuthi wokudambisa ubuhlungu onamandla aphakathi nendawo onamandla kunanoma iyiphi ingxenye eyodwa kodwa othambile kunezidakamizwa zokwelapha ezibhalwe ngudokotela.
Imiphumela ivamise ukuqala phakathi kwemizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-60 ngemva kokuthatha umuthi. Ukudambisa ubuhlungu kungahlala amahora angu-6 kuya kwangu-8, kuyilapho umphumela wokozela uvame ukuhlala amahora angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 kubantu abaningi.
Thatha lo muthi njengoba uqondiswe ephasheni noma njengoba umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo encoma. Umthamo ovamile omdala yithebhulethi eyodwa kuya kwezimbili njalo ngamahora angu-6 kuya kwangu-8, kodwa ungalokothi udedele umthamo omkhulu wansuku zonke obhalwe elebula.
Ukuze uthole imiphumela emihle, thatha umuthi ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele nokudla okuthile ukuze uvikele isisu sakho. Isnakhi esilula njengama-crackers noma isinkwa esosiwe sisebenza kahle uma ungafuni ukudla okugcwele. Ukuthatha i-ibuprofen esiswini esingenalutho kungabangela ukuphazamiseka kwesisu noma ukucasuka.
Njengoba le nhlanganisela iqukethe i-diphenhydramine, kungcono ukuyithatha kusihlwa noma uma ungaphumula amahora amaningana. Gwema ukuyithatha emini uma udinga ukushayela, ukusebenzisa imishini, noma ukuhlala uqaphile emisebenzini ebalulekile.
Le nhlanganisela yenzelwe ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, ngokuvamile kungabi ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezingu-7 kuya kwezingu-10 zokudambisa ubuhlungu. Uma udinga umuthi wokudambisa ubuhlungu isikhathi eside kunalesi, kubalulekile ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nezinye izinketho.
Isici esisiza ukulala (i-diphenhydramine) kufanele sisetshenziswe isikhathi esifushane, ngokuvamile akudluli ebusuku obungu-2 kuya ku-3 ngokulandelana. Ukusebenzisa i-diphenhydramine njalo ukulala kungaholela ekubekezelaneni, okusho ukuthi iba ngaphansi kokusebenza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Uma ubuhlungu bakho buqhubeka ngaphezu kwesonto noma buba bubi nakakhulu ngaphandle kokwelashwa, lokhu kungasho isimo esingathi sína esidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Ungaqhubeki nje nokuthatha imithi isikhathi eside kunokunconywayo.
Abantu abaningi bayakubekezelela lokhu kuhlanganiswa kahle, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, kungabangela imiphumela emibi. Ezivamile zivame ukuba mnene futhi zesikhashana, ngokuvamile zihlobene nokulala okuvela ku-diphenhydramine noma imiphumela yesisu evela ku-ibuprofen.
Imiphumela ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ngokuvamile iyalawuleka futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi nokuthatha imithi nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa imiphumela emibi ehlobene nesisu.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína, yeka ukuthatha imithi futhi ufune usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Ukuphepha kwakho kuhlala kuyinto eza kuqala.
Le nhlanganisela ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezokwelapha noma imithi kungayenza ingaphephile. Abantu abanezimo zempilo ezithile kufanele bagweme lo muthi noma bawusebenzise ngaphansi kokuqondisa okuseduze kwezokwelapha.
Akufanele uthathe le nhlanganisela uma une:
Ukucatshangelwa kweminyaka nakho kubalulekile. Abantu abadala abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-65 banomuzwa kakhulu wemiphumela ye-diphenhydramine futhi bangase bahlangabezane nokudideka okwandayo, isiyezi, noma ukuwa. Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka eyi-12 akufanele zithathe le nhlanganisela ngaphandle kokuqondiswa okuthile kwezokwelapha.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxhumane nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa lo muthi. I-Ibuprofen ngokuvamile igwenywa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kwesithathu, futhi i-diphenhydramine ingadlulela obisini lwebele.
Le nhlanganisela itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, i-Advil PM iyinketho eyodwa eyaziwa kakhulu. Ezinye izinhlobo ezivamile zihlanganisa i-Motrin PM kanye nezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene ze-store-brand ezifana ne-CVS Health, Walgreens, kanye nezilinganiso ezivamile ze-Target.
Yonke le mikhiqizo iqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo ngamanani afanayo, ngakho umehluko omkhulu uvame ukuba yintengo nokupakisha. Izinhlobo ezivamile ngokuvamile zisebenza kahle njengemikhiqizo yegama lomkhiqizo kodwa zibiza kakhulu.
Lapho uthenga, funa imikhiqizo ekhombisa ngokucacile kokubili i-diphenhydramine ne-ibuprofen njengezithako ezisebenzayo. Inhlanganisela evame kakhulu yi-38mg ye-diphenhydramine ene-200mg ye-ibuprofen ithebhulethi ngayinye.
Uma le nhlanganisela ingakusebenzeli kahle noma ibangela imiphumela engathandeki, ezinye izindlela ezingase zikufanelekele. Izinketho zakho zincike ekutheni ngabe udinga ukukhululeka kobuhlungu, usizo lokulala, noma kokubili.
Ukuze uthole ukukhululeka kobuhlungu kuphela, unga cabanga:
Ukuze uthole ukwesekwa kokulala ngaphandle kwe-ibuprofen, ezinye izindlela zihlanganisa izithasiselo ze-melatonin, ezisebenza nomjikelezo wokulala wemvelo womzimba wakho, noma ezinye izidakamizwa ze-antihistamines njenge-doxylamine. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi amasu okuphumula, ukugeza ngamanzi afudumele, noma itiye le-chamomile kunikeza ukwesekwa okulula kokulala.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi iyiphi enye indlela engasebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile kanye nomlando wezokwelapha.
Zombili lezi zinhlanganisela zisebenzela izinjongo ezifanayo kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile emzimbeni wakho, futhi akukho noyedwa
Ingxenye ye-diphenhydramine isebenza ngendlela efanayo kuzo zombili izinhlanganisela, ngakho imiphumela yokukhuthaza ukulala iyafana. Ukukhetha kwakho kufanele kusekelwe ekutheni iyiphi ingxenye yokwelapha ubuhlungu ephephile futhi isebenza kahle esimweni sakho esithile.
Le nhlanganisela idinga ukuqapha uma unomfutho wegazi ophezulu. I-Ibuprofen ingase ikhuphule umfutho wegazi futhi ingaphazamisa imithi yomfutho wegazi, kuyilapho i-diphenhydramine ngezinye izikhathi ingathinta izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo.
Uma unomfutho wegazi ophezulu olawulwa kahle, ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana ngezikhathi ezithile kungase kulunge, kodwa kufanele uhlole nodokotela wakho kuqala. Bangakwazi ukweluleka ukuthi le nhlanganisela iphephile yini uma kubhekwa imithi yakho ethile kanye nokulawulwa komfutho wegazi.
Uma uthathe ngaphezu komthamo onconyiwe, ungabi nexhala, kodwa thatha isinyathelo ngokushesha. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, usokhemisi, noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi (1-800-222-1222) ukuze uthole isiqondiso esisekelwe ekutheni uthathe malini nokuthi nini.
Izimpawu zokweqisa zingase zihlanganise ukozela okukhulu, ukudideka, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Ungazami ukuthi "ukulinde" ngezimpawu ezinzima zokweqisa.
Njengoba lo muthi ngokuvamile uthathwa njengoba kudingeka ngenxa yobuhlungu nokulala, ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngokuvamile akuyona into okufanele ukhathazeke ngayo. Vele uthathe umthamo wakho olandelayo uma uwudinga, ulandela izikhathi ezijwayelekile zokuhlela esikhwameni.
Ungalokothi uphinde imithamo ukuze ulungise okungaphuthelwanga. Uma ungaqiniseki ngesikhathi, linda okungenani amahora angu-6 kuya kwangu-8 phakathi kwemithamo ukuze ugweme ukuthatha imithi eningi ngokungazi.
Ungayeka ukuthatha lo muthi ngokushesha nje lapho ubuhlungu bakho buncipha noma lapho ungasadingi usizo lokulala. Akunasidingo sokunciphisa umthamo kancane ngoba lokhu akuyona imithi ebangela ukuncika ngokomzimba.
Kodwa-ke, uma ubususebenzisa njalo izinsuku eziningana, ubuhlungu bakho bokuqala noma izinkinga zokulala zingase zibuye. Lokhu kuvamile futhi akusho ukuthi udinga ukuqhubeka nomuthi ngaphandle uma umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo encoma ngenye indlela.
Le nhlanganisela ingasebenzisana nemithi ehlukahlukene, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuxhumana nomkhemisi wakho noma umhlinzeki wezempilo ngaphambi kokuyihlanganisa neminye imithi. Ukusebenzisana okuvamile kufaka phakathi ama-blood thinners, ezinye izidakamizwa ze-NSAIDs, ama-antidepressants athile, nemithi ethile yomfutho wegazi.
Njalo tshela abahlinzeki bakho bezempilo ngayo yonke imithi oyithathayo, okuhlanganisa nemithi etholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, izithasiselo, nemikhiqizo yezitshalo. Lokhu kubasiza ukuthi bakhombe ukusebenzisana okungaba khona futhi bakugcine uphephile.
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