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I-Doxepin topical iyikhilimu elinconywayo elisiza ukuthulisa isikhumba esilumayo, esivuvukele lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zinganikezanga usizo olwanele. Lo muthi ungoweqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-tricyclic antidepressants, kodwa uma usetshenziswa esikhumbeni sakho, usebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunalapho uthathwa njengepilisi lokucindezeleka.
Ungase uzibuze ukuthi i-antidepressant ingasiza kanjani ngezinkinga zesikhumba. Impendulo ilele endleleni i-doxepin ivimba ngayo amasignali amakhemikhali athile esikhumbeni sakho abangela ukuluma nokuvuvukala, inikeze usizo oluqondiwe lapho uludinga kakhulu.
I-Doxepin topical iyikhilimu elinconywayo eliqukethe i-5% doxepin hydrochloride oyisebenzisa ngqo ezindaweni zesikhumba ezilumayo. Ngokungafani ne-doxepin yomlomo esetshenziselwa ukucindezeleka, le nguqulo ye-topical yakhelwe ngokuqondile ukwelapha izimo zesikhumba ngokumuncwa okuncane egazini lakho.
Umuthi uza njengekhilimu elibushelelezi, elimhlophe elisabalala kalula esikhumbeni sakho. Uma isetshenziswa ngokuqondile, amanani amancane kuphela esithako esisebenzayo angena ohlelweni lwakho, okwenza kube lula ukuyisebenzisa kunokuthatha i-doxepin ngomlomo ngenkathi isanikeza ukukhululeka okusebenzayo ekulungeni.
Le ndlela eqondiwe isho ukuthi uthola izinzuzo zokulwa nokuluma ngqo lapho uzidinga khona, ngaphandle kwemiphumela eminingi engase ihambisane nama-antidepressants omlomo.
I-Doxepin topical ikakhulukazi inconywa ukuluma okulinganiselwe kuya kokukhulu okuhambisana ne-eczema, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-atopic dermatitis. Udokotela wakho angase ancome le khilimu uma isikhumba sakho sizwa siluma kakhulu futhi ezinye izindlela zokwelapha njengama-moisturizers noma ama-steroid athambile angazange anikeze usizo olwanele.
Umuthi usebenza kahle kakhulu kubantu abanolwazi lokuluma okukhulu okuphazamisa imisebenzi yansuku zonke noma ukulala. Iziguli eziningi zikuthola kuwusizo ikakhulukazi ngalezo zikhathi ezicindezelayo lapho isifiso sokuziklopha sizwa singaphezu kwamandla.
Nakuba i-eczema iyona nto esetshenziswa ngayo ngokuyinhloko, odokotela abathile bangase babhale i-doxepin topical ezinye izimo zesikhumba ezilumayo uma becabanga ukuthi ingasiza. Nokho, kufanele usebenzise lo muthi kuphela ezimweni ezitholwe ngqo futhi ezinconywe ngumhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
I-Doxepin topical isebenza ngokuvimba ama-histamine receptors esikhumbeni sakho, okuyiwona abangela ukuzwa ukuluma. Cabanga nge-histamine njengesistimu ye-alamu yesikhumba sakho ngezinye izikhathi ebanjwa endaweni ethi "ivuliwe", okubangela ukuluma okuqhubekayo ngisho nalapho kungekho ngempela usongo.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengomuthi olula phakathi kokwelashwa kokuluma okusebenzayo. Inamandla kakhulu kunezinketho ezingaphandle kwekhawunta njenge-hydrocortisone cream kodwa ithambile kunezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezinjenge-steroids ezinamandla.
I-cream nayo inezindawo ezithambile zokuthulisa ezinganikeza induduzo eyengeziwe esikhumbeni esicasukile. Uma uyisebenzisa, isithako esisebenzayo singena ezingxenyeni ezingenhla zesikhumba sakho ukuze sithulise ukuvuvukala futhi sinciphise isifiso sokuqwayiza.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuqaphela ukukhululeka okuthile kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngemuva kokuyisebenzisa, nakuba izinzuzo eziphelele zivame ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo.
Sebenzisa i-doxepin topical cream ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile ungqimba oluncane phezu kwezindawo zesikhumba ezithintekile. Abantu abaningi bayisebenzisa izikhathi ezine ngosuku, kodwa umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile esekelwe esimweni sakho kanye nokuzwela kwesikhumba.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-cream, geza ngobumnene izandla zakho nendawo ethintekile ngensipho namanzi athambile, bese womisa ngokuphelele. Cindezela inani elincane le-cream kuthiphu yomunwe wakho bese uyisakaza ngokulinganayo endaweni elumayo, usebenzisa okwanele nje ukumboza isikhumba ngaphandle kokushiya ungqimba olukhulu.
Ungasebenzisa i-doxepin topical ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla ngoba isetshenziswa esikhumbeni sakho kunokuba ithathwe ngomlomo. Kodwa-ke, kungcono ukuyisebenzisa ngezikhathi ezifanayo usuku lonke ukuze ugcine ukukhululeka okuqhubekayo ekulunyeni.
Njalo geza izandla zakho kahle ngemva kokusebenzisa ukhilimu ngaphandle uma welapha izandla zakho ngqo. Gwema ukuthola imithi emehlweni akho, emakhaleni, emlonyeni, noma kwezinye izindawo ezizwelayo.
I-doxepin topical ngokuvamile inikezwa ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, ngokuvamile kungaphezu kwezinsuku eziyi-8 ngesikhathi. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ubude obuqondile ngokuya ngokuthi isikhumba sakho siphendula kanjani nobukhulu bezimpawu zakho.
Ukusetshenziswa kwalo muthi isikhathi eside kunokunconywe kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi, okuhlanganisa ukuzwela kwesikhumba nokumuncwa okungenzeka emgudwini wakho wegazi. Abantu abaningi bathola ukukhululeka okukhulu ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala zokwelashwa.
Uma ukulunywa kwakho kuqhubeka noma kuba kubi ngemva kokuqeda inkambo enqunyiwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kunokuba uqhubeke nokusebenzisa ukhilimu wedwa. Bangase badinge ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha noma bahlole ezinye izinketho.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge izifundo ezimfushane ngezikhathi ezithile ze-doxepin topical ngesikhathi sokushuba kwesimo sesikhumba sabo, kodwa lokhu kufanele kwenziwe ngaphansi kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-doxepin topical, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izimphendulo ezivamile zenzeka ngqo endaweni yokusebenzisa futhi zivame ukuba mnene.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, iqala ngaleyo evamile kakhulu:
Lezi zimo ezivamile ezibangelwa imithi ngokuvamile ziyathuthuka njengoba isikhumba sakho sijwayela umuthi. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yinkinga, yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela engavamile kodwa ebucayi kakhulu ingenzeka, nakuba ingavamile uma isetshenziswa ngaphandle:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimiphi yale miphumela emibi, yeka ukusebenzisa ukhilimu bese uthintana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha. Nakuba kungavamile, lezi zimo zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
I-Doxepin topical ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi kunezimo ezithile lapho kufanele ugweme lo muthi. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi kufaneleka kuwe.
Akufanele usebenzise i-doxepin topical uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-doxepin noma yiziphi izithako ezikukhilimu. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, izinkinga zokuphefumula, noma labo abathatha imithi ethile kungenzeka badinge nokugwema lokhu kwelashwa.
Nazi izimo eziyinhloko nezimo lapho i-doxepin topical ingase ingafaneleki khona:
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma usebenzisa ukhilimu ezindaweni ezinkulu zomzimba wakho noma unesikhumba esilimele noma esonakele kakhulu, udokotela wakho angase adinge ukukuqapha eduze njengoba umuthi omningi ungangena ohlelweni lwakho.
I-doxepin topical itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Zonalon, okuyilona okubhalwa kakhulu e-United States. Lolu hlobo luqukethe i-5% ye-doxepin hydrochloride esisekelweni se-cream esenzelwe ukusetshenziswa esikhumbeni.
Izinhlobo ezivamile ze-doxepin topical cream nazo ziyatholakala futhi ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo njengohlobo lomkhiqizo. Umuthi wakho wemithi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olucacisa umuthi wakho.
Noma ngabe uthola uhlobo lomkhiqizo noma oluvamile, umuthi kufanele usebenze kahle ngokulinganayo ekwelapheni isimo sakho sesikhumba esilumayo.
Uma i-doxepin topical ingakulungele noma inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele, ezinye izinketho zokwelapha ziyatholakala zezimo zesikhumba ezilumayo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zindlela ezinye ngokususelwa ezidingweni zakho ezithile.
Nazi ezinye izindlela ezivamile ezisetshenziswa ezisebenza ngezindlela ezahlukene:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ancome ukuhlanganisa ukwelashwa okuhlukene noma ukuzama indlela yesinyathelo ngesinyathelo, uqala ngezinketho ezithambile bese uya emithini eqinile uma kudingeka.
I-Doxepin topical ne-hydrocortisone zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi akudingeki ukuthi zibe ngcono noma zibe zimbi kunomunye nomunye. Ukukhetha kuncike esimweni sakho sesikhumba esithile, ukuthi izimpawu zakho zinzima kangakanani, nokuthi usabela kanjani emithini ngayinye.
I-Hydrocortisone iyisithelwa esithambile esinciphisa ukuvuvukala nokuluma, kuyilapho i-doxepin topical ivimba izamukeli ze-histamine ukuvimbela izimpawu zokuluma. Abanye abantu basabela kangcono kunenye indlela.
I-Doxepin topical ingase isebenze kangcono ekulungeni okukhulu, okuqhubekayo okungazange kusabele ku-hydrocortisone. Kodwa-ke, i-hydrocortisone ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ekusetshenzisweni kwesikhathi eside futhi iyatholakala ngaphandle kwe-counter yezimpawu ezithambile.
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi yimuphi umuthi ofanele kakhulu isimo sakho, futhi ungase uwasebenzise ngezikhathi ezihlukene kuye ngezimpawu zakho.
I-Doxepin topical ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa kufanele uxoxe ngalokhu nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa. Njengoba umuthi ufakwa esikhumbeni sakho kunokuba uthathwe ngomlomo, mancane amathuba okuthi uthinte amazinga akho kashukela egazini.
Kodwa-ke, abantu abanesifo sikashukela bavame ukuba nesikhumba esizwelayo nokuphola okuhamba kancane, ngakho udokotela wakho angase afune ukuqapha ukuthi isikhumba sakho sisabela kanjani emuthini. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile zesikhumba noma izinguquko kumaphethini akho kashukela egazini, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Uma ngengozi ufaka ukhilimu we-doxepin topical omningi kakhulu, sula ngokucophelela okweqile ngendwangu ehlanzekile noma ithishu. Ukusebenzisa okuningi akudingeki ukuthi kukulimaze, kodwa kwandisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi efana nokucasuka kwesikhumba noma ukozela.
Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezingavamile njengokozela okukhulu, isiyezi, noma ukudideka ngemva kokufaka ukhilimu omningi kakhulu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise ukuthi umuthi omningi kakhulu ungene ohlelweni lwakho.
Ezicelo zesikhathi esizayo, khumbula ukuthi ungqimba oluncane yilokho kuphela okudingayo ukuze umboze indawo ethintekile ngempumelelo.
Uma weqa umthamo we-doxepin topical, uyifake ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi sokufaka esilandelayo. Esimeni esinjalo, weqa umthamo owuqeqile bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungafaki ukhilimu owengeziwe ukuze ubuyisele umthamo owuqeqile, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Ukuqina kubalulekile ekuphatheni isikhumba esilumayo, ngakho zama ukufaka umuthi ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukugcina ukhilimu endaweni ebonakalayo ukukusiza ukhumbule.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukusebenzisa i-doxepin topical lapho inkambo yakho ebekiwe isiqediwe, ngokuvamile ngemva kwezinsuku eziyi-8 noma lapho umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ekutshela ukuthi uyeke. Ngokungafani neminye imithi, akudingeki ukuthi unciphise kancane kancane inani olisebenzisayo.
Uma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka kakhulu ngaphambi kokuqeda inkambo ephelele, hlola nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuthi ungayeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi yini. Abanye abantu bangase badinge ubude bokwelashwa obugcwele ukuze bavimbele izimpawu ukuthi zingabuyi.
Ungaqhubeki nokusebenzisa i-doxepin topical ngaphezu kwesikhathi esibekiwe ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho, ngisho noma usenokhilimu othile osele. Ukusetshenziswa okweluliwe kungakhuphula ingozi yemiphumela emibi nokuzwela kwesikhumba.
Kufanele njalo uhlole nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuhlanganisa i-doxepin topical neminye imithi yesikhumba. Ezinye izinhlanganisela zingakhuphula ingozi yemiphumela emibi noma zinciphise ukusebenza kokwelashwa okukodwa noma kokubili.
Ngokuvamile, kungcono ukusebenzisa imithi ehlukene yendawo ngezikhathi ezihlukene zosuku ukuze kugwenywe ukuxhumana. Udokotela wakho angakunikeza isiqondiso esiqondile mayelana nesikhathi nokuthi yiziphi izinhlanganisela eziphephile esimweni sakho esithile.
Uma usebenzisa ukwelashwa kwesikhumba okuningi, qaphela ukuthi ngakunye kuthinta kanjani izimpawu zakho bese ubika noma yiziphi izimo ezingavamile kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
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