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I-Guaifenesin ne-hydrocodone kuyisithako esihlanganisiwe eselapha ukukhwehlela nokuminyana esifubeni esibangelwa imikhuhlane, umkhuhlane, noma ezinye izimo zokuphefumula. Le mithi kadokotela ihlanganisa i-expectorant (i-guaifenesin) esiza ukuxegisa amafinyila ne-narcotic cough suppressant (hydrocodone) ethulisa ukukhwehlela kwakho.
Udkt wakho angase akuyalele lokhu uma unokukhwehlela okuqhubekayo, okukhiqizayo okukugcina ungavukile noma okwenza kube nzima ukusebenza. Umuthi usebenza njengeqembu - isithako esisodwa sikusiza ukuthi ukhiphe amafinyila aqinile kalula, kanti esinye sinciphisa ukuthi uvame kangakanani ukuzwa isifiso sokukhwehlela.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe iphatha ukukhwehlela ngokukhiqizwa kwamafinyila, ikakhulukazi lapho izinketho ezingaphezu kwe-counter zinganikezanga usizo olwanele. Yenzelwe ngokuqondile lokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi “ukukhwehlela okukhiqizayo” - uhlobo lapho uletha khona amafinyila noma amafinyila esifubeni sakho.
Ngokuvamile, odokotela bayala lokhu ngezifo zokuphefumula ezinjenge-bronchitis, i-pneumonia, noma izimpawu ezinzima zomkhuhlane. Umuthi ungasiza futhi ngokukhwehlela okuhlobene nezimo ezingapheli njenge-COPD lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zidinga ukwesekwa okwengeziwe.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi lokhu akuhloselwe ukukhwehlela okomile, okuthuthumelisayo noma ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokuvamile uzokuncoma isikhathi esifushane lapho udinga usizo oluqinile kunezithako zokukhwehlela eziyisisekelo ezinganikeza.
Lo muthi usebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene ukuze ubhekane nokukhwehlela kwakho ngamakhona amaningi. I-Guaifenesin isebenza njenge-expectorant, okusho ukuthi isiza ukunciphisa nokuxegisa amafinyila anamathelayo emoyeni wakho, okwenza kube lula ukuwakhwehlela.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-hydrocodone iyinhlobo ye-narcotic esebenza ebuchosheni bakho ukunciphisa ukukhwehlela. Ithathwa njengomuthi onamandla amaphakathi - onamandla kunezinketho ezingathengiswa ngaphandle kodokotela kodwa hhayi njengamandla njengamanye ama-narcotics kadokotela.
Ngokubambisana, lezi zithako zenza indlela elinganiselayo. Cishe uzothola ukuthi ukukhwehlela kwakho akuvamile, kodwa uma ukukhwehlela, kukhiqiza kakhulu ekusuleni amafinyila esifubeni sakho. Le nhlanganisela ingakusiza uphumule kangcono ngenkathi umzimba wakho ululama ekuguleni.
Thatha lo muthi njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekunqumele, ngokuvamile njalo emahoreni angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 uma kudingeka ukukhwehlela. Ungayithatha ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, nakuba ukuyithatha nesnakhi esincane kungasiza ekuvikeleni isisu esibuhlungu.
Njalo linganisa izinhlobo eziwuketshezi ngedivayisi yokulinganisa eza nemithi yakho - ungalokothi usebenzise izipuni zasendlini, njengoba zinganikezi izilinganiso ezinembile. Uma uthatha amaphilisi, wagwinye wonke nengilazi yamanzi egcwele.
Ukuphuza uketshezi oluningi usuku lonke kungasiza ngempela i-guaifenesin ukuthi isebenze ngempumelelo ngokunciphisa amafinyila akho. Qondisa amanzi, ama-herbal teas, noma ama-broths afudumele kunokuba iziphuzo ezine-caffeinated noma ezinotshwala.
Gwema ukuthatha lo muthi notshwala noma eminye imithi engabangela ukozela, njengoba i-hydrocodone ingathuthukisa le miphumela kakhulu.
Odokotela abaningi banquma lo muthi ukuze usetshenziswe isikhathi esifushane, ngokuvamile izinsuku ezingu-3 kuya kweziyi-7, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile. Umgomo uwukuhlinzeka ngosizo ngenkathi umzimba wakho ulwa nokutheleleka okuyisisekelo noma ukugula okubangela ukukhwehlela kwakho.
Ngenxa yokuthi i-hydrocodone iyi-narcotic, ukuyithatha isikhathi eside kungaholela ekuthembekeni noma ekubekezeleni, lapho udinga imithamo ephezulu ukuze uthole umphumela ofanayo. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho futhi anqume ubude obufanele besimo sakho.
Uma ukukhwehlela kwakho kuqhubeka ngaphezu kwesikhathi sokwelashwa esinqunyiwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kunokuthi uqhubeke nemithi uwedwa. Ukukhwehlela okuqhubekayo kungase kubonise isimo esingathi sína esidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Njengayo yonke imithi, le nhlanganisela ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile imnene futhi ihlobene nengxenye ye-narcotic.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, iqala ngalezo ezivamile kakhulu:
Le miphumela ivamise ukuba yesikhashana futhi ithuthuke njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Ukuhlala unamanzi futhi udla ukudla okulula, okungenambitheki kungasiza ekunciphiseni imiphumela emibi ehlobene nesisu.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukozela okukhulu, noma izimpawu zokweqisa njengokuphefumula kancane noma ukungakwazi ukuvuka kahle.
Abanye abantu bangase bathole imiphumela emibi engavamile njengokushintsha kwemizwa, ukudideka, noma amaphupho angavamile. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo, unganqikazi ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Le mithi ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Izimo ezithile noma izimo zenza le nhlanganisela ibe yingozi.
Akufanele uthathe le mithi uma unezinkinga ezinkulu zokuphefumula, ukuvinjelwa kwamathumbu, noma uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-hydrocodone noma i-guaifenesin. Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zesibindi noma izinso bangase badinge nokugwema le nhlanganisela.
Ukuqapha okukhethekile kuyadingeka uma unomlando wokusebenzisa izidakamizwa, njengoba i-hydrocodone ingaba umlutha. Udokotela wakho uzophinda aqaphele ngoku-oda lokhu uma une-sleep apnea, isifuba esibi, noma ezinye izifo zokuphefumula.
Omama abakhulelwe nabancelisayo badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba i-hydrocodone ingathinta umama nomntwana. Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma uncelisa.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe uyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, amanye awo ajwayelekile yi-Hycodan, Tussionex, kanye ne-Hycotuss. Ikhemisi lakho lingase futhi lithwale izinguqulo ezivamile eziqulathe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo.
Imikhiqizo ehlukene ingase ibe nokwakheka okuhlukile kancane, njengezinguqulo ezikhishwe isikhathi eside ezihlala isikhathi eside phakathi kwemithamo. Ezinye ziza njengamasiraphu olwelo, kanti ezinye ziyatholakala njengamaphilisi noma amaphilisi.
Izithako ezisebenzayo zihlala zinjalo kungakhathaliseki igama lomkhiqizo, kodwa izithako ezingasebenzi njengodayi, ama-flavour, noma izilondolozi zingahluka. Uma unezinto ezithile ezingezwani nezithasiselo ezithile, usokhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uthole inketho efanelekile.
Ezinye izindlela ziyatholakala uma le nhlanganisela ingakulungele noma uma udinga izindlela zokwelapha ezihlukene. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele eminye imithi yokukhwehlela kadokotela noma izinhlanganisela ezingenawo ama-narcotics.
Ezinye izindlela ezingenawo ama-narcotic zihlanganisa i-guaifenesin yodwa yodokotela, imithi esekelwe ku-dextromethorphan, noma ezinye izinto ezilindelekile. Kwabanye abantu, imithi ephefumulwayo noma izithomalalisi zokukhwehlela zikadokotela ngaphandle kwama-narcotics zisebenza kahle.
Izindlela zemvelo njengokuhlala unamanzi kahle, ukusebenzisa i-humidifier, noma ukuzama imithi esekelwe eju kungahlinzeka ngokuphumula okwanele kwezimpawu ezilula. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi enye indlela engasebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Zombili izinhlanganisela ze-guaifenesin ne-hydrocodone kanye nemithi yokukhwehlela esekelwe ku-codeine iyasebenza, kodwa isebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi inamaphrofayili aqinile ahlukene. I-Hydrocodone ngokuvamile ithathwa njengeqinile kune-codeine ekucindezeleni ukukhwehlela.
Abanye abantu basabela kangcono emuthini owodwa kunomunye ngenxa yomehluko ngamunye endleleni imizimba yabo ecubungula ngayo le mithi. I-Hydrocodone ingase ibangele imiphumela emibi emincane emathunjini kune-codeine kwabanye abantu.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho ezithile, umlando wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabele kanjani emithini efanayo esikhathini esidlule. Akukho noyedwa “ongcono” ngokujwayelekile - kuncike ezidingweni zakho kanye nezimo zakho.
Ngokuvamile, lo muthi uphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, njengoba ungawathinti ngokuqondile amazinga kashukela egazini. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izindlela zoketshezi zingaqukatha ushukela noma utshwala, okungase kuthinte ukulawulwa kwakho kwe-glucose.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, buza usokhemisi wakho mayelana nezinhlobo ezingenashukela noma xoxa nodokotela wakho ukuthi ngabe yiziphi izithako ezingase zithinte ukuphathwa kwakho kukashukela egazini. Qapha amazinga akho njengenjwayelo bese ubika noma yiziphi izinguquko ezingavamile kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Uma uthathe okuningi kunokunqunyiwe, xhumana nezinsizakalo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha noma shayela isikhungo sakho sendawo sokulawula ubuthi. Ukweqisa kwe-Hydrocodone kungaba kubi futhi kungase kubeke impilo engozini, kubangele ukwehla kokuphefumula kanye nesilinganiso senhliziyo.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela - funa usizo ngokushesha. Izimpawu zokweqisa zihlanganisa ukozela okukhulu, ukuphefumula okuhamba kancane noma okunzima, isikhumba esibandayo nesinomswakama, noma ukulahlekelwa ukwazi.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kwandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Njengoba le mithi ivame ukuthathwa uma kudingeka umkhuhlane, ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngokuvamile akuyona inkinga enkulu. Vele uqhubeke nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile lokuthatha imithi uma udinga umthamo olandelayo wokukhulula izimpawu.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha le mithi lapho umkhuhlane wakho uthuthuka noma njengoba kuyalelwe udokotela wakho. Ngokungafani neminye imithi, akudingeki ukuthi uyeke kancane kancane ngemuva kokuyisebenzisa isikhathi esifushane.
Kodwa-ke, uma ubuthatha njalo isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunciphisa kancane kancane ukuze ugweme noma yiziphi izimpawu zokuhoxisa. Njalo landela isiqondiso somhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nokuyeka imithi.
Kufanele ugweme ukushayela noma ukusebenzisa imishini ngesikhathi uthatha le mithi, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukwelashwa. I-Hydrocodone ingabangela ukozela, isiyezi, kanye nokungahleleki okwenza ukushayela kube yingozi.
Noma ngabe uzizwa uqaphile, izikhathi zakho zokuphendula kanye nokwahlulela kungase kuthinteke. Linda uze wazi ukuthi imithi ikuthinta kanjani, futhi cabangela ukuhlela ezinye izindlela zokuthutha ngenkathi uthatha le mithi.
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