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I-Hydrocodone ne-homatropine ngumuthi wokukhwehlela ongokwemiyalelo ohlanganisa izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ukusiza ukulawula ukukhwehlela okukhulu. Lo muthi usebenza ngokucindezela ukuzwela kokukhwehlela kobuchopho bakho ngenkathi womisa amafinyila amaningi ohlelweni lwakho lokuphefumula. Udokotela wakho angase akunikeze le nhlanganisela lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ukukhwehlela zingazange zinikeze usizo olwanele, ikakhulukazi ukukhwehlela okuqhubekayo okuphazamisa impilo yakho yansuku zonke noma ukulala.
Lo muthi uqukethe imithi emibili ehlukene esebenza ndawonye njengeqembu. I-Hydrocodone iyisicindezeli sokukhwehlela se-opioid esithinta ngokuqondile isikhungo sokukhwehlela sobuchopho bakho, kanti i-homatropine iyisithako se-anticholinergic esisiza ukumisa uketshezi lokuphefumula. Cabanga nge-hydrocodone njenge "inkinobho ethule" yokuzwela kwakho ukukhwehlela, futhi i-homatropine njengesithako esinciphisa umuzwa omanzi, okhiqizayo emqaleni nasifubeni sakho.
Inhlanganisela idala indlela ebanzi yokulawula ukukhwehlela kunanoma iyiphi ingxenye engayinikeza yodwa. I-Hydrocodone ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-opioid antitussives, athathwa njengama-suppressants okukhwehlela aqinile kunezinketho ezingaphezu kwe-counter. I-Homatropine isiza ukunciphisa isifiso sokukhwehlela ngokunciphisa inani lamafinyila namathe umzimba wakho owakhiqizayo.
Odokotela ngokuyinhloko banikeza lo muthi wokukhwehlela okukhulu, okuqhubekayo okungaphenduli kahle ekwelashweni okuthambile. Ungase uthole lo myalelo lapho unokukhwehlela okomile, okuhlaselayo okukugcina uvukile ebusuku noma okuthinta kakhulu izinga lempilo yakho. Umuthi ulusizo ikakhulukazi ekukhwehleni okuhlobene nezifo eziphezulu zokuphefumula, i-bronchitis, noma ezinye izimo lapho imithi yokukhwehlela ejwayelekile ingazange inikeze usizo olwanele.
Lokhu ngokuvamile akuyona indlela yokuqala yokwelapha ukukhwehlela kwansuku zonke. Ochwepheshe bakho bezempilo ngokuvamile bazozama izindlela ezithambile kuqala, njengama-syrups okukhwehlela asekelwe ku-dextromethorphan noma ezinye izinketho ezingezona ze-opioid. Uma lezo zingasebenzi, le nhlanganisela enamandla ingase ibe yisinyathelo esilandelayo ukukusiza ukuthi uthole induduzo nokuphumula.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi lo muthi welapha isimpawu sokukhwehlela kunokuthi welaphe imbangela eyinhloko. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuze abhekane nanoma yisiphi isimo esibangela ukukhwehlela kwakho okuqhubekayo ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi ukuhlinzeka ngokuqeda okwesikhashana izimpawu ezingakhululeki.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi wokukhwehlela onamandla ngokulinganisela osebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene emzimbeni wakho. I-Hydrocodone isebenza ngqo esikhungweni sokukhwehlela sobuchopho bakho, empeleni yehlisa ukuzwela kwemizwa ebangela ukukhwehlela kwakho. Okwamanje, i-homatropine isebenza ohlelweni lwakho lokuphefumula ngokunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwamafinyila namathe angacasula umphimbo wakho futhi abangele ukukhwehlela okwengeziwe.
Ingxenye ye-hydrocodone yiyona eyenza lo muthi ube namandla kunezinye izindlela ezingaphandle kwe-counter. Ingaphansi komndeni ofanayo wemithi njengeminye imithi eqeda ubuhlungu ye-opioid, nakuba isetshenziswa lapha ngokuqondile ngezindawo zayo zokucindezela ukukhwehlela. Umphumela uvame ukuqala phakathi kwemizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-60 ngemva kokuthatha umthamo futhi ungahlala amahora amaningana.
I-Homatropine ithuthukisa ukusebenza kahle ngokubhekana nesici esimanzi, esikhiqizayo sokukhwehlela okuningi. Ngokunciphisa izimfihlo zokuphefumula, kusiza ukuqeda enye yezinto eziyinhloko ezigcina ukukhwehlela kwakho kuqhubeka. Le ndlela ephindwe kabili ivame ukuhlinzeka ngokuqeda okuphelele kunezidakamizwa zokukhwehlela ezinomkhiqizo owodwa.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayala ngayo, ngokuvamile njalo ngamahora ama-4 kuya kwangu-6 uma kudingeka ukulawula ukukhwehlela. Ungawuthatha ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, nakuba ukuwuthatha nesnakhi esincane kungasiza ekuvikeleni isisu esibuhlungu. Linganisa izindlela zoketshezi ngokucophelela usebenzisa idivayisi yokulinganisa eza nomuthi wakho kunokuba izipuni zasendlini, ezingase zingabi nembile.
Ukuphuza uketshezi oluningi ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi kungasiza ukunciphisa amafinyila futhi kwenze ukukhwehlela kwakho kuvelele uma ukhwehlela. Kodwa-ke, gwema utshwala ngokuphelele ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi, njengoba inhlanganisela ingaba yingozi futhi ikhulise ingozi yemiphumela emibi engathi sína efana nokuphefumula okuhamba kancane noma ukozela okukhulu.
Uma uthatha eminye imithi, ikakhulukazi leyo ebangela ukozela, yazisa udokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuqala lokhu kwelashwa. Isikhathi semithamo yakho sibalulekile futhi - zama ukuyihlukanisa ngokulinganayo usuku lonke ukuze uthole ukulawulwa kokukhwehlela okuqhubekayo kakhulu. Ungadluli umthamo obekiwe noma uwuthathe kaningi kunokunconywa, ngisho noma ukukhwehlela kwakho kubonakala kubi.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa lo muthi izinsuku ezimbalwa nje kuya evikini elilodwa, kuye ngokuthi isimo sabo esingaphansi sithuthuka ngokushesha kangakanani. Udokotela wakho uzonquma isikhathi esifushane esidingekayo ukuze kulawulwe ukukhwehlela kwakho ngempumelelo. Ngokuvamile, uzoqala ukuzizwa ungcono ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala, futhi ukukhwehlela kufanele kunciphe kancane kancane njengoba umzimba wakho uphola kunoma yini eyayibangele ekuqaleni.
Kubalulekile ukungasebenzisi lo muthi isikhathi eside kunalokho okubekiwe, ngisho noma usenokukhwehlela okuthile okusele. Ukusetshenziswa okwandisiwe kungaholela ekuthembekeni ngokomzimba ngenxa yengxenye ye-opioid. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase akushintshele ekucindezelweni kokukhwehlela okuncane uma udinga ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa ngaphezu kwesikhathi sokuqala sokunqunywa.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho njalo mayelana nendlela ozizwa ngayo ngemithi. Uma ukukhwehlela kwakho kungathuthuki ngemva kwezinsuku eziningana zokwelashwa, noma uma uqala izimpawu ezintsha njengomkhuhlane, ukuphefumula kanzima, noma ubuhlungu besifuba, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha ukuze uthole ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo.
Njengayo yonke imithi, le nhlanganisela ingabangela imiphumela engemihle, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela engemihle evame kakhulu ngokuvamile ithambile futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi ngosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili lokuqala.
Nansi imiphumela engemihle ongase uyithole, iqala ngaleyo evame kakhulu:
Le miphumela engemihle evamile ngokuvamile iyalawuleka futhi ivame ukwehla njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Nokho, kufanele uxhumane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma noma yikuphi kwalokhu kuba kubi kakhulu noma kungathuthuki ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa.
Nakuba kungavamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela engemihle engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zinto ezingezinhle ezingathi sína, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha noma funa usizo lwezempilo oluphuthumayo. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi lezi zimpawu ziyathuthuka zodwa.
Amaqembu amaningana abantu kufanele agweme lo muthi ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga ezingathi sína. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuchazela le nhlanganisela ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi iphephile kuwe.
Akufanele usebenzise lo muthi uma unezinye zalezi zimo:
Ukuqapha okukhethekile kuyadingeka kumaqembu athile, nakuba umuthi ungenqatshelwe ngokuphelele ngaphansi kokuqondiswa okufanele kwezokwelapha.
Udokotela wakho uzokugada eduze uma unesinye salezi zimo:
Ukukhulelwa nokuncelisa ngamabele kudinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba lo muthi ungathinta kokubili umama nomntwana. Hlala wazisa udokotela wakho uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma uncelisa ngamabele ngaphambi kokuqala noma yimuphi umuthi omusha.
Le nhlanganisela yomuthi itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi ebhrendi, i-Tussigon ingesinye sezinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zokunqunywa. Amanye amagama ebhrendi afaka i-Hydromet kanye nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-generic eziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo ngemithamo elingana.
Izinhlobo ze-generic zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinketho zegama lebhrendi futhi zivame ukuthengeka. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi yimuphi umkhiqizo othile owutholayo futhi aqinisekise ukuthi uwuthatha ngendlela efanele. Zonke izinhlobo zalo muthi zidinga incwadi kadokotela futhi ziyizinto ezilawulwayo ngenxa yengxenye ye-opioid.
Uma uthatha umuthi wakho, qiniseka ukuthi ufunda ilebula ngokucophelela futhi ubuze usokhemisi wakho uma unemibuzo mayelana nokwakheka okuthile okutholayo. Abakhiqizi abahlukene bangasebenzisa izithako ezingasebenzi ezihlukile kancane, nakuba umuthi osebenzayo uhlala unjalo.
Eminye imithi eminingi ingasiza ekulawuleni ukukhwehlela okuqhubekayo, kusukela ezinkethweni ezilula ezingathengiswa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela kuya kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezinqunyiwe. Udokotela wakho angase aqale ngemithi ethambile ngaphambi kokuthi adlulele kulolu hlobo oluqinile.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezingathengiswa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela zihlanganisa amasiraphu okukhwehlela asekelwe ku-dextromethorphan, asebenza ngendlela efanayo ukucindezela ukukhwehlela kodwa ngaphandle kwengxenye ye-opioid. I-Guaifenesin ingasiza ukunciphisa amafinyila futhi yenze ukukhwehlela kube nomkhiqizo omningi, kuyilapho ama-lozenges omphimbo nama-humidifier enikeza induduzo yokukhwehlela okuncane.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezinqunyiwe zingase zihlanganise amasiraphu okukhwehlela asekelwe ku-codeine, i-benzonatate (eqhatha umphimbo), noma ngisho ne-dextromethorphan enamandla okuqeshwa. Ukukhetha kuncike ezimpawini zakho ezithile, umlando wezokwelapha, nokuthi uqhubeke kanjani nokuphendula kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzosebenza nawe ukuthola inketho efanele kakhulu isimo sakho.
Yomibili le mithi iyizicindezeli zokukhwehlela ezisekelwe ku-opioid, kodwa zisebenza kancane futhi zingase zifaneleke kangcono ezimweni ezihlukene. I-Hydrocodone ngokuvamile ithathwa njengeqinile kune-codeine yokucindezela ukukhwehlela, kuyilapho ukwengezwa kwe-homatropine kunikeza izinzuzo ezengeziwe zokomisa izitho zokuphefumula.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwale mithi kuvame ukuncika ezimpawini zakho ezithile kanye nomlando wezokwelapha. Uma unokukhwehlela okumanzi kakhulu, okukhiqizayo ngamafinyila amaningi, inhlanganisela ye-hydrocodone ne-homatropine ingase ibe usizo olukhulu ngenxa yomphumela wokomisa. Ukukhwehlela okomile, okuhlaselayo, noma iyiphi imithi ingase isebenze kahle.
Udktela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezifana nendlela oye wasabela ngayo emithini ngaphambilini, ezinye izimo zempilo, kanye nokusebenzisana okungenzeka kwemithi lapho enquma ukuthi iyiphi inketho engcono kuwe. Akukho muthi ongcono ngokuzenzakalelayo kunomunye - kumayelana nokuthola okufanele isimo sakho esithile nezimpawu.
Lo muthi ngokuvamile uphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa kufanele uqaphele amazinga kashukela egazini lakho ngenkathi uwuthatha. Umuthi ngokwawo awuthinti ngokuqondile i-glucose yegazi, kodwa ukugula nokuthatha imithi kadokotela ngezinye izikhathi kungathinta ukuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela sakho. Ezinye izindlela zoketshezi zingase ziqukathe inani elincane likashukela, nakuba lokhu ngokuvamile kunganele ukubangela izinkinga.
Yazisa udokotela wakho ngesifo sikashukela sakho ngaphambi kokuqala lo muthi, ikakhulukazi uma unezinkinga ezihlobene nesifo sikashukela ezithinta izinso zakho, amehlo, noma ukujikeleza kwegazi. Bangase bafune ukukuqapha eduze noma balungise imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela uma kudingeka ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho.
Uma uthathe okuningi kunokunqunyiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma ungezwa ugula okwamanje. Ukweqisa kungabangela izinkinga ezinkulu zokuphefumula, ukozela okukhulu, noma ngisho nokulahlekelwa ukwazi. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini, njengoba ukweqisa kwe-opioid kungaba yingozi empilweni.
Izimpawu zokweqisa zihlanganisa ukuphefumula okuhamba kancane noma okungashoni, ukozela okukhulu, ukudideka, isikhumba esibandayo nesinomswakama, noma izindebe nezinzipho eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, shayela ku-911 ngokushesha. Gcina ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze abasebenzi bezokwelapha bakwazi ukubona kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi kungakanani okuthathiwe.
Njengoba lo muthi uthathwa "ngokwesidingo" sokulawula ukukhwehlela, ukweqa umthamo ngokuvamile akuyona inkinga. Vele uthathe umthamo wakho olandelayo uma uwudinga ukuze ukhululeke ekukhwehleni, ulandela isimiso sakho esijwayelekile sokulinganisa. Ungathathi imithi eyengeziwe ukuze ulungise umthamo oweqiwe, ngoba lokhu kwandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Uma uthatha umuthi ngesimiso esijwayelekile futhi weqa umthamo, wuthathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Esimweni esinjalo, weqa umthamo oweqiwe bese uqhubeka nesimiso sakho esijwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ubambe.
Ngokuvamile ungenza ukuyeka ukuthatha lo muthi lapho ukukhwehlela kwakho kuthuthuke kakhulu futhi kungasaphazamisi imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke noma ukulala. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukukhwehlela kwabo kungcono kakhulu ngemva kwezinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-7 zokwelashwa. Akudingeki ukuthi unciphise kancane kancane ngoba lo muthi ngokuvamile usetshenziselwa izikhathi ezimfushane.
Nokho, uma ubuthatha isikhathi esingaphezu kwesonto elilodwa noma ngemithamo ephezulu, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuyeka ngokuphelele. Bangase bafune ukunciphisa umthamo wakho kancane kancane ukuze ugweme noma yiziphi izimpawu zokuhoxisa. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma ukukhwehlela kwakho kubuya noma kuba kubi ngemva kokuyeka umuthi.
Kufanele ugweme ukushayela noma ukusebenzisa imishini ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuwuthatha. Ukozela nesiyezi abantu abaningi abakuzwayo kungaphazamisa ikhono lakho lokushayela ngokuphepha. Noma ngabe uzizwa uqaphile, izikhathi zakho zokuphendula zingase zibe ngaphansi kwesikhathi esijwayelekile.
Linda ukubona ukuthi umuthi ukuthinta kanjani ngaphambi kokuzama ukuqhuba imoto. Abanye abantu bajwayela ukozela ngemva kosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili, kanti abanye bahlala bethintekile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwabo. Uma kumele uqhube imoto, qiniseka ukuthi uzizwa uqaphile ngokuphelele futhi uhlole ukuxhumana kwakho nesikhathi sokusabela endaweni ephephile kuqala. Uma ungabaza, cela omunye umuntu ukuthi aqhube imoto noma usebenzise ezinye izindlela zokuthutha.
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