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I-Hydrocodone kanye ne-ibuprofen kuyinhlanganisela yemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu ehlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zokudambisa ubuhlungu ukuze kunikezwe ukukhululeka okuqinile kunanoma iyiphi imithi yodwa. Le mithi kadokotela ihlanganisa i-hydrocodone, i-opioid pain reliever, ne-ibuprofen, i-nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele le nhlanganisela uma ubhekene nobuhlungu obumaphakathi noma obukhulu obungaphendulanga kahle kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Le mithi iyinhlanganisela enamandla yezidambisi zobuhlungu ezimbili ezisebenza ndawonye. I-Hydrocodone ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi i-opioid analgesics, esebenza ngokushintsha indlela ubuchopho bakho kanye nohlelo lwakho lwezinzwa olusabela ngayo ebuhlungwini. I-Ibuprofen iyi-NSAID enciphisa ukuvuvukala, ukuqubuka, nomkhuhlane ngenkathi futhi inikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu.
Le nhlanganisela idala umphumela we-synergistic, okusho ukuthi le mithi emibili isebenza kangcono ndawonye kunokuba yenza ngamanye. Lokhu kuvumela ukuphathwa kobuhlungu okuphumelelayo ngenkathi kungenzeka kusetshenziswe imithamo ephansi yomuthi ngamunye. Udokotela wakho ubhala le nhlanganisela uma imithi eyodwa inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele esimweni sakho esithile.
Le nhlanganisela yemithi ibhalelwe ukuphathwa kwesikhashana kobuhlungu obumaphakathi noma obukhulu. Udokotela wakho angase akutuse ngemva kwezinqubo zamazinyo, ukuhlinzwa, noma ukulimala okubangela ukungakhululeki okukhulu. Kuyasiza ikakhulukazi uma ukuvuvukala kunomthelela ebuhlungwini bakho, njengoba ingxenye ye-ibuprofen ibhekana nobuhlungu nokuvuvukala ngasikhathi sinye.
Izimo ezivamile lapho lo muthi uba usizo zihlanganisa ukululama ngemva kokuhlinzwa, ubuhlungu obukhulu bamazinyo, ukuqhekeka kwamathambo, noma okunye ukulimala okubandakanya ukulimala kwezicubu nokuvuvukala. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokuvamile uzokunikeza lokhu ngezimo zobuhlungu obukhulu kunokuba kube ukuphathwa kobuhlungu obungapheli, besikhathi eside. Inhlanganisela ilungele ikakhulukazi uma udinga ukukhululeka kobuhlungu obuqinile kunalokho okunganikezwa yizinketho ezingaphezu kwekhawunta.
Lo muthi usebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene ukubhekana nobuhlungu bakho kusuka ezingxenyeni eziningi. Ingxenye ye-hydrocodone inamathisela kuma-receptor e-opioid ebuchosheni bakho nasemgogodleni, empeleni ishintsha indlela uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa olucubungula ngayo izimpawu zobuhlungu. Okwamanje, i-ibuprofen ivimba ama-enzyme abizwa ngokuthi i-COX-1 ne-COX-2, akhiqiza izinto ezibangela ukuvuvukala nobuhlungu.
Cabanga ngakho njengendlela enezinhlangothi ezimbili: i-hydrocodone yehlisa ivolumu yezimpawu zobuhlungu ezifika ebuchosheni bakho, kuyilapho i-ibuprofen inciphisa umthombo wokuvuvukala obangela ubuhlungu. Le ndlela ephindwe kabili yenza le nhlanganisela isebenze kahle ikakhulukazi ezimweni lapho ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala kukhona. Umuthi uthathwa njengomuthi oqinile ngokulinganisela, onamandla kunezinketho ezingaphezu kwekhawunta kodwa ngokuvamile unikezwa izikhathi ezimfushane kunezeminye imithi ye-opioid.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela eqondile njengoba unqunywe udokotela wakho, ngokuvamile njalo emahoreni angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 njengoba kudingeka ngenxa yobuhlungu. Ungayithatha ngokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha ngokudla noma ubisi kungasiza ekunciphiseni isisu esicasukile. Uma uzwa isicanucanu, ukuba nesnakhi esilula ngaphambi kokuthatha umuthi kuvame ukusiza.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uwaphule amaphilisi, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi omonyelwa ngayo futhi kungase kubangele imiphumela engemihle. Kubalulekile ukuthi uqhelelanise imithamo yakho ngokulinganayo usuku lonke futhi ungalokothi uthathe ngaphezu kwalokho okubekiwe, ngisho noma ubuhlungu bakho buzizwa bunzima.
Hlala unamanzi amaningi ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, njengoba zombili izingxenye zingathinta izinso zakho. Gwema utshwala ngokuphelele ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi, njengoba kungakhuphula ingozi yemiphumela engemihle engathi sína okuhlanganisa ukulimala kwesibindi nokuthuliswa okuyingozi. Uma uthatha eminye imithi, hlola nomuthi wakho mayelana nokusebenzisana okungenzeka.
Lo muthi uhloselwe ukusetshenziswa ngesikhathi esifushane, ngokuvamile kungadluli izinsuku ezi-5 kuya kweziyi-7 ezimweni eziningi. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka isikhathi esifushane esidingekayo ukuze ulawule ubuhlungu bakho obukhulu ngempumelelo. Ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kwandisa ingozi yokuncika engxenyeni ye-hydrocodone kanye nezinkinga ezingaba khona zesisu, izinso, noma isibindi ezivela ku-ibuprofen.
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ubuhlungu babo buyathuthuka kakhulu ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala zokwelashwa. Njengoba ubuhlungu bakho buyehla, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukushintshela kumuthi wokudambisa ubuhlungu olula noma ukunciphisa imvamisa yemithamo. Ungalokothi welule ukwelashwa kwakho ngaphezu kwalokho okubekiwe ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala.
Uma uthola ukuthi usadinga umuthi wokudambisa ubuhlungu ngemva kwesonto, xhumana nodokotela wakho ukuze uxoxe ngezindlela zokwelapha ezingezinye. Ukuqhubeka nobuhlungu obukhulu ngaphezu kwesikhathi esilindelekile sokuphulukisa kungase kubonise inkinga edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angahlola ukuthi ngabe udinga indlela ehlukile yokuphatha ubuhlungu noma ngabe kukhona udaba oluyisisekelo oludinga ukwelashwa.
Njengazo zonke izidakamizwa, le nhlanganisela ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Ukuqonda okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi usebenzise imithi ngokuphepha futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa ukozela, isiyezi, isicanucanu, nokuqunjelwa. Le miphumela ngokuvamile imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi.
Le miphumela evamile ivame ukunyamalala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi nokudla ukudla okunothile ngemisoco kungasiza ekuphatheni ukuqunjelwa.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha, nakuba ingavamile. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, izinkinga zokuphefumula, noma izimpawu zokuphuma kwegazi esiswini.
Lezi zindlela ezimbi kakhulu azivamile kodwa zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Unganqikazi ukufuna usizo oluphuthumayo uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu.
Le mithi ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Izimo ezithile nezimo zenza le nhlanganisela ibe yingozi noma ingafaneleki esimweni sakho.
Izimo eziningi zezempilo zidinga ukugwema lo muthi ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngalezi zinto nawe, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqonda izinto eziphambene eziyinhloko.
Ubudala nabo buyisici esibalulekile, njengoba lo muthi udinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe kubantu abadala futhi awunconyelwe izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka ethile. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi zesimo sakho esithile.
Eminye imithi ingasebenzisana ngendlela eyingozi nale nhlanganisela. Hlala utshela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngayo yonke imithi, izithasiselo, kanye nemikhiqizo yamakhambi oyithathayo. Izinciphisi zegazi, ezinye izidambisi zokucindezeleka, kanye neminye imithi yokudambisa ubuhlungu kungabangela ukusebenzisana okukhulu.
Le nhlanganisela yomuthi itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Vicoprofen iyilena evame ukunqunywa. Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka i-Reprexain ne-Ibudone, nakuba nezinhlobo ezivamile zitholakala kabanzi futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo.
Inguqulo ejwayelekile iqukethe izithako ezisebenzayo ezifanayo ngamandla afanayo njengezinhlobo zomkhiqizo. Umuthi wakho wemithi angase ashintshele enguqulweni ejwayelekile ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ecela ngqo igama lomkhiqizo. Izinhlelo eziningi zomshuwalense zikhetha imithi ejwayelekile, engasiza ukunciphisa izindleko zakho eziphumayo.
Amabhrendi ahlukene angase abe nezithako ezingasebenzi ezihlukile kancane, okungavamile ukuthi kuthinte ukuthi umuthi usebenza kanjani. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izinto ezingavamile ngemva kokushintsha amabhrendi, khuluma ngalokhu kumuthi wakho wemithi noma udokotela. Bangasiza ukuthola ukuthi ushintsho luhlobene yini nefomula ehlukile.
Kunezindlela eziningi ongazikhetha uma le nhlanganisela ingakulungele noma ingakuniki ukukhululeka okwanele kobuhlungu. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele ezinye izinhlanganisela ze-opioid, amasu ahlukene okulawula ubuhlungu, noma izindlela ezingezona zemithi kuye ngesimo sakho esithile.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezinqunyiwe zihlanganisa izinhlanganisela ezinjenge-hydrocodone ene-acetaminophen (Vicodin), i-oxycodone ene-acetaminophen (Percocet), noma i-codeine ene-acetaminophen (Tylenol #3). Ngayinye inamandla ahlukene kanye namaphrofayili emiphumela engemihle okuzocatshangelwa udokotela wakho.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ze-opioid zingase zihlanganise ama-NSAID aqinile afana ne-naproxen, ama-muscle relaxants, noma imithi yobuhlungu yendawo. Kwezinye izimo, ukujovwa kwe-nerve block noma i-physical therapy kungase kunikeze ukukhululeka okungcono kwesikhathi eside kunemithi yomlomo.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinketho ngokusekelwe ezingeni lakho lobuhlungu, umlando wezokwelapha, kanye nemigomo yokwelashwa. Ngezinye izikhathi inhlanganisela yezindlela isebenza kangcono kunokuncika emithini kuphela.
Zombili lezi zinhlanganisela ziyizidambisi zobuhlungu eziphumelelayo, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zivumela izimo ezihlukene. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuncike ohlotsheni lwakho oluthile lobuhlungu, umlando wezokwelapha, kanye nokuphendula komuntu ngamunye emithini.
I-Hydrocodone kanye ne-ibuprofen (le nhlanganisela) ivame ukuba ngcono ngobuhlungu obuhilela ukuvuvukala, njengobuhlungu ngemva kokuhlinzwa, izinqubo zamazinyo, noma ukulimala ngokuvuvukala. Ingxenye ye-ibuprofen iqondisa ngokuqondile ukuvuvukala ngenkathi inikeza ukukhululeka okwengeziwe kobuhlungu. Kodwa-ke, ithwala izingozi eziphakeme zokopha kwesisu nezinkinga zezinso.
I-Hydrocodone kanye ne-acetaminophen (Vicodin) ingase ibe ngcono uma unezinkinga zesisu, izinkinga zezinso, noma izifo zokuphuma kwegazi. I-Acetaminophen ithambile esiswini futhi ayithinti ukujiya kwegazi, kodwa ayibhekeli ukuvuvukala. Ithwala izingozi zokulimala kwesibindi, ikakhulukazi ngemithamo ephezulu noma ukusetshenziswa kotshwala.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezifana nokusebenza kwezinso nesibindi sakho, umlando wezinkinga zesisu, eminye imithi oyithathayo, kanye nohlobo lobuhlungu bakho lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Akukho noyedwa ongcono ngokujwayelekile - kumayelana nokuthola okufanela isimo sakho.
Le nhlanganisela idinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela uma unesifo senhliziyo. Ingxenye ye-ibuprofen ingandisa ingozi yokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo nesifo sohlangothi, ikakhulukazi ngokusebenzisa isikhathi eside noma imithamo ephezulu. Kungaphazamisa futhi imithi yokucindezela igazi futhi kubangele ukugcinwa kwamanzi.
Udokotela wakho uzokala izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi zesimo sakho senhliziyo esithile. Bangase bancomise ubude bokwelashwa obufushane, imithamo ephansi, noma amasu okwelapha ubuhlungu. Uma unomlando wokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, isifo sohlangothi, noma ukuhlinzwa kwenhliziyo, le nhlanganisela ingase ingakulungele.
Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho nganoma yiziphi izimo zenhliziyo, imithi yokucindezela igazi, noma izinciphisi zegazi ozithathayo. Bangasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi lo muthi uphephile yini esimweni sakho noma ngabe ezinye izindlela zingaba ngcono.
Ukuthatha okuningi kwalo muthi kungaba yingozi futhi kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Ukweqisa kungabangela izinkinga ezinkulu zokuphefumula ezivela engxenyeni ye-hydrocodone kanye nokulimala kwesibindi, izinso, noma isisu okuvela ku-ibuprofen.
Izimpawu zokweqisa umthamo zihlanganisa ukozela okukhulu, ukudideka, ukuphefumula okuhamba kancane noma okungashoni, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, ubuhlungu besisu, noma ukulahlekelwa ukwazi. Uma usola ukuthi uqise umthamo kuwe noma komunye umuntu, shayela ku-911 noma ulawulo lwezinto ezinobuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma izimpawu zibonakala zithambile.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyathuthuka yini zodwa. Ukwelashwa okusheshayo kwezokwelapha kungavimbela izinkinga ezinzima. Gcina ibhodlela lemithi unawe uma ufuna usizo ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi kungakanani okuthathwe.
Uma weqa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kwalapho sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo owuqegile bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo owuqegile.
Njengoba le mithi ivame ukuthathwa njengoba idingeka ngenxa yobuhlungu, ukweqa umthamo kungenzeka kungabi yinkinga uma ubuhlungu bakho bulawuleka. Thatha imithi kuphela uma empeleni uyidinga ukuze ukhululeke ebuhlungwini, hhayi eshedyulini eqinile ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ngudokotela wakho.
Uma ungaqiniseki ngesikhathi noma unemibuzo mayelana nemithamo eqegiwe, xhumana nomkhemisi wakho noma umhlinzeki wezempilo. Bangakunikeza isiqondiso esiqondene nesimo sakho kanye nohlelo lokuphatha ubuhlungu.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha le mithi lapho ubuhlungu bakho buqala ukulawuleka ngemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta noma lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi akusadingeki. Njengoba inikezelwe ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, abantu abaningi bangayeka ngaphandle kokunciphisa lapho ubuhlungu babo obukhulu buphela.
Nokho, uma ubuyithatha njalo izinsuku eziningana, umzimba wakho kungenzeka ukuthi uthole ukuncika engxenyeni ye-hydrocodone. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunciphisa kancane kancane umthamo kunokuyeka kungazelelwe ukuze ugweme izimpawu zokuhoxiswa njengokungakhululeki, ubuhlungu bemisipha, noma isicanucanu.
Ungayeki ukuthatha imithi ngokuphazima kweso uma ubusuyisebenzisa isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho. Bangakunikeza isiqondiso ngendlela ephephe kakhulu yokuyeka imithi ngokusekelwe ekutheni ubuthathe isikhathi esingakanani kanye nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani.
Akufanele ushayele noma usebenzise imishini ngenkathi uthatha le mithi, ikakhulu uma uqala ukuyithatha. Ingxenye ye-hydrocodone ingabangela ukozela, isiyezi, kanye nokukhubazeka kokwahlulela, okungenza ukushayela kube yingozi kuwe nakwabanye emgwaqeni.
Noma ngabe uzizwa uqaphile, imithi inganciphisa isikhathi sakho sokusabela futhi ithinte ikhono lakho lokwenza izinqumo ngokushesha. Lokhu kukhubazeka kungahlala amahora amaningana ngemuva kokuthatha umthamo, futhi imiphumela ingaba engalindelekile kumuntu nomuntu.
Linda uze wazi ukuthi imithi ikuthinta kanjani ngaphambi kokuzama ukushayela. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi ukulala, isiyezi, noma ukuzizwa
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