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I-Hydrocodone-pseudoephedrine-guaifenesin iyinhlanganisela yemithi elapha izimpawu zokukhwehlela nokubanda okukhulu. Le mithi kadokotela ihlanganisa izithako ezintathu ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ngokubambisana ukunikeza impumuzo uma ubhekene nokukhwehlela okuqhubekayo, okungakhululeki kanye nokuminyana.
Ungase unikezwe le mithi uma imithi yokukhwehlela etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela ingazange inikeze impumuzo eyanele. Ngokuvamile isetshenziselwa ukwelashwa kwesikhashana kwezimpawu ezihlobene nezimo zokuphefumula njenge-bronchitis noma izimpawu ezibandayo ezinzima.
Le mithi iyidakamizwa elihlanganisa kathathu eliqukethe izithako ezintathu ezihlukene ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ngokubambisana. Isithako ngasinye siqondisa izimpawu ezithile ozibona ngesikhathi sokugula kokuphefumula noma izimpawu ezibandayo ezinzima.
I-Hydrocodone iyisithomalali sokukhwehlela se-opioid esisiza ukunciphisa isifiso sakho sokukhwehlela. I-Pseudoephedrine isebenza njenge-decongestant ukusula izindima zakho zamakhala nama-sinuses. I-Guaifenesin isebenza njenge-expectorant ukusiza ukunciphisa nokuxegisa amafinyila emoyeni wakho.
Indlela yokuhlanganisa isho ukuthi uthola impumuzo eqondiwe yezimpawu eziningi ngemithi eyodwa. Lokhu kungaba lula futhi kusebenze ngempumelelo kunokuthatha imithi ehlukene yezimpawu ngazinye.
Le mithi ilapha ukukhwehlela okukhulu okuhambisana nokuminyana kwamakhala nokukhiqizwa kwamafinyila aqinile. Udokotela wakho uyikhipha lapho unezimpawu zokuphefumula eziphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke noma ukulala.
Izimo ezivame kakhulu eziphathwayo zihlanganisa i-bronchitis ebukhali, izimpawu ezibandayo ezinzima, nezifo zokuphefumula ezinokukhwehlela okuqhubekayo. Ungase futhi uthole le mithi yokukhwehlela okuhlobene nokungezwani komzimba lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzi ngempumelelo.
Ngokuvamile, odokotela babhala le nhlanganisela ngezimo zokukhwehlela ezingamahlalakhona noma ukuthuthumela kwangemva kwekhala okubangela ukungakhululeki okuqhubekayo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonquma ukuthi lo muthi ulungele yini ngokuya ngezimpawu zakho ezithile nomlando wezokwelapha.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi oqinile ngokulinganisela ngenxa yengxenye ye-opioid. I-hydrocodone isebenza ngokuthinta isikhungo sokukhwehlela ebuchosheni bakho, inciphisa izimpawu ezibangela ukukhwehlela kwakho.
I-Pseudoephedrine inciphisa imithambo yegazi evuvukele emakhaleni akho nasemigudwini. Lesi senzo sisiza ukuvula izindlela zakho zomoya futhi sinciphise umuzwa wokuminyana noma ingcindezi ekhanda lakho.
I-Guaifenesin yandisa okuqukethwe kwamanzi ekukhishweni kwakho kokuphefumula. Lokhu kwenza amafinyila aqinile, anamathelayo abe manzi futhi kube lula ukuwakhwehlela noma ukuwakhulula ezindleleni zakho zomoya ngokwemvelo.
Izithako ezintathu zisebenza ngokubambisana, okusho ukuthi zithuthukisa imiphumela yomunye nomunye. Le ndlela yokuhlanganisa ivame ukunikeza ukukhululeka okuningi okuphelele kunokusebenzisa isithako esisodwa kuphela.
Thatha lo muthi ngqo njengoba udokotela wakho ekunqumela, ngokuvamile njalo emahoreni angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 njengoba kudingeka ngezimpawu. Ungayithatha ngaphandle kokudla, nakuba ukuyithatha nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa isisu.
Phuza amanzi amaningi ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi, ikakhulukazi ngoba i-guaifenesin isebenza kangcono uma uhlanzekile. Ukuhlala uhlanzekile kusiza ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwamafinyila futhi kwenza umuthi usebenze kahle.
Gwema ukuthatha lo muthi notshwala noma ezinye izinto ezithulisayo. Ingxenye ye-hydrocodone ingathuthukisa ukozela nokucindezeleka kokuphefumula uma ihlanganiswe nezinye izidakamizwa.
Uma uhlangabezana nokucasuka kwesisu, zama ukuthatha umuthi ngesidlo esilula noma ingilazi yobisi. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukudla ukudla okuncane ngaphambi kokuthatha umuthi kusiza ukuvimbela isicanucanu.
Lo muthi uhloselwe ukusetshenziswa isikhathi esifushane kuphela, ngokuvamile izinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-5 zezimpawu ezinzima. Udokotela wakho uzochaza isikhathi esiqondile ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho kanye nokuphendula ekwelashweni.
Izifo eziningi zokuphefumula nezimpawu zomkhuhlane zixazululwa phakathi nesonto ngokwelashwa okufanele. Ukuthatha lo muthi isikhathi eside kunokunconywe kungaholela ekuthembekeni ngenxa yengxenye ye-opioid.
Uma izimpawu zakho ziqhubeka ngaphezu kwesikhathi sokwelashwa esinqunyiwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ukuqhubeka kwezimpawu kungase kubonise isimo esingathi sína esidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile noma ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe.
Ungalokothi wandise isikhathi sakho sokwelashwa ngaphandle kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha. Ingxenye ye-pseudoephedrine nayo ingabangela izinkinga ngokusebenzisa isikhathi eside, okuhlanganisa ukwanda kwengcindezi yegazi kanye nezinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo.
Imiphumela evamile eceleni yenzeka kubantu abaningi abathatha lo muthi futhi ngokuvamile ayidingi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngaphandle uma iba nzima. Le miphumela ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Imiphumela eceleni ebikwa kaningi ihlanganisa ukozela, isiyezi, isicanucanu, nokuqunjelwa. Ungase futhi uzwe umlomo owomile, ubunzima bokulala, noma uzizwe unovalo oluvela engxenyeni ye-pseudoephedrine.
Le miphumela evamile ngokuvamile ilawuleka ngezinyathelo ezilula njengokuhlala unamanzi futhi ugweme imisebenzi edinga ukuqapha uma ukozela.
Imiphumela emibi idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha futhi yenzeka kaningi. Le miphumela ingaba yingozi futhi ingabonisa ukusabela komzimba noma ukweqisa umthamo.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi alawa maphuzu abucayi. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe ayathuthuka yini ngokwawo, ngoba ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo kungase kudingeke.
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zingabandakanya ukucindezeleka kokuphefumula, ikakhulukazi uma kuhlanganiswe neminye imithi noma utshwala. Abanye abantu bangase babe nokuphendula okungaqondakali lapho beba nentukuthelo enkulu esikhundleni sokozela.
Amaqembu amaningana abantu kufanele agweme lo muthi ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga ezinzima. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokubhala le nhlanganisela.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, noma izinkinga ze-thyroid akufanele bathathe lo muthi. Ingxenye ye-pseudoephedrine ingenza lezi zimo zibe zimbi ngokwandisa izinga lenhliziyo nomfutho wegazi.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma unomlando wokusebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa noma ukulutheka. Ingxenye ye-hydrocodone inamandla okuncika nokusetshenziswa kabi, okwenza ingafaneleki kubantu abanezinkinga zokusebenzisa izinto.
Gwema lo muthi uma uthatha eminye imithi ethile, okuhlanganisa ama-MAO inhibitors, ezinye izidakamizwa ze-opioid, noma imithi eminingi ebangela ukozela. Lezi zinhlanganisela zingaholela ekusebenzisaneni okuyingozi.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zesibindi noma izinso kungenzeka bangakwazi ukucubungula lo muthi ngokuphepha. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukuhlola ukusebenza kwesitho sakho ngaphambi kokubhala le nhlanganisela.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe ngezindlela ezingezinye nodokotela wabo. Lezi zithako zingathinta ukukhula kombungu futhi zingadlulela ebanjini.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe utholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi ebrand, nakuba ukutholakala kungahluka ngokuya ngendawo. Amagama ajwayelekile ebrand afaka i-Hydro-Tussin DHC, i-Histinex HC, ne-Tussionex HC.
Amanye amakhemisi angase abe nezinhlobo ezivamile zalo muthi ohlanganisiwe. Izinhlobo ezivamile ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo kodwa zingase zibe nezithako ezingasebenzi noma ukubukeka okuhlukile.
Njalo hlola nomkhemisi wakho ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo oluqondile lwe-brand noma oluvamile olutholayo. Abakhiqizi abahlukene bangase babe nokwakheka okuhlukile kancane noma amashejuli okulinganisa.
Imithi eminingi ehlukile ingelapha izimpawu ezifanayo ngaphandle kwesithako se-opioid. Udokotela wakho angase akuncome lokhu uma ungenakukwazi ukuthatha i-hydrocodone noma ukhetha izinketho ezingezona ze-opioid.
Imithi yokukhwehlela esekelwe ku-Dextromethorphan ehlanganiswe nama-decongestants inikeza ukukhululeka okufanayo kwezimpawu. Lezi zinhlanganisela azinayo indlela yokulutha yemithi equkethe i-opioid.
Imithi ngayinye eqondise izimpawu ezithile ingase isebenze kangcono kwabanye abantu. Ungasebenzisa ama-decongestants ahlukene, ama-expectorants, noma ama-cough suppressants ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho eziyinhloko.
Amakhambi emvelo afana noju, ukuhogela umusi, noma ukwanda kokuthatha uketshezi kungase kunikeze ukukhululeka okwanele ezimpawini ezilula. Lezi zindlela zithwala izingozi ezimbalwa nemiphumela emibi kunemithi kadokotela.
Yomibili imithi iyama-cough suppressants asekelwe ku-opioid, kodwa inamandla ahlukene nezici. I-Hydrocodone ngokuvamile ithathwa njengeqina kune-codeine yokucindezela ukukhwehlela.
Ukuhlanganiswa ne-pseudoephedrine kanye ne-guaifenesin kunikeza ukukhululeka kwezimpawu okubanzi kakhulu kune-codeine yodwa. Lokhu kwenza kube nokwenzeka ukuthi kusebenze kahle kubantu abanezimpawu eziningi zokuphefumula.
Kodwa-ke, ukwanda kwamandla kusho nokuthi kungenzeka kube nemiphumela eminingi engemihle nokuncika. Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukubekezelela imithi esekelwe ku-codeine kangcono ngenxa yemiphumela embalwa engemihle.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izimpawu zakho ezithile, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nokuphendula ekwelashweni kwangaphambilini lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Akukho mithi enye engcono kunenye.
Le mithi ingasetshenziswa ngabantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela. Ingxenye ye-pseudoephedrine ingase ithinte amazinga kashukela egazini futhi ingasebenzisana neminye imithi yesifo sikashukela.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela kufanele baqaphe ushukela wabo wegazi kaningi ngenkathi bethatha le mithi. Ukucindezeleka kokugula okuhlanganiswe nemiphumela yemithi kungabangela ukuguquguquka kukashukela wegazi.
Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho ngesifo sakho sikashukela kanye nemithi yakho yamanje ngaphambi kokuqala lokhu kwelashwa. Bangase badinge ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokuphatha isifo sikashukela okwesikhashana.
Xhumana nokulawulwa kwezinto ezinobuthi noma izinsiza eziphuthumayo ngokushesha uma uthathe ngaphezu kwenani elinikeziwe. Izimpawu zokweqisa zingabandakanya ukozela okukhulu, ubunzima bokuphefumula, nokudideka.
Ungalindi ukuthi izimpawu zivele ngaphambi kokufuna usizo, ikakhulu uma uthathe ngaphezu kwenani elinikeziwe. Ukungenelela ngokushesha kungavimbela izinkinga ezinkulu ngenxa yokweqisa.
Gcina ibhodlela lemithi unawe lapho ufuna ukunakekelwa kwezempilo. Lokhu kusiza abahlinzeki bezempilo ukuthi baqonde kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi ungakanani okuthathile.
Thatha umthamo owuqegile ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Ungaphindi imithamo ukuze ulungise umthamo owuqegile.
Uma useduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo owuqegile ngokuphelele. Ukuthatha imithamo eseduze kakhulu kunandisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi kanye nokweqisa umthamo.
Njengoba lo muthi uthathwa njengoba kudingeka ngezimpawu, ukuqega umthamo ngokuvamile akuyona inkinga. Wuthatha kuphela uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu okuhloswe ukuzelapha.
Ungayeka ukuthatha lo muthi lapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuka noma lapho usuqedele inkambo ebekiwe. Abantu abaningi abadingi ukuyeka kancane lo muthi ngenxa yesikhathi esifushane sokwelashwa.
Uma ubuthatha umuthi izinsuku eziningana futhi izimpawu zakho zinyamalele, kuphephile ukuyeka. Awudingi ukuqeda lonke i-oda uma uzizwa ungcono.
Kodwa-ke, uma ubuthatha isikhathi esingaphezu kwesonto, xoxa ngokuyeka nodokotela wakho. Bangase batusa ukunciphisa kancane ukuze ugweme izimpawu zokuhoxiswa ezingxenyeni ze-opioid.
Gwema ukushayela noma ukusebenzisa imishini ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, ikakhulukazi lapho uqala ukwelashwa. Ingxenye ye-hydrocodone ingabangela ukozela futhi ilimaze isikhathi sakho sokusabela.
Noma ngabe uzizwa uqaphile, imizwa yakho nokwahlulela kungase kuthinteke. Inhlanganisela yezithako ingabangela ukozela noma isiyezi okungalindelekile.
Linda ukubona ukuthi umuthi ukuthinta kanjani ngaphambi kokuqala kabusha imisebenzi ejwayelekile. Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukushayela ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa uma bengahlangabezani nokozela okukhulu, kodwa sebenzisa ukuqapha nokwahlulela okuhle.
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