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I-Loratadine iyi-antihistamine ethambile, engenzi ngantshiseko esiza ukuvimba ukusabela komzimba wakho okungahambisani nokuvumelana. Uma uhlangana nezinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba njengempova, uthuli, noma izinwele zezilwane ezifuywayo, amasosha akho omzimba akhipha i-histamine, ebangela lezo zimpawu ezingakhululeki oziqonda kahle. I-Loratadine isebenza ngokuvimba buthule ama-histamine receptors, ikunikeza ukukhululeka ngaphandle kokuzizwa ubuthuntu okubangelwa imithi endala yokungezwani komzimba.
I-Loratadine ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-antihistamines esizukulwane sesibili. Yenzelwe ukulwa nezimpawu zokungezwani komzimba ngenkathi ihlala ikakhulu ingangeni ebuchosheni bakho, yingakho ngeke ikwenze uzizwe ulele njengoba kwenza ama-antihistamines amadala. Cabanga ngayo njengomsizi okhethekile ogxila ezindaweni lapho ukungezwani komzimba kubangela khona izinkinga ngaphandle kokuthinta ukuqapha kwakho.
Lo muthi uza ngezinhlobo eziningana ukuze zihambisane nezidingo zakho. Ungayithola njengamaphilisi avamile, amaphilisi aqeda ngomlomo ancibilika olimini lwakho, amaphilisi okuhlafuna, kanye nesiraphu ewuketshezi. Ukuguquguquka ezinhlotsheni zokulinganisa kwenza kube lula kubantu abadala nezingane ukuthi bayithathe ngokunethezeka.
I-Loratadine isiza ukuphatha ukungezwani komzimba kwesizini, okwaziwa nangokuthi umkhuhlane wotshani noma i-allergic rhinitis. Uma uzithola uthimula, ubhekana nokukhala kwamakhala, noma uhlangabezana namehlo aluma, anamanzi lapho inani lempova likhuphuka, i-loratadine inganikeza ukukhululeka okukhulu. Ilusizo ikakhulu entwasahlobo nasekwindla lapho izihlahla, utshani, kanye notshani bukhulula impova yabo.
Ngaphandle kokungezwani komzimba kwesizini, i-loratadine iphatha nokusabela komzimba okungahambisani nokuvumelana unyaka wonke. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukusabela ezintweni ezinjengothuli, izinwele zezilwane ezifuywayo, isikhunta, noma ezinye izinto ezingahambisani nokuvumelana ngaphakathi endlini ezingalandeli amaphethini esizini. Abantu abaningi bayayithola ilusizo ekuphatheni imihuzuko engapheli (urticaria) futhi, ikakhulukazi uma imbangela yezilonda ingacacile ngokushesha.
Umuthi unganciphisa nokusabela kwesikhumba okufana nokulunywa okuvela ku-allergic contact dermatitis. Nakuba ngeke welaphe i-allergy ekhona, ungenza izimpawu zikwazi ukulawuleka kakhulu ngenkathi umzimba wakho ululama noma ngenkathi usebenza ukuthola nokugwema izinto ezibangela ukusabela.
I-Loratadine ivimba ama-H1 histamine receptors emzimbeni wakho, okuyizona ezibangela izimpawu ze-allergy. Uma uveza i-allergen, amasosha akho omzimba akhipha i-histamine njengempendulo yokuzivikela. Ngeshwa, le histamine ibangela ukuvuvukala, ukulunywa, ukuthimula, nezinye izimpawu ezingakhululeki.
Lo muthi uthathwa njenge-antihistamine elula noma emaphakathi. Ithambile kunezinketho ezinamandla zokubhala kodokotela kodwa inamandla kunokugwema ama-allergen kuphela. Ubuhle be-loratadine bulele ekukhetheni kwayo - iqondisa ama-histamine receptors angaphandle ngenkathi igwema kakhulu lawo asemqondweni wakho, yingakho uhlala uqaphile futhi ugxilile.
Ngokuvamile uzoqala ukuzwa ukukhululeka phakathi kwehora elilodwa kuya kwamathathu ngemva kokuthatha i-loratadine. Imiphumela ingahlala kuze kube amahora angu-24, okwenza kube lula ukuthatha kanye ngosuku. Lesi senzo esiqhubekayo, esihlala isikhathi eside sisiza ukugcina ukulawula izimpawu okuqhubekayo usuku lonke.
Thatha i-loratadine ngqo njengoba kuqondiswe ephasheni noma njengoba umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo encoma. Ungayithatha nokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, nakuba abanye abantu bekuthola kulula esiswini sabo uma ithathwa nesnakhi esilula. Inkomishi yamanzi egcwele isiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ithebhulethi iyancibilika kahle futhi imuncwa ngempumelelo.
Ngemithi ethebhulethi encibilika ngomlomo, zibeke olwimini lwakho bese uzivumela ukuthi zincibilike ngokuphelele ngaphambi kokugwinya. Awudingi amanzi ngalezi, kodwa ukuba nawo eduze kungasiza uma ukhetha. Uma usebenzisa ifomu eliwuketshezi, linganisa ngokucophelela ngedivayisi yokulinganisa eza nomuthi.
Ukuphuza i-loratadine ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Abantu abaningi bakhetha ukuyithatha ekuseni ngoba inikeza ukumbozwa usuku lonke lapho ukuchayeka kuma-allergen kuvame ukuba phezulu. Kodwa-ke, ungalithatha nganoma yisiphi isikhathi esisebenza ngokuvumelana neshejuli yakho.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-loratadine buxhomeke esimweni sakho esithile kanye nohlobo lwezifo ezingapheli ozilawulayo. Ezifweni ezingapheli zonyaka, ungase idinga kuphela ngesikhathi sezinkathi eziphezulu ze-pollen, okungaba amasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni eziningana. Abantu abaningi baqala ukuyithatha ngesonto elilodwa noma amabili ngaphambi kokuthi isizini yabo ejwayelekile yezifo ezingapheli iqale ukuze bavikeleke kangcono.
Uma ubhekene nezifo ezingapheli zonyaka wonke, ungase udinge ukuthatha i-loratadine ngokuqhubekayo isikhathi eside. Lokhu kuphephile ngokuphelele kubantu abaningi, njengoba i-loratadine yenzelwe ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside uma kudingeka. Umzimba wakho awuthuthukisi ukubekezelelana nayo, ngakho ihlala isebenza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ezimpendulweni ezingapheli ezinzima noma ama-hives, ungase udinge kuphela i-loratadine izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya evikini. Uma izimpawu zakho zixazululwa futhi usutholile noma ususile okubangela, ngokuvamile ungenza ukuyeka ukuyithatha. Hlala uhlola nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi uzolwelashwa isikhathi esingakanani.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-loratadine, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi kwabanye abantu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi emibi ayivamile, futhi abantu abaningi ababi nemiphumela emibi noma abanayo emincane kakhulu.
Nawa amanye amiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyibone, nakuba ithinta kuphela ingxenye encane yabantu:
Lezi zinto ezivamile ngokuvamile zithambile futhi zivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi nokuthatha i-loratadine nokudla kungasiza ekunciphiseni imiphumela emibi ehlobene nesisu.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebonakala kakhulu ihlanganisa ukukhathala, ubunzima bokulala, noma ukuzizwa ungenamahloni. Abanye abantu bazizwa benesiyezi noma banobunzima bokugxila, nakuba lokhu kuvame kakhulu kunama-antihistamine amadala. Ukubona okungacacile nokushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo kungase kwenzeke kodwa akuvamile.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kakhulu kodwa ebucayi idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukusabela okukhulu komzimba okune-rash, ukuluma, ukuvuvukala, isiyezi esikhulu, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula. Izinkinga zesibindi, nakuba zingavamile kakhulu, zingase zivele njengokuphuzi kwesikhumba noma amehlo, umchamo omnyama, noma isicanucanu esiqhubekayo. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimpawu ezibucayi, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
I-Loratadine ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abaningi, kodwa abantu abathile kufanele bayigweme noma bayisebenzise ngokucophelela okwengeziwe. Uma unomzimba ngaphandle kwe-loratadine noma yiziphi izithako zayo, akufanele uthathe lo muthi. Abantu abanezifo zesibindi ezinzima bangase badinge ukulungiswa kwemithamo noma ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe ngokuvamile bangathatha i-loratadine ngokuphepha, njengoba ithathwa njengomuthi wesigaba B sokukhulelwa. Kodwa-ke, ngaso sonke isikhathi kungcono ukuxoxa nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuqala noma yimuphi umuthi omusha ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Umuthi udlulela obisini ngamanani amancane, kodwa ngokuvamile uthathwa njengophephe kubantu abancelisayo.
Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka emi-2 ubudala akufanele zithathe i-loratadine ngaphandle uma ziqondiswa ngudokotela wezingane. Ezinganeni ezineminyaka engu-2-5 ubudala, amafomula akhethekile ezingane kanye nemithamo iyatholakala. Abantu abadala ngokuvamile bangathatha i-loratadine ngokuphepha, nakuba bengase bazwe imiphumela emibi kakhulu.
Abantu abathatha imithi ethile kufanele baxhumane nodokotela wabo ngaphambi kokuqala i-loratadine. Lokhu kufaka phakathi labo abathatha imithi ethinta ama-enzyme esibindi, imithi ethile elwa nesikhunta, noma imithi engasebenzisana nama-antihistamine. Uma unezifo zezinso, udokotela wakho angase ancome umthamo ophansi noma ukuthatha imithi kaningi.
I-Loratadine itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, i-Claritin iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. I-Claritin kanye nezinto zayo ezifanayo ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo. Uzothola futhi ngaphansi kwamagama afana ne-Alavert, enikeza amaphilisi aqhekekayo ngomlomo ancibilika ngokushesha olimini lwakho.
Amabhrendi amaningi esitolo anikeza i-loratadine futhi, ngokuvamile ngentengo ephansi kune-brand yamagama. Lezi zinhlobo ezivamile kudingeka zihlangabezane nezindinganiso ezifanayo zokuphepha nokusebenza njengemithi yamagama e-brand. Noma ngabe ukhetha i-Claritin, i-Alavert, noma i-brand yesitolo, uthola ukuvikelwa okufanayo kwe-antihistamine okuthembekile.
Ezinye izinhlanganisela zemikhiqizo zifaka i-loratadine ene-decongestant efana ne-pseudoephedrine. Lezi zidayiswa njenge-Claritin-D noma amagama afanayo futhi angasiza uma unezifo zokungezwani komzimba kanye nokuminyana kwamakhala. Kodwa-ke, le mikhiqizo ehlanganisiwe ingaba nemiphumela emibi eyengeziwe kanye nemikhawulo.
Ezinye izinhlobo ze-antihistamine zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-loratadine uma udinga ezinye izindlela. I-Cetirizine (Zyrtec) enye inketho engalali engasebenza ngokushesha kodwa ingabangela ukuthi abanye abantu balale kancane. I-Fexofenadine (Allegra) mancane amathuba okuthi ibangele ukozela futhi ingase ibe ngcono kubantu abazwela kunoma yimiphi imiphumela yokulala.
Kulabo abakhetha izindlela zemvelo, abanye abantu bathola ukukhululeka ngezithasiselo ze-quercetin, uju lwendawo, noma ukugeza ngamanzi anosawoti emakhaleni. Kodwa-ke, lezi zinketho zemvelo ngokuvamile zinikeza ukukhululeka okungahambisani njengemithi. Izifutho ze-corticosteroid zamakhaleni njenge-fluticasone zingaba zinhle kakhulu ngezimpawu zamakhaleni futhi zisebenza kahle kanye noma esikhundleni sama-antihistamine omlomo.
Ama-antihistamine amadala afana ne-diphenhydramine (Benadryl) asatholakala kodwa abangela ukozela okukhulu. Lokhu kungase kube usizo ekusetshenzisweni ebusuku uma ufuna ukuthulisa okwengeziwe, kodwa akusebenzi kahle ekuphathweni kwe-allergy emini. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi iyiphi inketho esebenza kangcono ngezidingo zakho ezithile nendlela yokuphila.
Kokubili i-loratadine ne-cetirizine ziyi-antihistamine enhle kakhulu engenzi ukozela, kodwa zinezinto ezincane ezingenza enye ibe ngcono ngezidingo zakho ezithile. I-Loratadine ngokuvamile ibangela ukozela okuncane futhi mancane amathuba okuthi ihlangane neminye imithi. Ivame ukuba yinto yokuqala kubantu abazwela kakhulu kunoma yimiphi imiphumela yokuthulisa.
I-Cetirizine ivame ukusebenza ngokushesha, ngokuvamile inikeza ukukhululeka kungakapheli ihora uma kuqhathaniswa nokuqala kwe-loratadine okungu-1-3 amahora. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-cetirizine isebenza kahle kakhulu ekuphenduleni kwesikhumba njengezinduna, kanti abanye bakhetha i-loratadine ngezimpawu zokuphefumula. I-Cetirizine ingase ibangele ukozela okwengeziwe kubantu abazwelayo, nakuba isancane kakhulu kune-antihistamine endala.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwabo kuvame ukwehla ekuphenduleni komuntu siqu nasekukhetheni. Abanye abantu basabela kangcono komunye kunomunye, futhi lokhu kungahluka ngohlobo lwe-allergy onayo. Zombili ziphephile ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside, ngakho ungaqhubeka uzame ngayinye ukuze ubone ukuthi iyiphi esebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Loratadine ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, njengoba ingawathinti kakhulu umfutho wenhliziyo noma umfutho wegazi njengoba kwenza ezinye izidakamizwa ezindala ze-antihistamine. Ngokungafani nama-antihistamine esizukulwane sokuqala, i-loratadine ngokuvamile ayibangeli ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile. Kodwa-ke, uma unezifo zenhliziyo ezinzima, kuhlakaniphile ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuxhumana nodokotela wakho wenhliziyo ngaphambi kokuqala noma yimuphi umuthi omusha.
Abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo kufanele baqaphele ikakhulukazi ngemikhiqizo ehlanganisiwe equkethe ama-decongestants, ngoba lawa angakhuphula umfutho wegazi nesilinganiso senhliziyo. Namathela ku-loratadine elula ngaphandle kokuthi udokotela wakho uncoma ngqo umkhiqizo ohlanganisiwe.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-loratadine eningi kunokunconywayo, ungangeni ekuvaleni - ukweqisa okukhulu akuvamile ngalo muthi. Ungase uzwe ukulala ngaphezulu, ikhanda elibuhlungu, noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo. Kubantu abadala, ukuthatha umthamo ophindwe kabili ngesikhathi esithile akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele izinkinga ezinkulu, kodwa akunconywa.
Uma wena noma omunye umuntu ethatha i-loratadine eningi, xhumana nokulawulwa kwe-poison noma umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Bangahlola isimo futhi banikeze izincomo ezifanele. Gcina ibhodlela lomuthi lilungile ukuze ukwazi ukunikeza imininingwane ethile mayelana nokuthi kungakanani okuthathiwe.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-loratadine, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kokuthi sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungathathi imithamo emibili eduze ukuze ulungise eyodwa ephuthelwe.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kukulimaze, kodwa ungase uqaphele izimpawu zakho zokungezwani komzimba zibuyela. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, zama ukusetha isikhumbuzi sefoni noma uthathe umuthi wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke njengengxenye yomkhuba wakho.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-loratadine noma nini lapho izimpawu zakho zokungezwani komzimba zibhekwe kahle futhi ungasayidingi. Akunasidingo sokunciphisa umthamo kancane kancane - ungayeka ukuyithatha ngokushesha ngaphandle kwemiphumela yokuhoxisa. Ezintweni zokungezwani komzimba ezithinta isizini, abantu abaningi bayayeka lapho isizini yabo yokungezwani komzimba iphela futhi baqale kabusha lapho izimpawu zibuyela.
Uma uthatha i-loratadine ngezimo ezingamahlalakhona njengokungezwani komzimba unyaka wonke, xoxa nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuyeka. Bangase batusa ukuqhubeka ngezikhathi lapho ungase uvele khona kuma-allergen, ngisho noma okwamanje ungenazo izimpawu.
I-Loratadine ngokuvamile inokuxhumana okuncane kwemithi kuneminye imithi eminingi, kodwa kusabalulekile ukuhlola nomuthi wakho noma umhlinzeki wezempilo. Kuvamile ukuphepha ukuyithatha ngemithi ejwayelekile, okuhlanganisa imithi yegazi, imithi yesifo sikashukela, kanye nama-antibiotics amaningi.
Qaphela ngemithi ethinta ama-enzyme esibindi, njenge-ketoconazole noma i-erythromycin, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula amazinga e-loratadine emzimbeni wakho. Futhi, gwema ukuthatha i-loratadine namanye ama-antihistamines ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yemiphumela emibi ngaphandle kokuhlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezengeziwe.
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