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ILoxapine ngumuthi kadokotela okwabelwa eqenjini lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-antipsychotics. Isetshenziswa ikakhulu ukusiza ukuphatha izimpawu zezimo ezithile zempilo yengqondo, ikakhulukazi i-schizophrenia nezinye izifo ezingokwengqondo.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokuthinta amakhemikhali athile ebuchosheni bakho athinta imizwa, imicabango, nokuziphatha. Ngenkathi ingasebenza kahle kakhulu kubantu abaningi, ukuqonda ukuthi isebenza kanjani nokuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza uzizwe uqiniseka ngokwengeziwe ngemithi yakho.
ILoxapine ngumuthi we-antipsychotic odokotela abawubhalela ukusiza ukuzinzisa amakhemikhali obuchopho. Iyingxenye yeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-antipsychotics ajwayelekile noma avamile, asebenze ngokuphepha amashumi eminyaka ukwelapha izimo ezingathi sína zempilo yengqondo.
Lo muthi uza ngezindlela ezahlukene, okuhlanganisa amaphilisi nezixazululo zokugxilisa ngomlomo. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha ifomu elisebenza kahle kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile nezidingo zakho.
ILoxapine idinga incwadi kadokotela futhi kufanele ithathwe ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha kuphela. Akuyona into ongayithola ngaphandle kwencwadi kadokotela, futhi lokho kunesizathu esihle - umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo udinga ukuqapha ukuthi ikuthinta kanjani wena uqobo.
ILoxapine ibhalelwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha i-schizophrenia, isimo sempilo yengqondo esithinta indlela umuntu acabanga, azizwa ngayo, futhi aziphatha ngayo. Isiza ukunciphisa izimpawu ezinjengokucabanga okungamanga, ukukhohlisa, nokucabanga okungahlelekile okungathinta kakhulu impilo yansuku zonke.
Ngaphandle kwe-schizophrenia, odokotela ngezinye izikhathi babhalela i-loxapine ezinye izifo ezingokwengqondo lapho izimpawu ezifanayo zenzeka. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise izinhlobo ezithile zokucindezeleka okukhulu okunezici ezingokwengqondo noma iziqephu ezimfushane ezingokwengqondo.
Udktela wakho angase futhi acabangele i-loxapine uma eminye imithi yokulwa nokucindezeleka ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma idale imiphumela engathandeki. Umuntu ngamunye usabela ngendlela ehlukile emithini yezifo zengqondo, ngakho-ke ukuthola eyodwa efanele ngokuvamile kuhilela ukuzama nokulungisa okuthile.
I-Loxapine isebenza ngokuvimba ama-receptors athile ebuchosheni bakho, ikakhulukazi ama-receptors e-dopamine. I-Dopamine iyikhemikhali ethumela imiyalezo edlala indima ebalulekile emzwelweni, ugqozi, kanye nokuqonda.
Lapho kunomsebenzi omningi we-dopamine ezingxenyeni ezithile zobuchopho, kungaholela ezimpawini ezinjengokucabanga noma ukukhohlisa. Ngokuvimba amanye ala ma-receptors e-dopamine, i-loxapine isiza ukubuyisela ibhalansi engcono kumakhemikhali obuchopho bakho.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengonamandla ngokulinganisela phakathi kwemithi yokulwa nokucindezeleka. Inamandla ngokwanele ukuba isebenze ezimpawini ezinzima kodwa inganamandla kangako ukuthi ivamise ukubangela imiphumela emibi uma isetshenziswa ngendlela efanele.
Umphumela wokuthulisa ngokuvamile uqala kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngemva kokuthatha umthamo wakho wokuqala, kodwa kungase kuthathe amasonto ambalwa ukuzwa izinzuzo ezigcwele. Ubuchopho bakho budinga isikhathi sokuzivumelanisa nomuthi futhi buthole ibhalansi yawo entsha.
Thatha i-loxapine ngendlela udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye noma kabili ngosuku ngokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla. Ungayithatha ngobisi noma ngamanzi - noma yini ezizwa ikhululekile esiswini sakho.
Uma uthatha ifomu le-capsule, ligwinye lonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Ungagxobi, uhlafune, noma uvule ama-capsules ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze kanjalo.
Ngesixazululo esigxilile somlomo, udokotela wakho noma usokhemisi uzokukhombisa ukuthi ungayilinganisa kanjani umthamo ofanele. Ungawuxuba ngamanzi, ijusi, noma ubisi ukuze kube lula ukugwinya.
Ukuthatha i-loxapine ngokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa ukuphazamiseka kwesisu, okuhlangenwe nakho abanye abantu ekuqaleni. Ukudla okulula noma ukudla ngaphambi kokuthatha umthamo wakho kuvame ukusiza umzimba wakho ukuba uzivumelanise ngokukhululeka okwengeziwe.
Zama ukuthatha imithi yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke. Lokhu kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo ohlelweni lwakho futhi kwenza kube lula ukukhumbula imithamo yakho.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-loxapine buhluka kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu futhi buxhomeke esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Abanye abantu bangase bayidinge izinyanga, kanti abanye bangayithatha iminyaka.
Ngezimpawu ezinzima, ungaqala ukubona ngcono ezinsukwini zokuqala kuya emavikini. Kodwa-ke, izinzuzo eziphelele zokwelapha zivame ukuthatha amasonto angu-4-6 ukuthuthuka njengoba amakhemikhali obuchopho bakho ezinzile.
Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza njalo inqubekela phambili yakho futhi alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha njengoba kudingeka. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengokuthi izimpawu zakho zilawulwa kahle kangakanani, noma yimaphi imiphumela emibi oyitholayo, kanye nekhwalithi yakho yempilo iyonke.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-loxapine ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela izimpawu zokuhoxisa noma ukubuyela kwezimpawu zakho zokuqala, ngezinye izikhathi ngokuqina kunakuqala.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-loxapine ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi iyaphathwa futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyibone, ikakhulukazi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ivame ukungabonakali njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi, ukudla ukudla okunothile ngemfucumfucu, nokusukuma kancane kungasiza ekuphatheni eminye yale miphumela.
Kukhona nemiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimiphi yale miphumela emibi ebucayi, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo eziphuthumayo. Lezi zimpawu azivamile kodwa zidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha.
Abanye abantu bangase futhi bahlangabezane ne-tardive dyskinesia, ebandakanya ukunyakaza okungahleliwe kobuso, ulimi, noma ezinye izitho zomzimba. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu uma kusetshenziswa isikhathi eside, yingakho udokotela wakho ezokuqapha njalo.
I-Loxapine ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Izimo ezithile zezempilo noma izimo zenza lo muthi ungafaneleki noma uyingozi.
Akufanele uthathe i-loxapine uma unenkinga yokungezwani nayo noma uke waba nokusabela okukhulu emithini efanayo ye-antipsychotic. Udokotela wakho uzobuza nganoma yikuphi ukungezwani nemithi yangaphambilini ngesikhathi sokubonisana kwakho.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezempilo badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile noma bangase bangakwazi ukuthatha i-loxapine ngokuphepha:
Ukukhulelwa nokuncelisa nazo zidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela. Uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma uncelisa, xoxa ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wakho.
Abantu abadala, ikakhulukazi labo abane-dementia, bangase babe sengozini enkulu yemiphumela emibi ethile. Udokotela wakho uzokala izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona kulezi zimo.
I-Loxapine itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi emakethe, i-Loxitane iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. Ungase futhi uyibone ibhalwe njenge-Adasuve, okuyifomu eliphefumulwayo elisetshenziswa ezindaweni zase-hospital.
Inguqulo ejwayelekile ebizwa ngokuthi "loxapine" ivame ukuba ngentengo ephansi futhi isebenza ngempumelelo njengezinhlobo ezinamagama emakethe. Umuthi wakho wokwelapha ungakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo oyitholayo.
Abakhiqizi abahlukene bangakwazi ukukhiqiza i-loxapine ejwayelekile, kodwa zonke izinhlobo kumele zihlangabezane namazinga afanayo ekhwalithi nokusebenza kahle asethwe yizinhlangano zokulawula.
Uma i-loxapine ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela engathandeki, kunezindlela eziningi zokwelapha ezingase zicatshangelwe udokotela wakho. Umuntu ngamunye usabela ngendlela ehlukile emithini yokulwa nokucindezeleka, ngakho-ke ukuthola okulungile kuvame ukubandakanya ukuzama nokulungisa okuthile.
Ezinye izidakamizwa ezijwayelekile zokulwa nokucindezeleka ezisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-loxapine zihlanganisa i-haloperidol, i-fluphenazine, ne-chlorpromazine. Le mithi inezindlela ezifanayo zokusebenza kodwa ingase ibe nemiphumela ehlukile.
Izidakamizwa ezintsha ezingajwayelekile zokulwa nokucindezeleka njenge-risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, kanye ne-aripiprazole zivame ukukhethwa namuhla ngoba zingase zibangele imiphumela emincane ehlobene nokunyakaza. Kodwa-ke, zingaba nemiphumela yazo eyingqayizivele, njengokukhuluphala noma izinguquko ze-metabolic.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengezimpawu zakho ezithile, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nendlela yakho yokuphila lapho ukhetha okungcono kakhulu kuwe.
Kokubili i-loxapine ne-haloperidol ziyizidakamizwa ezisebenzayo zokulwa nokucindezeleka, kodwa zinezinto ezibalulekile ezingase zikwenze ukuthi enye ikufaneleke kakhulu kunenye.
I-Loxapine ngokuvamile ithathwa njengenenani elilinganiselwe lemiphumela uma iqhathaniswa ne-haloperidol. Akungenzeki ukuthi ibangele izifo ezinzima zokunyakaza, okungaba yinzuzo enkulu ekwelashweni kwesikhathi eside.
I-Haloperidol ivame ukuba namandla kakhulu futhi ingase isebenze ngokushesha ezimpawini eziphuthumayo, kodwa futhi inengozi enkulu yokubangela ukuqina, ukuthuthumela, neminye imiphumela engemihle ehlobene nokunyakaza. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi le miphumela engemihle iyakhathaza kakhulu.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwale mithi kuvame ukuncika ekuphenduleni kwakho komuntu ngamunye nokubekezelela. Okusebenza kahle kumuntu oyedwa kungase kungabi kuhle komunye, yingakho udokotela wakho ezocabangela isimo sakho esithile.
I-Loxapine ingathinta isigqi senhliziyo nomfutho wegazi, ngakho-ke abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo badinga ukuqashwa okwengeziwe. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela impilo yakho yenhliziyo ngaphambi kokukuchazela i-loxapine futhi angase ayalele izivivinyo ezinjenge-EKG.
Uma unezifo zenhliziyo ezingathí sina, udokotela wakho angase akuchazele i-loxapine kodwa uzokuqapha eduze. Bangase baqale ngomthamo ophansi bese bewunyusa kancane kancane ngenkathi beqaphela noma yimiphi imiphumela engemihle ehlobene nenhliziyo.
Kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo ezinzima noma abahlaselwe yinhliziyo muva nje, i-loxapine ingase ingabi yindlela engcono kakhulu. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngezindlela eziphephile ezingase zikwazi ukwelapha isimo sakho sempilo yengqondo ngempumelelo.
Uma ngengozi uphuza i-loxapine eningi kunaleyo echaziwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ukweqisa kungabangela izimpawu ezinzima ezingase zingaveli ngokushesha.
Izimpawu zokweqisa i-loxapine zihlanganisa ukozela okukhulu, ukudideka, ukuqina kwemisipha, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukulahlekelwa ukwazi. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okuphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngokuqondile ochwepheshe bezokwelapha. Gcina ibhodlela lemithi nawe lapho ufuna usizo ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi ungakanani oyiphuzile.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-loxapine, yithathe ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe. Lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi futhi akunikezi nzuzo eyengeziwe.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabanga ngokumisa izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi. Ukuthatha imithamo ngokuqhubekayo kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqinile omuthi emzimbeni wakho ukuze usebenze kahle.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-loxapine ngaphansi kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono kakhulu. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela izimpawu zokuhoxisa noma ukubuyela ezimpawini zakho zokuqala.
Udkt wakho ngokuvamile uzonciphisa umthamo wakho kancane kancane phakathi namasonto amaningana noma izinyanga uma sekuyisikhathi sokuyeka. Lokhu kuvumela ubuchopho bakho ukuthi buvumelane kancane kancane futhi kunciphisa ingozi yemiphumela yokuhoxisa.
Isinqumo sokuyeka i-loxapine sincike ezintweni eziningi, okuhlanganisa ukuthi usunesikhathi esingakanani uzinzile, ingozi yakho yokubuyela emuva, nokuthi usebenzisa yini ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma amaqhinga okubhekana nakho.
Kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-loxapine, njengoba ingakhuphula ukozela nesiyezi. Inhlanganisela ingase futhi ithinte ukwahlulela kwakho nokuxhumana kwakho ngaphezu kwento eyodwa.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile, zinciphise ngamanani amancane futhi ubone ukuthi uzizwa kanjani. Ungalokothi uphuze utshwala uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi evela ku-loxapine noma uma udokotela wakho ekuxwayise ngokuqondile ngakho.
Khumbula ukuthi utshwala bungase futhi lwenze zibe zimbi izimpawu zezimo zempilo yengqondo futhi ziphazamise ukululama kwakho. Ukuxoxa ngokusebenzisa kwakho utshwala ngokusobala nodokotela wakho kubasiza ukuthi banikeze ukunakekelwa okungcono kakhulu esimweni sakho.
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