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I-Methamphetamine iyisidakamizwa esikhuthazayo esinikezwa ngudokotela esitholakala ngokusemthethweni ezimweni ezithile zezokwelapha uma sinqunywe ngudokotela. Ithengiswa ngaphansi kwamagama emikhiqizo afana ne-Desoxyn futhi ingeyeqembu lezidakamizwa ezibizwa ngokuthi izikhuthazi zesimiso sezinzwa esimaphakathi. Ngenkathi ungase wazi i-methamphetamine ezindabeni zezindaba mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa okungekho emthethweni, ifomu elinikezwa ngudokotela lilawulwa ngokucophelela futhi lisetshenziswa ezindaweni zezokwelapha ezilawulwayo ngezinhloso zezempilo ezisemthethweni.
I-Methamphetamine iyisidakamizwa esinamandla esikhuthazayo esithinta izithunywa zamakhemikhali zobuchopho bakho, ikakhulukazi i-dopamine ne-norepinephrine. Ngefomu layo elinikezwa ngudokotela, iza njengamaphilisi amancane odokotela abawanikezayo ezimweni zezokwelapha ezilinganiselwe kakhulu. Umuthi usebenza ngokwandisa umsebenzi ohlelweni lwakho lwezinzwa oluphakathi, oluhlanganisa ubuchopho bakho nomgogodla.
Lesi yisidakamizwa esilawulwayo, okusho ukuthi sinemithetho eqinile mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwaso ngenxa yamandla aso okuhlukunyezwa nokuncika. Udokotela wakho uzomisa kuphela uma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzi futhi izinzuzo zicacile ukwedlula izingozi. Inguqulo yokunikezwa ngudokotela yenziwa ezindaweni ezilawulwayo futhi iqukethe imithamo eqondile, ngokungafani nezinguqulo ezingekho emthethweni ezingaqiniseki futhi eziyingozi.
Odokotela banikeza i-methamphetamine ngezimo ezimbili eziyinhloko: i-attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) eqinile kanye nohlobo oluthile lokukhuluphala ngokweqile. Nge-ADHD, ngokuvamile igcinelwe amacala lapho ezinye izidakamizwa ezikhuthazayo zingasebenzi. Umuthi usiza ukuthuthukisa ukugxila, ukunciphisa ukuziphatha ngokushesha, nokwandisa ububanzi bokunaka kubantu obuchopho babo bungakhiqizi amakhemikhali athile ngokwemvelo.
Ukwelapha ukukhuluphala, i-methamphetamine inikezwa kuphela njengengxenye yohlelo olubanzi lokuphatha isisindo oluhlanganisa izinguquko ekudleni nokuzivocavoca. Isebenza ngokucindezela ukudla, kodwa odokotela bayisebenzisa ngokucophelela kakhulu futhi isikhathi esifushane kuphela. Lokhu kusetshenziswa akuvamile ngoba eminye imithi ivame ukuzanywa kuqala ngenxa yamandla e-methamphetamine okuba nemiphumela emibi.
Kufanelekile ukuqaphela ukuthi odokotela abaningi bakhetha eminye imithi ekhuthazayo yokwelapha i-ADHD ngoba inezinzuzo ezifanayo ezinobungozi obuncane. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha nezinye izinto ngaphambi kokunquma ukuthi i-methamphetamine iyisinqumo esifanele kuwe.
I-Methamphetamine ithathwa njengento ekhuthazayo enamandla kakhulu esebenza ngokwandisa amazinga e-dopamine ne-norepinephrine ebuchosheni bakho. Lawa makhemikhali asiza ukulawula ukunaka, ukunyakaza, nemizwa yenjabulo nomvuzo. Lapho othile ene-ADHD, ubuchopho babo abukhiqizi ngokwanele lawa makhemikhali ngokwemvelo, okwenza kube nzima ukugxila noma ukulawula izifiso.
Umuthi ngokuyisisekelo unikeza ubuchopho bakho amakhemikhali abalulekile okusebenza ngawo. Lokhu kungasiza ekuthuthukiseni ukugxila, ukunciphisa ukuziphatha okungaphezu kwamandla, futhi kwenze kube lula ukuqeda imisebenzi. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokuthi umuthi onamandla kangaka, ungaqala futhi ukuthinta ezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho, okuhlanganisa izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho, umfutho wegazi, nokudla.
Ngokungafani neminye imithi eyakha ohlelweni lwakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, i-methamphetamine iqala ukusebenza ngokushesha ngemva kokuyithatha. Imiphumela ivame ukuhlala amahora amaningana, yingakho odokotela bevame ukuyinika ukuthi ithathwe kanye noma kabili ngosuku. Amandla alo muthi yingakho agcinelwe amacala lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingaphumelelanga.
Njalo thatha i-methamphetamine ngendlela udokotela wakho ayikuyala ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye noma kabili ngosuku ekuseni. Ungayithatha ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa ukuphazamiseka kwesisu uma uhlangabezana nalowo mphumela ohlangothini. Gwinya ithebhulethi yonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele futhi ungayichobozi, uyihlafune, noma uyiphule.
Ukuthatha lo muthi ekuseni kubalulekile ngoba kungaphazamisa ukulala kwakho uma uthathwa sekwephuzile. Odokotela abaningi batusa ukuthatha umthamo wakho wokugcina okungenani amahora angu-6 ngaphambi kokulala. Uma uyithatha kabili ngosuku, udokotela wakho cishe uzosikisela ukuthatha umthamo wesibili emini kakhulu kunantambama.
Nawa amanye amathrekhi abalulekile okufanele uwalandele lapho uthatha umuthi wakho:
Udokotela wakho angase akuqale ngomthamo ophansi bese ewukhulisa kancane kancane ngokusekelwe endleleni ozabela ngayo. Le ndlela eqaphelayo isiza ukunciphisa imiphumela engemihle ngenkathi ithola umthamo osebenzayo kakhulu wezidingo zakho ezithile.
Ubude besikhathi ozothatha ngaso i-methamphetamine busekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni. Nge-ADHD, abanye abantu bangase badinge ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside, kanti abanye bangase bayisebenzise isikhathi esifushane. Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi umuthi usadingeka futhi uyazuzisa yini kuwe.
Ukwelashwa kokukhuluphala ngokweqile, i-methamphetamine ivamise ukunqunywa izikhathi ezimfushane kakhulu, ngokuvamile amasonto ambalwa nje kuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umzimba ungakha ukubekezelelana nemiphumela yayo yokucindezela ukudla, futhi ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kwandisa ingozi yokuncika nemiphumela emibi.
Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukukubona njalo ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi ukuze aqaphele intuthuko yakho futhi ahlole noma yimiphi imiphumela emibi ekhathazayo. Bangase batusa ukuphumula ngezikhathi ezithile emuthini ukuze babone ukuthi usawudinga yini. Ungayeki ukuthatha i-methamphetamine ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, ngoba lokhu kungabangela izimpawu zokuhoxisa njengokukhathala okukhulu, ukucindezeleka, nokwanda kwesifiso sokudla.
I-Methamphetamine ingabangela uhla lwemiphumela emibi, kusukela kokulula kuya kokubi. Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nemiphumela emibi ethile, ikakhulukazi uma beqala ukuthatha umuthi, kodwa eminingi yalezi iyathuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela. Nokho, ngenxa yokuthi lo muthi unamandla kangaka, kubalulekile ukwazi yonke imiphumela engenzeka.
Imiphumela evamile emibi abantu abaningi abayihlangabezayo ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela evamile ivame ukuba ngaphansi kokuphazamisa njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi, kodwa yazisa udokotela wakho uma iphazamisa impilo yakho yansuku zonke.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha futhi ihlanganisa:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi alawa maphuzu abucayi, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe bayathuthuka yini ngokwabo.
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima kakhulu zingabandakanya izinkinga zenhliziyo, unhlangothi, ukuquleka, kanye nezinguquko ezinzima zempilo yengqondo. Udokotela wakho uzokuqapha eduze ngenxa yalezi zingozi, ikakhulukazi uma unezimo zempilo ezingaphansi. Ukuhlolwa okuvamile nokuxhumana okuthembekile nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kubalulekile ekusetshenzisweni okuphephile kwalo muthi.
Amaqembu amaningana abantu akufanele athathe i-methamphetamine ngoba izingozi ziphezulu kakhulu. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuchazela lo muthi ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi uphephile kuwe. Ukwethembeka mayelana nezimo zakho zempilo neminye imithi kubalulekile ekuphepheni kwakho.
Akufanele uthathe i-methamphetamine uma une:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo akufanele bathathe i-methamphetamine ngoba ingalimaza ingane esakhula. Uma uhlela ukukhulelwa noma uthola ukuthi ukhulelwe ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha ukuze nixoxe ngezindlela eziphephe kakhulu.
Abantu abanezimo ezingavamile nabo badinga ukugwema lo muthi:
Noma ungenazo lezi zimo, udokotela wakho uzocabangela iminyaka yakho, impilo yonke, neminye imithi ngaphambi kokukuchazela i-methamphetamine. Abantu abadala bangase bazwe imiphumela emibi kakhulu futhi bangase badinge izindlela zokwelapha ezihlukile.
Igama elivamile lomkhiqizo we-methamphetamine kadokotela yi-Desoxyn, ekhiqizwa yi-Recordati Rare Diseases. Lona umkhiqizo oyinhloko otholakalayo e-United States ukuze usetshenziswe ngokusemthethweni kwezokwelapha. Umuthi uza ngamaphilisi amancane, amhlophe ngamandla ahlukene, ngokuvamile angu-5mg.
Ngokungafani neminye imithi eminingi, awukho amagama amaningi omkhiqizo we-methamphetamine ngoba iyinto elawulwayo enokusetshenziswa okulinganiselwe kwezokwelapha. Izinhlobo ezivamile zingase zitholakale, kodwa ikhemisi lakho lizodinga imvume ekhethekile ukuze ligcine futhi linikeze noma iyiphi indlela yalo muthi.
Umyalo wakho kungenzeka ukuthi uzocacisa umkhiqizo oqondile namandla udokotela wakho afuna ukuthi uwuthathe. Ungashintshi phakathi kwabakhiqizi abahlukene ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngakho nodokotela wakho kuqala, njengoba kungase kube khona umehluko omncane endleleni umzimba wakho ogwinya ngayo izinhlobo ezihlukene zomuthi.
Eminye imithi eminingana ingelapha i-ADHD nokukhuluphala ngobungozi obuncane kune-methamphetamine. Nge-ADHD, odokotela bavame ukuzama eminye imithi ekhuthazayo kuqala, njenge-methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta) noma usawoti we-amphetamine (Adderall). Le mithi isebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa ivame ukubhekwa njengephephile kubantu abaningi.
Imithi ye-ADHD engakhuthazi enye inketho, okuhlanganisa i-atomoxetine (Strattera), i-guanfacine (Intuniv), ne-bupropion (Wellbutrin). Lezi zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-stimulants futhi zingase zibe izinqumo ezingcono kubantu abangakwazi ukuthatha imithi ekhuthazayo noma abangayiphenduli kahle.
Ukuze kulawulwe isisindo, imithi eminingi ehlukene iyatholakala engathwali izingozi ezifanayo njenge-methamphetamine. Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-orlistat (Alli, Xenical), i-phentermine, kanye nemithi emisha efana ne-semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy). Udokotela wakho uzocabangela lezi ezinye izindlela ngaphambi kokusikisela i-methamphetamine yokunciphisa isisindo.
Ukwelashwa kokuziphatha, izinguquko zokuphila, nezinye izindlela ezingezona zemithi nazo ziyingxenye ebalulekile yokwelapha kokubili i-ADHD nokukhuluphala ngokweqile. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuhlanganisa lezi zindlela nemithi kubanika imiphumela emihle kakhulu enemiphumela emibi embalwa.
I-Methamphetamine ne-Adderall yomibili imithi ekhuthazayo, kodwa akudingeki ukuthi ingcono noma imbi kunomunye nomunye. Ukukhetha phakathi kwabo kuncike ezidingweni zakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabela kanjani emithini ngayinye. Odokotela abaningi bakhetha ukuzama i-Adderall kuqala ngoba ifundwe kabanzi futhi ngokuvamile ithathwa njengenenkinga yokuphepha engcono.
Yomibili le mithi isebenza ngokwandisa i-dopamine ne-norepinephrine ebuchosheni bakho, kodwa bakwenza ngendlela ehlukile kancane. I-Methamphetamine inamandla amakhulu, okusho ukuthi inemiphumela eqinile ngemithamo ephansi. Lokhu kungasiza abantu abangasabeli kwezinye izikhuthazi, kodwa futhi kusho ukuthi kukhona ingozi enkulu yemiphumela emibi.
I-Adderall iyatholakala ngezinhlobo zokukhishwa ngokushesha nokukhishwa isikhathi eside, inikeza odokotela ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe ekulinganiseni. Iphinde yasetshenziselwa ukwelashwa kwe-ADHD isikhathi eside kune-methamphetamine, ngakho odokotela banolwazi olwengeziwe ngayo. Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu abangasabeli kahle ku-Adderall bangase bathole ukuthi i-methamphetamine ibasebenzela kangcono.
Isinqumo phakathi kwale mithi kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi nodokotela wakho ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengomlando wakho wezokwelapha, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nokuthi usabele kanjani ekwelashweni kwangaphambilini.
Ngokuvamile, i-methamphetamine ayiphephile kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo. Lo muthi ungakhuphula izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho nomfutho wegazi ngokuphawulekayo, okungaba yingozi uma usuvele unezinkinga zenhliziyo. Izimo ezinjengesifo senhliziyo, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, noma umlando wokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo noma unhlangothi ngokuvamile zithathwa njengezizathu zokungabhali lo muthi.
Uma unesifo senhliziyo, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha eziphephe kakhulu ohlelweni lwakho lwe-cardiovascular. Ngisho nabantu abanezifo zenhliziyo ezithambile noma izici eziyingozi bangase badinge ukugwema i-methamphetamine ngoba izinkinga ezingaba khona zingaba zimbi.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-methamphetamine eningi, funa usizo oluphuthumayo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha ngokushayela u-911 noma ukuya egumbini eliphuthumayo eliseduze. Ukweqisa kungabangela izimpawu ezinzima njengokucasuka okukhulu, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, umkhuhlane ophezulu, ngisho nokuhlaselwa noma izinkinga zenhliziyo.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyavela yini, futhi ungazami ukuzelapha ngokweqisa. Ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abaphuthumayo bangahlinzeka ngemithi efanele futhi bakuqaphe ngezinkinga eziyingozi. Uma kungenzeka, letha ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze abasebenzi bezokwelapha bazi kahle ukuthi uthatheni ini nokuthi ungakanani.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-methamphetamine, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma kusekuqaleni kosuku. Uma sekusihlwa noma kusihlwa, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uthathe umthamo wakho olandelayo ngesikhathi esijwayelekile. Lokhu kuvimbela umuthi ukuthi ungangeni ebuthongweni bakho.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo owuphuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kwandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi kanye nokweqisa umthamo. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngamasu okukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule, njengokusetha ama-alamu ocingo noma ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-methamphetamine ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho. Noma ngabe uzizwa sengathi awusadingi, ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela izimpawu zokuhoxisa njengokukhathala okukhulu, ukucindezeleka, nokwanda kwesifiso sokudla. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukunciphisa kancane kancane umthamo wakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kunokuyeka konke ngasikhathi sinye.
Ukuhlolwa njalo nodokotela wakho kuzosiza ukunquma ukuthi kungaba nini okufanelekile ukuyeka noma ukunciphisa imithi yakho. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengokuthi izimpawu zakho zilawulwa kahle kangakanani, noma yimiphi imiphumela emibi oyitholayo, nokuthi ngabe ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingase zikusebenzele kangcono.
Kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-methamphetamine. Utshwala bungasebenzisana nemithi ngezindlela ezingaqagelwa, okungenzeka ukuthi kufihle imiphumela yanoma iyiphi into noma ukwandisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi eyingozi. Inhlanganisela ingabeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe enhliziyweni yakho nesibindi.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala ngezikhathi ezithile, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngemikhawulo ephephile nokuthi yini okufanele uyibheke. Yiba qotho ngokusebenzisa kwakho utshwala ukuze udokotela wakho akwazi ukukuqapha ngendlela efanele futhi alungise ukwelashwa kwakho uma kudingeka. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi utshwala bubathinta ngendlela ehlukile ngenkathi bethatha imithi ekhuthazayo.
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