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I-Methylphenidate transdermal iyimithi kadokotela eza njengesichibi sesikhumba ukusiza ukuphatha i-attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Ngokungafani namaphilisi owagwinyayo, lesi sichibi siletha imithi kancane ngesikhumba sakho usuku lonke, sinikeza ukulawulwa kwezimpawu okuqhubekayo ezinganeni nakubantu abadala abane-ADHD.
Isichibi sinikeza enye indlela elula kubantu abanobunzima bokugwinya amaphilisi noma abadinga amazinga emithi aqhubekayo ngaphandle kwemithamo eminingi yansuku zonke. Yenzelwe ukusebenza cishe amahora angu-9, okwenza kube usizo ikakhulukazi ekuphatheni izimpawu ze-ADHD ngesikhathi sesikole noma amahora omsebenzi.
I-Methylphenidate transdermal iyona nto efanayo esebenzayo etholakala emithini eyaziwayo ye-ADHD efana ne-Ritalin ne-Concerta, kodwa ilethwa ngesichibi osigqoka esikhumbeni sakho. Isichibi sikhipha kancane imithi egazini lakho, sinikeza ukulawulwa kwezimpawu okuqhubekayo usuku lonke.
Le ndlela yokulethwa idlula ngqo ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla, okungaba usizo ikakhulukazi uma uhlangabezana nesisu esibuhlungu ngemithi ye-ADHD yomlomo. Isichibi ngokuvamile sisetshenziswa kanye ngosuku futhi sigqokwa cishe amahora angu-9 ngaphambi kokususwa.
Umuthi ungowesigaba semithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-stimulants ohlelo lwezinzwa oluphakathi, olusebenza ngokwandisa amakhemikhali athile obuchopho asiza ngokugxila nokunaka. Itholakala ngemiyalelo kadokotela kuphela futhi idinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
I-Methylphenidate transdermal isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha i-ADHD ezinganeni ezineminyaka engu-6 nangaphezulu, kanye nabantu abadala. Isiza ukuthuthukisa ukugxila, ukunciphisa ukuziphatha ngokushesha, nokuphatha ukuziphatha okungaphezu kwamandla okuphazamisa impilo yansuku zonke, ukusebenza esikoleni, noma ukukhiqiza emsebenzini.
Udktela wakho angase ancome leli phasti uma unenkinga ngemithi yendabuko ye-ADHD noma uma udinga ukulawulwa kwezimpawu okuqhubekayo usuku lonke. Kulunge kakhulu kubantu abanezimpawu ezinkulu eziphezulu nezansi phakathi kwemithamo yamaphilisi.
Le phasti ingasiza ezinganeni ezenqaba ukuthatha amaphilisi noma ezinobunzima bokugwinya imithi. Abanye abazali bakuthola kulula ukuphatha ukwelashwa kwengane yabo ngephasti elilodwa ngosuku kunokukhumbula imithamo eminingi yamaphilisi usuku lonke.
I-Methylphenidate transdermal isebenza ngokwandisa amazinga e-dopamine kanye ne-norepinephrine ebuchosheni bakho, amakhemikhali amabili abalulekile asiza ukulawula ukunaka nokuziphatha. Lawa ma-neurotransmitters adlala indima ebalulekile ekwazi kwakho ukugxila, ukulawula izinkanuko, nokuphatha ukuziphatha okunamandla.
Le phasti iletha imithi ngesikhumba sakho ngesilinganiso esiqhubekayo, igcina amazinga egazi aqhubekayo uma kuqhathaniswa namaphilisi akhishwa ngokushesha. Lokhu kulethwa okuqhubekayo kusiza ekuvikeleni iziqongo nezintaba ezinye izinhlobo zabantu abazithola ngemithi yomlomo, okungenzeka ukuthi kunciphisa imiphumela emibi ngenkathi kugcinwa ukusebenza kahle.
Njengomuthi okhuthazayo, i-methylphenidate ithathwa njengemithi eqinile futhi esebenzayo ekuphathweni kwe-ADHD. Uhlelo lokulethwa kwe-transdermal luvumela ukulinganisa okunembile futhi lungashintshwa kalula ngokushintsha usayizi wephasti noma izikhathi zokugqoka njengoba kudingeka ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho.
Faka iphasti ye-methylphenidate esikhumbeni esihlanzekile, esomile endaweni yakho ye-hip kanye ngosuku, ngokuvamile ekuseni. Khetha indawo ehlukile nsuku zonke ukuvimbela ukucasuka kwesikhumba, ujikeleze phakathi kwezindawo zakho ze-hip zangakwesobunxele nangakwesokudla.
Ngaphambi kokufaka isiqeshana, qiniseka ukuthi isikhumba sakho sihlanzeke ngokuphelele futhi somile, singabi nama-lotion, amafutha, noma ama-powder. Cindezela isiqeshana ngokuqinile cishe imizuzwana engama-30 ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi sinamathela kahle, unake ngokukhethekile emaphethelweni.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe lo muthi nokudla ngoba umuncwa ngesikhumba sakho kunokuba uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Kodwa-ke, kufanele ugweme ukufaka isiqeshana ezindaweni lapho izingubo zingahlikihla khona njalo, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukuthi isiqeshana sikhululeke noma sicasule isikhumba sakho.
Susa isiqeshana ngemuva kwamahora angu-9 noma njengoba kuyalelwe udokotela wakho. Uma udinga ukushawa noma ukubhukuda, isiqeshana senzelwe ukuhlala, kodwa gwema ukuhlikihla ngqo endaweni. Njalo goba isiqeshana esisetshenzisiwe phakathi nendawo enezinhlangothi ezinamathelayo ndawonye ngaphambi kokusilahla ngokuphepha.
Ubude bokwelashwa kwe-methylphenidate transdermal buhluka kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu futhi kuncike ekuphenduleni kwakho komuntu siqu emuthini kanye nezidingo eziqhubekayo zokuphathwa kwe-ADHD. Abanye abantu bangase basebenzise izinyanga, kanti abanye bangase badinge iminyaka eminingana.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani nokuthi usawudinga yini. Izingane zingase zikwazi ukuthatha amakhefu ngezikhathi ezithile emuthini, njengaseholidini lasehlobo, ukuze zibone ukuthi izimpawu zazo zithuthuke yini ngobudala nokukhula.
Abantu abadala abane-ADHD bavame ukudinga ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside, njengoba i-ADHD ngokuvamile iyisimo sempilo yonke. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho angase ancome ngezikhathi ezithile amaholide emithi ukuze ahlolisise izimpawu zakho futhi anqume ukuthi usazuza yini ekwelashweni.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukusebenzisa isiqeshana kungazelelwe ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Bangase bancomela ukunciphisa kancane kancane umthamo wakho noma ukushintshela komunye umuthi ukuvimbela izimpawu zokuhoxisa ezingaba khona noma ukubuyela kungazelelwe kwezimpawu ze-ADHD.
Njengazo zonke izidakamizwa, i-methylphenidate transdermal ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala kokwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa ukuncipha kwesifiso sokudla, ukuhluleka ukulala, ikhanda elincane, nokucasuka kwesikhumba lapho ufaka khona isiqeshana. Le miphumela ivame ukuba yesikhashana futhi ilawuleka ngokubekwa okufanele kwesiqeshana nesikhathi.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu abantu abaningi abayitholayo, ikakhulukazi lapho beqala ukwelashwa:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ivame ukuthuthuka emasontweni ambalwa njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uyilawule ngokulungiswa kwesikhathi noma amanye amaqhinga.
Abanye abantu bangase bathole imiphumela emibi engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha, nakuba lokhu kungavamile. Nansi imiphumela emibi engathi sína okufanele uyibheke:
Uma uthola noma iyiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha eziphuthumayo. Lezi zimo ezingavamile kodwa zidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha kwakho.
I-Methylphenidate transdermal ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezokwelapha noma imithi kungayenza ingafaneleki noma ibe yingozi ukuyisebenzisa. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela le mithi.
Akufanele usebenzise leli phasi uma unezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, ukukhathazeka okukhulu, noma usebenzisa imithi ethile engasebenzisana ngendlela eyingozi ne-methylphenidate. Abantu abanomlando wokusebenzisa izidakamizwa noma izimo ezithile zempilo yengqondo nabo bangase badinge ukugwema le mithi.
Nazi izimo eziyinhloko nezimo lapho i-methylphenidate transdermal kufanele igwenywe khona:
Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa ukuqapha okwengeziwe uma unomlando womndeni wezinkinga zenhliziyo, izimo zempilo yengqondo, noma uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa. Ubudala bungaba yisici futhi, njengoba le mithi ngokuvamile inganconywa ezinganeni ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-6 ubudala.
Imithi ethile ingasebenzisana ne-methylphenidate transdermal, okungenzeka ibangele imiphumela emibi eyingozi noma inciphise ukusebenza kahle. Hlala utshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi, izithasiselo, nemikhiqizo yamakhambi oyiphuzayo ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Igama elivamile lomkhiqizo we-methylphenidate transdermal yi-Daytrana, ekhiqizwa yi-Noven Pharmaceuticals. Lona umkhiqizo oyinhloko otholakalayo e-United States futhi nguye odokotela abajwayelene nawo kakhulu lapho beqoka i-methylphenidate transdermal.
I-Daytrana iza ngosayizi abahlukene bepatch ukuhlinzeka ngemithamo ehlukene, okuvumela udokotela wakho ukuthi enze ngokwezifiso ukwelashwa kwakho ngokuya ngezidingo zakho ezithile nokuphendula emuthini. Ama-patch ngokuvamile anombala onsundu futhi aklanyelwe ukuba angabonakali uma egqokwa.
Ngokungafani ne-methylphenidate yomlomo, etholakala ngezinhlobo eziningi ezivamile, i-patch ye-transdermal inezinketho ezilinganiselwe ezivamile. Ikhemisi lakho lingase ngezinye izikhathi lithwale izinhlobo ezivamile, kodwa i-Daytrana ihlala iyindlela ebanzi kakhulu ebekwe futhi etholakalayo yalo muthi.
Uma i-methylphenidate transdermal ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela engemihle, imithi eminingana ehlukile ye-ADHD iyatholakala. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinketho ngokuya ngezimpawu zakho ezithile nomlando wezokwelapha.
Imithi ye-methylphenidate yomlomo efana ne-Ritalin, Concerta, noma i-Metadate inikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo kodwa ngezindlela ezihlukene zokulethwa nobude besenzo. Lokhu kungase kube ngcono uma unezinkinga zokuzwela kwesikhumba noma ungathandi ukugqoka i-patch.
Nazi ezinye izindlela ezivamile udokotela wakho angazicabangela:
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ezikhuthazayo njenge-atomoxetine (Strattera) noma i-viloxazine (Qelbree) zingase zinconywe uma unokukhathazeka mayelana nemiphumela emibi yezikhuthazi noma unomlando wokusebenzisa izidakamizwa kabi. Le mithi isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kodwa ingasebenza ngokulinganayo ekuphatheni izimpawu ze-ADHD.
Udktela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezifana neminyaka yakho, ezinye izimo zezokwelapha, ukusebenzisana okungenzeka kwemithi, kanye nendlela yakho yokuphila lapho encoma ezinye izindlela. Ngezinye izikhathi kuthatha ukuzama imithi ehlukene ukuze uthole leyo esebenza kahle kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile.
Noma ngabe i-methylphenidate transdermal ingcono kunezinguqulo zomlomo kuncike ezidingweni zakho, indlela yokuphila, nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani endleleni ngayinye yokulethwa. Zombili izinhlobo ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kodwa zinikeza izinzuzo nezinselelo ezihlukene.
I-patch ye-transdermal inikeza amazinga emithi aqhubekayo usuku lonke, okungasho ukwehla nokukhuphuka okumbalwa ekulawuleni izimpawu uma kuqhathaniswa nemithi yomlomo ekhishwe ngokushesha. Lokhu kulethwa okuqhubekayo kunganciphisa nemiphumela emibi ethile efana nokucindezelwa kwesifiso sokudla nezinkinga zokulala.
I-patch inikeza izinzuzo eziningi ezingokoqobo, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanobunzima bokukhumbula ukuthatha imithamo eminingi yansuku zonke noma abahlangabezana nesisu esicasulayo ngemithi yomlomo. Futhi kulula ezinganeni ezingafuni ukuthatha amaphilisi noma ezinobunzima bokugwinya imithi.
Noma kunjalo, i-methylphenidate yomlomo inezinzuzo zayo, okuhlanganisa ukuqala okusheshayo kwesenzo, ukulungiswa komthamo okulula, futhi ngokuvamile izindleko eziphansi. Abanye abantu bakhetha nokuguquguquka kokukwazi ukweqa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile noma ukulungisa isikhathi ngokuya ngohlelo lwabo lwansuku zonke.
Ukusabela kwesikhumba kuyinkinga eyingqayizivele nge-patch engenzeki ngemithi yomlomo. Uma unesikhumba esibucayi noma ukungezwani nezinto ezinamathelayo, izinhlobo zomlomo zingase zifaneleke kakhulu esimweni sakho.
I-Methylphenidate transdermal idinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo, njengoba imithi ekhuthazayo ingathinta izinga lenhliziyo nomfutho wegazi. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukuhlola isimo sakho senhliziyo esithile futhi angase adinge imvume evela ku-cardiologist ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Uma unezimo zenhliziyo ezithambile ezilawulwa kahle, udokotela wakho angase akwazi ukukuyala iphatchi kodwa uzokuqapha eduze ngokuhlola umfutho wegazi njalo kanye nokuqapha izinga lenhliziyo. Kodwa-ke, abantu abanezinkinga zenhliziyo ezinzima, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, noma umfutho wegazi ophezulu ongagadiwe akufanele basebenzise lo muthi.
Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho nganoma yimuphi umlando womndeni wezinkinga zenhliziyo, ngisho noma ungakatholwa ukuthi unezimo zenhliziyo ngokwakho. Bangase bancomela i-electrocardiogram (EKG) ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi inhliziyo yakho ingakwazi ukusingatha imithi ngokuphepha.
Uma ngengozi ufaka amaphatchi angaphezu kwelilodwa noma usebenzisa umthamo ophezulu kunalowo obekiwe, susa iphatchi elengeziwe ngokushesha bese uthintana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukweqisa kwe-methylphenidate kungaba kubi futhi kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo.
Izimpawu zomuthi omningi kakhulu zingabandakanya ukungazinzi okukhulu, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, ukudideka, ukuhlaselwa ukwethuka, noma ikhanda elibuhlungu elibuhlungu. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Ungalokothi usebenzise amaphatchi amaningi ngesikhathi esisodwa noma usebenzise iphatchi isikhathi eside kunokunconywe ukuthi
Uma ukhohlwa ukufaka isiqeshana sakho ekuseni, sifake ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma kusekusekela emini. Uma sekuhlwile ntambama noma kusihlwa, weqa umthamo owuphuthelwe bese ufaka isiqeshana sakho esilandelayo ngesikhathi esijwayelekile ekuseni ngakusasa.
Ukufaka isiqeshana sekwephuzile emini kungaphazamisa ubuthongo bakho, ngakho-ke kungcono ukweqa umthamo ngokuphelele uma ukhumbula ngemuva kwantambama. Ungazami ukulungisa umthamo owuphuthelwe ngokugqoka isiqeshana isikhathi eside noma ukufaka iziqeshana ezimbili ngosuku olulandelayo.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa ukufaka isiqeshana sakho, zama ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma ukubeka iziqeshana endaweni lapho uzozibona khona njengengxenye yomsebenzi wakho wasekuseni. Ukuqina kubalulekile ekulawuleni izimpawu eziqhubekayo.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukusebenzisa i-methylphenidate transdermal ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho, njengoba bedinga ukuqapha ukuthi izimpawu zakho ze-ADHD zisabela kanjani ekuyekisweni. Abantu abaningi badinga ukuqhubeka nemithi ye-ADHD isikhathi eside, kodwa abanye bangase bakwazi ukuyeka ngemuva kokuthi izimpawu zabo zithuthuke noma zizinzile.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome “amaholide emithi” ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze abone ukuthi usebenza kanjani ngaphandle kwesiqeshana, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni ngesikhathi samaholide ehlobo lapho izidingo zemfundo ziphansi. Lawa maholide asiza ukunquma ukuthi usayidinga yini imithi noma ngabe umthamo wakho udinga ukulungiswa.
Ungayeki imithi ngokuzumayo ngokwakho, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukuthi izimpawu zakho ze-ADHD zibuye ngokuphazima kweso futhi kungase kuthinte umsebenzi wakho, isikole, noma ubudlelwano bakho. Uma ufuna ukuyeka ukuthatha imithi, xoxa ngezinkathazo zakho nodokotela wakho kuqala ukuze bakusize ukuthi wenze ushintsho ngokuphepha.
Yebo, ungenza ukuzivivinya futhi ubhukude ngenkathi ugqoke isiqeshana se-methylphenidate transdermal, njengoba senzelwe ukuhlala ngesikhathi semisebenzi ejwayelekile ehlanganisa nokuchayeka emanzini. Kodwa-ke, kufanele ugweme imisebenzi engase ibangele ukujuluka ngokweqile noma ukungqubuzana okungenza isiqeshana sikhululeke.
Uma isiqeshana sikhumuka ngesikhathi sokuzivivinya noma ukubhukuda, ungalizami ukulifaka kabusha isiqeshana esifanayo. Esikhundleni salokho, faka isiqeshana esisha endaweni ehlukile ye-hip yakho uma ungakaligqoki amahora angu-9 agcwele okwamanje, futhi xhumana nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole isiqondiso ngesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo.
Ngemva kokubhukuda noma ukuzivivinya, thinta ngobumnene indawo yesiqeshana yome kunokuthi uyihlikihle ngethawula. Uma uqaphela ukuthi imiphetho yesiqeshana iqala ukuphakama, ungangcofa ngobumnene, kodwa gwema ukuliphatha kakhulu isiqeshana ngoba lokhu kungathinta ukuthi kungakanani umuthi ogxilile.
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