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I-Modafinil iyimithi kadokotela esiza abantu ukuthi bahlale beqaphile futhi bephapheme uma bekhathazwa ukozela ngokweqile. Yilokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi “i-ejenti elithuthukisa ukuqapha” elisebenza ngendlela ehlukile kuneziqhumiso zendabuko ezinjenge-caffeine noma ama-amphetamine.
Cabanga nge-modafinil njengokukhuthaza okuncane ohlelweni lobuchopho bakho oluvuka ngokwemvelo kunokuthi kube ukushaqeka. Kusiza ukubuyisela amaphethini ajwayelekile okulala-ukuphaphamuka kubantu abamawashi abo angaphakathi aphazanyiswe yizimo zezokwelapha noma amashejuli omsebenzi.
I-Modafinil ikakhulukazi inikezwa ukwelapha izifo ezintathu eziyinhloko zokulala ezibangela ukozela ngokweqile emini. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ngokucophelela izimpawu zakho ngaphambi kokuncoma le mithi.
Ukusetshenziswa okuvame kakhulu yi-narcolepsy, isimo lapho abantu bewa khona ngokuphazima kweso emini naphezu kokuthola ukulala okwanele ebusuku. Abantu abane-narcolepsy bavame ukuchaza ukuzwa sengathi balwa nesifiso esikhulu sokulala, ngisho naphakathi kwemisebenzi ebalulekile.
Iphinde inikezwe ukwelapha i-shift work sleep disorder, ethinta abantu abasebenza ebusuku noma ngamashifu ashintshanayo. Isigqi sabo sokulala esivamile siyadideka, okwenza kube nzima ukuhlala uqaphile ngesikhathi somsebenzi nokulala emini.
Ukusetshenziswa kwesithathu okuyinhloko yi-obstructive sleep apnea, kodwa njengokwelashwa okwengeziwe kuphela. Uma une-sleep apnea, i-modafinil isiza ngokuozela emini ngenkathi uqhubeka nokusebenzisa umshini wakho we-CPAP noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha eziyinhloko.
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela banikeza i-modafinil “ngaphandle kwelebula” kwezinye izimo ezinjengokukhathala okuhlobene nokucindezeleka noma ukukhathala kwe-multiple sclerosis. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kusetshenziswa kudinga ingxoxo eqondile nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nezinzuzo ezingaba khona nezingozi.
I-Modafinil isebenza ngokulungisa ngobumnene amakhemikhali athile obuchopho alawula umjikelezo wakho wokulala nokuphaphamuka. Ithathwa njengemithi enamandla aphakathi nendawo ekhuthaza ukuqwashisa ngaphandle kokuvuselelwa okukhulu kwemithi enamandla.
Ngokungafani nekhofi noma iziphuzo ezinamandla ezingakwenza uzizwe uthuthumela, i-modafinil ngokuvamile inikeza ukuqapha okubushelelezi, okuqhubekayo. Ithinta izindlela ze-dopamine, norepinephrine, kanye ne-histamine ebuchosheni bakho, zonke ezihilelekile ekukugcineni uphapheme futhi ugxile.
Umuthi awuphoqi ubuchopho bakho ukuthi buhlale buphapheme ngokungemvelo. Kunalokho, isiza ukubuyisela ibhalansi evamile yamakhemikhali akhuthaza ukuqwashisa angase aphazanyiswe yisifo sakho sokulala.
Abantu abaningi baqaphela imiphumela phakathi kwemizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-60 ngemva kokuyithatha, futhi ukuqapha kungahlala amahora ayi-12 kuya kwangu-15. Yingakho ukuhlela umthamo wakho ngendlela efanele kubaluleke kakhulu ekugcineni isimiso sokulala esinempilo.
Thatha i-modafinil ngendlela enembile udokotela wakho ayikuyala ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ekuseni. Umthamo ovamile wokuqala ungama-200mg, nakuba abanye abantu bengase badinge ama-100mg noma ama-400mg kuye ngesimo sabo nokuphendula kwabo.
Ungathatha i-modafinil ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha nokudla kungasiza uma uhlangabezana nesisu esibuhlungu. Isidlo sasekuseni esilula noma ukudla okulula ngokuvamile kwanele uma ukhetha ukungayithathi esiswini esingenalutho.
Ngesifo sokulala somsebenzi wokushintsha, thatha umthamo wakho cishe ihora elilodwa ngaphambi kokuba umsebenzi wakho uqale. Lesi sikhathi sisiza umuthi ukuthi ufinyelele ekusebenzeni okuphezulu uma udinga ukuqapha kakhulu.
Gwema ukuthatha i-modafinil sekwephuzile emini ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo udokotela wakho. Njengoba ingahlala isebenza ohlelweni lwakho amahora ayi-12-15, imithamo sekwephuzile ingase iphazamise ukulala kwakho ebusuku.
Gwinya ithebhulethi yonke ngenkomishi yamanzi egcwele. Ungagxobi, ungaphi, noma uhlafune amaphilisi, njengoba lokhu kungase kuthinte indlela umuthi omonyelwa ngayo futhi ukhishwe emzimbeni wakho.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-modafinil buxhomeke esimweni sakho esiyisisekelo nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Abantu abaningi abanezifo zokulala ezingapheli bangase badinge ukwelashwa isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine ukuqapha okujwayelekile emini.
Nge-narcolepsy ne-sleep apnea, ungase udinge ukuthatha i-modafinil unomphela njengoba lezi zimo ziqhubeka. Udokotela wakho uzokuhlola njalo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umuthi uyaqhubeka nokusebenza ngempumelelo nangokuphepha.
Uma usebenzisa i-modafinil ngenxa yesifo sokulala emsebenzini wokushintsha, ungase uyidinge kuphela ngezikhathi lapho usebenza ngamashifu angajwayelekile. Abanye abantu bangayeka ukuyithatha lapho bebuyela emascheduleni ajwayelekile emini.
Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ukwelashwa kwakho ngezikhathi ezithile, mhlawumbe esikisela “amaholide emithi” ukuze abone ukuthi usayidinga yini imithi. Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-modafinil ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sezokwelapha, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukuthi ukozela kwakho okukhulu kubuye ngokuzumayo.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-modafinil ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukunyamalala phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emavikini njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha:
Izimo ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zihlanganisa i-Stevens-Johnson syndrome, ukusabela okukhulu kwesikhumba okungaba yingozi ekuphileni. Uma uba nokuqubuka okungajwayelekile noma izinguquko zesikhumba, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi yengqondo efana nokukhathazeka, ukucasuka, noma ukuguquguquka kwemizwa. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu kubantu abanomlando wezimo zempilo yengqondo, ngakho udokotela wakho uzokuqapha ngokucophelela uma unomlando onjalo.
I-Modafinil ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zempilo noma imithi kungayenza ingaphephile. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika.
Akufanele uthathe i-modafinil uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani komzimba ne-modafinil noma i-armodafinil. Abantu abaye bahlangabezana nokusabela okukhulu kwesikhumba kule mithi kufanele bayigweme ngokuphelele.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo badinga ukuqapha okukhethekile. Lokhu kuhlanganisa labo abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu ongagadiwe, izinkinga zokushaya kwenhliziyo, noma umlando wokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo. I-Modafinil ingathinta izinga lenhliziyo yakho nomfutho wegazi.
Uma unomlando wezimo zempilo yengqondo njengokukhathazeka okukhulu, ukucindezeleka, noma i-psychosis, udokotela wakho uzohlola izingozi nezinzuzo ngokucophelela. I-Modafinil ngezinye izikhathi ingenza lezi zimo zibe zimbi kakhulu.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisa ngamabele ngokuvamile kufanele bagweme i-modafinil ngaphandle kwalapho izinzuzo zicacile ukuthi zidlula izingozi. Umuthi ungangena esiswini futhi ungase uthinte ukukhula kwengane.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezinzima zesibindi bangase badinge ukulungiswa komthamo noma kufanele bakugweme ngokuphelele i-modafinil, njengoba isibindi sisebenzisa lo muthi. Udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa komsebenzi wesibindi ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
I-Modafinil itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Provigil iyona eyaziwa kakhulu e-United States. Leli kwakuyigama lomkhiqizo wokuqala lapho umuthi uqala ukutholakala.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka i-Modalert, Modvigil, kanye ne-Alertec, nakuba ukutholakala kuhluka ngokuya ngezwe. Izinhlobo ze-generic ze-modafinil nazo ziyatholakala kabanzi futhi ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo njengezinhlobo zamagama omkhiqizo.
Izinhlobo ze-generic ngokuvamile zibiza kancane kunezinketho zamagama omkhiqizo futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo efanayo. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo ehlanganisa umshuwalense wakho nokuthi zingaba yini izindleko zakho eziphuma ephaketheni.
Ezinye izindlela eziningana ziyatholakala uma i-modafinil ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela engemihle. Udokotela wakho angasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi inketho engase ibe ngcono esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Armodafinil (Nuvigil) iyona eseduze kakhulu ne-modafinil. Empeleni iyinguqulo ethuthukisiwe ye-modafinil engase ihlale isikhathi eside futhi ibangele imiphumela emincane emibi kwabanye abantu. Ukulinganisa ngokuvamile kuphansi kune-modafinil.
Izinto ezikhuthazayo zendabuko ezinjenge-methylphenidate (Ritalin) noma ama-amphetamine (Adderall) ngezinye izikhathi zisetshenziselwa izifo zokulala, nakuba zivame ukuba nemiphumela eminingi emibi kanye namandla aphezulu okuhlukumeza kune-modafinil.
Kwabanye abantu, izinguquko zokuphila ezihlanganiswe nenhlanzeko yokulala enhle kungaba ezinye izindlela eziphumelelayo. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukwelashwa okuhle kokukhanya, ukulala okuhleliwe, noma ukulungisa amashejuli omsebenzi uma kungenzeka.
I-Sodium oxybate (Xyrem) enye inketho ngokuqondile ye-narcolepsy, nakuba igcinelwe amacala abucayi kakhulu futhi idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela ngenxa yamandla ayo okusetshenziswa kabi.
Kokubili i-modafinil ne-armodafinil ziyimithi emihle kakhulu yokukhuthaza ukuqwashisa, futhi akukho noyedwa othi "ungcono" kunomunye. Ukukhetha kuvame ukuncika ekuphenduleni komuntu ngamunye nezidingo ezithile.
I-Armodafinil ingase ihlale isikhathi eside ohlelweni lwakho, okungenzeka ukuthi inikeze ukuqwashisa okuqhubekayo usuku lonke. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi badinga umthamo ophansi we-armodafinil ukuze bathole umphumela ofanayo ne-modafinil.
I-Modafinil isitholakala isikhathi eside futhi inocwaningo oluningi oluyisekelayo. Futhi ngokuvamile ibiza kancane, ikakhulukazi ngesimo esivamile, okungaba kubalulekile ekwelashweni kwesikhathi eside.
Abanye abantu bayayibekezelela enye kangcono kunomunye mayelana nemiphumela emibi. Isibonelo, ungase uthole ukuthi i-armodafinil ibangela ukwehla okuncane kwantambama noma ukuthi i-modafinil ikunikeza ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe ekuhleleni umthamo wakho.
Udkt wakho cishe uzoqala ngomunye bese eshintshela komunye uma kudingeka. Abantu abaningi benza kahle kunoma iyiphi imithi abayizama kuqala, kodwa ukuba nezinketho kuyasiza uma kudingeka ukulungiswa.
I-Modafinil ingakhuphula umfutho wegazi nesilinganiso senhliziyo, ngakho-ke abantu abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu badinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela. Uma umfutho wakho wegazi ulawulwa kahle ngemithi, udkt wakho angase akwazi ukukuyala i-modafinil kodwa uzohlola umfutho wakho wegazi njalo.
Umfutho wegazi ophezulu ongagadiwe ngokuvamile uyisizathu sokugwema i-modafinil noma ukuhlehlisa ukwelashwa kuze kube yilapho umfutho wakho wegazi ulawulwa kangcono. Udkt wakho angase ancome izinguquko zokuphila noma imithi yomfutho wegazi kuqala.
Uma ngengozi uphuza i-modafinil eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodkt wakho noma ukulawulwa kwemithi ngokushesha. Ukuphuza okuningi kungabangela imiphumela emibi engathi sína njengokushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, noma ukukhathazeka okukhulu.
Ungazami "ukuqeda" umthamo owengeziwe ngokuphuza imithi yokuthulisa noma eminye imithi. Kunalokho, hlala uzolile, phuza amanzi, futhi funa isiqondiso sezokwelapha. Izimo eziningi zokweqisa umthamo zingalawulwa ngempumelelo ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha.
Uma uqeqe umthamo wakho wasekuseni futhi ukhumbula ngemva kwamahora ambalwa, ungawuthatha ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula. Kodwa-ke, uma sekudlule emini noma kuseduze nesikhathi sakho sokulala esivamile, weqa umthamo oqeqiwe ngokuphelele.
Ungalokothi uthathe umthamo ophindwe kabili ukuze ulungise lowo oqeqiwe. Ukuthatha i-modafinil sekwephuze kakhulu emini kungaphazamisa ukulala kwakho ebusuku, okwenza kungabi nanjongo yomuthi.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-modafinil lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi ayisadingeki noma uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela engemihle. Ezimweni ezingapheli njenge-narcolepsy, lokhu kungasho ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside ngokuhlolwa ngezikhathi ezithile.
Abantu abaningi bangayeka i-modafinil ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kwezimpawu zokuhoxisa, nakuba ukulala kwakho ngokweqile cishe kuzobuya. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunciphisa kancane kancane uma ubuthathe imithamo ephezulu isikhathi eside.
Kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-modafinil, njengoba le nhlanganisela ingaba engabikezelwa. Utshwala bungaphikisana nemiphumela ye-modafinil yokuvusa futhi ingase ikhulise ingozi yemiphumela engemihle efana nesiyezi noma izinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile, yenza kanjalo ngokulinganisela futhi unake indlela ozizwa ngayo. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi utshwala bubathinta ngendlela ehlukile uma bethatha i-modafinil, ngakho ukuqapha okwengeziwe kubalulekile.
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