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I-Suvorexant iyimithi yokulala kadokotela esiza abantu ukuthi balale futhi bahlale belele ngokuvimba amakhemikhali athile obuchopho akugcina uvukile. Ingaphansi kohlobo olusha lwezinsiza zokulala ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-orexin receptor antagonists, asebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunamaphilisi okulala endabuko ngokuqondisa uhlelo lwemvelo lobuchopho olukhuthaza ukuvuka.
Uma ubulokhu ulwa nokungalali futhi udokotela wakho ekhulume nge-suvorexant, ungase uzibuze ukuthi isebenza kanjani nokuthi yini ongayilindela. Le mithi inikeza indlela eyingqayizivele yokwelapha izinkinga zokulala, futhi ukuqonda ukuthi ingena kanjani ohlelweni lwakho lokwelapha kungakusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nempilo yakho yokulala.
I-Suvorexant iyimithi kadokotela eyenzelwe ngqo ukwelapha ukungalali kubantu abadala. Isebenza ngokuvimba ama-orexin receptors ebuchosheni bakho, okuyiwona abangela ukuthi uhlale uqaphile futhi uvukile emini.
Cabanga nge-orexin njengesiginali yakho yobuchopho yemvelo ethi "vuka". Uma i-suvorexant ivimba lezi zimpawu, ivumela izinqubo zakho zemvelo zokulala ukuthi zithathe kalula. Lokhu kuyenza ihluke emithini yokulala endala esebenza ngokuthuthukisa ukozela kunokunciphisa ukuvuka.
Lo muthi wagunyazwa yi-FDA ngonyaka ka-2014 futhi umelela indlela entsha yokwelapha izifo zokulala. Ihlelwa njengento elawulwayo ngoba ingabangela ukuncika, kodwa ngokuvamile kucatshangwa ukuthi inengozi ephansi yokuhlukunyezwa uma iqhathaniswa neminye imithi yokulala.
I-Suvorexant ngokuyinhloko inikezwa kubantu abadala abanobunzima bokulala noma bokuhlala belele ebusuku bonke. Udokotela wakho angase ayincomise uma uhlangabezana nobunzima ekuqaleni kokulala, ukugcinwa kokulala, noma kokubili.
Lo muthi ulusizo olukhulu ikakhulukazi kubantu abalala bengalali ebusuku benemicabango egijimayo noma abazizwa beqaphele lapho kufanele bazithulise. Ungasiza futhi labo abalala ekuqaleni kodwa bavuke kaningi ebusuku futhi banenkinga yokulala futhi.
I-Suvorexant ivame ukucatshangelwa uma ezinye izindlela zokuhlanzeka kokulala zingasebenzi, noma uma ukungalali kulithinta kakhulu ukusebenza kwakho kwansuku zonke. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukuthi lo muthi ulungele yini ngokuya ngamaphethini akho okulala kanye nempilo yakho yonke.
I-Suvorexant isebenza ngokuvimba ama-orexin receptors ebuchosheni bakho, okuyingxenye yesistimu yomzimba wakho yokukhuthaza ukuvuka. I-Orexin iyi-neurotransmitter esiza ukukugcina uqaphile futhi uvukile emini.
Uma uthatha i-suvorexant, empeleni "iyanciphisa" lezi zimpawu zokukhuthaza ukuvuka, ivumela izindlela zemvelo zobuchopho bakho zokulala ukuthi zisebenze ngempumelelo. Lokhu kwehluke emithini ephoqa ukozela ngokuthuthukisa amakhemikhali akhuthaza ukulala.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengomuthi oqinile phakathi kwezinsiza zokulala. Iqondiswe kakhulu kunezidakamizwa zokulala ezindala kodwa isadinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela nokusetshenziswa okufanele. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuphumelela kokubili ukulala nokuhlala belele, yize izimpendulo zomuntu ngamunye zingahluka.
Thatha i-suvorexant njengoba unjalo njengoba unjalo ngudokotela wakho, ngokuvamile kanye ebusuku ngaphakathi kwemizuzu engama-30 ngesikhathi sokulala. Kufanele uyithathe kuphela uma unganikela okungenani amahora angu-7 okulala, njengoba umuthi ungabangela ukozela oluhlala kuze kube usuku olulandelayo.
Ungathatha i-suvorexant ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha nokudla okukhulu noma okunamafutha amaningi kungahle kulibazise ukuthi isebenza ngokushesha kangakanani. Uma ukhetha ukudla ngaphambi kokuyithatha, khetha ukudla okulula kunokudla okukhulu.
Njalo thatha imithi ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Gwema utshwala ngokuphelele uma uthatha i-suvorexant, njengoba le nhlanganisela ingaba yingozi futhi ingakhuphula ingozi yemiphumela emibi engathi sína efana nobunzima bokuphefumula noma ukozela okukhulu.
Qiniseka ukuthi indawo yakho yokulala isilungile ngaphambi kokuthatha imithi. Lokhu kusho ukuba negumbi lakho lokulala elimnyama, elithule, futhi elinokushisa okuthokomele, njengoba i-suvorexant isebenza kahle uma ihlanganiswe nemikhuba emihle yokuhlanzeka kokulala.
I-Suvorexant ngokuvamile inikezwa ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, ngokuvamile amasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka ubude obufanele ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile nokuphendula ekwelashweni.
Odokotela abaningi bakhetha ukuqala ngesikhathi sokwelashwa esifushane esisebenzayo bese behlola kabusha amaphethini akho okulala. Abanye abantu bangazuza ekusetshenzisweni kwesikhathi eside, kodwa lokhu kudinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela nokuhlolwa njalo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Kubalulekile ukungayeki ukuthatha i-suvorexant ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho, ikakhulukazi uma ubuthatha amasonto amaningana. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunciphisa kancane kancane umthamo ukuvimbela izimpawu zokuhoxiswa ezingaba khona noma i-insomnia yokubuyela emuva.
Ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho, udokotela wakho cishe uzoqoka ama-aphoyintimenti okulandelayo ukuze ahlulele ukuthi imithi isebenza kahle kangakanani nokuthi ngabe kukhona yini okudingeka kulungiswe. Lungela ukuxoxa ngekhwalithi yakho yokulala, noma yimiphi imiphumela emibi, nokuthi imithi ithinta kanjani imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-suvorexant ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela emithini.
Nawa amiphumela emibi ebikwa kaningi ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivamise ukuba ingabonakali njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yinkinga, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokulungiswa okungenzeka.
Imiphumela emibi ebucayi kakhulu ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Le miphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebalulekile ihlanganisa:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma iyiphi yale miphumela emibi ebucayi, yeka ukuthatha i-suvorexant bese uthintana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma ufune ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo. Lezi zimpendulo, nakuba zingavamile, zingaba yingozi futhi zidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo.
I-Suvorexant ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezokwelapha noma izimo zenza kungaphephile ukuyisebenzisa. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
Akufanele uthathe i-suvorexant uma une-narcolepsy, isimo esibangela ukulala ngokweqile emini nokuhlaselwa kokulala okungazelelwe. Umuthi ungase uqhubekisele phambili izimpawu ze-narcolepsy futhi ube yingozi kubantu abanalesi simo.
Abantu abanezifo zesibindi ezinzima kufanele bagweme i-suvorexant ngoba imizimba yabo ayikwazi ukucubungula umuthi ngendlela efanele, okuholela emazingeni angaba yingozi egazini. Udokotela wakho kungase kudingeke ukuthi ahlole ukusebenza kwesibindi sakho ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaqembu athile adinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile noma angase adinge ukugwema i-suvorexant ngokuphelele:
Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela izinzuzo nezingozi ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho somuntu ngamunye. Yiba ngobuqotho ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha nanoma iyiphi eminye imithi oyithathayo ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi i-suvorexant iphephile kuwe.
I-Suvorexant iyatholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Belsomra e-United States. Leli yigama eliyinhloko lomkhiqizo ozohlangana nalo lapho udokotela wakho ekunikeza lo muthi.
I-Belsomra yenziwa yi-Merck futhi iza ngesimo samaphilisi anezinketho zamandla ahlukene. Umuthi wakho wemithi ngokuvamile uzokhipha inguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo ngaphandle kokuthi ucele ngqo i-generic, nakuba izinguqulo ze-generic zingase zingatholakali kabanzi okwamanje.
Lapho ukhuluma ngalo muthi nethimba lakho lezempilo, bangase babhekisele kulo nganoma yiliphi igama - i-suvorexant noma i-Belsomra - ngakho-ke kuyasiza ukwazi ukuthi bangumuthi ofanayo. Njalo qinisekisa nomuthi wakho wemithi uma unemibuzo mayelana nalokho okutholayo.
Uma i-suvorexant ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela emibi, imithi eminingi yokulala ehlukile iyatholakala. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinketho ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile.
Ezinye izinsiza zokulala ezi-prescription zihlanganisa i-zolpidem (Ambien), i-eszopiclone (Lunesta), kanye ne-zaleplon (Sonata). Le mithi isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-suvorexant futhi ingase ilungele kangcono isimo sakho somuntu ngamunye.
Ezinye izindlela ezingasetshenziswa ngaphandle kwemithi nazo zifanele ukucatshangelwa, ikakhulukazi ekuphathweni kokulala isikhathi eside. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukwelashwa kokuziphatha ngokuqonda ngokuqondene nokungalali (CBT-I), ukuthuthukiswa kwenhlanzeko yokulala, izindlela zokuphumula, nokubhekana nezimo ezingaphansi ezingase zithinte ukulala kwakho.
Udkt wakho angase futhi asikisele ukuzama i-melatonin noma ezinye izinsiza zokulala ezingathengwa ngaphandle kwemithi, nakuba lezi kufanele zisetshenziswe ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha. Enye indlela engcono kakhulu incike ezinkingeni zakho ezithile zokulala, umlando wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni okuhlukene.
I-Suvorexant ne-zolpidem (Ambien) zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi ngalinye linamathuba ahlukile ngokuya ngezinkinga zakho ezithile zokulala. Akukho ngisho neyodwa engcono ngokujwayelekile - ukukhetha kuncike ezidingweni zakho ngazinye nokuthi usabela kanjani emithini ngayinye.
I-Suvorexant ingase ikhetheke uma unenkinga yokuhlala ulele ebusuku bonke, njengoba yenzelwe ngqo ukugcina ukulala ubusuku obugcwele. Futhi ivame ukuba nokuziphatha okuyinkimbinkimbi okuncane kokulala uma kuqhathaniswa ne-zolpidem, nakuba kokubili kungabangela ukozela ngosuku olulandelayo.
I-Zolpidem ingase isebenze kangcono uma inkinga yakho enkulu ukuqala ukulala ekuqaleni, njengoba ngokuvamile isebenza ngokushesha kune-suvorexant. Futhi itholakale isikhathi eside futhi ngokuvamile ayibizi kakhulu, enezinhlobo ezivamile ezitholakala kabanzi.
Udkt wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengamaphethini akho athile okulala, eminye imithi oyithathayo, iminyaka yakho, nanoma yiziphi izimo zezempilo ezingaphansi lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukuzama zombili ukuze banqume ukuthi iyiphi esebenza kangcono esimweni sabo.
I-Suvorexant ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela. Umuthi awuthinti ngokuqondile amazinga kashukela egazini, kodwa ukulala okubi kungathinta ukuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukulala okuthuthukisiwe okuvela ku-suvorexant akungaphazamisi imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela noma inqubo yakho yokuhlola ushukela wegazi. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukulala okungcono empeleni kuyasiza ekulawuleni ushukela wegazi.
Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho ngesifo sakho sikashukela nayo yonke imithi yesifo sikashukela oyithathayo ngaphambi kokuqala i-suvorexant. Bangase bafune ukuqapha ushukela wakho wegazi eduze ekuqaleni ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi umuthi wokulala awuthinti ukuphathwa kwesifo sakho sikashukela.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-suvorexant eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma ukulawulwa ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa kahle. Ukuthatha okuningi kungabangela ukozela okuyingozi, ukudideka, noma izinkinga zokuphefumula.
Ungazami ukuhlala uvukile noma uphuze i-caffeine ukuze ulwe nemiphumela. Kunalokho, qiniseka ukuthi usendaweni ephephile futhi unomuntu ongakuqapha. Uma uhlangabezana nobunzima bokuphefumula, ukudideka okukhulu, noma awukwazi ukuvuka, shayela izinsiza eziphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Ungalokothi uthathe umthamo owengeziwe uma ungalali ngokushesha ngemva kokuthatha inani lakho elibekiwe. Umuthi ungathatha isikhathi esingafika ehora ukusebenza, futhi ukuthatha okwengeziwe ngeke kuwenze usebenze ngokushesha kodwa kuzokwandisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi eyingozi.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo wakho wokulala we-suvorexant, ungafaki ngaphandle uma usenesikhathi esingama-7 amahora ngaphambi kokuthi udinge ukuvuka. Ukuyithatha ngesikhathi sokulala esincane esitholakalayo kungabangela ukozela oluyingozi ngosuku olulandelayo.
Vele weqe umthamo ophuthelwe bese ubuyela esimisweni sakho esivamile ngobusuku obulandelayo. Ungaphindi kabili imithamo noma uthathe imithi eyengeziwe ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, njengoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa ukuthatha i-suvorexant, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana namaqhinga okukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule, njengokusetha i-alamu yefoni noma ukugcina imithi endaweni ebonakalayo eduze kombhede wakho.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-suvorexant lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi kufanelekile, ngokuvamile lapho amaphethini akho okulala esethuthukile futhi azinzile. Ungayeki ukuyithatha kungazelelwe ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sezokwelapha, ikakhulukazi uma ubusuyisebenzisa amasonto amaningana.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunciphisa kancane kancane umthamo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ukuvimbela i-insomnia yokubuyela emuva noma izimpawu zokuhoxiswa. Le nqubo yokunciphisa isiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uzijwayeze ukulala ngaphandle komuthi.
Ngaphambi kokuyeka, udokotela wakho cishe uzofuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi unezindlela ezinhle zokuhlanzeka kokulala endaweni nokuthi noma yiziphi izimbangela eziyisisekelo ze-insomnia yakho zixazululiwe. Lokhu kwandisa amathuba akho okulala kahle ngaphandle kwemithi.
Akufanele ushayele noma usebenzise imishini okungenani amahora angu-8 ngemva kokuthatha i-suvorexant, futhi ngemva kwalokho kuphela uma uzizwa uqaphele ngokuphelele. Umuthi ungabangela ukozela okuhlala ngosuku olulandelayo, okwenza ukushayela kube yingozi.
Abanye abantu bangase bazizwe bekozela isikhathi eside kunamahora angu-8, ikakhulukazi uma beqala ukuthatha umuthi noma uma bengatholi ubusuku bokulala obugcwele. Naka ukuthi uzizwa kanjani njalo ekuseni futhi ungashayeli uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi ukukhathala noma ukungaqapheli okungahambisani kahle.
Uma uzizwa ukozela njalo ekuseni ngemva kokuthatha i-suvorexant, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokulungisa umthamo wakho noma isikhathi. Ukuphepha kwakho nokuphepha kwabanye emgwaqweni kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi kube yinto eza kuqala.
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