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I-Thiothixene iyimithi kadokotela okumele uyithole ngemvume kadokotela futhi engaphansi kweqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-antipsychotics ajwayelekile. Udokotela wakho angase akunikeze lo muthi ukusiza ukuphatha izimpawu ze-schizophrenia nezinye izimo ezingokwengqondo ezingathi sína. Lo muthi usebenza ngokusiza ukubuyisela ibhalansi yamakhemikhali athile emvelo ebuchosheni bakho, okungathuthukisa kakhulu izinga lempilo yakho uma lisetshenziswa ngendlela efanele.
I-Thiothixene iyimithi enamandla yezifo zengqondo esetshenziswa odokotela ukwelapha izimo ezingokwengqondo ezingathi sína. Iyingxenye yomndeni wemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-phenothiazines, asebenze ekusizeni abantu ukuthi baphathe izimpawu ezingokwengqondo ezingathi sína amashumi eminyaka. Lo muthi uza ngesimo samaphilisi owathatha ngomlomo, futhi udinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njenge-“ejwayelekile” noma i-“first-generation” antipsychotic, okusho ukuthi ungomunye wezinhlobo ezindala zama-antipsychotics odokotela abebelokhu bezisebenzisa ngempumelelo iminyaka eminingi. Ngenkathi ama-antipsychotics amasha etholakala, i-thiothixene isahlala iyindlela ebalulekile yokwelapha kubantu abaningi ngoba ingasebenza kahle kakhulu lapho eminye imithi ingasebenzanga kahle.
I-Thiothixene ikakhulukazi inikezwa ukwelapha i-schizophrenia, isimo esingokwengqondo esingathi sína esithinta indlela umuntu acabanga ngayo, azizwa ngayo, futhi aziphathe ngayo. Uma ubhekene nezimpawu ezinjengokuzwa amazwi, ukubona izinto ezingekho, noma ukuba nenkinga yokuhlela imicabango yakho, lo muthi ungase usize ukuletha impumuzo. Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele lo muthi kwezinye izifo ezingokwengqondo uma bekholelwa ukuthi iyona ndlela engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho esithile.
Ngezinye izikhathi, odokotela banikeza i-thiothixene ngezinkinga ezinkulu zokuziphatha noma ukucasuka okungaphendulanga kahle kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Lokhu kungenzeka ezimweni lapho othile ebhekana nokucindezeleka okukhulu noma eyingozi kuye noma kwabanye. Umuthi ungasiza ukuthulisa lezi zimpawu ezinzima futhi kwenze kube lula ukuthi ezinye izindlela zokwelapha, njengokwelashwa, zisebenze.
I-Thiothixene isebenza ngokuvimba ama-receptors athile ebuchosheni bakho abizwa ngokuthi ama-dopamine receptors. Cabanga nge-dopamine njengomthunywa othwala amasignali phakathi kwamaseli obuchopho, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ezimweni ezinjengokuthi i-schizophrenia, kuningi kakhulu lokhu kuthumela okwenzekayo. Ngokuvimba amanye ala ma-receptors, i-thiothixene isiza ukuthulisa amasignali obuchopho asebenza ngokweqile angadala izimpawu ezinjengokucabanga okungamanga, ukukhohlisa, nokucabanga okungahlelekile.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi onamandla ngokulinganisela ongaveza izinguquko ezinkulu kumakhemikhali obuchopho. Imiphumela ngokuvamile ayenzeki ngokushesha - kuvame ukuthatha amasonto amaningana okusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo ngaphambi kokuthi uqaphele izinzuzo eziphelele. Ubuchopho bakho budinga isikhathi sokuzivumelanisa nomuthi nokuthi ibhalansi yamakhemikhali izinzile.
Kufanele uthathe i-thiothixene ngendlela enembile njengoba udokotela wakho ekunqumela ngayo, ngokuvamile ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Abantu abaningi bayithatha kabili kuya kathathu ngosuku, futhi ungayithatha nokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla. Kodwa-ke, ukuyithatha nokudla kungasiza ekuvikeleni isisu esicasulayo, okuhlangenwe nakho abanye abantu lapho beqala lo muthi.
Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukusiza ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi emzimbeni wakho. Uma uyithatha izikhathi eziningi ngosuku, hlukanisa imithamo ngokulinganayo usuku lonke. Isibonelo, uma uyithatha kabili ngosuku, thatha imithamo cishe ngamahora ayi-12 ahlukene. Ungagxobi, uhlafune, noma uvule amaphilisi ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo.
Kubalulekile ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-thiothixene, njengoba ingakhuphula ukozela neminye imiphumela emibi. Futhi, qaphela ukusukuma ngokushesha kakhulu uma uhleli noma ulele phansi, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuthatha umuthi, njengoba kungadala isiyezi.
Ubude besikhathi ozothatha ngaso i-thiothixene buxhomeke esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Nge-schizophrenia, abantu abaningi badinga ukuthatha imithi ye-antipsychotic izinyanga noma iminyaka ukuvimbela izimpawu ukuthi zingabuyi. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola ubude obufanele obukugcina uzinzile ngenkathi kunciphisa noma yimiphi imiphumela engathandeki.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-thiothixene ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono kakhulu. Ukuyeka ngokuphazima kungadala izimpawu zokuhoxisa futhi kungaholela ekubuyeni kwezimpawu zakho zokuqala, ngezinye izikhathi ngendlela engathi sína kunakuqala. Uma wena nodokotela wakho ninquma ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokuyeka umuthi, cishe uzodinga ukunciphisa umthamo kancane kancane emasontweni amaningana noma izinyanga.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-thiothixene ingadala imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungile futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu abantu abayitholayo ngokuvamile iyaphathwa futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ivame ukuba milde futhi yesikhashana. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi kungasiza ngomlomo owomile, futhi ukudla ukudla okunefayibha ephezulu kungasiza ekuvikeleni ukuqunjelwa.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukukwazi:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimiphi yale miphumela emibi kakhulu, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo eziphuthumayo.
Kukhona nemiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi engenzeka ngokusebenzisa i-thiothixene isikhathi eside. I-Tardive dyskinesia yisimo esibangela ukunyakaza okungazithandeli, ikakhulukazi kobuso nolimi, futhi ngezinye izikhathi kungaba unomphela. Udokotela wakho uzokuhlola njalo ukuze abone izimpawu zalesi simo, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha imithi isikhathi eside.
I-Thiothixene ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-thiothixene noma eminye imithi efanayo, noma uma unezimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezingenza kube yingozi.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezinkulu zenhliziyo, isifo sesibindi, noma izifo zegazi kungenzeka bangabi ngabantu abafanelekayo be-thiothixene. Uma unesifo sikaParkinson, lo muthi ungenza izimpawu zakho zibe zimbi kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma uthatha eminye imithi ethile, ikakhulukazi leyo ethinta ukushaya kwenhliziyo yakho noma umfutho wegazi, i-thiothixene kungenzeka ingakuphephile.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe kufanele baqaphele kakhulu nge-thiothixene, njengoba ingalimaza ingane esakhula. Uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma uncelisa, qiniseka ukuthi udokotela wakho uyazi ukuze akwazi ukuhlola izinzuzo nezingozi ngokucophelela. Abantu abadala bangase bazwe kalula imiphumela emibi ye-thiothixene futhi bangase badinge imithamo ephansi noma ukuqapha njalo.
I-Thiothixene iyatholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Navane, nakuba lo mkhiqizo ungasathengiswa ngokuqhubekayo emazweni amaningi. Imithi eminingi ekhishwa namuhla igcwaliswa ngezinhlobo ze-thiothixene ezivamile, eziqulathe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngendlela efana ne-brand-name version.
Imithi ejwayelekile kudingeka ihlangabezane nezindinganiso ezifanayo zokuphepha nokusebenza kahle njengemithi yegama lomkhiqizo. Ikhemisi lakho lingase lithwale i-thiothixene evela kubakhiqizi abahlukene, futhi ukubukeka kwama-capsules kungase kuhluke kancane, kodwa umuthi ngaphakathi uhlala unjalo.
Uma i-thiothixene ingakulungele, imithi eminingi ehlukile ingelapha izimo ezifanayo. Ezinye izidakamizwa eziqhelekile ezivamile zihlanganisa i-haloperidol, i-fluphenazine, ne-chlorpromazine. Le mithi isebenza ngezindlela ezifanayo kodwa ingase ibe nemiphumela emibi ehlukile engase ikulungele kangcono.
Izidakamizwa ezintsha eziqhelekile, ezibizwa ngokuthi i-atypical noma i-second-generation antipsychotics, zihlanganisa imithi efana ne-risperidone, i-olanzapine, ne-quetiapine. Le mithi emisha ivame ukuba nemiphumela emibi ehlobene nokunyakaza okuncane kodwa ingase ibangele ezinye izinkinga ezinjengokuzuza isisindo noma izinguquko zikashukela egazini. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi uhlole izinzuzo nobubi bezinketho ezihlukene.
Ukukhetha imithi kuncike ezintweni eziningi, okuhlanganisa izimpawu zakho ezithile, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nokuthi usabele kanjani ekwelashweni esikhathini esidlule. Okusebenza kahle kumuntu oyedwa kungase kungabi yindlela engcono komunye, ngakho-ke ukuthola umuthi ofanele ngokuvamile kuhilela ukuhlolwa okuthile nokuqapha ngokucophelela.
I-Thiothixene ne-haloperidol yomibili imithi ye-antipsychotics ejwayelekile esebenzayo, kodwa inomehluko othile ongase wenze enye ilungele wena kunenye. Yomibili imithi isebenza ngokuvimba ama-dopamine receptors ebuchosheni, kodwa ingase ithinte abantu ngendlela ehlukile mayelana nemiphumela emibi nokusebenza kahle.
I-Thiothixene ingase ibangele ukuthula okuncane kune-haloperidol, okungaba usizo uma udinga ukuhlala uqaphile emini. Kodwa-ke, i-haloperidol ingase isebenze kahle ezinhlotsheni ezithile zezimpawu, ikakhulukazi ukucasuka okukhulu noma ukuziphatha okunolaka. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-thiothixene ibangela imiphumela emibi ehlobene nokunyakaza okuncane, kanti abanye bangase bahlangabezane nokuphambene nalokho.
Umuthi
Uma unesifo senhliziyo futhi udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi i-thiothixene iyadingeka, cishe uzodinga ukuqashwa njalo. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukuhlolwa kwengcindezi yegazi njalo kanye nokuqashwa kwesigqi senhliziyo. Abanye abantu abanezinhlobo ezithile zezimo zenhliziyo kungenzeka bangakwazi ukuthatha i-thiothixene ngokuphepha, futhi udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngezindlela zokwelapha ezingezinye uma kudingeka.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-thiothixene eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ukuthatha i-thiothixene eningi kungabangela imiphumela emibi ehlanganisa ukozela okukhulu, ukudideka, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile.
Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma utshelwe ngqo ukuthi wenze kanjalo uchwepheshe wezempilo. Uma othile ethatha umthamo omkhulu futhi engazi lutho, enobunzima bokuphefumula, noma enezithuthuthu, shayela izinsiza eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Gcina ibhodlela lemithi nawe ukuze ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bakwazi ukubona kahle ukuthi yini ethathiwe nokuthi ingakanani.
Uma weqa umthamo we-thiothixene, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo obekiwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo owuqegile bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ngesikhathi esijwayelekile. Ungathathi imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo owuqegile, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, zama ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgqeni. Ukulinganisa okuqhubekayo kubalulekile ekugcineni amazinga azinzile emithi emzimbeni wakho nokuvimbela izimpawu ukuthi zingabuyi.
Akufanele uyeke ukuthatha i-thiothixene ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngayo nodokotela wakho kuqala, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono kakhulu. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela izimpawu zokuhoxiswa futhi kungaholela ekubuyeni kwezimpawu zakho zokuqala, ngezinye izikhathi zibe zimbi kakhulu kunakuqala. Isinqumo sokuyeka i-thiothixene kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi kanye nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Uma wena nodokotela wakho ninquma ukuthi kufanelekile ukuyeka umuthi, uzodinga ukunciphisa umthamo kancane kancane emasontweni amaningana noma izinyanga. Le nqubo, ebizwa ngokuthi ukunciphisa, isiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ujwayele amazinga aphansi omuthi futhi inciphisa ingozi yezimpawu zokuhoxiswa noma ukuphindeka kwezimpawu.
I-Thiothixene ingabangela ukozela, isiyezi, nombono ongacacile, okungathinta ikhono lakho lokushayela ngokuphepha. Uma uqala ukuthatha lo muthi, kungcono ukugwema ukushayela uze wazi ukuthi ikuthinta kanjani. Abanye abantu bajwayela le miphumela emibi phakathi namasonto ambalwa, kanti abanye bangase baqhubeke nokuyizwa.
Uma udinga ukushayela, qiniseka ukuthi uzizwa uqaphile futhi umbono wakho ucacile ngaphambi kokungena ngemuva kwesondo. Uma uzwa isiyezi, ukozela, noma izinkinga zombono ngenkathi uthatha i-thiothixene, ungashayeli futhi ukhulume nodokotela wakho mayelana nokulungisa umthamo wakho noma isikhathi sokuthatha imithamo ukuze unciphise le miphumela.
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