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I-Tizanidine iyimithi yokukhulula imisipha esiza ukudambisa imisipha eqinile. Isebenza ngokuthulisa izimpawu zemizwa ekhuthele kakhulu emgogodleni wakho, okwenza imisipha yakho iphumule futhi izizwe ingaqinile kakhulu. Le mithi ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu ababhekene nezimo ezinjengokuthi i-multiple sclerosis noma ukulimala komgogodla okubangela imisipha ebuhlungu.
I-Tizanidine iyimithi yokukhulula imisipha kadokotela okuyinto eyingxenye yeqembu lezidakamizwa elibizwa ngokuthi ama-alpha-2 adrenergic agonists. Yenzelwe ngqo ukwelapha i-muscle spasticity, okuyilapho imisipha yakho iziqinisa ngokungazithandi futhi izizwe iqina noma iqinile. Ngokungafani neminye imithi yokukhulula imisipha, i-tizanidine isebenza ngqo ohlelweni lwakho lwezinzwa oluphakathi nendawo ukunciphisa lokhu kuqina kwemisipha okungakhululeki.
Le mithi iza ngesimo samaphilisi kanye nama-capsule, futhi ivamise ukuthathwa ngomlomo. I-Tizanidine ithathwa njengemithi yokukhulula imisipha eqondiwe, okusho ukuthi igxila ekunciphiseni i-spasticity ngaphandle kokususa ngokuphelele wonke umthamo wemisipha, okukusiza ukuthi ugcine amandla athile asebenzayo.
I-Tizanidine ikakhulukazi inikezwa ukulawula i-muscle spasticity ebangelwa izimo ze-neurological. Udokotela wakho angase ancome le mithi uma uhlangabezana nemisipha ebuhlungu ephazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke noma ukulala.
Izimo ezivame kakhulu ukuthi i-tizanidine isiza ukuzelapha zihlanganisa i-multiple sclerosis, ukulimala komgogodla, nokulimala kobuchopho okuthile okuthinta ukulawulwa kwemisipha. Kwesinye isikhathi futhi inikezwa ngemithi yemisipha eqinile ebangelwa ezinye izifo ze-neurological.
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela bangase banikeze i-tizanidine ngezindlela ezingekho emthethweni ezinjengezinhlungu zekhanda noma izinhlobo ezithile zezimo zobuhlungu obungapheli. Kodwa-ke, lezi zindlela zokusebenzisa azivamile futhi kufanele zicatshangelwe kuphela ngaphansi kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha okucophelelayo.
I-Tizanidine isebenza ngokugxila kuma-receptors athile emgogodleni wakho abizwa ngokuthi ama-alpha-2 adrenergic receptors. Uma ibopha kula ma-receptors, inciphisa ukukhishwa kwamakhemikhali athile abangela ukuthi imisipha yakho iqine ngokungadingekile.
Cabanga ngayo njengokwehlisa ivolumu yezimpawu zemizwa ezingaphezu kwamandla. Umgogodla wakho ngokuvamile uthumela imiyalezo emsipheni yakho uwutshela ukuthi uqine futhi uphumule nini. Uma une-spasticity, lezi zimpawu ziba namandla kakhulu noma zivame kakhulu, okubangela ukuqina kwemisipha okubuhlungu.
I-Tizanidine ithathwa njenge-muscle relaxant enamandla amaphakathi. Iqondiswe ngokuqondile kunezinye izidakamizwa ezindala zokuphumuza imisipha, okusho ukuthi inganikeza usizo ngaphandle kokukwenza uzizwe ubuthuntu noma ubuthakathaka ngokuphelele. Kodwa-ke, ingase ibangele ukozela, ikakhulu uma uqala ukuyithatha.
Thatha i-tizanidine ngendlela enconwa ngayo udokotela wakho, ngokuvamile njalo emahoreni angu-6 kuya kwangu-8 njengoba kudingeka ngenxa yokuqina kwemisipha. Ungayithatha ngokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa kubalulekile ukuba nokuzinza ekukhetheni kwakho ngoba ukudla kungathinta ukuthi umzimba wakho umunca kangakanani umuthi.
Uma ukhetha ukuthatha i-tizanidine ngokudla, zama ukwenza kanjalo ngayo yonke idosi. Uma ukhetha ukuyithatha esiswini esingenalutho, namathela kuleyo ndlela ngokuqhubekayo. Lokhu kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola inani elifanayo lomuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Qala ngomthamo ophansi odokotela bakho abawuncomayo futhi gwema imisebenzi edinga ukuqapha, njengokushayela, kuze kube yilapho wazi ukuthi umuthi ukuthinta kanjani. I-Tizanidine ingabangela ukozela okukhulu, ikakhulukazi ezinsukwini zokuqala zokwelashwa.
Ungalokothi uchoboze noma uhlafune amaphilisi uma unikezwe ifomu le-capsule. Gwinya wonke nengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Uma uthatha ifomu lethebhulethi, ungalihlukanisa emgqeni wamaphuzu uma kudingeka, kodwa ungalichobozi libe yimpushana.
Isikhathi ozosithatha i-tizanidine sincike esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Abanye abantu bayayisebenzisa isikhathi esifushane ngesikhathi sokuvuvukala kwemisipha, kanti abanye bangase bayidinge ukuze bayilawule isikhathi eside.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi umuthi usakusiza yini futhi uzolungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokufanele. Ngezinhlungu zemisipha ezingathi sína, ungase udinge i-tizanidine izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emavikini ambalwa.
Uma unesifo esingamahlalakhona njenge-multiple sclerosis, ungase udinge ukuthatha i-tizanidine izinyanga noma iminyaka. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho uzokugada eduze futhi angase alungise umthamo wakho noma acabange ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-tizanidine kungazelelwe uma ubuyisebenzisa njalo isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa. Udokotela wakho angase adinge ukunciphisa kancane umthamo wakho ukuze avimbele izimpawu zokuhoxisa njengokwanda kwezinhlungu zemisipha, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, noma ukukhathazeka.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-tizanidine ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Nawa amiphumela emibi ebikwa njalo ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ivame ukungabonakali ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa noma amasonto okwelashwa. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yisicefe, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokulungisa umthamo wakho.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukukwazi:
Ngokuvamile, i-tizanidine ingabangela ukulimala kwesibindi, ikakhulukazi kubantu abathatha imithamo ephezulu noma labo abanezinkinga zesibindi ezikhona. Udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuqapha ukusebenza kwesibindi sakho uma uthatha i-tizanidine isikhathi eside.
I-Tizanidine ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Kunezimo eziningana lapho le mithi kufanele igwenywe noma isetshenziswe ngokuqapha okukhulu.
Akufanele uthathe i-tizanidine uma unezifo zesibindi ezinzima noma uma njengamanje uthatha imithi ethile exhumana ngobungozi nayo. Ukuxhumana okubaluleke kakhulu kwemithi kuhilela i-fluvoxamine (i-antidepressant) kanye ne-ciprofloxacin (i-antibiotic), engabangela ukwanda okuyingozi kwamazinga e-tizanidine.
Abantu abanomfutho wegazi ophansi kufanele basebenzise i-tizanidine ngokucophelela kakhulu, njengoba inganciphisa umfutho wegazi ngaphezulu futhi ibangele ukuquleka noma ukuwa. Uma unezinkinga zezinso, udokotela wakho kungadingeka ukuthi alungise umthamo wakho noma akuqaphe eduze.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo, njengoba kungekho ucwaningo olwanele lokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwemithi ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa noma ngenkathi bencelisa.
Abantu abadala bangase bazwe kalula imiphumela emibi ye-tizanidine, ikakhulukazi ukozela nokunqika, okungandisa ingozi yokuwa. Udokotela wakho angase aqale ngomthamo ophansi uma uneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-65.
I-Tizanidine itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi emikhiqizo, i-Zanaflex iyilena eyaziwa kakhulu. Kokubili i-tizanidine ejwayelekile kanye nezinhlobo zemikhiqizo enegama ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo.
Ungase futhi ubone i-tizanidine imakethwa ngaphansi kwamanye amagama emikhiqizo afana ne-Sirdalud kwamanye amazwe. Kodwa-ke, e-United States, i-Zanaflex iyigama eliyinhloko lomkhiqizo, nakuba izinhlobo ezijwayelekile zitholakala kabanzi futhi ngokuvamile zibiza kakhulu.
Noma ngabe uthatha uhlobo lomkhiqizo noma olujwayelekile, umuthi kufanele usebenze kahle ngokulinganayo. Umuthi wakho womuthi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olutholayo futhi aphendule noma yimiphi imibuzo mayelana nokushintsha phakathi kwemikhiqizo.
Uma i-tizanidine ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma idala imiphumela engathandeki, ezinye izindlela zokuphumuza imisipha zingase zibe izindlela ezinhle zokwelapha. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinketho ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile nomlando wezokwelapha.
I-Baclofen ngomunye umuthi wokuphumuza imisipha ovame ukunqunywa odokotela osebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-tizanidine kodwa ngendlela ehlukile. Ivame ukucatshangelwa kubantu abalimele umgogodla noma i-multiple sclerosis abangayiphenduli kahle i-tizanidine.
I-Cyclobenzaprine ivame ukusetshenziselwa ukuqina kwemisipha okungazelelwe futhi ingase ibe yindlela engcono uma ubhekene nobuhlungu bemisipha besikhashana kunokuba ne-spasticity engapheli. I-Diazepam ingenye inketho engasiza ngokuqina kwemisipha, kodwa ithwala ingozi enkulu yokuncika.
Kwabanye abantu, izindlela ezingezona zemithi ezifana ne-physical therapy, ukuzivocavoca, noma ukwelashwa ngokushisa nokubanda kungaba ezinye izindlela ezisebenzayo noma ezigcwalisa iziphumuza imisipha. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuzama lezi zindlela kuqala noma kanye nemithi.
Kokubili i-tizanidine ne-baclofen ziyizithuthukisi zemisipha ezisebenzayo, kodwa zisebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene futhi zingase zifaneleke kangcono kubantu abahlukene noma izimo ezihlukene. Akukho okukhethwa “okungcono” okujwayelekile ngoba umuthi ongcono kakhulu uncike ezimweni zakho.
I-Tizanidine ivame ukubangela ukozela okwengeziwe kodwa ingase ingabangeli imiphumela emibi ehambisana ne-baclofen, njengokudideka noma izinkinga zenkumbulo. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-tizanidine ilula ngoba ingathathwa uma kudingeka kunokuba ngeshejuli eqinile.
I-Baclofen ingase ithandwe uma une-spasticity enkulu edinga ukwelashwa okungapheli, njengoba ngokuvamile ithathwa njalo kunokuba uma kudingeka. Kungase futhi kube ukukhetha okungcono uma ukozela kuyinkinga enkulu kuwe.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezifana nesimo sakho esithile, eminye imithi oyithathayo, indlela yakho yokuphila, nokuthi usabele kanjani kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha lapho ekusiza ukuthi ukhethe phakathi kwalezi zinketho.
I-Tizanidine ingathinta izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo nomfutho wegazi, ngakho-ke abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Umuthi unganciphisa izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho futhi wehlise umfutho wegazi lakho, okungase kube ngokuqondene uma usuvele unezinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo noma umfutho wegazi ophansi.
Uma unesifo senhliziyo, udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ze-tizanidine ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona. Bangase bakuqale ngomthamo ophansi kakhulu futhi baqaphe izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho nomfutho wegazi ngokucophelela. Kwezinye izimo, bangase bancomise isithuthukisi semisipha esihlukile esingenawo umthelela omkhulu ohlelweni lwakho lwe-cardiovascular.
Uma ngabe uthatha i-tizanidine eningi ngengozi kunaleyo oyinikiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa kahle. Ukuthatha okuningi kungadala ukwehla okuyingozi kwengcindezi yegazi, ukozela okukhulu, noma izinkinga zokuphefumula.
Izimpawu zokweqisa umthamo zihlanganisa ukozela okukhulu, ukuphefumula kancane noma okungashoni, ingcindezi yegazi ephansi kakhulu, izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo elihamba kancane, noma ukulahlekelwa ukwazi. Uma othile engazi noma enenkinga yokuphefumula ngemuva kokuthatha i-tizanidine eningi, shayela u-911 ngokushesha.
Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze noma uthathe eminye imithi ukuze ulwe nokweqisa umthamo ngaphandle kokuthi uqondiswe ngqo ngumhlinzeki wezempilo. Gcina ibhodlela lemithi nawe lapho ufuna usizo lwezokwelapha ukuze abahlinzeki bazi kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi kungakanani okuthathiwe.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-tizanidine, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma sekudlule amahora angaphansi kwangu-4 kusukela ngesikhathi sakho somthamo esihleliwe. Uma sekudlule isikhathi eside kunalokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese ulinda umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe.
Ungalokothi uthathe umthamo ophindwe kabili ukuze ulungise lowo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi efana nokozela okukhulu noma ingcindezi yegazi ephansi ngendlela eyingozi. Uma uthatha i-tizanidine ngesisekelo esidingekayo kunokuba uhlelo olujwayelekile, vele uthathe umthamo wakho olandelayo uma uwudinga ngenxa yezinhlungu zemisipha.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, zama ukusetha ama-alamu ocingweni lwakho noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule. Ukuqina ngesikhathi kungakusiza ukuthi uthole inzuzo enkulu emithini yakho.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha i-tizanidine lapho izinhlungu zakho zemisipha zithuthuke futhi ungasayidingi imithi yokulawula izimpawu. Kodwa-ke, uma ube uyithatha njalo isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa, ungayeki ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala.
Udktela wakho angase ancome ukunciphisa kancane kancane umthamo wakho ezinsukwini eziningana noma emasontweni ukuvimbela izimpawu zokuhoxiswa. Ukuyeka i-tizanidine kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuthi imisipha yakho ibuyele ngokuphazima kweso, kanye nemiphumela yokuhoxiswa okungenzeka njengengcindezi yegazi ephezulu noma ukukhathazeka.
Kubantu abanezimo ezingapheli njenge-multiple sclerosis, isinqumo sokuyeka i-tizanidine kufanele senziwe ngokubonisana nethimba lakho lezempilo, njengoba ungase udinge ukwelashwa isikhathi eside ukuze ulawule izimpawu zakho ngempumelelo.
Kufanele ugweme utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-tizanidine, njengoba zombili lezi zinto zingabangela ukozela nesiyezi. Uma kuhlanganiswe, le miphumela ingaba yingozi futhi ikhulise kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuwa, izingozi, noma okunye ukulimala.
Utshwala bungase futhi lenze kube kubi eminye yemiphumela emibi ye-tizanidine futhi ingase iphazamise ukusebenza kahle komuthi. Ngisho namanani amancane otshwala angaba nomthelela omkhulu uma uthatha i-tizanidine, ngakho-ke kungcono ukuyigwema ngokuphelele.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala ngezikhathi ezithile, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho kuqala. Bangakunikeza isiqondiso ngesikhathi kanye nokucatshangelwa kokuphepha, nakuba kungenzeka ukuthi bazokuncoma ukugwema utshwala ngokuphelele ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi.
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