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I-Chlorpheniramine kanye ne-codeine polistirex iyikhambi lokukhwehlela elinconywayo elihlanganisa izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ukukusiza uzizwe ungcono uma ubhekene nokukhwehlela okuqhubekayo. Lo muthi usebenza ngokuthulisa ukuzwela kwakho ukukhwehlela ngenkathi futhi kunciphisa izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba ezingase zikwenze ukukhwehlela kwakho kube kubi kakhulu. Yenzelwe ngqo njengefomula yokukhishwa isikhathi eside, okusho ukuthi isebenza isikhathi eside emzimbeni wakho ukuze ungadingi ukuyithatha njalo usuku lonke.
Lo muthi uyinhlanganisela yemithi emibili esebenza ndawonye ukubhekana nokukhwehlela kwakho ngamakhona ahlukene. I-Chlorpheniramine iyi-antihistamine esiza ukunciphisa amakhala agobhozayo, ukuthimula, namehlo anamanzi avame ukuza nezifo zokungezwani komzimba noma imikhuhlane. I-Codeine polistirex iyisithomalali sokukhwehlela esithambile se-opioid esithulisa ngokuqondile ingxenye yobuchopho bakho obuqondene nokuzwela kokukhwehlela.
Ingxenye ethi "polistirex" ibhekisela ekugcotshweni okukhethekile okwenza umuthi ukhishwe kancane emzimbeni wakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Cabanga ngayo njenge-capsule ekhishwa ngesikhathi esithile eqhubeka isebenza amahora angafika kwangu-12. Lo mklamo wokukhishwa isikhathi eside usho ukuthi ungayithatha kaningi ngenkathi usathola ukukhululeka okuqhubekayo ezimpawini zakho.
Udokotela wakho uncoma lo muthi ikakhulukazi ukwelapha ukukhwehlela okuqhubekayo okuhambisana nezimo eziphezulu zokuphefumula njengemikhuhlane, umkhuhlane, noma ukungezwani komzimba. Kuyasiza ikakhulukazi uma ukukhwehlela kwakho kukugcina ungavukile ebusuku noma kuphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Inhlanganisela isebenza kahle kulokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi "okukhiqizayo" ukukhwehlela, lapho uletha ngaphandle amafinyila, kanye nokukhwehlela okomile, okucasulayo.
Le mithi ivame kakhulu ukusetshenziselwa ukukhulula izimpawu zokukhwehlela zesikhashana. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ayincomise uma imithi yokukhwehlela etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela ingazange inikeze ukukhululeka okwanele, noma uma ukukhwehlela kwakho kuhambisana nezimpawu zokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile njengokugeleza kwamakhala noma ukuthimula okwenza ukungakhululeki kwakho konke kube kubi kakhulu.
Le mithi isebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene emzimbeni wakho ukuze inikeze ukukhululeka okugcwele kokukhwehlela. Ingxenye ye-codeine ithathwa njenge-opioid emnene eqondise isikhungo sokukhwehlela ebuchosheni bakho, empeleni yehlisa ivolumu yesifiso somzimba wakho sokukhwehlela. Ibuthakathaka kakhulu kunezidakamizwa ezibuhlungu ezinamandla ze-opioid, kodwa iyasebenza ngokwanele ukunikeza ukucindezelwa okukhulu kokukhwehlela.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-chlorpheniramine isebenza ngokuvimba ama-histamine receptors emzimbeni wakho. Uma unezifo zokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile noma umkhuhlane, umzimba wakho ukhipha i-histamine, ebangela izimpawu ezinjengokugeleza kwamakhala, ukuthimula, namehlo anamanzi. Ngokuvimba la ma-receptor, i-chlorpheniramine isiza ukunciphisa lezi zimpawu ezingakhululeki ezivame ukuhambisana nokukhwehlela.
Ukwambathisa kwe-polistirex kuvumela imithi yomibili ukuthi ikhishwe kancane kancane emahoreni angu-12. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uthola ukukhululeka okungaguquki ngaphandle kokunyuka nokwehla ongase ukuzwe ngemithi ekhishwe ngokushesha ekhathala ngokushesha.
Thatha le mithi ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayincomayo, ngokuvamile njalo emahoreni angu-12 ngenxa yefomula yayo yokukhishwa isikhathi eside. Ungayithatha ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha nesnakhi esincane kungasiza ekuvikeleni isisu esibuhlungu. Njalo sebenzisa idivayisi yokulinganisa eza nemithi ewuketshezi, njengoba izipuni zasendlini zinganembile ngokwanele ukulinganisa kahle.
Nyikinyika ibhodlela kahle ngaphambi kwesilinganiso ngasinye ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi umuthi uhlanganiswe kahle. Ungagayi, uhlafune, noma uphule amaphilisi akhishwa kancane uma umuthi wakho uza ngaleyo fomu, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukuthi umuthi omningi ukhishwe ngesikhathi esisodwa. Uma uthatha ifomu eliwuketshezi, ungalixuba namanzi noma ijusi uma kudingeka ukuze kube lula ukuligwinya.
Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi emzimbeni wakho. Lokhu kuqina kusiza ukuhlinzeka ngokuqeda umkhuhlane okusebenzayo kakhulu ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho.
Odokotela abaningi banikeza lo muthi ukuthi usetshenziswe isikhathi esifushane, ngokuvamile izinsuku ezi-3 kuya kweziyi-7, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngokushesha kangakanani. Njengoba iqukethe i-codeine, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzofuna ukukhawulela ukuchayeka kwakho ukuze kuvinjelwe ukuncika noma ezinye izinkinga ezingenzeka ngokusebenzisa ama-opioid isikhathi eside.
Umkhuhlane wakho kufanele uqale ukuthuthuka ngosuku lokuqala noma lwesibili lokwelashwa. Uma ungezwa ngcono ngemva kwezinsuku ezi-3, noma uma izimpawu zakho ziba zimbi, xhumana nodokotela wakho kunokuba uqhubeke nokuthatha umuthi ngokwakho. Ngezinye izikhathi umkhuhlane oqhubekayo ungabonisa isimo esingathi sína esidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Ungalokothi wandise isikhathi sakho sokwelashwa ngaphandle kokukhuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala. Noma ngabe i-codeine ekule nhlanganisela ithambile, umzimba wakho usengathuthukisa ukubekezela noma ukuncika ngokusebenzisa isikhathi eside.
Njengayo yonke imithi, le nhlanganisela ingabangela imiphumela emibi, yize abantu abaningi bayibekezelela kahle uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondisiwe. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile ithambile futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela emuthini.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, iqala ngaleyo evame kakhulu:
Le miphumela ejwayelekile ngokuvamile iyalawuleka futhi ivame ukuncipha njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuhlala unamanzi futhi ugweme utshwala kungasiza ukunciphisa izimpawu eziningi zalezi.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Ngenkathi lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimiphumela emibi kakhulu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo. Ukuphepha kwakho yikho konke okubalulekile, futhi lezi zimpawu zidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo.
Lo muthi awufanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto eziningana ngaphambi kokuwunika. Ukuvinjelwa okubaluleke kakhulu yiminyaka - le nhlanganisela akufanele neze inikezwe ezinganeni ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-18 ngenxa yokukhathazeka okukhulu ngokuphepha nge-codeine kubantu abasebancane.
Izimo eziningana zezokwelapha zenza lo muthi ube yingozi kuwe. Uma unesinye salezi zimo, udokotela wakho cishe uzokhetha enye indlela yokwelapha:
Kufanele futhi ugweme lo muthi uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, njengoba kokubili i-codeine ne-chlorpheniramine kungadlulela enganeni yakho futhi kungase kubangele ukulimala. Njalo yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngazo zonke izimo zakho zezokwelapha nanoma imiphi eminye imithi oyithathayo.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe utholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-TussiCaps ingenye yezinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zokunqunywa. Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka i-Tussionex Pennkinetic, ebelilokhu liyindlela yesikhathi eside kulesi sigaba semithi yokukhwehlela.
Ikhemisi lakho lingase futhi lithwale izinhlobo ze-generic zale nhlanganisela, equkethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo kodwa zingase zibe ngabiza kancane. Izinhlobo ze-generic zisebenza ngempumelelo njengemikhiqizo yegama lomkhiqizo, ngakho-ke ungakhathazeki uma umuthi wakho ubonakala uhlukile kulokho obukulindele.
Njalo hlola nomuthi wakho uma unemibuzo mayelana nokuthi iyiphi inguqulo yomuthi owutholayo. Bangachaza noma yikuphi ukungafani ekubukekeni noma imiyalelo yokulinganisa phakathi kwabakhiqizi abahlukene.
Uma lo muthi ungalungile kuwe, ezinye izindlela ezingasiza ukuphatha izimpawu zakho zokukhwehlela. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izithomalali zokukhwehlela ezinqunyiwe ezingenawo i-codeine, njengemithi esekelwe ku-dextromethorphan noma i-benzonatate (Tessalon Perles).
Kubantu abangakwazi ukuthatha ama-antihistamines, kukhona amasiraphu okukhwehlela e-codeine kuphela atholakalayo. Ngokuphambene, uma i-codeine iyinkinga, udokotela wakho angase anqume imithi ye-antihistamine kuphela ehlanganiswe nezithomalali zokukhwehlela ezingezona i-opioid.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ezokwelapha zihlanganisa izinguqulo eziqinile ze-dextromethorphan, ama-expectorants afana ne-guaifenesin ukusiza ukuxegisa amafinyila, noma amakhambi emvelo afana noju (kwabadala) kanye nokwanda kokuthatha uketshezi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi ukhethe enye indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile kanye nomlando wezokwelapha.
Yomibili imithi ingakwazi ukucindezela ukukhwehlela ngempumelelo, kodwa isebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene futhi inamandla ahlukene. I-Chlorpheniramine ne-codeine polistirex ivame ukuba namandla okukhwehlela okukhulu, okuqhubekayo ngoba i-codeine ithinta ngokuqondile isikhungo sokukhwehlela sobuchopho. Futhi ihlala isikhathi eside ngenxa yefomula yayo yokukhishwa isikhathi eside.
I-Dextromethorphan, etholakala emithini eminingi yokukhwehlela engathengiswa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela, ngokuvamile iphephe kakhulu kubantu abaningi futhi ayithwali izingozi ezihambisana nemithi ye-opioid. Ivame ukuba yinto yokuqala yokukhetha ukukhwehlela okulula kuya kokulingene futhi ilungele ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside uma kudingeka.
Udktela wakho uzocabangela ubukhulu bokukhwehlela kwakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nezinye izinto lapho enquma ukuthi imuphi umuthi ongcono ngesimo sakho. Ukuze kutholakale ukukhululeka kwesikhashana kokukhwehlela okukhulu okungazange kuphendule ezinkethweni ezingaphezu kwe-counter, inhlanganisela ye-codeine ingase isebenze kangcono. Ukuze kulawulwe ukukhwehlela okuqhubekayo noma uma unokukhathazeka ngokusebenzisa i-opioid, i-dextromethorphan ingase ibe yindlela engcono.
Izinhlobo eziningi zalesi sithako zivame ukuphepha kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa kufanele uhlale uxhumana nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ezinye izinhlobo eziwuketshezi zingase ziqukathe ushukela noma ezinye izinto ezinoshukela ezingase zithinte amazinga akho kashukela egazini, nakuba eziningi manje zenziwa ngezindlela ezingenashukela.
Imithi ngokwayo ayiphazamisi ngokuqondile ukuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela noma ukulawulwa kukashukela egazini. Nokho, uma uthatha eminye imithi yesifo sikashukela, udokotela wakho uzofuna ukubukeza yonke imiyalelo yakho ndawonye ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi akukho ukusebenzisana.
Uma uthathe ngaphezu kwenani elibekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ukuthatha okuningi kungabangela imiphumela emibi, okuhlanganisa ukozela oluyingozi, izinkinga zokuphefumula, noma nokulahlekelwa ukwazi.
Ungalindi ukuthi izimpawu zivele ngaphambi kokufuna usizo. Ifomula yokukhishwa isikhathi eside isho ukuthi imiphumela ingase ingaveli ngokushesha, kodwa umuthi owedlulele usaqhubeka nokumuncwa emzimbeni wakho. Uma othile ethatha umthamo omkhulu futhi engazi noma enenkinga yokuphefumula, shayela izinsiza eziphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo futhi sekudlule amahora angaphansi kuka-6 kusukela lapho obufanele uwuthatha, qhubeka uthathe umthamo ophuthelwe. Kodwa-ke, uma sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe ngokuphelele bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho lokulinganisa olujwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungaholela emiphumeleni emibi. Ifomula yokukhishwa isikhathi eside isho ukuthi ukwenza kabili kungabangela ukuthi imithi eminingi kakhulu ibe sesimeni sakho ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha lo muthi ngokushesha nje lapho izimpawu zakho zokukhwehlela zithuthuka, ngisho noma ungakaqedi lonke ikhambi. Njengoba yakhelwe ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, abantu abaningi abadingi ukunciphisa kancane kancane njengoba ungenza ngeminye imithi.
Kodwa-ke, uma ubuthatha isikhathi esingaphezu kwesonto elilodwa noma uma ukhathazekile ngokuyeka, xhumana nodokotela wakho kuqala. Bangakunikeza iseluleko ngendlela engcono kakhulu yokuyeka umuthi ngokuya ngokuthi ubuthathe isikhathi esingakanani nokuthi umzimba wakho usabele kanjani.
Kufanele ugweme ukushayela noma ukusebenzisa imishini ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, ikakhulukazi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala zokwelashwa. Zombili izithako zingabangela ukozela, isiyezi, kanye nezikhathi zokuphendula ezihamba kancane, ezingenza ukushayela kube yingozi kuwe nakwabanye emgwaqeni.
Noma ngabe uzizwa uqaphile, imizwa yakho kanye nekhono lokwenza izinqumo kungase kuthinteke ngaphandle kokuthi uqaphele. Linda uze wazi ukuthi umuthi ukuthinta kanjani wena uqobo, futhi cabanga ukuthi omunye umuntu akuqhubele emihlanganweni ebalulekile ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi.
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