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October 10, 2025
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I-Dextroamphetamine iyisidakamizwa esiyisithuthukisi esinikezwa ngudokotela esisiza abantu ukuthi bagxile kangcono futhi balawule imizwa yabo. Ivame kakhulu ukunikezwa i-ADHD (ukuphazamiseka kokunaka ukungasebenzi kahle) kanye ne-narcolepsy, ukuphazamiseka kokulala okubangela ukuhlaselwa kokulala okungazelelwe emini.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokwandisa amakhemikhali athile obuchopho abizwa ngokuthi ama-neurotransmitters, ikakhulukazi i-dopamine ne-norepinephrine. Cabanga ngakho njengokusiza uhlelo lokuxhumana lobuchopho bakho ukuthi lusebenze kahle, okungaholela ekugxileni okungcono nokunciphisa ukungasebenzi kahle.
I-Dextroamphetamine ingeyodwa yezinhlobo zemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-stimulants ohlelo lwezinzwa oluphakathi. Yisithako esisebenzayo emithini eminingana enegama lomkhiqizo futhi isetshenziswe ngokuphepha amashumi eminyaka uma inikezwe futhi iqashwe ngabahlinzeki bezempilo.
Umuthi uza ngezindlela ezahlukene, okuhlanganisa amaphilisi akhishwa ngokushesha asebenza cishe amahora angu-4-6 kanye nama-capsules akhishwa isikhathi eside angahlala kuze kube amahora angu-12. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha ifomu elifanele ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile kanye nomsebenzi wansuku zonke.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi i-dextroamphetamine iyinto elawulwayo, okusho ukuthi idinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela ngenxa yamandla ayo okusetshenziswa kabi. Kodwa-ke, uma isetshenziswa njengoba kunqunywe, ngokuvamile iphephile futhi iyasebenza ekuphatheni izimpawu ze-ADHD ne-narcolepsy.
I-Dextroamphetamine ngokuyinhloko inikezwa izimo ezimbili eziyinhloko: i-ADHD ne-narcolepsy. Nge-ADHD, isiza ukuthuthukisa ukugxila, ukunciphisa ukuziphatha okungazelelwe, nokuphatha ukuziphatha okungasebenzi kahle okuphazamisa impilo yansuku zonke.
Ezinganeni nakubantu abadala abane-ADHD, lo muthi ungenza umehluko omkhulu ekusebenzeni kwezemfundo, ekukhiqizeni emsebenzini, nasebudlelwaneni bomphakathi. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi bangahlala isikhathi eside, baqede imisebenzi kalula, futhi bacabange ngokucacile lapho bethatha i-dextroamphetamine njengoba kunqunyiwe.
Nge-narcolepsy, i-dextroamphetamine isiza abantu ukuthi bahlale bephapheme emini futhi inciphisa imvamisa yezigameko zokulala ezingazelelwe. Lokhu kungashintsha impilo yabantu abahlupheka ngobuthongo obungalawuleki obuthinta ikhono labo lokusebenza, ukuqhuba, noma ukuhlanganyela emisebenzini yansuku zonke.
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela bangase banqume i-dextroamphetamine ngaphandle kwetheyibuli kwezinye izimo, kodwa lokhu akuvamile futhi kufanele kwenziwe ngaphansi kokuqashwa kwezokwelapha okucophelelayo.
I-Dextroamphetamine isebenza ngokwandisa amazinga e-dopamine ne-norepinephrine ebuchosheni bakho. Lawa ngamakhemikhali emvelo asiza ukulawula ukunaka, ugqozi, nokuqapha.
Kubantu abane-ADHD, izindawo ezithile zobuchopho azixhumani ngempumelelo njengoba kufanele. I-Dextroamphetamine isiza ukuxhumanisa leli gebe ngokwenza lawa makhemikhali obuchopho abalulekile atholakale kakhulu lapho edingeka kakhulu.
Umuthi ubhekwa njengonamandla ngokulinganisela phakathi kokwelashwa kwe-ADHD. Ivame ukusebenza kahle lapho eminye imithi ingasebenzi kahle, kodwa futhi idinga ukuqashwa okucophelelayo kunezinye izinketho ezithambile.
Ungase uqale ukuqaphela ukuthuthuka ekugxileni nasekunakekeleni kungakapheli imizuzu engama-30-60 ngemva kokuthatha amafomu akhishwe ngokushesha, kuyilapho izinguqulo ezikhishwe isikhathi eside zinikeza imiphumela eneqhubu, ehlala isikhathi eside usuku lonke.
Thatha i-dextroamphetamine ngendlela enqunywe ngayo udokotela wakho, ngokuvamile kanye noma kabili ngosuku. Ifomu elikhishwe ngokushesha livame ukuthathwa izikhathi ezi-2-3 ngosuku, kuyilapho izinguqulo ezikhishwe isikhathi eside zivame ukuthathwa kanye ekuseni.
Ungayithatha le mithi ngaphandle kokudla noma ngemva kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha ngokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa ukuquleka kwesisu uma uhlangabezana nalowo mphumela ohlangothini. Gwema ukuyithatha ngokudla okune-asidi noma iziphuzo ezinjengoju le-orenji, ngoba lokhu kunganciphisa ukuthi umzimba wakho uyimunca kahle kangakanani imithi.
Kungcono ukuthatha i-dextroamphetamine ekuseni ukuze ugweme izinkinga zokulala. Uma uthatha imithamo eminingi, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuthi uyihlukanise ekuseni nasekuseni kakhulu.
Gwinya amaphilisi akhishwe isikhathi eside wonke - ungaqobi, uhlafune, noma uwavule, ngoba lokhu kungakhipha imithi eningi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinye izindlela noma amasu.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-dextroamphetamine buhlukahluka kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu. Abanye abantu bayayithatha izinyanga ezimbalwa, kanti abanye bangayidinga iminyaka noma ngisho nesikhathi eside.
Ezinganeni ezinokukhubazeka kokunaka (ADHD), odokotela bavame ukuhlola kabusha isidingo semithi minyaka yonke. Ngezinye izikhathi izingane zingathatha amakhefu emithi ngesikhathi samaholide ehlobo ukuze zibone ukuthi ziziphatha kanjani ngaphandle kwayo, nakuba lokhu kungafaneleki kuwo wonke umuntu.
Abantu abadala abane-ADHD bangase badinge ukwelashwa isikhathi eside, njengoba i-ADHD ivame ukuba yisimo sempilo yonke. Nokho, udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza njalo inqubekela phambili yakho futhi angase alungise umthamo wakho noma asikisele ukuzama izikhathi ngaphandle kwemithi.
Abantu abane-narcolepsy ngokuvamile badinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo, njengoba lesi simo ngokuvamile singathuthuki sodwa. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuze athole umthamo ophansi osebenzayo wokuphatha isikhathi eside.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-dextroamphetamine ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Ukuqonda ukuthi okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nodokotela wakho.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivame ukuba milde futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi:
Iningi lalezi zinkinga ezibangelwa imithi ziyaqondakala futhi zivame ukuncipha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Udokotela wakho angase ancome amasu okuzinciphisa, njengokuthatha imithi nokudla noma ukulungisa isikhathi sokuthatha imithi.
Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nemiphumela emibi kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke:
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingabandakanya izinkinga zenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezimo zenhliziyo ezikhona, kanye nezinguquko zempilo yengqondo njengokwanda kokukhathazeka noma ukucindezeleka. Udokotela wakho uzokuqapha ngokucophelela, ikakhulukazi lapho uqala ukwelashwa.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme i-dextroamphetamine ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngokuphepha. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela le mithi.
Akufanele uthathe i-dextroamphetamine uma unezimo zenhliziyo ezithile, okuhlanganisa izinkinga ezinkulu zokushaya kwenhliziyo, isifo semithambo yenhliziyo, noma ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo. Imithi ingakhuphula izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo nomfutho wegazi, okungaba yingozi kubantu abanezimo ezinjalo.
Abantu abanokukhathazeka okukhulu, ukucasuka, noma umlando wokusebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa kufanele futhi bagweme le mithi. I-Dextroamphetamine ingaqinisa izimpawu zokukhathazeka futhi inamathuba okusetshenziswa kabi kubantu abasengozini.
Ezinye izimo ezingase zikuvimbele ukuthatha i-dextroamphetamine zihlanganisa:
Ukukhulelwa nokuncelisa ngamabele kudinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Ngenkathi i-dextroamphetamine ingavunyelwe ngokuphelele ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, kufanele isetshenziswe kuphela lapho izinzuzo zizwela ngokusobala izingozi kumama nomntwana.
I-Dextroamphetamine itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningana omkhiqizo, ngalinye linokwakheka okuhlukile kancane. Igama lomkhiqizo elivamile yi-Dexedrine, eza ngamaphilisi akhishwa ngokushesha kanye namaphilisi akhishwa isikhathi eside.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka amaphilisi e-Zenzedi kanye nesixazululo esiwuketshezi se-ProCentra. Lokhu kwakheka okuhlukene kunikeza odokotela ukuguquguquka ekutholeni inketho efanele yezidingo nezintandokazi zomuntu ngamunye.
Izinhlobo ezivamile ze-dextroamphetamine nazo ziyatholakala futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinhlobo zamagama omkhiqizo. Umshwalense wakho ungase ukhethe izinketho ezivamile, futhi zivame ukuba ngentengo ephansi ngenkathi zinikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo.
Uma i-dextroamphetamine ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela engemihle, ezinye izindlela eziningana ziyatholakala. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole eminye imithi ye-ADHD engase ilingane kangcono.
Eminye imithi ekhuthazayo ifaka i-methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta) kanye nosawoti we-amphetamine oxubile (Adderall). Lezi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-dextroamphetamine kodwa zingase zibe namaphrofayili ahlukene emiphumeleni noma isikhathi sokusebenza.
Izinketho ezingezona ezikhuthazayo zifaka i-atomoxetine (Strattera), engenawo amandla okuhlukumeza njengokukhuthaza, kanye nemithi emisha efana ne-viloxazine (Qelbree). Lezi zingase zibe izinqumo ezinhle uma ungenakuzwela izikhuthazi noma unezinkathazo mayelana nemiphumela yazo.
Kwabanye abantu, ukwelashwa ngokuziphatha, izinguquko zokuphila, noma inhlanganisela yemithi nokwelashwa kusebenza kangcono kunemithi yodwa. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole zonke izinketho ezitholakalayo.
I-Dextroamphetamine ne-Adderall yomibili imithi ephumelelayo ye-ADHD, kodwa ayifani ngqo. I-Adderall iqukethe ingxube yezinhlobo ezahlukene zikasawoti we-amphetamine, kuyilapho i-dextroamphetamine iqukethe uhlobo olulodwa kuphela lwe-amphetamine.
Abanye abantu basabela kangcono kolunye kunolunye, futhi ukukhetha
Uma ngabe uthatha i-dextroamphetamine eningi ngengozi, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukweqisa kungadala izimpawu ezinzima ezihlanganisa ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, ukudideka, kanye nezinguquko eziyingozi ezingase zibe yingozi ekushayeni kwenhliziyo.
Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma utshelwe ngqo ukuthi wenze kanjalo uchwepheshe wezempilo. Kunalokho, funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha, ikakhulukazi uma uzwa ubuhlungu besifuba, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukucasuka okukhulu.
Ukuvimbela ukweqisa ngengozi, gcina imithi yakho esitsheni sayo sokuqala ngamalebula acacile, futhi cabangela ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi uma uthatha imithi eminingi.
Uma udlula umthamo we-dextroamphetamine okhishwe ngokushesha, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma kusekuqaleni kosuku. Ungathathi umthamo odluliwe ntambama noma kusihlwa, ngoba lokhu kungaphazamisa ukulala kwakho.
Ngezinhlobo ezikhishwe isikhathi eside, thatha umthamo odluliwe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula uma kusekuseni. Uma sekuntambama, weqa umthamo odluliwe bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ngesikhathi esijwayelekile ngosuku olulandelayo.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo odluliwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi futhi kungadala izimpawu eziyingozi.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-dextroamphetamine ngaphansi kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho. Ngenkathi ngokuvamile ingahlobene nezimpawu zokuhoxiswa eziyingozi, ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungadala izimpawu zakho ze-ADHD noma i-narcolepsy ukuthi zibuye ngokushesha.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunciphisa umthamo wakho kancane kancane kunokuyeka kungazelelwe, ikakhulukazi uma ubuthatha isikhathi eside. Le ndlela ingasiza ekunciphiseni noma yikuphi ukwanda okwesikhashana kwezimpawu.
Abanye abantu bangayeka ngempumelelo ukuthatha i-dextroamphetamine ngemva kokufunda amaqhinga okubhekana nezinto ezinzima noma ukwenza izinguquko endleleni yokuphila, kanti abanye badinga ukwelashwa isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume indlela engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho.
Ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-dextroamphetamine. Utshwala bungaphazamisa indlela umuthi osebenza ngayo futhi lungandisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi efana nesiyezi noma izinguquko zesigqi senhliziyo.
Inhlanganisela ingenza kube nzima ukubona ukuthi utshwala bukulimaza kangakanani, okungenzeka kuholele ekwenzeni izinqumo ezingafanele noma ekuziphatheni okuyingozi. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi utshwala bubathinta ngendlela ehlukile uma bethatha imithi ekhuthazayo.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile, yenza kanjalo ngokulinganisela futhi unake kakhulu ukuthi uzizwa kanjani. Hlala uxoxa ngokusebenzisa utshwala nodokotela wakho ukuze bakwazi ukukunikeza isiqondiso esiqondene nawe esisekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
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