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October 10, 2025
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I-Flurazepam iwumuthi wokulala onqunywe ngudokotela ongaphansi kohlu lwemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-benzodiazepines. Yenzelwe ukusiza abantu abahlushwa ukuqala ukulala noma ukuhlala belele ebusuku. Lo muthi usebenza ngokuthulisa umsebenzi wobuchopho bakho, okwenza kube lula emzimbeni wakho ukuthi ushintshele ekuphumuleni lapho ulele embhedeni ebusuku.
I-Flurazepam iyi-benzodiazepine esebenza isikhathi eside odokotela abayinqumelayo ngokuqondile ngezinkinga zokulala. Ngokungafani neminye imithi yokusiza ukulala, lo muthi uhlala emzimbeni wakho isikhathi eside, okungakusiza ukuthi ulale ubusuku bonke ngaphandle kokuvuka njalo.
Lo muthi waqala ukugunyazwa yi-FDA ngo-1970 futhi ubelokhu usiza abantu abane-insomnia amashumi eminyaka. Uza ngesimo samaphilisi futhi ngokuvamile uthathwa kanye ngosuku ngesikhathi sokulala. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi lo muthi ulungile yini ezinseleleni zakho zokulala.
I-Flurazepam ikakhulukazi inqunyelwe ukwelashwa kwesikhashana kwe-insomnia, ikakhulukazi uma unenkinga yokuqala ukulala noma ukuhlala ulele. Udokotela wakho angase ancome lo muthi uma ube nezinkinga zokulala eziqhubekayo eziphazamisa impilo yakho yansuku zonke.
Lo muthi usebenza kahle kakhulu kubantu abavuka izikhathi eziningi ebusuku noma abazithola belele amahora amaningi ngaphambi kokuthi balale. Kungase futhi kukusize uma uvuka ekuseni kakhulu futhi ungakwazi ukulala futhi.
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela bangase banqume i-flurazepam yokukhathazeka okukhulu okuphazamisa kakhulu amaphethini okulala. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akuvamile, futhi umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi lo muthi ulungele yini isimo sakho esithile.
I-Flurazepam isebenza ngokuthuthukisa umsebenzi wamakhemikhali obuchopho bemvelo obizwa nge-GABA (i-gamma-aminobutyric acid). I-GABA isebenza njenge "pedali yebhuleki" yemvelo yobuchopho bakho, yehlisa umsebenzi wemizwa futhi ikhuthaze ukuphumula.
Uma uthatha i-flurazepam, yenza i-GABA isebenze kahle ekuthuliseni uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa. Lokhu kudala umuzwa wokozela okusiza ukuthi ulale kalula futhi uhlale ulele isikhathi eside. Cabanga ngakho njengokwehlisa ivolumu emsebenzini wobuchopho bakho ukuze ukwazi ukuzula ngokuthula.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengomuthi oqinile ngendlela ephakathi nendawo phakathi kwezinsiza zokulala. Inamandla kakhulu kunezinketho ezingaphandle kwekhawunta kodwa ngokuvamile inobungane kunezinye izidakamizwa zokulala eziqokiwe. Imiphumela ngokuvamile iqala phakathi kwemizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-60 ngemva kokuthatha ikhaphule.
Thatha i-flurazepam ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayiyalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngesikhathi sokulala. Gwinya ikhaphule yonke nengilazi yamanzi egcwele - awudingi ukuyithatha nokudla, nakuba ukuyithatha nesnakhi esilula kulungile uma kukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Hlela ukuthatha lo muthi kuphela uma ungazinikela emahoreni angu-7 kuya kwangu-8 okulala. Ukuyithatha uma unesikhathi esincane kungakushiya uzizwa unozungu ngakusasa ekuseni. Gwema utshwala ngokuphelele ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi, njengoba kungakhuphula ukozela futhi kwenze imiphumela emibi ibe maningi.
Uma ukhohlwa ukuthatha umthamo wakho futhi sekuseduze nesikhathi sakho sokulala esivamile, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula. Nokho, uma sekuhlwile noma ngeke uthole ubusuku obugcwele bokulala, weqa umthamo owuphuthelwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho evamile kusihlwa esilandelayo.
I-Flurazepam ngokuvamile iqokelwa ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, ngokuvamile izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10. Udokotela wakho angase akwandise lokhu amasonto ama-2 kuya kwama-4 uma izinkinga zakho zokulala ziqhubeka, kodwa ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kudinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela.
Ukusebenzisa i-flurazepam isikhathi eside kungaholela ekutheni umzimba uluthole, okusho ukuthi umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Lokhu akusho ukuthi uyalutheka, kodwa kusho ukuthi ungase uzwe izimpawu zokuhoxiswa uma uyeka kungazelelwe ngemuva kokuyisebenzisa isikhathi eside.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzosebenza nawe ukunquma ubude besikhathi sokwelashwa esisebenzayo esifushane. Bazokusiza futhi ukuthi wakhe imikhuba yokulala enempilo engasekela ukuphumula okungcono ngisho nangemva kokuyeka ukuthatha imithi.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-flurazepam ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivamise ukuba mncane futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi.
Nawa amanye amiphumela emibi ongase uhlangabezane nayo:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ivamise ukunyamalala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yisicefe, yazisa udokotela wakho.
Abanye abantu bangase bahlangabezane nemiphumela emibi engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukukwazi:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma iyiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo.
I-Flurazepam ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela. Abanye abantu kufanele bakugweme ngokuphelele lo muthi ngenxa yezinkinga zokuphepha.
Akufanele uthathe i-flurazepam uma unezimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezingenza umuthi ube yingozi:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele futhi bagweme i-flurazepam, njengoba ingalimaza ingane esakhula noma idlulele obisini.
Abantu abadala badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile lapho bethatha i-flurazepam. Umuthi uhlala ohlelweni lwabo isikhathi eside futhi ungalandela ingozi yokuwa, ukudideka, nezinye izinkinga. Udokotela wakho angase ancome umthamo ophansi noma aphakamise ezinye izindlela zokwelapha uma uneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-65.
I-Flurazepam itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Dalmane iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka i-Dalmadorm kwamanye amazwe, nakuba ukutholakala kuhluka ngokuya ngendawo.
Ungase futhi uthole izinguqulo ezivamile ze-flurazepam, eziqulathe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kodwa ngokuvamile zibiza kancane. Imithi ejwayelekile kufanele ihlangabezane nezindinganiso ezifanayo zokuphepha nokusebenza kahle njengemithi yegama lomkhiqizo, ngakho-ke ziyizinketho ezithembekile ngokulinganayo.
Njalo hlola nomkhemisi wakho uma unemibuzo mayelana nezinguqulo ezahlukene zomuthi wakho. Bangasiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola ukwakheka okufanele namandla adokotela wakho abekuyalile.
Uma i-flurazepam ingakulungele, eminye imithi yokulala ingase ikusize nge-insomnia yakho. Udokotela wakho angaxoxa ngalezi ezinye izindlela ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile nomlando wezokwelapha.
Ezinye izindlela zokuthola usizo lokulala ezitholakala ngemiyalelo kadokotela zihlanganisa i-zolpidem (Ambien), i-eszopiclone (Lunesta), kanye ne-zaleplon (Sonata). Le mithi isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-flurazepam futhi ingase ilungele kangcono izinkinga zakho zokulala.
Izindlela ezingasebenzisi imithi nazo zingasebenza kahle kakhulu ezindabeni zokulala. Ukwelashwa kokuziphatha okuhlobene nokucabanga kokungalali (CBT-I) kukusiza ukuthi uthuthukise imikhuba engcono yokulala futhi kubhekane nemicabango engase ikugcine uvukile. Udokotela wakho angase akuncome lokhu kanye nemithi noma esikhundleni sayo.
Izindlela zokuthola usizo lokulala zemvelo njenge-melatonin, itiye le-chamomile, noma izindlela zokuphumula nazo zingasekela ukulala okungcono, nakuba ngokuvamile zingasebenzi kangako njengemithi kadokotela.
I-Flurazepam ne-temazepam zombili ziyizidakamizwa ze-benzodiazepines ezisetshenziselwa ukulala, kodwa zomehluko obalulekile. Umehluko omkhulu ukuthi zihlala isikhathi esingakanani zisebenza emzimbeni wakho - i-flurazepam ihlala isikhathi eside kune-temazepam.
I-Flurazepam ingakusiza ukuthi ulale ubusuku bonke ngoba isebenza amahora angu-8 kuya kwangu-12. Nokho, lesi sikhathi eside singasho nokuthi uzizwe ukozela ngosuku olulandelayo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-temazepam isusa emzimbeni wakho ngokushesha, okungase kunciphise ukuzizwa ubuthuntu ekuseni.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha phakathi kwale mithi ngokusekelwe endleleni yakho yokulala nendlela yokuphila. Uma uvuka kaningi ebusuku, i-flurazepam ingase ibe usizo olukhulu. Uma ikakhulukazi unenkinga yokulala kodwa ulala kahle uma usulalile, i-temazepam ingaba yindlela engcono.
Akukho muthi ongcono ngokwemvelo - bayizindlela nje ezihlukene zezinkinga ezihlukene zokulala. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzocabangela isimo sakho ngasinye ukuze anqume ukuthi iyiphi inketho efaneleka kakhulu kuwe.
I-Flurazepam idinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe ezigulini ezikhulile ngenxa yezinguquko ezihlobene nobudala endleleni umzimba oqhubula ngayo imithi. Abantu abadala baqhubula lo muthi kancane, okusho ukuthi uhlala emzimbeni wabo isikhathi eside futhi ungenza imiphumela emibi ibe khulu.
Izinto ezinkulu okufanele zikhathazwe ngazo ezigulini ezikhulile zihlanganisa ingozi eyengeziwe yokuwa ngenxa yesiyezi nezinkinga zokulinganisela, amathuba amakhulu okudideka noma izinkinga zenkumbulo, kanye nokusebenzisana okungenzeka neminye imithi. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi futhi akuqaphele eduze uma uneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-65.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo abaningi bakhetha imithi yokulala esebenza ngokushesha kubantu abadala, njengoba mancane amathuba okuthi ibangele ukukhubazeka ngosuku olulandelayo. Kodwa-ke, i-flurazepam ingase isafaneleke kwezinye izimo uma isetshenziswa ngokucophelela ngaphansi kokuqashwa kwezokwelapha.
Uma ngengozi uphuza i-flurazepam eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ukuphuza okuningi kungabangela izimpawu eziyingozi njengobuthongo obukhulu, ukudideka, noma izinkinga zokuphefumula.
Izimpawu zokweqisa kwe-flurazepam zihlanganisa ukozela okukhulu ongakwazi ukuvuka kukho, ukukhuluma okungacacile, ukudideka okukhulu, ubuthakathaka bemisipha, noma ukuphefumula kancane noma okunzima. Lezi zimpawu zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okuphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Ungazami ukuthi “ukulalele” uma uphuze imithi eningi. Kunalokho, shayela u-911 noma ucele othile ukuthi akuqhubele egumbini eliphuthumayo ngokushesha. Letha ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi ungakanani okuyiphuzile.
Uma ukhohlwa ukuphuza umthamo wakho we-flurazepam futhi kuseyisikhathi sakho esijwayelekile sokulala, yiphuzeni ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula. Kodwa-ke, uma sekuhlwile noma ngeke uthole amahora angu-7 kuya kwangu-8 okulala, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe ngokuphelele.
Ungalokothi uthathe umthamo ophindwe kabili ukuze ulungise lowo owuphuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi kanye nobuthongo ngosuku olulandelayo. Vele uqhubeke neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile yokuthatha imithi kusihlwa esilandelayo.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha i-alamu yokulala noma ukugcina imithi eduze kombhede wakho njengesikhumbuzi. Ukuqina kusiza imithi ukuthi isebenze ngempumelelo kakhulu ezinkingeni zakho zokulala.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-flurazepam ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho, ikakhulukazi uma ubulokhu uyisebenzisa isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela izimpawu zokuhoxiswa njenge-rebound insomnia, ukukhathazeka, noma ukungazinzi.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokuvamile uzoncoma ukunciphisa umthamo wakho kancane kancane ezinsukwini ezimbalwa noma emasontweni kunokuyeka kungazelelwe. Le ndlela yokunciphisa isiza ukunciphisa izimpawu zokuhoxiswa futhi inike umzimba wakho isikhathi sokuzivumelanisa.
Isikhathi sokuyeka sincike ekutheni usithathe isikhathi esingakanani imithi kanye nokusabela kwakho ngakunye. Abanye abantu bangayeka ngemva nje kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zokusebenzisa, kanti abanye abayisebenzise isikhathi eside bangase badinge indlela eneqhaza elikhulu.
Akufanele neze ushayele noma usebenzise imishini ngemva kokuthatha i-flurazepam, njengoba ingase iphazamise isikhathi sakho sokusabela kanye nokwahlulela. Imithi ingase futhi ibangele ukozela ngosuku olulandelayo, ngakho gwema ukushayela ekuseni ngemva kokuyithatha kuze kube yilapho wazi ukuthi ikuthinta kanjani.
Noma ngabe uzizwa uqaphile, i-flurazepam ingase isathinta ukuxhumana kwakho namakhono okwenza izinqumo. Lokhu kuphazamiseka kungahlala kuze kube usuku olulandelayo, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuthatha imithi noma uma umthamo wakho ukhuphukile.
Hlela ukuba nokuthuthwa okuhlukile okutholakalayo ngenkathi uthatha i-flurazepam. Uma uyekile imithi futhi isusiwe ngokuphelele ohlelweni lwakho, ungaqala kabusha ngokuphephile ukushayela neminye imisebenzi edinga ukuqapha okugcwele.
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