Antipsychotic Nnuru: Nea Ɛsɛ Sɛ Wuhu

Sɛ yɛka "Antipsychotic nnuru" a, nkurɔfo pii adwene kɔ sɛ ɛyɛ nnuru a wɔde ma nkurɔfo a wɔadi dam. Nanso, ɛno nyɛ nokware koraa. Antipsychotic nnuru yɛ nnuru a wɔde di dwuma pii wɔ adwene mu yare ahorow a emu yɛ den te sɛ schizophrenia ne bipolar disorder, na ɛtɔ da bi a, mpo depression (adwene mu abotɔyam) a emu yɛ den. Saa nnuru yi di dwuma titiriw pa ara de boa ma nkurɔfo adwene mu dwo wɔn na wɔtumi di wɔn da biara da asetra ho dwuma yiye.

Sɛn Na Antipsychotic Nnuru no Yɛ Adwuma?

Yɛn amemene no de nneɛma bi a wɔfrɛ no neurotransmitters na ɛde nkrato kɔ amemene no afã horow. Sɛ nnipa bi wɔ adwene mu yare a, saa nneɛma yi dodow nnyɛ pɛ. Antipsychotic nnuru yi, titiriw no, ɛboa ma dopamine ne serotonin a ɛwɔ amemene no mu no dodow yɛ pɛ. Eyi boa ma nsusuwso bɔne te sɛ nne a obi te, anaa nneɛma a onipa no hu a enni hɔ (hallucinations) ne adwene bɔne (delusions) so tew, na ɛma onipa no adwene dwo no.

Adwene Mu Yare Ahorow A Wɔde Sa

Wɔde antipsychotic nnuru yi di dwuma de sa adwene mu yare ahorow bebree. Emu atitiriw ne:

• Schizophrenia: Eyi yɛ adwene mu yare a emu yɛ den a ɛma obi nte nneɛma ase yiye. Onya nsusuwso bɔne, ohu nneɛma a enni hɔ, na n'adwene nso mu yɛ nã.
• Bipolar Disorder: Obi a ɔwɔ saa yare yi, ne nsusuwii sesa prɛko pɛ; ɛtɔ da bi a n'ani gye dodo, na ɛtɔ da bi nso a n'abam bu koraa.
• Severe Depression: Sɛ obi abam bu koraa na nnuru a wɔde sa abotɔyam (antidepressants) no nnyɛ adwuma yiye a, wɔtumi de antipsychotic nnuru no bi ka ho ma ɛboa.

Nnuru no Akyi Nsunsuanso (Side Effects)

Sɛnea nnuru biara wɔ ne nsunsuanso no, antipsychotic nnuru nso wɔ nea ebetumi de aba. Nanso, ɛnyɛ obiara na onya saa nsunsuanso yi, na emu nso nyɛ den koraa ma nnipa bi. Nea etaa si ne:

• Nna bebree anaa onipa no fono hohom.
• Nnwabɔ a ɛma onipa no kɛse (weight gain).
• Adwene ne n'ani so yɛ no nã (dizziness).
• N'anom gye (dry mouth).

Sɛ wuhu saa nsunsuanso yi bi a, hwɛ yiye sɛ wonnyae nnuru no nom prɛko pɛ. Nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛkɔ akɔhu wo dɔkota ma wakyerekyerɛ mu akyerɛ no. Ebia obetumi atew nnuru no dodow so anaa ɔde foforo bɛma wo a ennya nsunsuanso bɔne mma wo.

Kɔkɔbɔ: Sɛ Wuhu Saa Nsɛnkyerɛnne Yi A, Hwehwɛ Mmoa Ntɛm!

Sɛ wonom nnuru yi na wuhu nsɛnkyerɛnne a edidi so yi a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ biribiara nkɔ yiye koraa, nti frɛ wo dɔkota anaa hwehwɛ mmoa ntɛm wɔ ayaresabea a ɛbɛn wo no (frɛ 112):

• Atiridii a emu yɛ den pa ara.
• Wo ho yeraw wo anaa wo ho yɛ wo nã (Confusion).
• Wo ntini no yɛ den (Muscle stiffness).
• Wo nipadua anaa w'ani yɛ akokɔsrade (Jaundice).

Sɛ wo anaa obi a wunim no hia mmoa a, mpere wo ho, hwehwɛ mmoa ntɛm. Kɔ ayaresabea a ɛbɛn wo no, na bɔ amansan ntentan no (112) de hwehwɛ ogye. Wo nkwa yɛ sombo pa ara!