Sɔntɛnde, di dɔktɔ kin gi wi wan mɛrɛsin we gɛt wan strenj nem we wi nɔ ɛva yɛri bɔt bifo. Gabapentin kin bi wan pan dɛn kayn mɛrɛsin dɛn de. Sɔntɛm dɛn dɔn gi yu dis mɛrɛsin fɔ wan kɔndishɔn lɛk we yu de sik, ɔ fɔ bad bad pen na yu nerv afta yu gɛt shingles, ɔ fɔ yu leg dɛn we nɔ de rɛst na nɛt. Ilɛk wetin na di rizin, i rili impɔtant fɔ mek yu wɛlbɔdi no gud gud wan us mɛrɛsin yu de tek. So tide, mek wi tok abaut Gabapentin fo simpul we we yu go andastan.
Us kayn mɛrɛsin na Gabapentin?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wi bren gɛt nɛv sɛl dɛn (nyurɔn dɛn). Sɔntɛnde, we dɛn nɛv sɛl ya kin wok pasmak, tin dɛn lɛk fɔ sik ɔ fɔ fil bad bad wan kin apin. Wi bɔdi kin mek wan kemikal mɛsenja we dɛn kɔl GABA (Gamma Aminobutyric Acid) . Dis kin wok bay we i kin mek dɛn nɛv sɛl dɛn we dɔn wok pasmak, kol.
Gabapentin na wan drɔg we de falamakata di akshɔn we GABA de du. Dat min se i de kɔntrol di tin dɛn we wi nɔ want fɔ mek wi nervɔs sistɛm wok, i de mek di nɛv sɛl dɛn kol, ɛn i de kɔntrol aw di sik dɛn we de mek pɔsin sik ɛn di sayn dɛn we de mek wi fil pen de pas to di bren. Dis na di rizin we mek dis drɔg de pan di mɛdikal kategori we na ‘anticonvulsants’. Dat min se na wan kayn drɔg we dɛn kin gi fɔ kɔntrol kɔndishɔn lɛk fɔ sik/fit.
Wetin na di yus dɛm fɔ Gabapentin?
Dɔktɔ dɛn kin gi Gabapentin mɔ as tritmɛnt fɔ sɔm sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt.
| Di sik stetmɛnt | Wan simpul ɛksplen |
|---|---|
| Kɔntrol wan fit (Partial Seizures) . | Fɔ kɔntrol ɛn mek yu nɔ gɛt sik (fit) we kin bigin na wan pat na di bren. Dɛn kin yuz am fɔ pikin dɛn we dɔn pas 3 ia ɛn big pipul dɛn. |
| Pɔstɛpɛtik nyuraljia (PHN) . | Afta shingles, sɔm pipul dɛn kin lɛf wit siriɔs nerve pen na di eria. I kin tan lɛk se ilɛktrik shɔk, lɛk we pɔsin de bɔn, ɛn i nɔ kin ebul fɔ bia. Dis na wetin wi kin kɔl Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN) . Gabapentin kin rili ɛp fɔ kɔntrol dis pen. |
| Rɛstlɛs Lɛg Sindrom | Sɔm pipul dɛn, mɔ na nɛt we dɛn de rɛst, kin gɛt wan strenj tin we kin mek dɛn leg nɔ rɛst, ɛn dɛn kin want fɔ muv dɛn leg dɛn we dɛn nɔ kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol. Dis kin mek yu nɔ slip fayn bak. Dɛn kin advays bak fɔ gi Gabapentin fɔ dis sik. |
Aw ɛksaktɔli a kin yuz dis mɛrɛsin?
I rili impɔtant fɔ tek di kɔrɛkt doz, di kɔrɛkt tɛm, lɛk aw yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu. Tek tɛm wit dɛn tin ya bak.
- Mɔs pan di Gabapentin brand dɛn kin tek wit ɔ atɔl it. Bɔt sɔm brand dɛn, lɛk Gralise®, dɛn kin se yu fɔ tek wit ivintɛm it. So aks yu dɔktɔ bɔt dis.
- If yu de tek di pil, swɛla am ɔl wit wan glas wata. Nɔ chew, brok, ɔ krɔs di tablɛt dɛn we de rilis fɔ lɔng tɛm, mɔ if dɛn de wok fɔ lɔng tɛm. If yu du dat, dat kin chenj di we aw di mɛrɛsin de wok.
- If yu de tek wan antasid we gɛt aluminiɔm ɔ magnɛsiɔm, lɛk Maalox® ɔ Mylanta®, fɔ gastritis, yu fɔ wet fɔ at le tu awa afta yu tek am bifo yu tek Gabapentin. If nɔto dat, di bɔdi nɔ go ebul fɔ tek Gabapentin fayn fayn wan.
- If di mɛrɛsin na wata (oral solution), yuz di mɛzhɔmɛnt divays (sirinj ɔ kɔp) we de kam wit am. Nɔ mɛzhɔ wit ti spɔnj ɔ tebul spɔnj, bikɔs dis kin mek yu nɔ yuz am di rayt we.
- Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl: Tek di doz we dɛn tɛl yu fɔ tek nɔmɔ, fɔ di tɛm we dɛn gi yu. Nɔ ɛva chenj di doz ɔ stɔp fɔ tek di mɛrɛsin we yu nɔ aks yu dɔktɔ.
Gabapentin gɛt siriɔs sayd ɛfɛkt?
Lɛk ɛni mɛrɛsin, Gabapentin kin mek sɔm pipul dɛn gɛt sayd ɛfɛkt. Pan ɔl we bɔku pan dɛn tin ya na smɔl smɔl tin, i impɔtant fɔ no bɔt sɔm siriɔs sayn dɛn. If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sik ya, kɔl yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
| Tayp fɔ di sayd ɛfɛkt | Ficha dɛn we yu fɔ luk fɔ |
|---|---|
| Alɛji Riakshɔn | Skin rash, ayv, it, blista na di skin, di skin de pil wit fiva ɔ nɔ gɛt fiva, i nɔ izi fɔ blo ɔ swɛla, yu fes, lip, trot, tɔŋ de swel. |
| Di chenj dɛn we de apin na di maynd ɛn di we aw pɔsin de biev | Nyu ɔr de wɔs pwɛl hat, de tink bɔt fɔ kil yusɛf, de agyu, nɔr de rεst, nɔr de slip, wae yu kin vɛks kwik kwik wan, yu kin biev kwik kwik wan, yu kin kɔnfyus, yu kin mɛmba prɔblɛm. |
| Liva prɔblɛm dɛn | Di skin kin yɔlɔ ɔ di wayt na di yay, di urine kin dak, di stɔl we gɛt layt kɔlɔ, yu kin vɔmit, ɛn yu kin gɛt brus ɔ blɔd we nɔ kɔmɔn. |
| Prɔblɛm dɛn na di kidni | I nɔ izi fɔ pis, chenj di we aw yu de pis, blɔd we de na yu urine, swel na yu leg bikɔs ɔf di wata we de na di bɔdi, ɛn we yu de gɛt bɔku bɔku wet. |
If yu notis ɛni siriɔs sayn lɛk dis, nɔ jɔs wet ɛn si, bɔt tɛl yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Sɔntɛnde yu kin ivin nid fɔ go na di ETU (Emergency Treatment Unit).
Kɔmɔn sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn
Bɔku tɛm, dɛn tin ya nɔ kin siriɔs ɛn dɛn kin go insay sɔm dez.
- Drowsiness, taya
- Diziz we pɔsin kin gɛt
- Ed de at
- Nɔs ɛn vɔmit
- Fiva
- I nɔ izi fɔ tɔk
- Di mɛmori we yu nɔ ebul fɔ mɛmba
- We yu de gɛt mɔ wet
- We yu nɔ ebul fɔ kɔntrol yu, yu de shek shek
- Prɔblɛm dɛn we pɔsin kin si we i de si tu tɛm
If dɛn smɔl smɔl sayd ɛfɛkt ya de kɔntinyu ɔ de mɔna yu, tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt dɛn.
Gabapentin kin mek prɔblɛm wit ɔda mɛrɛsin dɛn?
Yɛs, dis na pɔynt we rili impɔtant. If yu tek Gabapentin ɛn ɔda mɛrɛsin dɛm wae de mek yu slip ɔr nɔr de wach (e.g., narcotic opioids, tranquilizers, ɛn sɔm alɛji mɛrɛsin dɛm),Siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn kin apin we yu de blo.
Dis risk kin pasmak fɔ pipul dɛm wae dɔn pas 65 ia ɛn wae gɛt lכng sik (e.g. COPD).
Go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm!
If yu ɔ ɔda pɔsin we de tek Gabapentin gɛt kɔnfyushɔn wantɛm wantɛm, yu ed de tɔn bad bad wan, yu de blo slo ɔ i nɔ izi fɔ yu, i nɔ izi fɔ wek, ɔ yu lip ɔ finga dɛn blu, go na di imejensi rum wantɛm wantɛm.
Dɔn bak, nɔ drink rɔm atɔl . If yu miks rɔm ɛn Gabapentin, i kin mek yu slip bad bad wan ɛn yu ed kin mek yu ed de tɔn.
Sɔm kwɛstyɔn dɛn we dɛn kin aks bɔku tɛm
Gabapentin na drɔg?
Nɔ, Gabapentin nɔto pɔsin we de tek drɔgs. Ɛn i nɔto opioid bak. Bɔt, ripɔt dɔn de se sɔm pipul dɛn de trit dɛn bad.
Wetin go apin if yu stɔp fɔ tek di mɛrɛsin wantɛm wantɛm?
Nɔ ɛva stɔp fɔ tek Gabapentin wantɛm wantɛm if yu nɔ gɛt dɔktɔ advays. If yu du dat, i kin mek yu sik dɛn wɔs if yu de tek am fɔ sik. If yu de tek am fɔ ɔda sik, yu sik kin kam bak.
Wetin fɔ du if yu mis wan doz fɔ mɛrɛsin?
If yu mis wan doz, tek am jɔs afta yu mɛmba. Bɔt if i dɔn lɛf smɔl fɔ lɛ yu tek yu nɛks doz, skip di doz we yu mis ɛn tek yu nɛks doz di tɛm we yu dɔn sɛtul. Nɔ ɛva tek tu dos di sem tɛm.
Wetin kin apin if yu tek di mɛrɛsin pasmak?
Di sayn dɛm fɔ Gabapentin ɔvados na fɔ si tu tɛm, fɔ tɔk fayn, ɛn fɔ slip pasmak. If yu tink se pɔsin dɔn tek dis mɛrɛsin tumɔs, kɛr am go na di ETU (Emergency Treatment Unit) wantɛm wantɛm. If nid de, yu kin kɔl bak di Nashɔnal Pɔyzin Infɔmeshɔn Sɛnta na di Kɔlɔmbɔ Nashɔnal Ospital fɔ advays.
Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os
- Gabapentin na mɛrɛsin we dɛn kin yuz mɔ fɔ kɔntrol di sik we pɔsin kin gɛt ɛn di pen na di nerve.
- Tek di rayt doz lɛk aw yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu. Nɔ ɛva stɔp fɔ tek di mɛrɛsin ɔ chenj di doz if yu nɔ gɛt dɔktɔ advays.
- Go to dɔktɔ kwik kwik wan if yu gɛt siriɔs sayd ɛfɛkt lɛk we yu gɛt siriɔs alɛji, yu maynd chenj, ɔ i nɔ izi fɔ blo.
- Nɔ drink rɔm ɔltogɛda we yu de tek dis mɛrɛsin. Tek tɛm bad bad wan we yu de tek ɔda mɛrɛsin dɛn we de mek pɔsin slip pasmak.
- Tɛl yu dɔktɔ bɔt ɔl di ɔda mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu de tek, ɛni ɔda mɛrɛsin we yu gɛt, ɛn if yu gɛt bɛlɛ ɔ yu de gi pikin bɔbi.











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