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I-Acyclovir iyikhambi elilwa namagciwane elilwa nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane athile, ikakhulukazi amagciwane e-herpes. Lo muthi usebenza ngokuvimbela amagciwane ukuthi angaphindaphindi emzimbeni wakho, okusiza amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi abe nenhlanhla yokulwa nokutheleleka.
Ungase wazi i-acyclovir ngamagama emikhiqizo afana ne-Zovirax noma i-Sitavig. Ngenye yemithi elwa namagciwane evame ukunqunywa futhi isize abantu ukuthi balawule izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane amashumi eminyaka. Umuthi uza ngezindlela ezahlukene, okuhlanganisa amaphilisi owagwinyayo kanye nemijovo enikezwa ngqo emithanjeni yakho yegazi.
I-Acyclovir ngokuyinhloko iphatha izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane e-herpes simplex kanye negciwane le-varicella-zoster. Lawa magciwane abangela izimo eziningana ezivamile ongase uzijwayele.
Umuthi uvame ukunqunywa kakhulu nge-genital herpes, ethinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele. Isiza ukunciphisa ubukhulu nobude bokuqubuka, futhi uma ithathwa njalo, ingavimbela izigameko zesikhathi esizayo ukuthi zenzeke njalo.
Izilonda ezibandayo ezizungeze umlomo wakho kungenye enye into ejwayelekile odokotela abancoma ngayo i-acyclovir. Lawa mabhulethi abuhlungu, abangelwa yi-herpes simplex virus uhlobo 1, aphendula kahle ekwelashweni, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuthatha umuthi ekuqaleni kokuqubuka.
Ngeshidi, elibangelwa yi-virus efanayo ebanga i-chickenpox, i-acyclovir inganciphisa kakhulu ubuhlungu futhi isize ukuqubuka ukuthi kuphole ngokushesha. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu kubantu abadala, abasengozini enkulu yezinkinga ezivela ku-shingles.
Ezimweni ezingathi sína, odokotela basebenzisa i-acyclovir ye-intravenous ukwelapha izifo ezinzima ze-herpes ezithinta ubuchopho noma ezinye izitho. Lezi zimo azivamile kodwa zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha nokulaliswa esibhedlela.
I-Acyclovir isebenza ngokulingisa isakhi esidingwa amagciwane ukuze azikopishe. Uma igciwane lizama ukusebenzisa i-acyclovir esikhundleni sesakhi sayo esivamile, liyabambeka futhi alikwazi ukwenza amanye amakhophi awo.
Cabanga ngakho njengokunikeza igciwane izinto zokwakha ezingalungile. Imishini yegciwane iyavinjwa uma izama ukusebenzisa lezi zinto, ngempumelelo imisa ukusabalala kokutheleleka emangqamuzaneni anempilo.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengomuthi onamandla ngokulinganiselwe futhi uqondiswe ngqo emagciwaneni e-herpes. Awukuphulukisi ngokuphelele ukutheleleka ngoba lawa magciwane angacasha emangqamuzaneni akho ezinzwa, kodwa wenza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu wokulawula ukuqubuka okusebenzayo nokunciphisa izimpawu.
Umuthi usebenza kahle kakhulu uma uqaliswa ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ngemva kokuqala kwezimpawu. Yingakho odokotela abaningi bencoma ukugcina i-acyclovir iseduze uma unezifo ze-herpes eziphindaphindayo.
Ukuthatha i-acyclovir ngendlela efanele kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola inzuzo enkulu emithini yakho. Ifomu lomlomo kufanele lithathwe nengilazi yamanzi egcwele, futhi ungalithatha ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla.
Uma uhlangabezana nokuphazamiseka kwesisu, ukuthatha i-acyclovir nokudla noma ubisi kungasiza ukunciphisa lo mphumela ohlangothini. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukudla ukudla okulula ngaphambi kokuthatha imithi yabo kuvimbela isicanucanu.
Ukuhlala unamanzi ngokwanele kubaluleke kakhulu uma uthatha i-acyclovir. Umuthi usebenza ngezinso zakho, ngakho ukuphuza amanzi amaningi kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uwucubungule ngokuphepha nangempumelelo.
Nge-acyclovir ye-intravenous, ochwepheshe bezempilo bazoyiphatha esibhedlela noma ekliniki. Lolu hlobo ludinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela futhi lunikezwa kancane kancane cishe ihora elilodwa ukuvimbela izinkinga zezinso.
Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngezikhathi ezilinganayo usuku lonke. Lokhu kugcina amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi egazini lakho, okusebenza kahle kakhulu kunokuthatha imithamo eseduze kakhulu noma kude kakhulu.
Ubude bokwelashwa buxhomeke esimweni osilaphayo nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani. Ukuqubuka kokuqala kwe-herpes yezitho zangasese, ngokuvamile uzothatha i-acyclovir izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10.
Uma unezifo ze-herpes eziphindaphindayo, udokotela wakho angase akunikeze imithi yezinsuku ezi-5 uma uzwa ukuqubuka kuqala. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi ukwelashwa okwenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile, futhi kunganciphisa kakhulu ubude nobukhulu bezimpawu.
Abanye abantu abanezifo ezivame ukwenzeka bathatha i-acyclovir nsuku zonke izinyanga noma iminyaka. Lokhu kwelashwa okucindezelayo kunganciphisa inani lokuqubuka ngama-80% futhi kunciphise ingozi yokudlulisa igciwane kozakwethu.
Ngesifo samashosha, ukwelashwa kuvame ukuthatha izinsuku eziyi-7, kodwa ukuqala kungakapheli amahora angama-72 ngemuva kokuvela kwamathumba kukunikeza imiphumela emihle kakhulu. Izilonda ezibandayo ngokuvamile zidinga izinsuku ezi-5 zokwelashwa.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-acyclovir ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono. Ukuqeda inkambo ephelele kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi igciwane licindezelwe ngokwanele futhi kunciphisa ithuba lokuthuthukisa ukumelana.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela i-acyclovir kahle, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokwelashwa kwakho.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukuba milde futhi yesikhashana, ithinta uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla kaningi. Nawa amasignali ongase uwahlangabezane nawo:
Le miphumela ngokuvamile iyathuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela emithini, ngokuvamile kungakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lezi zimpawu ezingavamile kodwa ezibalulekile zihlanganisa:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimpawu ezinzima, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa okuphuthumayo.
Nge-acyclovir yomthambo, kunengozi encane yokulimala kwezinso, yingakho abahlinzeki bezempilo beqapha umsebenzi wakho wezinso ngokucophelela ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Le ngozi iphakeme uma unamanzi emzimbeni noma unezinkinga zezinso ezikhona.
Ngenkathi i-acyclovir ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abaningi, abanye abantu badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile noma kufanele bagweme imithi ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze anqume ukuthi ikufanele yini.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso badinga ukulungiswa komthamo noma ukwelashwa okuhlukile. Njengoba i-acyclovir icutshungulwa ngezinso, ukungasebenzi kahle kwezinso kungaholela emazingeni ayingozi emithi eyakha emzimbeni wakho.
Uma unokungezwani komzimba ku-acyclovir noma imithi efanayo yokulwa namagciwane efana ne-valacyclovir noma i-famciclovir, akufanele uthathe lo muthi. Izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba zihlanganisa izinduna, ukuluma, ukuvuvukala, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo bangathatha i-acyclovir, kodwa kuphela uma izinzuzo zidlula izingozi. Umuthi udlulela obisini lwebele, kodwa amanani ngokuvamile athathwa njengaphephile ezinganeni ezincelisayo.
Abantu abadala bangase badinge ukulungiswa komthamo ngenxa yezinguquko ezihlobene nobudala emsebenzini wezinso. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi futhi akuqaphele eduze ukuze uthole imiphumela emibi.
Abantu abathatha imithi ethile, ikakhulukazi lezo ezithinta izinso, bangase badinge ukuqashwa okukhethekile noma ukulungiswa komthamo lapho bethatha i-acyclovir kanye nokwelashwa kwabo okunye.
I-Acyclovir itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi emikhiqizo, nakuba inguqulo ejwayelekile isebenza kahle futhi ibiza kancane. I-Zovirax iyigama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu futhi kwakuyifomula yokuqala ye-acyclovir.
Amanye amagama emikhiqizo afaka i-Sitavig, okuyithebhulethi encibilika ngokuphambana namagums akho ukuze ilwe nezilonda ezibandayo. Le fomula eyingqayizivele iletha imithi ngqo endaweni ethintekile.
Inguqulo ejwayelekile ebizwa ngokuthi "acyclovir" itholakala kabanzi futhi iqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo njengezinguqulo zamagama emikhiqizo. Umshwalense wakho ungase ukhethe inguqulo ejwayelekile ngenxa yezindleko zayo eziphansi.
Eminye imithi eminingi elwa namagciwane ingelapha izimo ezifanayo ne-acyclovir, futhi eminye ingase ilungele noma isebenze kahle kubantu abathile. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukhethe inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Valacyclovir (Valtrex) ihlobene eduze ne-acyclovir kodwa idinga kuphela ukuthathwa izikhathi ezi-2-3 ngosuku esikhundleni sezikhathi ezi-5. Umzimba wakho uguqula i-valacyclovir ibe yi-acyclovir, ngakho isebenza ngendlela efanayo, kodwa i-valacyclovir ilungele kakhulu.
I-Famciclovir (Famvir) enye inketho esebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-acyclovir kodwa ingase isebenze kahle ezinhlotsheni ezithile zokutheleleka nge-herpes. Iphinde ithathwe kaningi kancane kune-acyclovir.
Ezilondeni ezibandayo, ukwelashwa okusebenzayo njenge-penciclovir cream (Denavir) noma i-docosanol (Abreva) kungasetshenziswa ngqo endaweni ethintekile. Lezi zingaba izinketho ezinhle uma ungathandi ukuthatha imithi yomlomo.
Ezimweni lapho amagciwane e-herpes emelana ne-acyclovir, odokotela bangase babhale i-foscarnet noma i-cidofovir. Le mithi ngokuvamile igcinelwe amacala abucayi futhi idinga ukuphathwa nge-intravenous.
Kokubili i-acyclovir ne-valacyclovir ziyimithi emihle kakhulu yokwelapha ukutheleleka nge-herpes, kodwa ngamunye unokuhle okuhlukile kuye ngezidingo zakho. Ukukhetha kuvame ukwehla ekulungeni nasekubhekeni izindleko.
I-Valacyclovir inenzuzo enkulu ngokuphindaphinda kwemithamo. Ngokuvamile uyithatha izikhathi ezi-2-3 ngosuku uma iqhathaniswa nohlelo lwe-acyclovir oluthathwa izikhathi ezi-5 ngosuku. Lokhu kwenza i-valacyclovir ilungele kakhulu izindlela zokuphila ezimatasa.
Kodwa-ke, i-acyclovir ngokuvamile ayibizi kakhulu, ikakhulu ngesimo esivamile. Uma izindleko ziyinto ebalulekile futhi ungenandaba nokuthatha imithi kaningi, i-acyclovir ingase ibe yindlela engcono.
Ngokuqondene nokusebenza kahle, yomibili imithi isebenza kahle ngokulinganayo kubantu abaningi. I-Valacyclovir ingase ibe nenzuzo encane ekutholakaleni kwe-bioavailability, okusho ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yomuthi ifinyelela emgudwini wakho wegazi, kodwa lokhu akuhlali kuhumusha emiphumeleni engcono.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengohlelo lwakho lwansuku zonke, ukukhathazeka ngezindleko, umshwalense, nokuthi uvame kangakanani ukuba nezifo uma ekusiza ukuthi ukhethe phakathi kwale mithi.
I-Acyclovir ingasetshenziswa kubantu abanezifo zezinso, kodwa idinga ukulungiswa komthamo ngokucophelela nokuqapha. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqoka umthamo ophansi futhi ahlolisise ukusebenza kwezinso zakho njalo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Umuthi uqhutshwa ngezinso zakho, ngakho ukungasebenzi kahle kwezinso kungabangela i-acyclovir ukuthi yakheke emazingeni angaba yingozi. Yingakho abantu abanezifo zezinso bedinga ukulinganiswa komthamo ngamunye ngokuya ngemiphumela yokuhlolwa kokusebenza kwezinso zabo.
Uma unezifo ezinzima zezinso, udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma asebenzise i-acyclovir ngomthamo ngokuqapha okuseduze esibhedlela.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-acyclovir eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungabangela imiphumela emibi, ikakhulu ethinta izinso zakho kanye nohlelo lwakho lwezinzwa.
Izimpawu zokweqisa umthamo zingabandakanya ukudideka, ukucabanga okungamanga, ukuquleka, noma ukwehla komchamo. Le miphumela ingenzeka kakhulu uma umthamo mkhulu noma kubantu abanezinkinga zezinso.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyavela yini. Ukuthola ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha kungavimbela izinkinga ezingathi sína futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
Uma ugeqe umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ogeqiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ogeqiwe. Lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela engemihle ngaphandle kokuhlinzeka ngomvuzo owengeziwe.
Zama ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi emzimbeni wakho ngokuthatha imithamo ngesikhathi esilinganayo. Ukusetha ama-alamu ocingweni noma ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule imithamo yakho.
Kufanele uqedele inkambo ephelele ye-acyclovir njengoba kunqunywe, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuqeda yonke imithi. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela igciwane ukuthi libe semsebenzini futhi lingakhuphula ingozi yokumelana.
Ukwelashwa okucindezelayo, udokotela wakho uzohlola ngezikhathi ezithile ukuthi usadinga yini imithi yansuku zonke. Abantu abaningi bangayeka ukwelashwa okucindezelayo ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyi-6-12 futhi babone ukuthi ukuqubuka kwenzeka kaningi kangakanani.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-acyclovir ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala. Bangakusiza ukuthi unqume isikhathi esingcono kakhulu nendlela yokuyeka ukwelashwa ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho.
Ukuphuza utshwala ngokulinganisela kuvamile ukuthi kuphephile ngenkathi uthatha i-acyclovir, kodwa ukuphuza ngokweqile kufanele kugwenywe. Utshwala bungakhuphula ingozi yemiphumela engemihle efana nesiyezi futhi bungaphazamisa ikhono lomzimba wakho lokulwa nokutheleleka ngegciwane.
Uma unezinkinga zezinso, utshwala bungase buqhubeke bucindezele izinso zakho futhi mhlawumbe kwandise ingozi yokulimala kwezinso okuhlobene ne-acyclovir. Kulokhu, kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngokuphelele ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Njalo hlola nodokotela wakho mayelana nokusetshenziswa kotshwala, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha eminye imithi kanye ne-acyclovir noma unezimo zempilo ezingaphansi.
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