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I-Anagrelide iyimithi ekhethekile esiza ukunciphisa inani lama-platelet egazini lakho lapho eba phezulu ngendlela eyingozi. Cabanga ngayo njengesistimu yamabhuleki emnene yomnkantsha wakho wamathambo, yehlisa ukukhiqizwa kwala maseli amancane egazi asiza ekujiyeni kwegazi. Le mithi kadokotela ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-ejenti anciphisa ama-platelet, futhi yakhelwe ngqo ukusiza abantu abanezifo ezithile zegazi ukuthi baphile ngokunethezeka nangokuphepha.
I-Anagrelide iyimithi kadokotela esebenza ngokuqondile ukwehlisa ukubalwa kwama-platelet okunyusiwe egazini lakho. Ama-platelet ayizicucu zamaseli amancane asiza igazi lakho ukuthi lijiyane uma ulimala, kodwa ukuba nawo amaningi kakhulu kungadala izinkinga ezinkulu zempilo.
Le mithi isebenza njengomlawuli oqaphile womnkantsha wakho wamathambo, lapho kwenziwa khona ama-platelet. Ayimisi ngokuphelele ukukhiqizwa kwama-platelet kodwa kunalokho isiza ukuwanciphisa emazingeni avamile. Lo muthi ubelokhu usiza abantu ukuthi balawule ukubalwa kwama-platelet okunyusiwe iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili, unikeza odokotela neziguli ithuluzi elinokwethenjelwa lokuphatha lesi simo.
Ngokuvamile uzothola i-anagrelide njengamaphilisi amancane owathatha ngomlomo. Imithi ifomulwe ngokucophelela ukuhlinzeka ngokuncishiswa okuzinzile, okulawulwayo kwamazinga e-platelet ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kunokubangela izinguquko ezingazelelwe nezimangalisayo.
I-Anagrelide isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha i-thrombocythemia ebalulekile, isimo lapho umnkantsha wakho wamathambo ukhiqiza ama-platelet amaningi kakhulu. Lokhu akuyona nje imidlalo yezinombolo embikweni welebhu - ukuba nama-platelet amaningi kakhulu kungaholela ezinkingeni ezinkulu njengamahlule egazi, ukushaywa unhlangothi, noma ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo.
Udktela wakho angase futhi anikeze i-anagrelide ezinye izimo ezibangela ukwanda kwamaplatelet, njenge-polycythemia vera noma izinhlobo ezithile ze-myelofibrosis. Konke lokhu kuyingxenye yeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi izifo ze-myeloproliferative, lapho umnkantsha wakho wamathambo uba nomsebenzi omningi ekukhiqizeni amaseli egazi.
Umuthi ulusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abangakwazi ukubekezelela ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma lapho ukwelashwa kokuqala kungasebenzi ngempumelelo. Ngezinye izikhathi futhi isetshenziswa lapho iziguli zidinga ukugwema imiphumela ethile engemihle ehambisana neminye imithi enciphisa ama-platelet.
I-Anagrelide isebenza ngokugxila ezinqubweni ezithile emnkantshini wakho wamathambo olawula ukukhiqizwa kwama-platelet. Iphazamisa izigaba zokugcina zokuthuthukiswa kwama-platelet, okusiza ukunciphisa inani lama-platelet avuthiwe angene egazini lakho.
Umuthi uthathwa njengomuthi onamandla ngokulinganisela, okusho ukuthi unikeza ukuncipha okusebenzayo kwama-platelet ngaphandle kokuba nolaka ngokweqile. Ngokuvamile kuthatha amasonto amaningana ukubona umphumela ogcwele ngoba ama-platelet akhona egazini lakho adinga isikhathi sokuthi azungeze ngokwemvelo ngenkathi amasha ambalwa ekhiqizwa.
Ngokungafani neminye imithi eqeda igazi, i-anagrelide ayithinti ngokuqondile ikhono legazi lakho lokujiya. Kunalokho, isebenza ngaphezulu ngokunciphisa inani eliluhlaza lama-platelet atholakalayo. Lokhu kuyenza ibe yindlela eqondiswe kakhulu kubantu abanokwanda kwama-platelet.
Kufanele uthathe i-anagrelide ngendlela udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile uqala ngomthamo ophansi ongase ukhuphuke kancane kancane. Abantu abaningi bayithatha kabili ngosuku, benokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, nakuba ukuyithatha nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa isisu esibuhlungu.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngenkomishi yamanzi egcwele. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uvule amaphilisi, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi omuncwa ngayo futhi kungase kubangele imiphumela engemihle. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinye izindlela.
Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo egazini lakho. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kusiza ukuxhumanisa ukuthatha i-anagrelide nemisebenzi yansuku zonke efana nesidlo sasekuseni nesidlo sakusihlwa. Ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo kungakusiza futhi ukuthi uhlale uqhubeka neshejuli yakho yokuthatha imithi.
Udkt wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi futhi aqaphe ukubalwa kwegazi lakho njalo. Ngokusekelwe endleleni ama-platelet akho asabela ngayo nokuthi uzizwa kanjani, bangase balungise umthamo wakho masonto onke noma njalo emavikini amabili kuze kube yilapho bethola inani elifanele lakho.
Abantu abaningi abane-thrombocythemia ebalulekile noma izimo ezifanayo badinga ukuthatha i-anagrelide isikhathi eside, ngokuvamile iminyaka noma ngisho naphakade. Lokhu akunjalo ngoba imithi iyiluthayo, kodwa ngoba isimo esibangela ama-platelet aphezulu ngokuvamile singapheli.
Udkt wakho uzoqapha impendulo yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi njalo, ngokuvamile njalo emavikini ambalwa ekuqaleni, bese kuba njalo uma ukubalwa kwama-platelet akho kuzinzile. Umgomo uwukuthola umthamo ophansi osebenzayo ogcina ama-platelet akho ebangeni eliphephile.
Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukuphumula emithini uma isimo sabo singena ekuxoleleni, kodwa lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi nethimba lakho lezempilo. Ukuyeka i-anagrelide ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokugadwa kwezokwelapha kungabangela ukuthi ukubalwa kwama-platelet akho kubuyele ngokushesha.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-anagrelide ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle uma umzimba wabo usujwayele. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivame ukuba mnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa okuqala ukwelashwa.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, futhi kujwayelekile ngokuphelele ukuzizwa ukhathazekile ngayo:
Iningi lale miphumela emibi iyaphathwa futhi ivame ukuncipha njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Kodwa-ke, kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obukhulu besifuba, ukuvuvukala okukhulu, noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikukhathazayo.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingabandakanya izinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo, ukugcinwa kwamanzi okukhulu, noma izinkinga zesibindi. Udokotela wakho uzokuqapha ngokucophelela ngokuhlolwa okuvamile kanye nokuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze abambe noma yiziphi izinkinga zisasekuqaleni.
I-Anagrelide ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyibhala. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo badinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe noma bangase badinge ukugwema lo muthi ngokuphelele.
Akufanele uthathe i-anagrelide uma unesifo senhliziyo esibi, okuhlanganisa izinkinga ezinkulu zesigqi senhliziyo, ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo okukhulu, noma uma uke wahlaselwa yinhliziyo muva nje. Umuthi ungase uthinte izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo nesigqi, ngakho-ke uhlelo lwe-cardiovascular oluphilile lubalulekile.
Abantu abanesifo sesibindi noma sezinso esibi bangase badinge nemithi ehlukile, njengoba i-anagrelide icutshungulwa ngalezi zitho. Udokotela wakho uzoqhuba izivivinyo zokuhlola ukusebenza kwesibindi nezinso ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe ngokuvamile kufanele bagweme i-anagrelide, njengoba kungekho datha eyanele yokuphepha mayelana nemiphumela yayo ezinganeni ezisakhula. Uma uhlela ukukhulelwa noma usuvele ukhulelwe, xoxa ngezindlela eziphephile nodokotela wakho.
Igama le-brand elivame kakhulu le-anagrelide yi-Agrylin, okuyindlela ongase uyibone ngayo ibhalwe e-United States. Leli brand selitholakala iminyaka eminingi futhi yilona elaziwa kakhulu lomuthi.
Emazweni angaphandle, ungahlangana namagama e-brand ahlukene, kodwa isithako esisebenzayo sihlala sifana. Izinhlobo ze-generic ze-anagrelide nazo ziyatholakala, eziqukethe umuthi ofanayo osebenzayo kodwa zingabiza ngaphansi kune-brand name version.
Noma ngabe uthola i-brand name noma i-generic anagrelide, ukusebenza kahle kufanele kube okulinganayo. Umshwalense wakho ungase uthonye ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo ekunikezwa yiyo ekhemisi lakho, kodwa zombili izinketho zisebenza ngendlela efanayo emzimbeni wakho.
Uma i-anagrelide ingakulungele, eminye imithi eminingi ingasiza ekunciphiseni ukubalwa kwamapuleti egazi okunyukile. I-Hydroxyurea ivame ukucatshangelwa njengokwelashwa kokuqala kwe-thrombocythemia ebalulekile futhi ingazanywa ngaphambi kwe-anagrelide.
I-Interferon alpha ingenye inketho, ikakhulukazi ezigulini ezisencane noma lezo ezihlela ukuba nezingane, njengoba ingase iphephe ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Kodwa-ke, i-interferon ingabangela izimpawu ezinjenge-flu futhi idinga ukujovwa kunokuthi ithathwe ngomlomo.
Kwabanye abantu, i-aspirin enomthamo ophansi ingase isetshenziswe kanye nemithi enciphisa amapuleti egazi ukusiza ukuvimbela ukujiya kwegazi. Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele imithi emisha efana ne-ruxolitinib ezimweni ezithile, nakuba lezi zivame ukugcinwa ezimweni eziyinkimbinkimbi.
Kokubili i-anagrelide ne-hydroxyurea ziyasebenza ekunciphiseni ukubalwa kwamapuleti egazi, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zinezinhlobo ezihlukene zemiphumela emibi. Akukho noyedwa othi “ungcono” - ukukhetha kuncike esimweni sakho ngasinye nezici zempilo.
I-Hydroxyurea ivame ukuzanywa kuqala ngoba inesikhathi eside sokusebenza futhi ingasebenza kahle kwabanye abantu. Kodwa-ke, ingabangela imiphumela emibi kakhulu kwabanye abantu, okuhlanganisa izinguquko zesikhumba, izilonda zomlomo, kanye nemiphumela engaba khona ekuzaleni.
I-Anagrelide ingase ithandwe uma usemusha, uhlela ukuba nezingane, noma uma uke waba nezinkinga nge-hydroxyurea. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi imiphumela emibi ye-anagrelide ilawuleka kalula, ikakhulukazi ukungabikho kwezinkinga zesikhumba nokuzala.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengobudala bakho, ezinye izimo zezokwelapha, izimpendulo zokwelashwa zangaphambilini, nezintandokazi zomuntu siqu lapho ekhetha phakathi kwale mithi.
I-Anagrelide idinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela uma unesifo senhliziyo, njengoba ingathinta izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho nesigqi. Abantu abanezimo zenhliziyo ezithambile, ezinzile basengakwazi ukuyisebenzisa ngokuqapha eduze, kodwa labo abanezinkinga zenhliziyo ezinzima ngokuvamile badinga ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzo-oda i-electrocardiogram (EKG) ngaphambi kokuqala i-anagrelide futhi angayiphinda ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze aqaphele ukuthi inhliziyo yakho isabela kanjani. Bazophinda baqaphele izimpawu ezinjengobuhlungu besifuba, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okukhulu, noma ukuphefumula kanzima.
Uma uthatha i-anagrelide eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuphuza okuningi kungabangela ukwehla okuyingozi kwengcindezi yegazi, izinkinga ezinzima zesigqi senhliziyo, noma ezinye izinkinga ezinzima.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi uzizwa yini izimpawu - funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha. Letha ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi uthathe ini nokuthi uthathe malini. Isenzo esisheshayo singavimbela izinkinga ezinzima ezivela ekweqiseni umthamo.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile yokuthatha imithi.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungabangela imiphumela emibi eyingozi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi noma ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgqeni.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-anagrelide ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho. Abantu abaningi abane-essential thrombocythemia badinga ukwelashwa isikhathi eside, futhi ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuthi inani lakho lama-platelet likhuphuke ngokushesha liye emazingeni ayingozi.
Udokotela wakho angase acabangele ukunciphisa noma ukuyeka i-anagrelide uma isimo sakho singena ekuxoleleni, uma uba nemiphumela emibi engathi sína, noma uma udinga ukushintshela emuthini ohlukile. Bazoqapha izibalo zakho zegazi ngokucophelela ngesikhathi sanoma yisiphi isikhathi sokushintsha.
Ngokuvamile kungcono ukukhawulela utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-anagrelide, njengoba kokubili kungathinta izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho nomfutho wegazi. Utshwala bungase futhi landise eminye imiphumela emibi efana nesiyezi noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okunamandla.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza, yenza kanjalo ngokulinganisela futhi unake indlela ozizwa ngayo. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ngisho namanani amancane otshwala abenza bazizwe benesiyezi noma babangele ukushaya kwenhliziyo okunamandla ngenkathi bethatha i-anagrelide.
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