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I-Atenolol kanye ne-chlorthalidone kuyinhlanganisela yemithi elapha umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngokusebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene ukusiza inhliziyo yakho nemithambo yegazi. Le mithi kadokotela ihlanganisa i-beta-blocker (atenolol) ne-water pill (chlorthalidone) ukuhlinzeka ngokuqapha umfutho wegazi okusebenzayo kakhulu kunomuthi ngamunye wodwa. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi le nhlanganisela ibasiza ukuthi balawule umfutho wabo wegazi kalula ngemithi eyodwa esikhundleni sokuthatha imithi eminingi.
Le mithi ihlanganisa imithi emibili eqinisekisiwe yomfutho wegazi ibe yithebhulethi eyodwa elula. I-Atenolol ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-beta-blockers, anciphisa izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho futhi anciphise amandla okushaya kwenhliziyo yakho. I-Chlorthalidone iyi-thiazide diuretic, evame ukubizwa nge-water pill, esiza izinso zakho ukususa usawoti namanzi engeziwe emzimbeni wakho.
Uma le mithi emibili isebenza ndawonye, idala iqembu elinamandla ngokumelene nomfutho wegazi ophezulu. Le nhlanganisela ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abanomfutho wegazi ongayiphenduli kahle imithi eyodwa. Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele le nhlanganisela uma udinga izinzuzo zayo yomibili imithi ukuze ufinyelele imigomo yakho yomfutho wegazi ngokuphepha.
Le nhlanganisela yemithi ikakhulukazi ilapha umfutho wegazi ophezulu, owaziwa nangokuthi i-hypertension. Umfutho wegazi ophezulu ubeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe enhliziyweni yakho nasemithanjeni yegazi, okungaholela ezinkingeni ezinkulu zempilo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uma ingelashwa. Le mithi isiza ukuvikela inhliziyo yakho, izinso, ubuchopho, nezinye izitho ekulimaleni okubangelwa umfutfo wegazi ophakeme njalo.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe isebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihambisanayo zokwehlisa umfutho wakho wegazi ngempumelelo. Ingxenye ye-atenolol ivimba izimpawu ezithile ohlelweni lwakho lwezinzwa ezenza inhliziyo yakho ishayele ngokushesha futhi iqine. Lokhu kusiza inhliziyo yakho ukuthi isebenze kahle futhi kunciphisa ingcindezi ezindongeni zemithambo yakho yegazi.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ingxenye ye-chlorthalidone isiza izinso zakho ukuthi zikhiphe i-sodium namanzi amaningi emzimbeni wakho ngokwandisa ukuchama. Lokhu kunciphisa inani eliphelele loketshezi emithanjeni yakho yegazi, okunciphisa ngokwemvelo ingcindezi. Ngokuhlangene, lezi zenzo zenza ukwehla komfutho wegazi okuthambile, okuqhubekayo kunanoma imuphi umuthi ongawenza wedwa.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi olinganiselwe oqinile womfutho wegazi onikeza ukulawula okuqinile, okuthembekile usuku lonke. Abantu abaningi baqaphela ukuthi umfutho wabo wegazi uyathuthuka phakathi namasonto ambalwa ekuqaleni kokwelashwa, nakuba kungase kuthathe amasonto angu-12 ukubona izinzuzo eziphelele.
Thatha lo muthi njengoba nje udktela wakho ekunqumela, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ekuseni ngemva noma ngaphandle kokudla. Ukuwuthatha ekuseni kusiza ukunciphisa ukuvakasha ebusuku endlini yokugezela njengoba ingxenye yomuthi wamanzi yandisa ukuchama. Ungawuthatha nengilazi yamanzi, futhi kulungile ukuwuthatha nebhulakufesi uma lokho kukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Zama ukuthatha imithi yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Lokhu kuvumelana kusiza umuthi ukuthi usebenze ngempumelelo futhi kwenza kube lula ukukhumbula. Uma uthatha eminye imithi, yihlukanise njengoba udokotela wakho ekweluleka ukugwema noma yikuphi ukuxhumana.
Ungachobozi, uhlafune, noma uqhekeze amaphilisi ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo. Gwinya wonke ngamanzi anele ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi afinyelela esiswini sakho ngendlela efanele. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinketho ezingase zikusebenzele kangcono.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukuthatha lo muthi isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine umfutho wegazi wabo ulawulwa kahle. Umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngokuvamile uyisimo sempilo yonke esidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo kunokwelashwa kwesikhashana. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha impendulo yakho futhi angase alungise umthamo wakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kodwa ukuyeka umuthi ngokuvamile kuvumela umfutho wegazi ukuthi ubuyele emazingeni angaphambilini.
Isikhathi sokubona imiphumela siyahlukahluka, kodwa abantu abaningi babona ngcono phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-4 ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa. Izinzuzo ezigcwele zivame ukuthatha amasonto angu-6-12 ukuthi zithuthuke njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Udokotela wakho cishe uzohlela ukuhlolwa okuvamile ukuze aqaphe umfutho wegazi lakho kanye nempilo yakho yonke ngenkathi uthatha le nhlanganisela.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka ngokuphazima kweso kungabangela umfutho wegazi wakho ukuthi ukhuphuke ngendlela eyingozi, okungenzeka kuholele ezinkingeni ezingathi sína. Uma udinga ukuyeka nganoma yisiphi isizathu, udokotela wakho uzokwenza uhlelo lokunciphisa umthamo wakho kancane kancane ngokuphepha.
Njengazo zonke izidakamizwa, le nhlanganisela ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile ithambile futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokwengeziwe ngomuthi wakho.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, uqala ngaleyo ejwayelekile engavamile ukuba yingozi:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukushabalala njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Uma ziqhubeka noma zikuphazamisa kakhulu, udokotela wakho uvame ukulungisa umthamo wakho noma isikhathi sokukusiza ukuthi uzinciphise.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukukwazi:
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, izinkinga zezinso, noma izinguquko eziyingozi kumakhemikhali egazi. Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uba nokuqubuka okungachazeki, ubuthakathaka obukhulu, noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikukhathazayo kakhulu.
Le nhlanganisela ayifaneleki kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, izinkinga zokuphefumula, noma ezinye izinkinga zempilo bangase badinge ukwelashwa okuhlukile. Ukwethembeka ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha ophelele kusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi enze ukukhetha okuphephe kakhulu kuwe.
Kufanele ugweme lo muthi uma unezinye zalezi zimo:
Ukuqapha okukhethekile kuyadingeka kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, njengoba lo muthi ungase ufihle ezinye izimpawu zokuxwayisa zikashukela ophansi egazini. Uma unezinkinga ze-thyroid, isifo sezinso, noma izinkinga zokujikeleza kwegazi, udokotela wakho uzokugada eduze. Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo ngokuvamile badinga imithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ehlukile ephephe kakhulu ngalezi zikhathi.
Udokotela wakho uzophinda acabangele noma yimiphi eminye imithi oyithathayo, njengoba ezinye izinhlanganisela zingaba nezinkinga. Nqamula uhlu oluphelele lwazo zonke izidakamizwa ezi-odwe ngudokotela, imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, kanye nezithasiselo ozisebenzisa njalo.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe utholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Tenoretic iyilena eyaziwa kakhulu. Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka i-Atenolol-Chlorthalidone kanye nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-generic eziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo. Izinhlobo ze-generic zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinketho zegama lomkhiqizo futhi zivame ukuba ngentengo ephansi.
Lapho uthatha umuthi wakho, ukubukeka kwethebhulethi kungahluka kuye ngomenzi, kodwa amandla omuthi nokusebenza kahle kuhlala kufana. Umkhemisi wakho angaphendula imibuzo ngemikhiqizo ehlukene futhi akusize uqonde noma yiziphi izinguquko ekubukekeni uma ushintsha phakathi kwabakhiqizi.
Ezinye izinhlanganisela zemithi zingelapha umfutho wegazi ophezulu uma le nhlanganisela ethile ingasebenzi kahle kuwe. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele izinhlanganisela ezihlanganisa ama-ACE inhibitors, ama-calcium channel blockers, noma ezinye izinhlobo zama-diuretics. Inhlanganisela ngayinye inezinzuzo zayo nemiphumela engase ibe khona.
Abanye abantu benza ngcono ngemithi eyodwa kunokuhlanganiswa, okuvumela ukulungiswa okuningi kwemithamo yengxenye ngayinye. Abanye bangase badinge imithi emithathu noma ngaphezulu ehlukene ukuze bathole ukulawulwa okungcono komfutho wegazi. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola uhlelo lokwelapha olusebenza kahle kakhulu futhi olubekezelekayo.
Izinhlanganisela ezinye zihlanganisa imithi efana ne-lisinopril ene-hydrochlorothiazide, i-amlodipine ene-benazepril, noma i-valsartan ene-hydrochlorothiazide. Ukukhetha kuncike kuphrofayili yakho yezempilo, ezinye izimo zezokwelapha, nokuthi ukubekezelela kahle kangakanani izinhlobo ezahlukene zemithi.
Yomibili le mithi iyasebenza ekwelapheni umfutho wegazi ophezulu, kodwa isebenza ngezindlela ezahlukene futhi ingase ilungele abantu abahlukene. I-Atenolol ne-chlorthalidone ihlanganisa i-beta-blocker ne-diuretic, kuyilapho i-lisinopril iyi-ACE inhibitor esebenza ngokukhulula imithambo yegazi. Akukho ngisho okukodwa okuthi “kungcono” kunokunye.
Udktela wakho ukhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho zempilo ezithile, ezinye izimo zezokwelapha, kanye nemiphumela engaba khona. Abantu abanezinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo bangazuza kakhulu engxenyeni ye-beta-blocker ku-atenolol kanye ne-chlorthalidone. Labo abanezifo zezinso noma isifo sikashukela bangenza ngcono nge-lisinopril.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge zombili izinhlobo zemithi uma umfutho wabo wegazi udinga ukwelashwa okunonya. Indlela yokuhlanganisa ivumela udokotela wakho ukuthi aqondise umfutho wegazi ngezindlela eziningi, okungasebenza kangcono kunokusebenzisa imithamo ephezulu yomuthi owodwa.
Le nhlanganisela ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa idinga ukuqapha okucophelelayo. Ingxenye ye-beta-blocker ingafihla ezinye izimpawu zokuxwayisa zikashukela ophansi, njengokushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, okwenza kube nzima ukuqaphela izigameko ze-hypoglycemic. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuqapha ushukela wegazi kaningi uma uqala lo muthi.
Ingxenye ye-diuretic ngezinye izikhathi ingakhuphula amazinga kashukela egazi kancane, nakuba lo mphumela uvame ukuba mncane. Imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela ingase idinge ukulungiswa ukuze kugcinwe ukulawulwa okuhle kukashukela egazini. Ukuhlolwa okuvamile nodokotela wakho oyinhloko kanye nochwepheshe besifo sikashukela kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi zombili izimo zilawulwa kahle ndawonye.
Uma ngengozi uthatha okungaphezu komthamo wakho obekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ukuthatha okuningi kakhulu kungabangela umfutho wegazi ophansi oyingozi, isilinganiso senhliziyo esinensayo, noma ukushoda kwamanzi emzimbeni okukhulu. Ungalindi ukuthi izimpawu zivele ngaphambi kokufuna usizo.
Izimpawu zokweqisa umthamo zihlanganisa isiyezi esikhulu, ukuquleka, ukudideka, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okuhamba kancane kakhulu. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, shayela ku-911 noma uye egumbini eliseduze lezimo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Letha ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bazi kahle ukuthi uthathe ini nokuthi uthathe okungakanani.
Uma weqa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo oweqiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile yokuthatha imithi. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo oweqiwe, ngoba lokhu kungabangela imiphumela emibi.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgqeni. Ukuthatha imithi nsuku zonke ngokuqhubekayo kubalulekile ekulawuleni umfutho wegazi oqhubekayo nokuthola izinzuzo ezigcwele zomuthi wakho.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukuqhubeka nokuthatha lo muthi isikhathi eside ukuze balondoloze ukulawulwa okuhle komfutho wegazi. Akufanele uyeke ukuwuthatha kungazelelwe ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho, ngoba lokhu kungabangela umfutho wegazi wakho ukuthi ukhuphuke ngendlela eyingozi. Lo mphumela wokubuyela emuva ungaholela ekuhlaselweni yinhliziyo, ukushaywa unhlangothi, noma ezinye izinkinga ezingathi sína.
Uma ufuna ukuyeka ukuthatha umuthi, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho kuqala. Bangakha uhlelo lokunciphisa kancane umthamo wakho emasontweni amaningana ngenkathi beqapha umfutho wegazi lakho ngokucophelela. Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukunciphisa noma bayeke imithi ngokushintsha okukhulu kwendlela yokuphila njengokulahlekelwa isisindo, ukuzivocavoca, nokuthuthukiswa kokudla, kodwa lokhu kudinga ukugadwa kwezokwelapha.
Ungakwazi ukuphuza utshwala ngezikhathi ezithile ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi, kodwa ukulinganisela kubalulekile. Utshwala bungathuthukisa imiphumela yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi yomuthi wakho, okungenzeka kubangele isiyezi, ukukhathala, noma ukuquleka. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuthatha umuthi noma uma umthamo wakho ukhuphuka.
Nciphisa ukusetshenziswa kotshwala kungadluli isiphuzo esisodwa ngosuku kwabesifazane neziphuzo ezimbili ngosuku kwabesilisa, njengoba kunconywa yimihlahlandlela ejwayelekile yezempilo. Qaphela kakhulu lapho usukuma ngemuva kokuphuza, njengoba inhlanganisela yotshwala nomuthi womfutho wegazi ingakwenza uthambekele ekuweni. Uma unezinkathazo mayelana notshwala nomuthi wakho, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole iseluleko esiqondene nawe.
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