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I-Brivaracetam iyimithi kadokotela esiza ukulawula ukuquleka kubantu abanesithuthwane. Iyingxenye yeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi imithi elwa nesithuthwane, esebenza ngokuthulisa izimpawu zikagesi ezingaphezu kwamandla ebuchosheni bakho ezingabangela ukuquleka.
Le mithi ibilokhu isiza abantu ukulawula isithuthwane sabo selokhu yavunywa yi-FDA ngonyaka ka-2016. Ngenkathi iyindlela entsha uma iqhathaniswa neminye imithi yokuquleka, ikhombise imiphumela emihle ezifundweni zomtholampilo nasempilweni yangempela.
I-Brivaracetam isetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha ukuquleka okuthile kubantu abadala kanye nezingane okungenani ezineminyaka eyodwa ubudala. Ukuquleka okuthile yizona eziyinhlobo ejwayelekile yokuquleka, lapho umsebenzi ongajwayelekile kagesi uqala endaweni ethile yobuchopho.
Udkt wakho ngokuvamile uzonquma i-brivaracetam njengokwelashwa okwengeziwe, okusho ukuthi uzoyithatha kanye neminye imithi yokuquleka osuzoyisebenzisa. Le ndlela yokuhlanganisa ivame ukusebenza kangcono kunokuncika emuthini owodwa kuphela.
Ngezinye izikhathi, odokotela bangase futhi banqume i-brivaracetam kwezinye izinhlobo zokuquleka uma bekholelwa ukuthi kungaba usizo esimweni sakho esithile. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi ukusetshenziswa
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengomuthi oqinile ngokulinganisela mayelana nokulawulwa kokuhlaselwa. Akuyona inketho eqine kakhulu etholakalayo, kodwa ngokuqinisekile iyasebenza kubantu abaningi. Okwenza kube wusizo ikakhulukazi ukuthi kuvame ukusebenza kahle neminye imithi yokuhlaselwa ngaphandle kokubangela ukuxhumana okuningi okuyinkinga.
Ungathatha i-brivaracetam nokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla - akukhathazi ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani. Kodwa-ke, ukuyithatha nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa noma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka kwesisu ongase ukuzwe lapho uqala umuthi.
Amaphilisi kufanele agwinywe wonke ngamanzi noma olunye uketshezi. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uwaphule amaphilisi, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi okhululwa ngayo emzimbeni wakho. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nodokotela wakho ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuthi zikhona ezinye izinketho zakho.
Kungcono ukuthatha i-brivaracetam ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi ohlelweni lwakho. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ukuxhumanisa ukuthatha imithi yabo nemisebenzi yansuku zonke, njengokuxubha amazinyo noma ukudla ukudla.
Uma uthatha uhlobo lwesixazululo somlomo, sebenzisa idivayisi yokulinganisa eza nomuthi ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uthola umthamo ofanele. Izipuni ezijwayelekile zasendlini azinembile ngokwanele ukulinganisa imithi ewuketshezi.
Abantu abaningi abanesithuthwane badinga ukuthatha i-brivaracetam isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine ukuhlaselwa kwabo kulawulwa kahle. Lokhu ngokuvamile kusho ukuyithatha iminyaka, futhi ngezinye izikhathi impilo yonke, kuye ngohlobo lwakho oluthile lwesithuthwane nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni.
Udkt wakho ngokuvamile uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi futhi awunyuse kancane kancane emasontweni amaningana ukuze athole inani elifanele lakho. Le nqubo, ebizwa ngokuthi i-titration, isiza ukunciphisa imiphumela emibi ngenkathi kutholakala umthamo osebenzayo kakhulu wokulawula ukuhlaselwa kwakho.
Ngemva kokuthi ungabi nazimpawu zokugula isikhathi esithile - ngokuvamile okungenani iminyaka emibili - udokotela wakho angase axoxe ngethuba lokunciphisa kancane imithi yakho. Nokho, lesi sinqumo sincike ezintweni eziningi ezihlanganisa uhlobo lwakho lwesithuthwane, imiphumela yakho ye-EEG, kanye nesimo sakho sempilo esiphelele.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-brivaracetam ngokuzumayo, ngisho noma uzizwa kahle futhi ungabi nazimpawu zokugula. Ukuyeka imithi yesithuthwane kungase kuqale izimpawu eziningi, okuhlanganisa eziyingozi. Hlala usebenza nodokotela wakho ukuze wenze noma yiziphi izinguquko emithini yakho.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-brivaracetam ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene kuya esimweni esiphakathi nendawo futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela emithini emasontweni ambalwa okuqala.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa ukuzizwa ukozela noma ukhathele, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuthatha imithi. Nansi imiphumela emibi ethinta abantu kaningi:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukuba ngaphansi kokukhathaza njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke, yazisa udokotela wakho - bangase balungise umthamo wakho noma baphakamise izindlela zokuphatha zona.
Abanye abantu bangase bathole imiphumela emibi ekhathazayo edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu akuvamile kodwa kubalulekile ukuqaphela:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi alawa maphuzu abucayi, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo uma izimpawu zinzima.
Ngenkathi i-brivaracetam ivikelekile ngokujwayelekile kubantu abaningi, kunezimo ezithile lapho kungenzeka ingabi yindlela efanele. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuchazela lo muthi.
Abantu abanomzimba wokungezwani nezinto ezithile ku-brivaracetam noma ezinye zezithako zawo akufanele bathathe lo muthi. Uma uke waba nokusabela komzimba kwezinye izidakamizwa zokulwa nokuthuthumela, qiniseka ukuthi utshela udokotela wakho ngalo mlando.
Ukuqapha okukhethekile kuyadingeka kubantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukukuqapha eduze uma une:
Uma ukhulelwe noma uhlela ukukhulelwa, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho. Ngenkathi i-brivaracetam ingase idingeke ekulawuleni ukuthuthumela ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, udokotela wakho uzofuna ukulinganisela ngokucophelela izinzuzo nezingozi zakho kanye nomntwana wakho.
Omama abancelisa izingane nabo kufanele bakhulume nodokotela wabo, njengoba amanani amancane e-brivaracetam angadlulela obisini. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi wenze isinqumo esingcono kakhulu ngesimo sakho.
I-Brivaracetam ithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Briviact e-United States nakwamanye amazwe amaningi. Le yindlela ejwayelekile ozoyibona ichazwe futhi ilebuliwe ekhemisi.
Umuthi ukhiqizwa yi-UCB, inkampani yezemithi egxile ezimweni ze-neurological. Noma ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile, isithako esisebenzayo nokusebenza kufanele kufane.
Uma uthatha umuthi wakho, njalo hlola kabili nomuthi wakho ukuthi uthola umuthi olungile. Uma amaphilisi ebukeka ehlukile kulokho oqhelelene nakho, unganqikazi ukubuza - ngezinye izikhathi amakhemisi ashintshana phakathi kwabakhiqizi abahlukene bomuthi ofanayo.
Uma i-brivaracetam ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela engathandeki, kunezinye izindlela zokwelapha ukugula ezingase zicatshangelwe udokotela wakho. Ukukhetha okunye ukwelapha kuncike ohlotsheni lwakho oluthile lwesithuthwane nokuthi usabele kanjani kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Ezinye izindlela ezisetshenziswa kakhulu zokwelapha ukugula okuthinta ingxenye yomzimba zihlanganisa i-levetiracetam (Keppra), i-lamotrigine (Lamictal), ne-oxcarbazepine (Trileptal). Ngamunye walemithi usebenza ngendlela ehlukile ebuchosheni, ngakho enye ingasebenza kangcono kuwe kunenye.
Izinketho ezintsha zihlanganisa i-perampanel (Fycompa), i-lacosamide (Vimpat), ne-eslicarbazepine (Aptiom). Lemithi ithuthukiswe muva nje futhi ingase inikeze izinzuzo kubantu abathile, ikakhulukazi labo abangazange basabele kahle emithini emidala.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto eziningi lapho ekhetha ezinye izindlela zokwelapha, okuhlanganisa uhlobo lwakho lokugula, eminye imithi oyithathayo, imiphumela engaba khona, nezidingo zakho zokuphila. Ngezinye izikhathi, indlela engcono kakhulu ihlanganisa ukuzama izinhlanganisela ezahlukene zemithi ukuze uthole okusebenza kahle kuwe.
Kokubili i-brivaracetam ne-levetiracetam (Keppra) yimithi yokwelapha ukugula esebenza ezindleleni ezifanayo ebuchosheni, kodwa ngamunye unokuhle nokubi kwawo. Akukho muthi owodwa
I-Brivaracetam empeleni ihlobene ne-levetiracetam ngamakhemikhali, kodwa yakhelwe ukuthi ingase ibangele imiphumela emincane ehlobene nemizwa. Abanye abantu ababa nokucasuka, ubudlova, noma izinguquko zemizwa nge-levetiracetam bathola ukuthi i-brivaracetam itholwa kangcono.
I-Levetiracetam isikhona isikhathi eside futhi inemininingwane eminingi yocwaningo, ikakhulukazi ekusetshenzisweni ezinganeni nangesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Itholakala futhi ngesimo esivamile, okwenza ibe ngabiza kancane kune-brivaracetam kubantu abaningi.
Ucwaningo luphakamisa ukuthi yomibili imithi isebenza ngendlela efanayo ekulawuleni ukuquleka. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuvame ukwehla emiphumeleni emibi, izindleko, nokuphendula kwakho ngakunye. Abanye abantu benza kangcono ngomunye, kanti abanye bakhetha omunye.
I-Brivaracetam ingasetshenziswa kubantu abanezifo zezinso, kodwa udokotela wakho cishe uzodinga ukulungisa umthamo wakho. Njengoba izinso zakho zisiza ukususa umuthi emzimbeni wakho, izinkinga zezinso zingabangela ukuthi umuthi wakheke emazingeni aphezulu kunalawo okuhlosiwe.
Uma unezifo zezinso eziphakathi nendawo, udokotela wakho cishe uzoqoka umthamo ophansi kunowajwayelekile. Kubantu abanezifo zezinso ezinzima, ukuncishiswa komthamo kungase kube kubaluleke kakhulu. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukusebenza kwezinso zakho kanye namazinga emithi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi uthola inani elifanele.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-brivaracetam eningi kakhulu kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kakhulu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi engathi sína njengobuthongo obukhulu, ukudideka, noma izinkinga zokuxhumana.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi uzizwa ulungile yini - kungcono ukuthola iseluleko sezokwelapha ngokushesha. Yiba nebhodlela lakho lemithi nawe uma ushayela ukuze ukwazi ukubatshela ngqo ukuthi uthathe malini nokuthi nini. Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima njengobunzima bokuphefumula noma ukulahlekelwa ukwazi, shayela ku-911 ngokushesha.
Uma udlula umthamo we-brivaracetam, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo owudlulile bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ngesikhathi esijwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo owudlulile, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabanga ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgqeni ngeshejuli yakho yemithi.
Akufanele uyeke ukuthatha i-brivaracetam ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Noma ngabe awuzange ube nokuhlaselwa isikhathi eside, ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuhlaselwa okungase kube kubi kakhulu kunokuhlaselwa kwakho kwasekuqaleni.
Uma wena nodokotela wakho ninquma ukuthi kufanelekile ukuzama ukunciphisa imithi yakho, lokhu kuzokwenziwa kancane kancane emasontweni noma ezinyangeni. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengokuthi sekuyisikhathi esingakanani ungabi nokuhlaselwa, imiphumela yakho ye-EEG, nempilo yakho yonke ngaphambi kokwenza lesi sinqumo.
Kungcono ukugwema utshwala noma ukulunciphisa kakhulu ngenkathi uthatha i-brivaracetam. Utshwala bungakhuphula ukozela nesiyezi okubangelwa imithi, okukwenza ukuthi uthambekele ekuweni noma ezingozini.
Ukuphuza utshwala kungase futhi kuqale ukuquleka kwabanye abantu abanesithuthwane, ikakhulukazi uma uphuza kakhulu noma uphuza ngobuningi. Uma ukhetha ukuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi unake kakhulu ukuthi uzizwa kanjani. Njalo xoxa ngokusebenzisa utshwala nodokotela wakho ukuze bakwazi ukukunikeza iseluleko esiqondene nesimo sakho.
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