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I-Captopril iyimithi kadokotela esiza ukwehlisa umfutho wegazi futhi ivikele inhliziyo yakho. Ingaphansi kweqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-ACE inhibitors, asebenza ngokukhulula imithambo yakho yegazi ukuze igazi ligeleze kalula emzimbeni wakho.
Uma udokotela wakho ekunikeze i-captopril, cishe ubhekene nomfutho wegazi ophezulu noma izinkinga zenhliziyo. Le mithi isetshenziswe ngokuphepha amashumi eminyaka ukusiza izigidi zabantu ukuthi zilawule lezi zimo futhi ziphile impilo enempilo.
I-Captopril iyimithi ye-ACE inhibitor eyayingenye yezidakamizwa zokuqala kulolu hlobo olubalulekile lwemithi yenhliziyo. I-ACE imelela “i-angiotensin-converting enzyme,” okuyinto emzimbeni wakho engenza imithambo yegazi iqine futhi ikhuphule umfutho wegazi lakho.
Cabanga nge-captopril njengomsizi omnene otshela imithambo yakho yegazi ukuthi iphumule. Uma imithambo yakho yegazi iphumule kakhulu, inhliziyo yakho akudingeki isebenze kanzima ukuze ipompe igazi emzimbeni wakho wonke. Lokhu kwenza i-captopril ibaluleke kakhulu kubantu abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu, ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo, noma labo abasabuyela emuva ekuhlaselweni yinhliziyo.
Ngokungafani neminye imithi emisha, i-captopril inerekhodi elide lokuphepha nokusebenza kahle. Iye yafundwa ngokucophelela futhi ithenjwa odokotela emhlabeni wonke iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-40.
I-Captopril iphatha izimo eziningana zenhliziyo nomfutho wegazi, nomfutho wegazi ophezulu oyisizathu esivamile sokuthi odokotela bayinikeze. Udokotela wakho angase akuncomele i-captopril uma unomfutho wegazi ophezulu odinga ukuphathwa ngokucophelela.
Ngaphandle kokulawula umfutho wegazi, i-captopril isiza abantu abanokuhluleka kwenhliziyo ukuthi baphile ngokunethezeka. Ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo kwenzeka lapho imisipha yenhliziyo yakho iba buthakathaka futhi ingakwazi ukumpompa igazi ngempumelelo njengoba kufanele. I-Captopril ilula leli thuba ngokwenza kube lula ukuthi inhliziyo yakho yenze umsebenzi wayo.
Lo muthi udlala indima yokuvikela ngemva kokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo. Uma uke wahlaselwa yinhliziyo, i-captopril ingasiza ekuvikeleni izinkinga zenhliziyo zesikhathi esizayo futhi ivikele imisipha yenhliziyo yakho ekulimaleni okuqhubekayo. Abanye abantu abanesifo sikashukela nabo bathatha i-captopril ukuvikela izinso zabo emiphumeleni kashukela ophezulu wegazi.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, odokotela bangase babhale i-captopril ezinye izimo ezinjenge-scleroderma renal crisis, inkinga enkulu yezinso engenzeka ngezifo ezithile ze-autoimmune.
I-Captopril isebenza ngokuvimba i-enzyme emzimbeni wakho evame ukwenza imithambo yakho yegazi iqine. Le enzyme, ebizwa nge-ACE, idala i-hormone ebangela imithambo yegazi ukuthi inciphe futhi umfutho wegazi ukuthi ukhuphuke.
Lapho i-captopril ivimba le enzyme, imithambo yakho yegazi ihlala ithambile futhi ivulekile. Lokhu kudala ukumelana okuncane kwenhliziyo yakho ukuthi ipompe, okwehlisa umfutho wegazi lakho ngokwemvelo. Kufana nokususa i-kink kusuka kushubhu yengadi - amanzi ageleza ngokukhululeka ngomfutho omncane.
Njengomuthi, i-captopril ithathwa njengemuthi onamandla futhi osebenza kahle kakhulu. Akuyona imithi enamandla kakhulu yomfutho wegazi etholakalayo, kodwa ithembekile futhi isebenza kahle kubantu abaningi. Odokotela abaningi bayayithanda i-captopril ngoba iyabikezeleka futhi isetshenziswe ngokuphepha iminyaka eminingi kangaka.
Imiphumela ye-captopril yakheka kancane kancane ohlelweni lwakho. Ngenkathi ungaqala ukubona ukuthuthuka komfutho wegazi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, kuvamile ukuthatha amasonto angu-2-4 ukubona izinzuzo ezigcwele zalo muthi.
Thatha i-captopril ngendlela udokotela wakho ayala ngayo, ngokuvamile izikhathi ezi-2-3 ngosuku cishe ihora ngaphambi kokudla. Ukuyithatha esiswini esingenalutho kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi umunce umuthi ngempumelelo.
Ungathatha i-captopril ngamanzi, futhi kungcono ukugwema ukuyithatha nokudla uma kungenzeka. Ukudla kunganciphisa ukuthi umzimba wakho umunca kangakanani umuthi, okwenza ungasebenzi kahle. Uma ngempela udinga ukudla okuthile, zama ukukugcina kulula.
Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo egazini lakho. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ukuxhumanisa imithamo yabo ye-captopril nemisebenzi yansuku zonke, njengokuyithatha lapho bevuka nangaphambi kokudla kwakusihlwa.
Uma uqala nje i-captopril, udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi bese ewukhulisa kancane kancane ngokuya ngokuthi usabela kanjani. Le ndlela eqaphelayo isiza ukunciphisa imiphumela emibi ngenkathi kutholakala umthamo ofanele wezidingo zakho ezithile.
Abantu abaningi bathatha i-captopril izinyanga noma iminyaka, njengoba ngokuvamile kuyindlela yokwelapha yesikhathi eside yezimo ezingapheli njengomfutho wegazi ophezulu noma ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo. Ubude bokwelashwa buxhomeke esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emuthini.
Ngomfutho wegazi ophezulu, cishe uzothatha i-captopril unomphela njengoba umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngokuvamile uyisimo sempilo yonke esidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo. Cabanga ngayo njengokuthatha ivithamini yansuku zonke - yinto eba yingxenye yomsebenzi wakho wansuku zonke ukuze ugcine impilo yakho isendleleni.
Uma uthatha i-captopril ngemuva kokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, udokotela wakho angase ayincomise okungenani iminyaka eminingana ukuze avikele inhliziyo yakho. Ngokuhluleka kwenhliziyo, ubude bavame ukuxhomeka ekutheni ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yakho kuthuthuka kanjani nokuthi ngabe ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ziba zifaneleka yini.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-captopril ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka ngokuzumayo kungabangela umfutho wegazi wakho ukuthi ukhuphuke ngendlela eyingozi, okungaholela ezinkingeni ezinzima njengokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo noma unhlangothi.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana kahle ne-captopril, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi kwabanye abantu. Umphumela ovamile kakhulu ukukhwehlela okomile, okuqhubekayo okuthinta cishe u-10-15% wabantu abathatha ama-ACE inhibitors.
Nawa imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi, ngokuvamile emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa.
Abanye abantu bathola imiphumela emibi engathi sína kodwa engavamile edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Ezimweni ezingavamile, i-captopril ingabangela ukusabela okukhulu komzimba noma ukwehla okukhulu kwamaseli amhlophe egazi. Uma uthola umkhuhlane, umphimbo obuhlungu, noma ukulimala okungajwayelekile, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Ngokungavamile kakhulu, abanye abantu bathuthukisa isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-neutropenia, lapho inani labo lamaseli amhlophe egazi lehla ngendlela eyingozi. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu kubantu abanezifo zezinso noma izimo ze-autoimmune.
I-Captopril ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi abantu abathile kufanele bagweme le mithi ngokuphelele. Uma ukhulelwe noma uhlela ukukhulelwa, akufanele uthathe i-captopril ngoba ingabangela ukulimala okukhulu ezinganeni ezisakhula.
Kufanele ukugweme i-captopril uma unomlando wokungezwani komzimba okukhulu kuma-ACE inhibitors, ikakhulukazi uma uke wahlangabezana nokuvuvukala kobuso, izindebe, noma umphimbo. Lolu hlobo lokusabela lungaba yingozi ekuphileni uma kwenzeka futhi.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezinso badinga ukuqapha kakhulu nge-captopril. Uma unesifo esibi sezinso noma use-dialysis, udokotela wakho uzodinga ukukuqapha eduze noma angakhetha elinye ikhambi ngokuphelele.
Nazi ezinye izimo lapho i-captopril ingase ingafaneleki:
Uma unesifo sikashukela futhi uthatha i-aliskiren (Tekturna), ngokuvamile akufanele uthathe i-captopril ngesikhathi esifanayo. Le nhlanganisela ingakhuphula ingozi yakho yezinkinga zezinso kanye nezinguquko eziyingozi kumfutho wegazi.
Abantu abanesifo sesibindi noma umlando wokuphazamiseka kwegazi kufanele baxoxe ngalezi zimo nodokotela wabo ngaphambi kokuqala i-captopril, njengoba bengase badinge ukuqapha okukhethekile noma ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
I-Captopril itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningana omkhiqizo, nakuba abantu abaningi bethatha inguqulo ejwayelekile. Igama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu yi-Capoten, okuyilona brand lokuqala lapho i-captopril yaqala ukutholakala.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka i-Acepril, Captoril, kanye ne-Lopirin, nakuba ukutholakala kuhluka ngokuya ngezwe. Ezindaweni eziningi, uzothola i-captopril ithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama layo elivamile kuphela, elisebenza kahle njengoba kwenza izinguqulo zamagama omkhiqizo.
Noma ngabe uthatha i-captopril yegama lomkhiqizo noma ejwayelekile, isithako esisebenzayo nokusebenza ngendlela efanayo. Izinguqulo ezivamile zivame ukuba zishibhile kakhulu futhi ziphephile futhi zisebenza kahle njengamagama omkhiqizo wokuqala.
Uma i-captopril ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma idala imiphumela engathandeki, imithi eminingi ehlukile ingelapha izimo ezifanayo. Ezinye izivimbeli ze-ACE ezifana ne-lisinopril, enalapril, noma i-ramipril zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-captopril kodwa zingase zibekezelelwe kangcono ngabanye abantu.
Ama-ARBs (ama-angiotensin receptor blockers) afana ne-losartan, valsartan, noma i-telmisartan anikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo nezivimbeli ze-ACE kodwa asebenza ngendlela ehlukile kancane. Le mithi mancane amathuba okuthi idale ukukhwehlela okomile okuphazamisa abanye abantu abathatha izivimbeli ze-ACE.
Kubantu abangakwazi ukuthatha izivimbeli ze-ACE noma ama-ARBs, eminye imithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ihlanganisa ama-calcium channel blockers (njenge-amlodipine), ama-beta-blockers (njenge-metoprolol), noma ama-diuretics (njenge-hydrochlorothiazide). Udokotela wakho uzosiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi enye engasebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Ngezinye izikhathi, odokotela banquma imithi ehlanganisiwe ehlanganisa i-captopril kanye neminye imithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi. Lezi zinhlanganisela zingase zibe lula futhi ngezinye izikhathi zisebenze kangcono kunokuthatha amaphilisi amaningi ahlukene.
Kokubili i-captopril ne-lisinopril ziyizivimbeli ze-ACE ezisebenzayo, kodwa zinezinto ezithile ezingokoqobo ezingenza enye ilungele izidingo zakho. I-Lisinopril ithathwa kanye ngosuku, kuyilapho i-captopril ithathwa izikhathi ezi-2-3 ngosuku, okwenza i-lisinopril ilungele abantu abaningi.
I-Captopril isikhona isikhathi eside futhi inocwaningo oluningi olusekela ukuphepha kwayo nokusebenza kwayo. Iphinde ikhishwe emzimbeni wakho ngokushesha kune-lisinopril, okungaba nenzuzo uma uba nemiphumela emibi noma udinga ukuyeka umuthi.
Mayelana nokusebenza, yomibili imithi isebenza kahle ngokufanayo ekwehliseni umfutho wegazi nokuvikela inhliziyo yakho. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuvame ukwehla ezintweni ezinjengokulula kokulinganisa, izindleko, nokuthi uyibekezelela kangakanani imithi ngayinye.
Odokotela abanye bakhetha i-captopril ezimweni ezithile, njengoba nje ngemva kokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, ngoba isikhathi sayo esifushane sokusebenza sivumela ukulawula okunembile. Abanye bakhetha i-lisinopril ukuze kulawulwe umfutho wegazi isikhathi eside ngenxa yokuthi ithathwa kanye ngosuku.
I-Captopril ingasiza ngempela ukuvikela izinso zakho ezigabeni zokuqala zesifo sezinso, ikakhulukazi uma unesifo sikashukela. Kodwa-ke, uma unesifo sezinso esithuthukile, i-captopril idinga ukusetshenziswa ngokucophelela kakhulu ngokuqashwa eduze ngudokotela wakho.
Abantu abanezinkinga zezinso eziphakathi nendawo bavame ukuzuza ku-captopril ngoba inciphisa ingcindezi emithanjeni yegazi lezinso futhi inganciphisa ukuqhubeka komonakalo wezinso. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukusebenza kwezinso zakho njalo ngezivivinyo zegazi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi umuthi uhlala uphephile kuwe.
Uma uphuze i-captopril eningi ngengozi, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ikakhulukazi uma uzizwa unesiyezi, ubuthakathaka, noma ungazizwa kahle. Ukuphuza okuningi kungabangela ukuthi umfutho wegazi lakho wehle ngendlela eyingozi.
Ngenkathi ulinde iseluleko sezokwelapha, lala phansi ngemilenze yakho iphakeme ukuze usize ukugcina ukuhamba kwegazi ebuchosheni bakho. Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ukwenza kanjalo ochwepheshe bezokwelapha.
Uma uphuthelwe umthamo we-captopril, uyithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukuthi umfutho wegazi lakho wehle kakhulu. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabanga ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgwaqeni.
Kufanele uyeke ukuthatha i-captopril ngaphansi kokugadwa ngudokotela wakho kuphela, ngoba ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela ukukhuphuka okuyingozi kwengcindezi yegazi. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi ungaluyeka nini futhi kanjani umuthi ngokuphepha uma kufanelekile.
Kubantu abaningi abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu noma ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo, i-captopril iyindlela yokwelapha yesikhathi eside. Kodwa-ke, uma isimo sakho sithuthuka kakhulu noma uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi, udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi ushintshele emuthini ohlukile noma ulungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
Ngokuvamile kuphephile ukuphuza iziphuzo ezidakayo ngezikhathi ezithile ngenkathi uthatha i-captopril, kodwa kufanele uqaphele ukuthi ungaphuzi kakhulu. Utshwala bungathuthukisa imiphumela yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ye-captopril, okungenzeka kubangele isiyezi noma ukuquleka.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala, yenza kanjalo ngokulinganisela futhi unake indlela ozizwa ngayo. Qala ngezilinganiso ezincane ukuze ubone ukuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani, futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi udle ukudla lapho uphuza ukuze usize ukunciphisa imiphumela emfutheni wakho wegazi.
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