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I-Carbidopa kanye ne-levodopa yinhlanganisela yemithi esetshenziswa kakhulu ukwelapha isifo sikaParkinson kanye nezifo zokunyakaza ezifanayo. Lezi zithako ezimbili ezinamandla zisebenza ndawonye ukusiza ukubuyisela amazinga e-dopamine ebuchosheni, okungathuthukisa kakhulu ukunyakaza, kunciphise ukuthuthumela, futhi kukusize ukuthi ulawule imisebenzi yansuku zonke okungenzeka ukuthi iba yinselele.
Uma wena noma othandekayo wakho unikezwe lo muthi, cishe ufuna imininingwane ecacile, eqinisekisayo mayelana nokuthi yini ongayilindela. Ake sihambe kukho konke okudingeka ukwazi ngale ndlela yokwelapha ebalulekile.
I-Carbidopa kanye ne-levodopa yinhlanganisela yemithi emibili esebenza njengeqembu ukwelapha izifo zokunyakaza. I-Levodopa iguqulwa ibe yi-dopamine ebuchosheni bakho, kuyilapho i-carbidopa isiza i-levodopa eningi ukuthi ifinyelele ebuchosheni bakho lapho idingeka kakhulu.
Cabanga nge-carbidopa njengomuntu oqondisayo osizayo oqinisekisa ukuthi i-levodopa ifika lapho okufanele ifike khona. Ngaphandle kwe-carbidopa, iningi le-levodopa lingaguqulwa libe yi-dopamine ngaphandle kobuchopho bakho, lapho ingasizi khona ngezimpawu zokunyakaza kodwa ingase ibangele imiphumela engathandeki efana nesicanucanu.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengendlela yokwelapha yegolide yesifo sikaParkinson futhi usiza abantu ukuthi balawule izimpawu zabo ngempumelelo amashumi eminyaka. Kuyindlela yokwelapha efundwe kahle, ethembekile abantu abaningi abathola ukuthi ithuthukisa kakhulu izinga lempilo yabo.
Lo muthi unikezwa kakhulu ukwelapha isifo sikaParkinson, isimo lapho amaseli obuchopho akhiqiza i-dopamine ayeka ukusebenza kahle kancane kancane. Kungasiza futhi ezinye izifo zokunyakaza ezihilela ukuntuleka kwe-dopamine.
Lo muthi ubhekana nezimpawu eziningana ezibalulekile ezingathinta kakhulu impilo yansuku zonke. Nawa amazwi amakhulu nezimpawu ezisiza ukuzilawula:
Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ukuthi ngabe lo muthi ulungele isimo sakho esithile. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi abantu abaningi bathola ukuthuthuka okukhulu ezimpawini zabo, okubasiza ukuthi bazigcine beziqhelelene futhi bazibandakanye emisebenzini abayithandayo.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokugcwalisa amazinga e-dopamine ebuchosheni bakho, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezilawula ukunyakaza. I-Levodopa ingawela umgoqo wegazi-ubuchopho futhi iguqulwe ibe yi-dopamine uma isifinyelela enyameni yakho yobuchopho.
I-Carbidopa idlala indima ebalulekile yokusekela ngokuvimbela i-levodopa ukuthi ingaguqulwa ibe yi-dopamine ngaphandle kobuchopho bakho. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yezithako ezisebenzayo ifinyelela lapho idingeka kakhulu, futhi mancane amathuba okuthi uzwe imiphumela emibi efana nesicanucanu nokuhlanza.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengomuthi olungile futhi osebenzayo kubantu abaningi abanesifo sikaParkinson. Ungase uqale ukubona ukuthuthuka ekunyakazeni kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa, yize abanye abantu bebona izinguquko ngokushesha. Imiphumela ivamise ukuhlala amahora amaningana ngemuva komthamo ngamunye, yingakho ivamise ukuthathwa izikhathi eziningi usuku lonke.
Udokotela wakho uzohlinzeka ngemiyalelo ethile yesimo sakho, kepha nazi iziqondiso ezijwayelekile zokuthatha lo muthi ngokuphepha nangempumelelo. Ukuwuthatha ngendlela efanele kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekusebenzeni kwawo kuwe.
Abantu abaningi bathatha lo muthi ngamanzi amancane, futhi isikhathi sokudla singaba ngesibalulekile. Nakhu okufanele ukwazi mayelana nokuphathwa okufanele:
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukuthatha umuthi cishe imizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokudla kusebenza kahle kakhulu ekumunceni. Udokotela wakho angase alungise isikhathi sakho ngokusekelwe endleleni ozabela ngayo emuthini.
Lo muthi ngokuvamile ungukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside kwezimo ezingapheli njengesifo sikaParkinson. Abantu abaningi baqhubeka bewuthatha iminyaka eminingi njengengxenye yohlelo lwabo lokuqhubeka nokuphatha.
Ubude besikhathi sincike esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni. Ngesifo sikaParkinson, lo muthi uvame ukuba yisisekelo sokwelashwa okungenzeka ukuthi uzowuthatha esikhathini esizayo, ngokulungiswa okungenzeka ekulinganiseni ngokuqhubeka kwesikhathi.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukusabela kwakho futhi angase alungise umthamo noma isikhathi njengoba isimo sakho sishintsha. Kubalulekile ukungayeki ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo, ngoba lokhu kungabangela izinkinga ezinzima. Njalo sebenzisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze wenze noma yiziphi izinguquko ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-carbidopa kanye ne-levodopa kungabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke kungakusiza ukuthi uphathe noma yiziphi izinkinga eziphakamayo futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nodokotela wakho.
Ake siqale ngemiphumela emibi evame kakhulu abantu abaningi abayitholayo, ikakhulukazi lapho beqala ukuthatha umuthi:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukuba ngaphansi kokukhathaza njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Amaqhinga alula njengokusukuma kancane uma uhleli noma ulele angasiza ngokuphatheka kabi.
Kukhona neminye imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Ngenkathi lokhu kungenzeki kuwo wonke umuntu, kubalulekile ukuyazi:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma iyiphi yale miphumela emibi ebucayi, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Bavame ukukwazi ukulungisa umthamo wakho noma isikhathi sokunciphisa lezi zinkinga ngenkathi begcina izinzuzo zomuthi.
Ngenkathi lo muthi usiza abantu abaningi, awulungelwe wonke umuntu. Izimo zempilo ezithile nemithi kungakwenza kungaphephile noma kungasebenzi kahle.
Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyala lo muthi. Nawa amanye amazwi lapho i-carbidopa ne-levodopa kungenzeka inganconwa khona:
Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu abanezimo ezingavamile ezithile njenge-phenylketonuria badinga ukuqashwa okukhethekile. Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona esimweni sakho esithile.
Le nhlanganisela yemithi itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Sinemet iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. Ungase futhi ukubone kubhalwe njenge-Parcopa, encibilika olimini lwakho, noma i-Rytary, inguqulo yokukhishwa isikhathi eside.
Inguqulo ejwayelekile ibizwa nje ngokuthi i-carbidopa-levodopa futhi isebenza ngempumelelo njengenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo. Ikhemisi lakho lingase lithathe indawo yenguqulo ejwayelekile ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ecela ngokuqondile umkhiqizo othile.
Amafomula ahlukene ayatholakala, okuhlanganisa amaphilisi akhishwa ngokushesha, amaphilisi akhishwa isikhathi eside, namaphilisi ancibilika ngomlomo. Udokotela wakho uzochaza ifomula evumelana nezidingo zakho nendlela yakho yokuphila.
Ngenkathi i-carbidopa kanye ne-levodopa ivame ukuba yindlela yokwelapha yokuqala yesifo sikaParkinson, eminye imithi eminingi ingasetshenziswa esikhundleni sayo noma kanye nayo. Udokotela wakho angase acabange ezinye izindlela uma ungakwazi ukubekezelela le mithi noma uma kudingeka ukulawulwa kwezimpawu ezengeziwe.
Nawa amanye amasu okwelapha udokotela wakho angaxoxa ngawo nawe:
Ngamunye umuntu onokukhetha kwakhe izinzuzo kanye nokucatshangelwa. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi yiziphi izinketho ezingase zisebenze kangcono ngezimpawu zakho ezithile kanye nesimo sempilo yakho esiphelele.
I-Carbidopa kanye ne-levodopa ivame ukubhekwa njengomuthi osebenza kahle kakhulu ekwelapheni izimpawu zesifo sikaParkinson, ikakhulukazi izimpawu zemoto ezifana nokuthuthumela, ukuqina, nokunyakaza okuhamba kancane. Sekuyiminyaka eminingi kuyindlela yokwelapha yegolide ngoba inikeza ukukhululeka okukhulu kwezimpawu kubantu abaningi.
Nokho,
Uma unesifo senhliziyo, udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi bese ewunyusa kancane kancane ngenkathi eqapha ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yakho. Abantu abaningi abanezimo zenhliziyo bathatha lo muthi ngokuphepha, kodwa kubalulekile ukubika noma yikuphi ukucasuka esifubeni, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula kudokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Uma ngengozi uphuze ngaphezu komthamo oqokiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini, njengoba ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo kubalulekile.
Izimpawu zokweqisa zingabandakanya isicanucanu esibi, ukuhlanza, ukudideka, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, noma ukunyakaza okungazithandeli. Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima, iya egumbini eliphuthumayo ngokushesha. Ukuba nebhodlela lakho lemithi nawe kungasiza abahlinzeki bezempilo ukuthi banqume indlela engcono yokwelapha.
Uma uphuthelwe umthamo, uwuthathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kokuthi sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho yokulinganisa ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ubuyisele umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi noma ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgqeni neshejuli yakho yemithi.
Akufanele uyeke ukuthatha i-carbidopa ne-levodopa ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela izinkinga ezinzima, okuhlanganisa isimo esingaba yingozi esibizwa nge-neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Uma wena nodokotela wakho ninquma ukuyeka umuthi, kuzodingeka ukuthi unciphise umthamo kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Le nqubo, ebizwa ngokuthi ukunciphisa, isiza ukuvimbela izimpawu zokuhoxisa futhi ivumela umzimba wakho ukuthi ujwayele ngokuphepha. Njalo xoxa nganoma yiziphi izinkathazo mayelana nokuqhubeka nomuthi wakho nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ngokuvamile kungcono ukukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi. Utshwala bungandisa ingozi yokugajwa futhi bungaphazamisa ukusebenza komuthi ekuphatheni izimpawu zakho.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi unake ukuthi kukuthinta kanjani. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi utshwala bunyusa izimpawu zabo zokunyakaza noma zandisa imiphumela emibi efana nokugajwa. Njalo xoxa ngokusebenzisa utshwala nodokotela wakho ukuze uqonde ukuthi yini ephephe kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile.
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