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I-Galcanezumab iyimithi kadokotela eyenzelwe ngqo ukuvimbela ikhanda le-migraine kubantu abadala. Kuyindlela yokwelapha eqondiwe esebenza ngokuvimba iphrotheni ebizwa nge-CGRP (i-calcitonin gene-related peptide) edlala indima enkulu ekubangeleni ama-migraine. Lo mjovo wanyanga zonke unikeza ithemba kubantu abahlushwa yikhanda elivame ukuba khona, elibenza buthaka eliphazamisa izimpilo zabo zansuku zonke.
I-Galcanezumab ingeyeqembu elisha lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-CGRP inhibitors noma ama-monoclonal antibodies. Cabanga ngayo njengenduku ekhethekile kakhulu umzimba wakho oyisebenzisayo ukuvimba amasignali angabangela ukuhlaselwa kwe-migraine. Ngokungafani nemithi endala ye-migraine eyayithuthukiswe ekuqaleni ezinye izimo, i-galcanezumab yenziwe ngqo ukuvimbela i-migraine.
Umuthi uza njengepeni elizaliswe ngaphambili noma isirinji oyijova ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho kanye ngenyanga. Yenzelwe abantu ababa nama-migraine avamile futhi badinga ukuvimbela okuqhubekayo, kwesikhathi eside kunokumane nje belaphe ikhanda ngemuva kokuthi liqale.
I-Galcanezumab ngokuyinhloko inikezwa ukuthi ivimbele ikhanda le-migraine kubantu abadala abalithola njalo. Udokotela wakho angase ancome lo muthi uma uba nezinsuku ezine noma ngaphezulu ze-migraine ngenyanga futhi ezinye izindlela zokuvimbela azisebenzanga kahle kuwe.
Umuthi uvunyelwe futhi ukwelapha ikhanda le-cluster episodic, okuyikhanda elibuhlungu kakhulu elenzeka ngamaphethini azungelezayo. Lawa makhanda ahlukile kuma-migraine futhi athambekele ekwenzekeni ngamaqembu noma
I-Galcanezumab isebenza ngokugxila ku-CGRP, iphrotheni umzimba wakho oyikhiphayo ngesikhathi sokuhlaselwa yi-migraine. Uma i-CGRP ikhishwe, ibangela imithambo yegazi ekhanda lakho ukuthi ivuleke futhi ibangele ukuvuvukala nezimpawu zobuhlungu. Lo muthi usebenza njengokhiye ongqongqoza ngaphakathi kwe-CGRP, ukuvimbela ukuthi kungabangeli lezi zinguquko ezibuhlungu.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi ovimbela ngamandla amaphakathi, okusho ukuthi usebenza kahle kodwa ngokuvamile ugcinelwe abantu abangazange basabele kahle ekwelashweni kokuqala. Ngokungafani neminye imithi ye-migraine ethinta wonke umthambo wakho wezinzwa, i-galcanezumab isebenza ngokuqondile emgudwini we-migraine.
Imiphumela yakha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngakho ungase ungaboni izinzuzo ezigcwele ngokushesha. Abantu abaningi baqala ukubona ngcono phakathi nenyanga yokuqala, kodwa kungathatha izinyanga ezintathu ukuzwa imiphumela ephelele yokuvimbela yomuthi.
I-Galcanezumab inikezwa njenge-subcutaneous injection, okusho ukuthi uyiyela esicutshini esinamanzi ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokufundisa ukuthi uzinike kanjani lezi zibhamu ngokuphepha ekhaya. Izindawo ezivame kakhulu zokujova yithanga lakho, ingalo engenhla, noma indawo yesisu.
Ngokuvamile uzoqala ngomthamo wokulayisha ongu-240 mg (izibhamu ezimbili ezingama-120 mg) ngosuku lwakho lokuqala, kulandelwe i-120 mg (isibhamu esisodwa) kanye ngenyanga. Khipha umuthi esiqandisini cishe imizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokujova ukuze uvumele ukuthi ufike ezingeni lokushisa legumbi, okwenza ukujova kube lula.
Ungathatha i-galcanezumab ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla ngoba ijojwa esikhundleni sokuthathwa ngomlomo. Zama ukuyijova ngosuku olufanayo njalo ngenyanga ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo ohlelweni lwakho. Uma ungakhululekile ngokuzijova, ihhovisi likadokotela wakho lingakwazi ukukwenzela.
Abantu abaningi bathatha i-galcanezumab okungenani izinyanga ezintathu kuya kweziyisithupha ukuze bahlole kahle ukusebenza kwayo. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuyinika isikhathi esanele sokuyihlola ngoba kungathatha isikhathi ukubona izinzuzo eziphelele. Abanye abantu babona ngcono ngaphakathi kwenyanga yokuqala, kanti abanye bangase badinge izinyanga ezintathu.
Uma i-galcanezumab ikusebenzela kahle, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuqhubeka nayo isikhathi eside. Abantu abaningi bayithatha unyaka noma ngaphezulu ukuze bagcine izinga lempilo yabo elithuthukisiwe. Umuthi ubonakala uqhubeka usebenza ngokuqhubeka ukusetshenziswa, futhi akukho bufakazi bokuthi ulahlekelwa imiphumela yawo yokuvimbela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlala ehlola nawe njalo ukuze ahlulele ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani nokuthi ngabe uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi. Bazokusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi uzoqhubeka yini, ulungise isikhathi, noma uhlole ezinye izinketho ngokuya ngempendulo yakho ngamunye.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-galcanezumab ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivamise ukuba mnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Nawa amanye emiphumela emibi ebikwa njalo ongase uyithole:
Iningi lezimphendulo endaweni yokujova zithambile futhi zixazululeka ngosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili. Ungasebenzisa i-compress ebandayo ngaphambi kokujova kanye ne-compress efudumele ngemva kwalokho ukuze unciphise ukungakhululeki.
Nakuba kungavamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo:
Lezi zimo ezinzima azivamile, kodwa kubalulekile ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi izinzuzo zokunciphisa ukuhlaselwa yikhanda zidlula imiphumela emincane engase bayithole.
I-Galcanezumab ayilungile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi iphephile yini kuwe. Abantu abaziwa ukuthi banezinto ezibazwela ngaphezu kwezinye (allergies) ku-galcanezumab noma kunoma yiziphi izithako zayo kufanele bagweme lo muthi ngokuphelele.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzofuna ukuxoxa ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokukuyalela i-galcanezumab, ikakhulukazi uma une:
Lo muthi awukahlolisiswa kakhulu kwabesifazane abakhulelwe, ngakho-ke udokotela wakho uzolinganisela izinzuzo ezingaba khona nezingozi ezingaziwa uma uhlela ukukhulelwa. Ngokufanayo, akwaziwa ukuthi i-galcanezumab idlulela emanzini obisi.
Izingane nentsha engaphansi kweminyaka engu-18 akufanele ithathe i-galcanezumab ngoba akukaziwa ukuthi iphephile noma iyasebenza yini emaqenjini amancane obudala. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ezinye izindlela zokwelapha uma ukuleli qembu leminyaka.
I-Galcanezumab ithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Emgality e-United States nakwamanye amazwe amaningi. Ungase ubone leli gama kulebula yakho kadokotela, emaphepheni omshwalense, noma lapho uxoxa ngomuthi nethimba lakho lezempilo.
I-Emgality ikhiqizwa yi-Eli Lilly and Company futhi iza ngamapeni agcwaliswe ngaphambilini kanye nemijovo egcwaliswe ngaphambilini. Zombili lezi zinhlobo ziqukethe umuthi ofanayo futhi zisebenza kahle ngokulinganayo, nakuba abanye abantu bethola ukuthi enye indlela yokuletha inethezekile kunezinye.
Uma ukhuluma nomphathi wakho wemithi noma inkampani yomshuwalense, ungasebenzisa igama elivamile (galcanezumab) noma igama lomkhiqizo (Emgality). Bazokwazi kahle ukuthi yimuphi umuthi okhuluma ngawo.
Uma i-galcanezumab ingakufaneli, ezinye izinketho zokuvimbela i-migraine ziyatholakala. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zindlela ezingezinye ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile, umlando wezokwelapha, kanye nemigomo yokwelapha.
Ezinye izithiyo ze-CGRP zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-galcanezumab futhi zingase zibe ezinye izindlela ezinhle:
Imithi yokuvimbela i-migraine yendabuko nayo ingase icatshangelwe, ikakhulukazi uma ukhetha amaphilisi ansuku zonke kunemijovo yanyanga zonke. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ama-antidepressants athile, imithi elwa nokuvuvukala, kanye nama-beta-blockers abonise ukusebenza ngempumelelo ekuvikeleni ama-migraines.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzocabangela izinto ezifana nezinye izimo zakho zezokwelapha, imithi yamanje, izintandokazi zokuphila, kanye nomshwalense lapho encoma ezinye izindlela. Umgomo uwukuthola ukwelashwa okuphumelela kakhulu okungena kahle empilweni yakho.
I-Galcanezumab kanye ne-sumatriptan zisebenzela izinjongo ezihlukene ekwelapheni i-migraine, ngakho ukuqhathanisa kwazo kufana nokuqhathanisa ama-apula nama-orenji. I-Galcanezumab ngumuthi wokuvimbela owuthatha njalo ngenyanga ukunciphisa imvamisa yama-migraines, kuyilapho i-sumatriptan ingukwelashwa okukhulu okuthatha lapho i-migraine iqala.
Abantu abaningi empeleni basebenzisa imithi yomibili ndawonye njengengxenye yohlelo olubanzi lokuphatha i-migraine. Ungase uthathe i-galcanezumab njalo ngenyanga ukuvimbela ama-migraine futhi ugcine i-sumatriptan ngesandla sokuthuthukisa ikhanda elisazovela.
Uma njengamanje usebenzisa i-sumatriptan kaningi (izinsuku ezingaphezu kweziyi-10 ngenyanga), udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwengeza i-galcanezumab ukunciphisa umthwalo wakho we-migraine. Le ndlela ingakusiza ukuthi uncike kancane emithini ephuthumayo futhi mhlawumbe ugweme ikhanda elibangelwa ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile kwemithi.
Ukwenza okungcono kuncike ngokuphelele kuphethini yakho ye-migraine, imvamisa, nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ohlotsheni ngalunye lokwelashwa. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi unqume inhlanganisela esebenza kahle kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Galcanezumab ibonakala iphephile ngokujwayelekile kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa i-cardiologist yakho kanye ne-neurologist kufanele basebenzisane ukwenza lesi sinqumo. Ngokungafani neminye imithi emidala ye-migraine, i-galcanezumab ayithinti imithambo yegazi enhliziyweni noma ibangele izinguquko emfutheini wegazi.
Noma kunjalo, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizofuna ukukuqapha eduze, ikakhulukazi lapho uqala umuthi. Bazocabangela isimo sakho senhliziyo esithile, imithi yamanje, kanye nesimo sempilo esiphelele ngaphambi kokuncoma i-galcanezumab.
Uma ngengozi ujova i-galcanezumab eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma ukulawulwa ngokushesha. Ngenkathi ukweqisa kungavamile ngalo muthi, kubalulekile ukuthola isiqondiso sezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ungazami "ukuphikisa" imithi eyengeziwe ngokuqondile. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukukuqapha ukuze abone imiphumela emibi eyengeziwe noma alungise umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Gcina ukupakishwa kwemithi unawe uma ufuna usizo lwezokwelapha ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi uthatheni ini nokuthi uthathe kangakanani.
Uma uphuthelwa umjovo wakho wanyanga zonke we-galcanezumab, wuthathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho yanyanga zonke ejwayelekile kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Ungaphindi kabili imithamo noma uzame ukwenza ngaphezulu ngomjovo ophuthelwe ngokuthatha imithi eyengeziwe.
Setha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma izexwayiso zekhalenda ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule usuku lwakho lomjovo wanyanga zonke. Abanye abantu bakuthola kuwusizo ukuhlela imijovo yabo ngosuku olukhumbulekayo njalo ngenyanga, njengoMgqibelo wokuqala noma u-15.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-galcanezumab nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, kodwa kungcono ukuxoxa ngalesi sinqumo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala. Ngokungafani neminye imithi, akudingeki ukuthi unciphise umthamo kancane kancane - ungamane uyeke ukuthatha imijovo yakho yanyanga zonke.
Ama-migraines akho cishe azobuyela emvameni yawo yangaphambilini ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngemva kokuyeka umuthi. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlele lolu shintsho futhi axoxe ngezindlela zokwelapha ezingezinye uma kudingeka.
Akukho ukusebenzisana okwaziwayo phakathi kwe-galcanezumab notshwala, ngakho ukuphuza ngokulinganisela kuvame ukubhekwa njengokuphephile. Kodwa-ke, utshwala buyisici esivamile se-migraine kubantu abaningi, ngakho ungase ufune ukuqapha ukuthi kuthinta kanjani ikhanda lakho.
Noma ngabe i-galcanezumab isiza ukuvimbela ama-migraines akho, utshwala busengase buvele busebenze njengezinhlungu zekhanda. Naka impendulo yakho ngamanye futhi uxoxe nganoma yiziphi izinkathazo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.