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ILiotrix ngumuthi wamahomoni e-thyroid okumele utholwe ngudokotela ohlanganisa amahomoni amabili abalulekile okhiqizwa yigland yegilo yakho ngokwemvelo. Iqukethe kokubili i-T4 (levothyroxine) ne-T3 (liothyronine) ngesilinganiso esithile ukusiza ukubuyisela ukusebenza okujwayelekile kwe-thyroid lapho umzimba wakho ungenzi okwanele uqobo.
Lo muthi usebenza njengokwelapha ukushintshwa kwabantu abanegland yegilo engasebenzi kahle. Cabanga ngakho njengokunikeza umzimba wakho amahomoni ngqo owadingayo ukuze ugcine imetabolism yakho, amazinga wamandla, nokuphila kahle konke.
ILiotrix iphatha i-hypothyroidism, isimo lapho igland yakho yegilo ingakhiqizi amahomoni anele. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho i-thyroid yakho iba ngaphansi kokusebenza ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukahlukene, ikushiye uzizwa ukhathele, ubanda, futhi uvilapha.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele i-liotrix uma une-thyroid engasebenzi kahle ebangelwa izimo ze-autoimmune njenge-Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Isetshenziswa futhi lapho ingxenye noma yonke igland yakho yegilo isusiwe ngokuhlinzwa ngenxa yomdlavuza, ama-nodules, noma ezinye izifo ze-thyroid.
Abanye abantu bathola i-liotrix ngemva kokwelashwa nge-iodine enomsakazo ye-hyperthyroidism. Lokhu kwelashwa ngezinye izikhathi kungenza i-thyroid ingasebenzi kakhulu, idinga ukushintshwa kwamahomoni ukuze kubuyiselwe ibhalansi.
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela babhala i-liotrix ukuze bavimbele ukukhiqizwa kwe-thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Le ndlela isiza ukuvimbela ukukhula kwamaseli omdlavuza we-thyroid noma ukunciphisa usayizi wama-goiters.
ILiotrix isebenza ngokushintsha amahomoni amabili amakhulu i-thyroid yakho ejwayele ukukhiqiza: i-T4 ne-T3. Lawa mahomoni alawula ukuthi umzimba wakho usebenzisa ngokushesha kangakanani amandla, ethinta cishe zonke izinhlelo zezitho emzimbeni wakho.
Isici se-T4 sisebenza njenge-hormone yokugcina umzimba wakho oyiguqula ibe yi-T3 esebenzayo njengoba kudingeka. Okwamanje, ingxenye ye-T3 inikeza umsebenzi we-hormone ngokushesha, isiza ukubuyisela umzimba wakho ngokushesha kune-T4-only medications.
Le ndlela yokuhlanganisa ingasiza ikakhulukazi abantu abangaguquli i-T4 ibe yi-T3 ngempumelelo ngokwabo. Umzimba wakho umunca lawa mahomoni ngamathumbu akho, futhi aqala ukusebenza phakathi kwamahora kuya ezinsukwini zokuzithatha.
I-Liotrix ithathwa njengomuthi we-thyroid onamandla amancane. Inamandla kunezinye izindlela zokwelapha i-hormone eyodwa ngoba inikeza amahomoni asebenzayo ngokuqondile, kodwa idinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela ukuze kugwenywe ukwelashwa ngokweqile.
Thatha i-liotrix esiswini esingenalutho, okungcono imizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-60 ngaphambi kwesidlo sasekuseni ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Lesi sikhathi sisiza umzimba wakho ukuba umunce umuthi ngempumelelo ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka kokudla.
Gwema ukuthatha i-liotrix nekhofi, ubisi, noma ukudla okunefayibha ephezulu, ngoba lokhu kunganciphisa ukuthi umzimba wakho umunca kangakanani umuthi. Uma kufanele udle okuthile, namathela emanzini acacile bese ulinda okungenani imizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokuba udle noma yikuphi ukudla noma ezinye iziphuzo.
Zama ukuthatha umthamo wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo njalo ekuseni ukuze ugcine amazinga e-hormone aqhubekayo usuku lonke. Ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule futhi usungule isimiso esiqhubekayo.
Uma uthatha eminye imithi noma izithasiselo, zihlukanise emthozini wakho we-liotrix. I-calcium, insimbi, kanye nama-antacids kungaphazamisa ukumuncwa, ngakho linda okungenani amahora ama-4 phakathi kokuthatha i-liotrix nalezi zinto.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukuthatha i-liotrix impilo yonke uma sebeqala ukwelashwa kwe-hypothyroidism. Isimo sakho se-thyroid ngokuvamile asixazululi ngokwaso, ngakho ukushintshwa kwe-hormone okuqhubekayo kuba ngumsebenzi obalulekile ukuze kugcinwe imisebenzi ejwayelekile yomzimba.
Udktela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho e-thyroid njalo, ngokuvamile njalo ngemva kwamasonto angu-6 kuya kwangu-8 ekuqaleni, bese kuthi njalo ngemva kwezinyanga ezingu-6 kuya kwezingu-12 uma amazinga akho esezinzile. Lokhu kuhlolwa kwegazi kusiza ukuthola ukuthi umthamo wakho udinga ukulungiswa yini.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukwelashwa okwesikhashana uma umsebenzi wabo we-thyroid ululama ngemva kokwelashwa okuthile kwezokwelapha. Nokho, lesi simo asivamile, futhi izimo eziningi ze-thyroid zidinga ukushintshwa kwamahomoni unomphela.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-liotrix ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono. Izimpawu zakho zingase zibuye emasontweni ambalwa, futhi ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuthi imetabolism yakho yehle kakhulu.
Imiphumela eminingi eseceleni ye-liotrix yenzeka uma umthamo wakho uphezulu kakhulu, empeleni udala izimpawu ze-hyperthyroidism. Umzimba wakho ukutshela ukuthi unamahomoni e-thyroid amaningi kakhulu, okuvame ukulungiseka ngokulungiswa komthamo.
Imiphumela eseceleni evamile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa ukuzizwa unovalo noma ukhathazekile, ukuba nenkinga yokulala, noma ukuqaphela ukuthi inhliziyo yakho ishaya ngokushesha kunokujwayelekile. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi noma lapho udokotela wakho elungisa umthamo wakho.
Nawa amanye imiphumela eseceleni evame kakhulu abantu abayitholayo lapho beqala i-liotrix noma lapho umthamo wabo udinga ukulungiswa:
Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile zibonisa ukuthi umthamo wakho ungase ube phezulu kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile zixazululwa ngokulungiswa komthamo okufanele. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma le miphumela iqhubeka noma iba yimbi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Abanye abantu bathola imiphumela eseceleni engavamile kodwa ekhathazayo edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kwenzeka kaningi, kubalulekile ukuqaphela:
Ngokuvamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nokusabela komzimba ku-liotrix, nakuba lokhu kungavamile. Qaphela izimpawu ezinjengokuqubuka, ukuluma, ukuvuvukala, noma ukuphefumula kanzima, futhi funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha uma lokhu kwenzeka.
I-Liotrix ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezokwelapha zenza kube yingozi. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezingelashwa zamanyikwe akufanele bathathe i-liotrix kuze kube yilapho umsebenzi wabo wamanyikwe ulawulwa kahle. Ukuthatha amahomoni e-thyroid ngaphandle kokubhekana nezinkinga zamanyikwe kungase kubhebhethekise ukungasebenzi kahle kwamanyikwe futhi kudale izinkinga ezingathi sína.
Uma unezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, udokotela wakho uzodinga ukukuqapha eduze kakhulu noma angase akhethe indlela yokwelapha ehlukile. Lezi zimo zidinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile:
Udokotela wakho uzophinda aqaphele uma unesifo sikashukela, njengoba amahomoni e-thyroid angathinta amazinga kashukela egazini futhi angase adinge ukulungiswa emithini yakho yesifo sikashukela.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo bangavame ukuthatha i-liotrix ngokuphepha, kodwa badinga ukuqapha njalo. Izidingo zehomoni ye-thyroid zivame ukushintsha ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, zidinga ukulungiswa komthamo kuyo yonke le nkathi.
Iziguli ezindala zingase zizwele kakhulu kumahomoni e-thyroid futhi ngokuvamile ziqala ngemithamo ephansi. Ushintsho oluhlobene nobudala ekusebenzeni kwenhliziyo kusho ukuthi abadala badinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela lapho beqala ukwelashwa.
I-Liotrix itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Thyrolar iyona engaziwa kakhulu e-United States. Lo mkhiqizo ubelokhu utholakala iminyaka eminingi futhi uqukethe izithako ezisebenzayo ezifanayo ne-liotrix ejwayelekile.
Izinhlobo ezijwayelekile ze-liotrix nazo ziyatholakala futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinketho zomkhiqizo. Ikhemisi lakho lingase lithathele indawo i-liotrix ejwayelekile ngomkhiqizo ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ecela ngokuqondile inguqulo yomkhiqizo.
Umuthi uza ngamandla ahlukene, ngokuvamile alinganiswa ngamagrani noma ngama-micrograms. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka amandla athile nomkhiqizo osebenza kahle kakhulu ngezidingo zakho.
Uma ushintsha phakathi kwemikhiqizo ehlukene noma usuka kumkhiqizo uya kowajwayelekile, udokotela wakho angase afune ukuhlola kabusha amazinga akho e-thyroid. Umehluko omncane ekumunceni phakathi kwabakhiqizi ngezinye izikhathi ungadinga ukulungiswa komthamo omncane.
Ezinye izindlela ze-liotrix ziyatholakala zokwelapha i-hypothyroidism, ngasinye sinenzuzo yaso kanye nezinto okufanele zicatshangelwe. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukhethe inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
I-Levothyroxine (Synthroid, Levoxyl) iyona muthi we-thyroid ovame ukuqokwa. Iqukethe kuphela i-hormone ye-T4, umzimba wakho oyiguqula ibe yifomu le-T3 elisebenzayo njengoba kudingeka. Abantu abaningi benza kahle kakhulu nge-levothyroxine yodwa.
I-Liothyronine (Cytomel) inikeza kuphela i-hormone ye-T3 futhi isebenza ngokushesha kunezithako ze-T4 kuphela. Abanye odokotela bayayiqoka kanye ne-levothyroxine ukuze bakhe inhlanganisela efana ne-liotrix.
Isithako semvelo se-thyroid (Armour Thyroid, Nature-Throid) sivela ezigulini ze-pig thyroid futhi siqukethe ama-hormone womabili i-T4 ne-T3. Abanye abantu bakhetha le nketho, nakuba izilinganiso ze-hormone zihluka kuma-hormone e-thyroid omuntu.
Imithi ye-thyroid ehlanganisiwe ingenziwa ngendlela eyenziwe ngabantu ngamakhambi akhethekile. Lokhu kuvumela izilinganiso ze-T4 ne-T3 eziqondene nomuntu kodwa azilawulwa ngokuqinile njengemithi yezohwebo.
Noma ngabe i-liotrix ingcono kune-levothyroxine kuncike ekuphenduleni kwakho komuntu ngamunye ekwelashweni kanye nezidingo ezithile zempilo. Yomibili imithi iphatha i-hypothyroidism ngempumelelo, kodwa isebenza ngendlela ehlukile emzimbeni wakho.
I-Levothyroxine isebenza kahle kubantu abaningi ngoba inikeza i-hormone ye-T4 eqinile umzimba wakho oyiguqula ibe yi-T3 njengoba kudingeka. Le ndlela ilingisa indlela i-thyroid yakho ekhiqiza ngayo ama-hormone ngokwemvelo futhi idinga ukuqapha okungavamile.
I-Liotrix ingaba usizo uma ungaliguquli i-T4 libe yi-T3 ngempumelelo noma uma ungazizwa kahle ngokuphelele ku-levothyroxine kuphela. Ingxenye eqondile ye-T3 inganikeza ukukhululeka kwezimpawu ngokushesha kwabanye abantu.
Kodwa-ke, i-liotrix ingaba yinkimbinkimbi ukuyilinganisa ngendlela efanele ngoba iqukethe i-hormone ye-T3 enamandla kakhulu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ungase udinge izivivinyo zegazi ezingavamile nokulungiswa kwemithamo, ikakhulukazi lapho uqala ukwelashwa.
Ochwepheshe abaningi be-endocrinologists baqala iziguli ku-levothyroxine kuqala futhi bacabange nge-liotrix noma ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe uma izimpawu ziqhubeka naphezu kwemiphumela ejwayelekile yokuhlolwa kwegazi. Ukuphendula kwakho ekwelashweni kuyisiqondiso esingcono kakhulu sokukhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho.
I-Liotrix ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela futhi ngokuvamile iqala ngemithamo ephansi. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngenani elincane futhi alinyuse kancane kancane ukuze agweme ukubeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe enhliziyweni yakho.
Isici se-T3 ku-liotrix singakhuphula izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo nomfutho wegazi ngokushesha kunezithako zemithi ze-T4 kuphela. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo badinga ukuhlolwa kaningi kanye nokuqapha inhliziyo ngesikhathi sokuqala sokwelashwa.
Udokotela wakho wenhliziyo kanye nodokotela we-endocrinologist kufanele basebenzisane ukuze bathole ukulinganisela okulungile. Bazokwazi ukubheka ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yakho ngenkathi beqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukushintshwa okwanele kwe-hormone ye-thyroid ukuze uthole impilo yakho yonke.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-liotrix eningi, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ikakhulukazi uma uthathe okuningi kakhulu kunomthamo wakho obekiwe. Ukuthatha okuningi kungabangela izimpawu ze-hyperthyroidism, ezingaba zimbi.
Qaphela izimpawu zokweqisa kwe-hormone ye-thyroid, okuhlanganisa izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo elisheshayo, ubuhlungu besifuba, ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukukhathazeka okukhulu, noma ukudideka. Lezi zimpawu zingavela kungakapheli amahora ngemuva kokuthatha imithi eningi.
Ungazami ukulwa nokweqisa ngokweqa imithamo yesikhathi esizayo ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokuqondisa ukuthi ungayiphatha kanjani ngokuphepha lesi simo nokuthi ungaluqala nini kabusha uhlelo lwakho olujwayelekile lokulinganisa.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa ukuthi ngabe uyithathile yini umthamo wakho, cabanga ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi noma ukusetha isikhumbuzi sansuku zonke ukusiza ukuvimbela ukulinganisa okungahleliwe.
Uma weqa umthamo we-liotrix, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma kusekuqaleni kosuku. Ukuthatha imithi ye-thyroid sekwephuzile kungaphazamisa ukulala kwakho ngoba kungashukumisa.
Uma ukhumbula umthamo wakho oweqiwe ntambama noma kusihlwa, weqe bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ngesikhathi esijwayelekile ekuseni ngakusasa. Ungaphindi kabili imithamo ukuze ulungise okukodwa okweqiwe.
Ukushoda umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kubangele izinkinga ngokushesha ngoba ama-hormone e-thyroid ahlala ohlelweni lwakho izinsuku eziningana. Nokho, zama ukugcina ukuthatha imithamo nsuku zonke ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngamasu okukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule. Ukuthatha imithamo nsuku zonke kubalulekile ekugcineni amazinga e-hormone e-thyroid azinzile.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukuqhubeka nokuthatha i-liotrix unomphela ngoba isimo se-thyroid esiyisisekelo ngokuvamile asizixazululi ngokwazo. Igland yakho ye-thyroid ngokuvamile ayikwazi ukubuyisa umsebenzi wayo ojwayelekile uma isingasebenzi kahle.
Yeka kuphela ukuthatha i-liotrix uma udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo, okwenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile. Abanye abantu ababenkinga ye-thyroid yesikhashana ngenxa yemithi noma ukugula bangase bayeke ukwelashwa ekugcineni, kodwa lokhu kudinga ukugadwa ngokucophelela kwezokwelapha.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha umsebenzi wakho we-thyroid njalo ngezivivinyo zegazi. Uma umsebenzi wakho wemvelo we-thyroid ubuyela, lezi zivivinyo zizokhombisa amazinga athuthukayo, kodwa lesi simo asivamile ezimweni eziningi ze-thyroid.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-liotrix ngokwakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ujwayelekile ngokuphelele. Izimpawu zakho zizobuya emasontweni ambalwa, futhi ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungase kubangele ukuthi imetabolism yakho yehle kakhulu, okukwenza uzizwe ubi kakhulu kunangaphambi kokwelashwa.
Yebo, i-liotrix ngokuvamile iphephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa futhi empeleni ibalulekile empilweni yakho nasekukhuleni komntwana wakho. Ukungelashwa kwe-hypothyroidism ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kungaholela ezinkingeni kumama nomntwana.
Izidingo zakho ze-hormone ye-thyroid ngokuvamile ziyanda ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ngakho udokotela wakho uzodinga ukulungisa umthamo wakho. Uzodinga izivivinyo zegazi ezivamile ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi amazinga akho ahlala elungile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kwakho.
Thatha i-liotrix yakho njalo nsuku zonke ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, njengoba ingane yakho esakhula incike kumahomoni akho e-thyroid, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi se-trimester yokuqala. Ukukhula kobuchopho bengane yakho kanye nohlelo lwayo lwezinzwa kuncike emazingeni afanele e-hormone ye-thyroid.
Uma uhlela ukukhulelwa noma uthola ukuthi ukhulelwe ngenkathi uthatha i-liotrix, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Bazofuna ukuhlola amazinga akho e-thyroid futhi mhlawumbe balungise imithi yakho ukuze baqinisekise imiphumela engcono kakhulu kuwe nengane yakho.
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