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IMegestrol iyimithi yama-hormone yokwenziwa elingisa imiphumela ye-progesterone emzimbeni wakho. Ngokuyinhloko inikezelwa ukusiza ukukhuthaza ukudla kubantu abalahlekelwa isisindo esikhulu ngenxa yezimo ezingathi sína zezokwelapha njengomdlavuza noma i-HIV/AIDS.
Le mithi ingeyodwa yeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-progestin, okuyizinhlobo zokwenziwa ze-hormone yabesifazane i-progesterone. Ngenkathi yaqala ukuthuthukiswa ngezinhlobo ezithile zokwelashwa komdlavuza, odokotela manje bavame ukuyisebenzisa ukusiza abantu ukuthi bathole kabusha ukudla kwabo futhi bagcine isisindo somzimba esinempilo ngesikhathi sezimo zezempilo eziyinselele.
IMegestrol inezinjongo ezimbili ezinkulu emithini yesimanje. Okokuqala, isiza ukukhuthaza ukudla kubantu abalahlekelwe isisindo esikhulu ngenxa yezifo ezingathi sína. Okwesibili, ngezinye izikhathi isetshenziswa njengengxenye yokwelashwa komdlavuza ngezinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza webele kanye ne-endometrial.
Isizathu esivame kakhulu sokuthi udokotela wakho angase akunikeze i-megestrol ukukhuthaza ukudla. Uma ubhekene nezimo ezinjengomdlavuza, i-HIV/AIDS, noma ezinye izifo ezingathi sína, umzimba wakho uvame ukulahlekelwa yisifiso sawo semvelo sokudla. Lokhu kungaholela ekulahlekelweni isisindo esiyingozi kanye nokungondleki, okungenza isimo sakho sibe sibi kakhulu.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase futhi ancome i-megestrol uma uhamba ngaphansi kokwelashwa komdlavuza futhi uhlangabezana nalokho okubizwa ngokuthi
Umuthi uthinta i-hypothalamus yakho, okuyingxenye yobuchopho bakho elawula izimpawu zendlala nokusutha. Ngokulingisa i-progesterone, i-megestrol ingakhuphula isifiso sakho sokudla futhi ikusize uzizwe ulambile futhi, ngisho nalapho ukugula kucindezela ukudla kwakho kwemvelo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-megestrol ingasiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ugcine ama-calories amaningi owadlayo ngokwehlisa ukuhlakazeka kwemisipha nezicubu ezinamafutha. Lesi senzo esiphindwe kabili senza sisebenze ikakhulukazi kubantu abadinga ukungadli nje okwengeziwe, kodwa futhi bagcine isisindo abasitholayo.
Thatha i-megestrol njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekunqumele, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngokudla ukusiza ukunciphisa ukuphazamiseka kwesisu. Umuthi uza ngesimo samaphilisi kanye nokumiswa ngomlomo, futhi udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olusebenza kangcono esimweni sakho.
Ungathatha i-megestrol ngokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha nokudla noma ukudla okulula kuvame ukusiza ukunciphisa noma yikuphi ukuphatheka kabi kwesisu. Uma usebenzisa ukumiswa ngomlomo, nyakazisa ibhodlela kahle ngaphambi kwesilinganiso ngasinye ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi umuthi usatshalaliswa ngokulinganayo.
Zama ukuthatha umthamo wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukusiza ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi ohlelweni lwakho. Lokhu kuvumelana kungasiza ukukhulisa imiphumela yokukhuthaza ukudla futhi kwenze kube lula ukukhumbula umthamo wakho wansuku zonke.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-megestrol buhluka kakhulu kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Abanye abantu bangase bayidinge izinyanga ezimbalwa nje, kanti abanye bangase bayithathe isikhathi eside ngaphansi kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha okucophelelayo.
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoqala ngesikhathi sokuhlola samasonto amaningana ukuze abone ukuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani. Uma uqala ukuthola isisindo futhi ukudla kwakho kuthuthuka, bangase baqhubeke nokwelashwa izinyanga eziningana. Kodwa-ke, uma ungaboni izinzuzo ngaphakathi kwenyanga yokuqala noma ezimbili, udokotela wakho angase alungise umthamo noma acabangele ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi i-megestrol ivamise ukuhloselwa njengesisombululo sesikhashana ukukusiza ngesikhathi esinzima sokugula. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlala eqapha intuthuko yakho futhi asebenze nawe ukunquma ukuthi kufanele nini ukunciphisa kancane kancane noma ukuyeka imithi.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-megestrol ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivamise ukuba mnene futhi ilawuleke, kuyilapho imiphumela emibi engathi sína ingavamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha.
Ake siqale ngemiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, evame ukuba mnene:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ingenzeka, nakuba ingavamile. Lokhu kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimpawu ezingathi sína, njengoba zingase zibonise izinkinga ezidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Kukhona nemiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engase ibe yingozi eyenzeka ngamaphesenti amancane abantu abathatha i-megestrol. Nakuba kungavamile, kubalulekile ukuyazi:
Khumbula ukuthi udokotela wakho unqume lo muthi ngoba ukholelwa ukuthi izinzuzo zidlula izingozi zesimo sakho esithile. Abantu abaningi abathatha i-megestrol ababi nemiphumela emibi, kodwa ukuhlala uqaphela izinkinga ezingaba khona kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuphepha kwakho.
Abanye abantu kufanele bagweme i-megestrol ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga ezinzima. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze anqume ukuthi lo muthi uphephile yini kuwe.
Akufanele uthathe i-megestrol uma unomlando wamagazi, okuhlanganisa i-deep vein thrombosis noma i-pulmonary embolism. Umuthi ungakhuphula ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa amahlule amasha, angaba yingozi empilweni.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu abanezinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza kufanele bagweme i-megestrol. Uma unomdlavuza ozwela ama-hormone njengomdlavuza othile webele noma we-prostate, lo muthi ungaqala ukukhula kwethumba.
Ezinye izimo ezenza i-megestrol ingafaneleki zihlanganisa:
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, i-megestrol ngokuvamile ayinconywa ngaphandle kwalapho izinzuzo zicacile ukuthi zidlula izingozi kuwe nomntwana wakho.
I-Megestrol itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Megace iyona evame ukwaziwa kakhulu. Ungase futhi uhlangane nayo njenge-Megace ES, okuyifomula yokumiswa yomlomo egxilile kakhulu.
Inguqulo ejwayelekile ibizwa ngokuthi "megestrol acetate" futhi itholakala kabanzi emathilini amaningi. Noma ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile, isithako esisebenzayo nokusebenza kahle kuhlala kufana.
Uma i-megestrol ingakulungele noma inganikezi imiphumela oyifunayo, imithi eminingi ehlukile ingasiza ekukhuthazeni ukudla futhi ikhuthaze ukuzuza isisindo. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele lezi zinketho ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Dronabinol ingenye indlela esebenza kahle ekukhuthazeni ukudla. Lolu uhlobo olwenziwe ngamanye lwe-THC olungakhuphula indlala futhi lusize ngesicanucanu, ikakhulukazi kubantu abathola ukwelashwa komdlavuza.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zihlanganisa i-mirtazapine, i-antidepressant eneziphumela ezithinta ukudla, kanye nama-corticosteroids afana ne-prednisone, angakwazi ukukhuthaza ukudla okwesikhashana nakuba ngokuvamile esetshenziselwa izikhathi ezimfushane.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzosebenza nawe ukuze athole inketho efanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esiyisisekelo, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani ekwelashweni okuhlukene.
Kokubili i-megestrol ne-dronabinol ziyizinto ezikhuthaza ukudla, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zingase zifaneleke kangcono kubantu abahlukene. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuncike esimweni sakho sezokwelapha esithile nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emithini ngayinye.
I-Megestrol ivame ukusebenza kahle ekuzuzeni isisindo esiqhubekayo isikhathi eside. Ayigcini nje ngokukhuthaza ukudla kodwa futhi isiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ugcine amakhalori owadlayo. Kodwa-ke, ithwala ingozi enkulu yamaqhubu egazi nemiphumela emibi ye-hormonal.
I-Dronabinol, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ingase isebenze ngokushesha ekukhuthazeni ukudla futhi ilusizo ikakhulukazi uma futhi ubhekene nesicanucanu. Inemiphumela emibi ehlukene, okuhlanganisa izinguquko ezingokomzwelo nokugajwa, kodwa ayithwali izingozi ezifanayo zamaqhubu egazi njenge-megestrol.
Udkt wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengempilo yakho yonke, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nezimpawu zakho ezithile lapho enquma ukuthi imuphi umuthi ongasebenza kangcono kuwe.
I-Megestrol ingathinta amazinga kashukela egazini futhi ingase yenze ukulawulwa kwesifo sikashukela kube kubi kwabanye abantu. Uma unesifo sikashukela, udokotela wakho uzoqapha ushukela wakho wegazi eduze lapho uqala lo muthi.
Umuthi ungabangela ukumelana ne-insulin, okusho ukuthi umzimba wakho awusebenzisi i-insulin ngempumelelo. Lokhu kungaholela emazingeni kashukela egazini aphezulu, okudinga ukulungiswa emithini yakho yesifo sikashukela noma ukuqapha ushukela wegazi njalo.
Uma ngengozi uphuza i-megestrol eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Nakuba izimpawu ezinzima zokweqisa zingavamile, ukuphuza okuningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Ungazami ukwenza umthamo owengeziwe ngokuqaqa umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kunalokho, buyela esimisweni sakho somthamo esivamile futhi wazise umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuthi kwenzekeni ukuze bakwazi ukukuqapha nganoma yiziphi izinkinga ezingase zibe khona.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-megestrol, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kokuthi sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungathathi imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, njengoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuphuza i-megestrol ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho kuqala. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokuvamile uzoncoma ukunciphisa umthamo kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kunokuyeka kungazelelwe.
Isinqumo sokuyeka i-megestrol sincike ezintweni eziningi, okuhlanganisa ukuthi usabele kahle kangakanani emthini, ukuthi ukhuluphele ngokwanele yini, kanye nesimo sakho sempilo esiphelele. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola isikhathi esifanele sokuqala ukuyeka imithi kancane kancane.
Ngokuvamile kungcono ukunciphisa ukuphuza utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-megestrol, njengoba utshwala bungenza ezinye izinto ezingezinhle zibe zimbi njengokugajuka nokozela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, utshwala bungaphazamisa isifiso sakho sokudla kanye nemigomo yokudla okunempilo.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala ngezikhathi ezithile, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi uqaphele ukuthi ungase uzizwe imiphumela ngamandla. Hlala uxoxa ngokuphuza kwakho utshwala nodokotela wakho, ikakhulukazi uma unezimo zempilo ezingaphansi ezisizwa yi-megestrol ukuzelapha.
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