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I-Methylprednisolone iyimithi kadokotela ye-corticosteroid elingisa i-cortisol, i-hormone umzimba wakho oyikhiqiza ngokwemvelo. Lapho ukuvuvukala kuhlasela umzimba wakho, lesi siteroid esenziwe ngumuntu singena ukuze sithulise amasosha omzimba futhi sinciphise ukuvuvukala, ubuhlungu, nezinye izimpendulo zokuvuvukala. Cabanga ngayo njengethuluzi elinamandla lokulwa nokuvuvukala elisetshenziswa odokotela lapho inqubo yokwelapha yomzimba wakho idinga ukwesekwa okwengeziwe.
I-Methylprednisolone ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-corticosteroids noma ama-steroids. Lawa awafani nama-anabolic steroids asetshenziswa kabi ezinye izimbangi zemidlalo. Kunalokho, le mithi isebenza ngokulingisa izenzo ze-cortisol, i-hormone yokucindezeleka engenziwa ngemvelo ngamadlala akho e-adrenal.
Udkt wakho angase akubhalele i-methylprednisolone lapho amasosha akho omzimba esebenza ngokweqile noma lapho ukuvuvukala kuba yinkinga. Kuthathwa njenge-corticosteroid enamandla aphakathi, okusho ukuthi inamandla kune-hydrocortisone kodwa ayinamandla kunezinye izidakamizwa ezinjenge-dexamethasone.
Le mithi iza ngezinhlobo eziningana, okuhlanganisa amaphilisi, izixazululo zokujova, kanye nokulungiswa kwendawo. Amaphilisi omlomo yiwona avame ukubhalwa kakhulu ukwelashwa kwesistimu emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Odokotela babhala i-methylprednisolone ukwelapha izinhlobonhlobo zezimo zokuvuvukala kanye nezifo ezizimele. Imithi iyasiza lapho amasosha akho omzimba ehlasela izicubu ezinempilo noma lapho ukuvuvukala kuba kubi ngokwanele ukuphazamisa ukusebenza komzimba okujwayelekile.
Nawa amanye amakhambi ajwayelekile lapho i-methylprednisolone inganikeza khona impumuzo:
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela basebenzisa i-methylprednisolone ezimweni ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise izifo ezithile zegazi, izinkinga zezinso, noma njengengxenye yezinqubo zokwelapha umdlavuza. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzonquma ukuthi lo muthi ulungile yini esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Methylprednisolone isebenza ngokungena emangqamuzaneni akho bese ibopha kuma-receptors athile alawula ukuvuvukala. Uma isinamathele, itshela amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi anciphise impendulo yawo futhi inciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwezinto ezivuthayo njenge-prostaglandins kanye ne-leukotrienes.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengomuthi onamandla phakathi kwama-corticosteroids. Inamandla cishe izikhathi ezine kune-cortisol yakho yemvelo yomzimba, okusho ukuthi ingalawula ngempumelelo ukuvuvukala ngenkathi isavumela izinhlelo zokulinganisa ezinengqondo.
Imiphumela elwa nokuvuvukala ngokuvamile iqala kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngemva kokuthatha umuthi. Nokho, ungase ungazizwa izinzuzo eziphelele izinsuku eziningana, ikakhulukazi uma welapha isimo esingamahlalakhona. Umzimba wakho udinga isikhathi sokuphendula ezimpawini zomuthi.
Thatha i-methylprednisolone ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile ngokudla noma ubisi ukuvikela isisu sakho. Umuthi ungacasula uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla, ngakho ukuba nokuthile esiswini sakho kusiza ukudala isivikelo.
Odokotela abaningi batusa ukuthatha umuthi ekuseni, ngokufanelekile phakathi kuka-6 no-8 AM. Lesi sikhathi sihambisana nomjikelezo womzimba wakho wokukhiqizwa kwe-cortisol futhi kungasiza ekunciphiseni ukuphazamiseka kokulala. Uma uthatha imithamo eminingi, yihlukanise ngokulinganayo usuku lonke njengoba kuqondisiwe.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngamanzi amaningi. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uwaphule ngaphandle uma usokhemisi wakho noma udokotela ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo. Ezinye izindlela zokwakheka zenzelwe ukukhipha umuthi kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo egazini lakho. Ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukuxhuma imithamo emisebenzini yansuku zonke efana nokudla kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-methylprednisolone buhlukahluka kakhulu ngokuya ngesimo sakho nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana kuvame ukuthatha kusuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emavikini amaningana, kuyilapho ezinye izimo ezingamahlalakhona zingadinga izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde.
Ezimweni ezinzima ezinjengokungezwani komzimba okukhulu noma ukuqubuka kwe-asthma, ungase udinge kuphela umuthi izinsuku ezi-3 kuya kweziyi-7. Izimo ezingamahlalakhona zokuvuvukala zivame ukudinga ukwelashwa isikhathi eside, ngezinye izikhathi izinyanga eziningana, kodwa udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo isidingo sakho somuthi.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-methylprednisolone ngokuzumayo, ikakhulukazi uma ubuthatha isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa. Udokotela wakho uzokwenza isimiso sokunciphisa esinciphisa kancane kancane umthamo wakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lokhu kuvumela amagciwane akho e-adrenal ukuthi aqale kabusha ukukhiqizwa okujwayelekile kwe-cortisol ngaphandle kokubangela izimpawu zokuhoxisa.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqapha impendulo yakho futhi alungise ubude bokwelashwa ngokuya ngokuthi uthuthuka kangakanani nanoma yimaphi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole.
I-Methylprednisolone ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Amathuba nobukhulu ngokuvamile kuncike emthozweni wakho, ukuthi uthatha isikhathi esingakanani umuthi, kanye nokuphendula kwakho ngamanye kuma-corticosteroids.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile abantu abaningi abayitholayo ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ngokuvamile iyalawuleka futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi noma uma uqeda inkambo yakho yokwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingenzeka, ikakhulukazi uma isetshenziswa isikhathi eside noma ngemithamo ephezulu. Lokhu kungahlanganisa izinguquko ezinkulu zemizwa, izinkinga ezinkulu zesisu, izinguquko embonweni, noma izimpawu zezifo ezinzima. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nekhanda eliqhubekayo, ukuguquguquka okukhulu kwemizwa, ukulimala okungavamile, noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikukhathazayo.
Ngokuvamile, abanye abantu bangase bahlangabezane nokusabela okukhulu komzimba, izifo ezinzima zemizwa, noma izinkinga ezihlobene nokucindezelwa komzimba. Udokotela wakho uzokuqapha ngalezi zinto ezingenzeka, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha umuthi isikhathi eside.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme i-methylprednisolone noma bayisebenzise ngokucophelela okukhulu. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi uphephile kuwe.
Akufanele uthathe i-methylprednisolone uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani komzimba nomuthi noma ama-corticosteroids afanayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma unezinhlobo ezithile zezifo, ikakhulukazi izifo zama-fungal, lo muthi ungenza zibe zimbi ngokucindezela amasosha akho omzimba.
Abantu abanezimo ezilandelayo badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile nokuqashwa eduze:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo. Ngenkathi i-methylprednisolone ingasetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa uma kunesidingo, idinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela.
Uma uhlelelwe ukuhlinzwa noma umsebenzi wamazinyo, yazisa abahlinzeki bakho bezempilo ukuthi uthatha i-methylprednisolone, njengoba ingathinta ukuphola nokuphendula komzimba wakho ekucindezelekeni.
I-Methylprednisolone itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, nakuba inguqulo ejwayelekile isebenza ngempumelelo. Igama lomkhiqizo elivamile yi-Medrol, eza ngamandla ahlukahlukene wethebhulethi.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka i-Medrol Dosepak, okuyisistimu elula yokulinganisa umthamo ohlanganisiwe, ne-Depo-Medrol yezinhlobo ezinjovwayo. Eminye imikhiqizo ehlanganisiwe ingase ihlanganise i-methylprednisolone neminye imithi.
Ikhemisi lakho lingase linikeze igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile ngokuya ngomshwalense wakho nokutholakala. Zombili ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngokufanayo emzimbeni wakho.
Imithi eminingi ehlukile ingelapha izimo ezifanayo, nakuba udokotela wakho ezokhetha ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile nomlando wezokwelapha. Ezinye izidakamizwa ze-corticosteroids ezifana ne-prednisone, prednisolone, noma i-dexamethasone zisebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa zinamandla ahlukene nobude besikhathi sokusebenza.
Ezimweni ezithile, imithi engavuvukali engena-steroidal (NSAIDs) efana ne-ibuprofen noma i-naproxen ingahle inikeze ukukhululeka okwanele ngemiphumela embalwa yesistimu. Kodwa-ke, lezi ezinye izindlela kungenzeka zingabi namandla ngokwanele ezimweni ezinzima zokuvuvukala.
Imithi yokuguqula izifo ze-antirheumatic (DMARDs) noma ama-biologics angahle abe yizinketho ezingcono zesikhathi eside zezimo ze-autoimmune. Le mithi isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunama-corticosteroids futhi ingahle ibe nemiphumela emibi embalwa yesikhathi eside.
Udokotela wakho angahle futhi ancome izinguquko zokuphila, ukwelashwa ngokomzimba, noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezisekelayo kanye noma esikhundleni semithi, kuye ngesimo sakho.
I-Methylprednisolone ne-prednisone zombili ziyi-corticosteroids ezisebenzayo, kodwa zinezinye izinto ezingenza enye ifaneleke kakhulu esimweni sakho. I-Methylprednisolone inamandla kancane futhi inesikhathi esifushane sokuphila, okusho ukuthi isusa ngokushesha ohlelweni lwakho.
Abanye abantu bayayibekezelela i-methylprednisolone kangcono kune-prednisone, behlangabezana nemiphumela emibi embalwa efana nezinguquko zemizwa noma ukuphazamiseka kokulala. Isikhathi esifushane sokusebenza singaba usizo ezimweni ezithile noma lapho uzama ukunciphisa imiphumela yesistimu.
I-Prednisone, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ivame ukunqunywa futhi ivame ukungabizi. Itholakala futhi ngezindlela eziningi zokulinganisa namandla, okunganikeza ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe ekulinganiseni.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezifana nesimo sakho esithile, eminye imithi oyithathayo, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabele kanjani kuma-corticosteroids esikhathini esidlule lapho ukhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho.
I-Methylprednisolone ingasetshenziswa ngabantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa idinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela kanye nokulungiswa okungenzeka emithini yesifo sikashukela. Umuthi ungakhuphula kakhulu amazinga kashukela egazini, ngisho nakubantu abangenaso isifo sikashukela.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuqashwa okuningi kashukela egazini ngenkathi uthatha i-methylprednisolone. Ungase udinge ukwanda okwesikhashana emithini yakho yesifo sikashukela noma imithamo ye-insulin ukuze ugcine ukulawulwa okuhle kukashukela egazini.
Sebenza eduze nethimba lakho lezempilo ukuze uthuthukise uhlelo lokuqapha. Hlola ushukela wakho wegazi kaningi kunokujwayelekile futhi ubike noma yikuphi ukukhuphuka okuqhubekayo kudokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-methylprednisolone eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, ungangeni ekuqeqesheni. Umthamo owodwa owengeziwe akunakwenzeka ukuthi ulimaze kakhulu, kodwa kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Ziqaphelele imiphumela emibi eyengeziwe efana nezinguquko ezinzima zemizwa, ukungazinzi okukhulu, noma isisu esibuhlungu. Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima noma uthathe inani elikhulu kakhulu, funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ngemithamo yesikhathi esizayo, buyela esimisweni sakho esivamile. Ungaqomi umthamo olandelayo ukuze
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, setha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma ubuze usokhemisi wakho mayelana nabahleli bamaphilisi. Ukuthatha imithi njalo kusiza ukugcina amazinga emithi ezinzile emzimbeni wakho ukuze usebenze kahle.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-methylprednisolone lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi kuphephile futhi kufanelekile. Lesi sinqumo sincike ekutheni isimo sakho siphendule kahle kangakanani emithini nokuthi ngabe udinga imiphumela eqhubekayo yokulwa nokuvuvukala.
Uma ubuthatha umuthi isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa, udokotela wakho uzokwenza isimiso sokunciphisa umthamo kancane kancane. Lokhu kuvimbela izimpawu zokuhoxiswa futhi kuvumela amagland amadala ukuthi aqale ukusebenza ngendlela ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-methylprednisolone ngokuzumayo ngokwakho, noma ngabe uzizwa ungcono. Ukuyeka ngokuphazima kweso kungabangela isimo esibizwa ngokuthi ukungasebenzi kahle kwamadwala, okungaba sibi futhi kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Kungcono ukukhawulela noma ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-methylprednisolone. Kokubili utshwala nama-corticosteroids kungathukuthelisa umugqa wesisu sakho futhi kwandise ingozi yezilonda zesisu noma ukopha.
Utshwala bungase futhi benze ezinye izinto ezingezinhle ze-methylprednisolone zibe zimbi kakhulu, njengokushintsha kwemizwa, izinkinga zokulala, nokuguquguquka kukashukela wegazi. Uma unesifo sikashukela, utshwala bungenza ukulawulwa kukashukela wegazi kube nzima nakakhulu ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala ngezikhathi ezithile, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi ngemva kokudla ukuze unciphise ukucasuka kwesisu. Xoxa ngokusebenzisa kwakho utshwala nodokotela wakho, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha i-methylprednisolone isikhathi eside.
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