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I-Minoxidil yomlomo iyimithi kadokotela abayisebenzisa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha umfutho wegazi ophezulu ongathuthuki kahle kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Ungase uyazi kangcono i-minoxidil njengendlela yokwelapha ukulahlekelwa izinwele, kodwa ifomu lomlomo lisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi linomthelela oqinile ohlelweni lwakho lwe-cardiovascular.
Le mithi ingeyigaba lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-vasodilators, okusho ukuthi iphumula futhi inwebise imithambo yakho yegazi. Uma udokotela wakho ekunikeza i-minoxidil yomlomo, ngokuvamile babhekana nesimo lapho umfutho wakho wegazi udinga usizo olukhulu lokwehla luye emazingeni aphephile.
I-Minoxidil yomlomo iyimithi enamandla yomfutho wegazi eza ngesimo samaphilisi. Kuyisithako esisebenzayo esifanayo esitholakala ekwelashweni kokulahlekelwa izinwele, kodwa uma ithathwa ngomlomo, isebenza kuwo wonke umzimba wakho kunokuba nje ekhanda lakho.
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Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome lo muthi uma uzamile eminye imithi yomfutho wegazi eminingi ngaphandle kokufinyelela izinombolo zakho eziqondiwe. Ngezinye izikhathi abantu bayawudinga lo msizi owengeziwe ngoba umfutho wabo wegazi unzima kakhulu noma ngoba banezinye izimo zezempilo ezenza ukulawulwa komfutho wegazi kube yinselelo enkulu.
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela baphinda babhale i-oral minoxidil ngaphandle kwesitifiketi sokulahlekelwa izinwele okukhulu, ikakhulukazi i-androgenetic alopecia. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kusetshenziswa kudinga ukuqapha okucophelelayo ngoba umuthi uthinta yonke imithambo yakho yenhliziyo, hhayi nje ama-follicles akho ezinwele.
I-Oral minoxidil isebenza ngokukhulula ngokuqondile imisipha ebushelelezi ezindongeni zemithambo yakho yegazi. Lena indlela enamandla evula imithambo yakho futhi inciphise ukumelana inhliziyo yakho ebhekana nakho lapho ipompa igazi emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Uma uthatha lo muthi, awusebenzi ngohlelo lwakho lwezinzwa njengeminye imithi yomfutho wegazi. Kunalokho, isebenza ngokuqondile emithanjeni yakho yegazi ngokwayo. Lesi senzo esiqondile senza sisebenze kahle kakhulu, kodwa futhi kusho ukuthi imiphumela ingaba namandla kakhulu.
Umithi uvamise ukuqala ukusebenza kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngemva kokuwuthatha, kodwa kungase kuthathe amasonto ambalwa okusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo ukuze kubonakale izinzuzo ezigcwele zokwehlisa umfutho wegazi. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi futhi awunyuse kancane kancane ukuze uthole inani elifanele lezidingo zakho ezithile.
Thatha i-oral minoxidil ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye noma kabili ngosuku ngaphandle kokudla. Ungayithatha ngamanzi, ubisi, noma ijusi - noma yini ezizwa ikhululekile esiswini sakho.
Kungcono ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze usize ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo ohlelweni lwakho. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kulula ukukhumbula uma beyithatha ngokudla, nakuba ukudla kungawuthinti ngendlela enkulu umuthi osebenza ngayo.
Udktela wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi kakhulu, ngokuvamile ama-2.5 mg kanye noma kabili ngosuku. Bazobheka ukuthi usabela kanjani futhi bangase benyuse umthamo kancane kancane emasontweni amaningana. Abantu abaningi bagcina bethatha phakathi kwama-5-20 mg ngosuku, nakuba abanye bengase badinge amanani aphezulu ngaphansi kokugadwa kwezokwelapha okucophelelayo.
Ungachobozi, uhlafune, noma uqhekeze amaphilisi ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze kanjalo. Gwinya wonke ngamanzi amaningi. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nomuthi wakho mayelana nokuthi imithi iza ngamanye amafomu yini.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukuthatha i-oral minoxidil isikhathi eside ukuze balondoloze ukulawulwa kwengcindezi yegazi. Umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngokuvamile uyisimo esingamahlalakhona, ngakho ukuyeka imithi ngokuvamile kusho ukuthi umfutho wegazi lakho uzobuyela emazingeni angaphambilini.
Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukukubona njalo - mhlawumbe njalo ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa ekuqaleni, bese njalo ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa uma umthamo wakho uzinzile. Lokhu kuhlangana kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imithi isebenza kahle nokuthi awutholi imiphumela emibi ekhathazayo.
Ubude bokwelashwa buxhomeke ngempela esimweni sakho ngasinye. Uma uyithatha ngenxa yomfutho wegazi ophezulu, cishe uzoyidinga uma nje unomfutho wegazi ophezulu. Uma udokotela wakho ekunikeze ngayo ngenxa yokulahlekelwa izinwele, umugqa wesikhathi sokwelashwa ungase uhluke futhi kufanele uxoxwe ngokucophelela.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-oral minoxidil ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuthi umfutho wegazi lakho ukhuphuke ngendlela eyingozi, isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-rebound hypertension.
Njenganoma imuphi umuthi onamandla, i-oral minoxidil ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ihlobene nemiphumela yayo yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi futhi ihlanganisa isiyezi, ukukhathala, kanye nekhanda.
Nawa amanye imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole:
Umphumela ohlangothini wokukhula kwezinwele ufanelwe ukukhulunywa ngoba ungase ubonakale kakhulu. Ungase ubone ukukhula kwezinwele okwengeziwe ebusweni bakho, ezingalweni, emhlane, noma kwezinye izindawo kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa uqala ukwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu kodwa engavamile ihlanganisa ubuhlungu besifuba, isiyezi esikhulu, ukuquleka, noma izimpawu zezinkinga zenhliziyo. Lokhu kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha futhi akufanele kunganakwa.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína efana ne-pericarditis (ukuqubuka okuzungeze inhliziyo) noma izinguquko ezinkulu kumgqigqo wenhliziyo. Udokotela wakho uzokuqapha ngokucophelela ngalezi zinto ezingenzeka, ikakhulukazi uma uqala umuthi okokuqala.
I-Oral minoxidil ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuyinika. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi lezo ezihilela ukwakheka kwenhliziyo noma umgqigqo, bangase bangabi ngabantu abafanelekayo.
Akufanele uthathe i-oral minoxidil uma une-pheochromocytoma, umdlavuza ongavamile othinta ukukhiqizwa kwamahomoni. Lesi simo singabangela ukusebenzisana okuyingozi nomuthi okungase kube yingozi empilweni.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba umuthi ungathinta ibhalansi yamanzi ngezindlela ezingase zibe yinkinga. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukuqapha ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngokucophelela uma unezinkinga zezinso.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uhlela ukukhulelwa, xoxa lokhu ngokuningiliziwe nodokotela wakho. Nakuba i-minoxidil yomlomo ingaziwa ukuthi ibangela ukukhubazeka kokuzalwa, ukuphatha umfutho wegazi ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kudinga ubuchwepheshe obukhethekile futhi kuvame ukudinga imithi ehlukene.
Abantu abanomlando wokushaywa unhlangothi noma izinhlobo ezithile zesifo senhliziyo bangase badinge ukwelashwa okuhlukile. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izingozi nezinzuzo ngokucophelela ngokusekelwe esithombeni sakho esiphelele sezokwelapha.
Igama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu le-minoxidil yomlomo yi-Loniten, nakuba lo mkhiqizo othile ungase ungatholakali kabanzi kuzo zonke izindawo. Amakhemisi amaningi manje athwele izinguqulo ezivamile ze-minoxidil yomlomo, equkethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi esisebenza ngempumelelo efanayo.
Amaphilisi e-minoxidil ajwayelekile ngokuvamile ashibhile kakhulu kunezinguqulo zegama lomkhiqizo ngenkathi enikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo zokwelapha. Umshwalense wakho ungase futhi ukhethe inguqulo ejwayelekile, okwenza kube lula ukufinyelela ekwelashweni kwesikhathi eside.
Lapho uthatha umuthi wakho, qiniseka ukuthi ikhemisi likunikeza amaphilisi omlomo, hhayi isixazululo esisetshenziselwa ukulahlekelwa izinwele. Ukulinganisa nemiphumela kuhluke ngokuphelele phakathi kwala mafomu amabili.
Uma i-minoxidil yomlomo ingakulungele, eminye imithi eminingi ingasiza ngomfutho wegazi ophezulu ongathi sína. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele ezinye izinto ezandisa imithambo yegazi njenge-hydralazine noma ama-calcium channel blockers njenge-amlodipine noma i-nifedipine.
Ama-ACE inhibitors nama-ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers) avame ukuzanywa ngaphambi kwe-minoxidil yomlomo ngoba athambekele ekubeni nemiphumela emibi embalwa. Lokhu kuhlanganisa imithi efana ne-lisinopril, losartan, noma valsartan.
Kwabanye abantu, ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe kusebenza kangcono kunanoma yimuphi umuthi owodwa. Udokotela wakho angase akunikeze imithi emibili noma emithathu ehlukene yomfutho wegazi esebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene ukuze kuzuzwe ukulawula okungcono.
Ama-beta-blockers afana ne-metoprolol noma i-carvedilol angase futhi abe yizinketho, ikakhulukazi uma unezinye izimo zenhliziyo ezingazuza kule mithi. Ukukhetha ngempela kuncike kuphrofayili yakho yezempilo kanye nendlela ozosabela ngayo ekwelashweni okuhlukene.
I-Oral minoxidil ingasebenza kangcono kune-topical minoxidil ekuweni kwezinwele, kodwa iza nezingozi eziningi kakhulu nemiphumela emibi. Ifomu lomlomo lithinta wonke umzimba wakho, hhayi nje ikhanda lakho, okusho ukuthi lingaveza imiphumela emangalisayo kodwa futhi nezinkinga ezingaba khona.
Odokotela abaningi besikhumba bayanda ngokuncoma i-low-dose oral minoxidil yokuwa kwezinwele, ngokuvamile 0.25-5 mg nsuku zonke. Lokhu kuphansi kakhulu kunezilinganiso ezisetshenziselwa umfutho wegazi, kodwa kungase kusathinte uhlelo lwakho lwe-cardiovascular.
Ifomu le-topical ngokuvamile liphephe kakhulu kubantu abaningi ngoba okuncane kakhulu okuthathwa ngumzimba wakho. Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu abasabeli kahle ekwelashweni kwe-topical noma bakuthola kungalula ukukusebenzisa nsuku zonke.
Uma ucabangela i-oral minoxidil ngokuqondile ekuweni kwezinwele, uzodinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela ngudokotela oqonda kokubili izinzuzo nezingozi. Lesi akusona isinqumo okufanele usenze kalula, ikakhulukazi uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo noma umfutho wegazi.
I-Oral minoxidil ingaphephela abantu abanezinhlobo ezithile zezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa idinga ukugadwa kwezokwelapha ngokucophelela kakhulu. Udokotela wakho wenhliziyo nodokotela wakho wokunakekelwa okuyisisekelo kuzodingeka basebenzisane ukuze banqume ukuthi izinzuzo zidlula izingozi esimweni sakho esithile.
Abantu abanezifo zemithambo yenhliziyo badinga ukuqapha okukhethekile ngoba umuthi ungakhuphula izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo nomsebenzi wenhliziyo. Kodwa-ke, kwabanye abantu abanenhliziyo ehlulekayo, ukwehla komfutho wegazi kungase empeleni kusize inhliziyo isebenze kahle.
Uma uthatha i-minoxidil yomlomo eningi, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukweqisa kungabangela ukwehla kwengcindezi yegazi okuyingozi, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, nezinye izinkinga ezingathi sína ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi uzizwa ulungile yini - imiphumela ye-minoxidil eningi ingalibazeka futhi ingaba yingozi. Iya egumbini eliphuthumayo uma uhlangabezana nesiyezi esikhulu, ubuhlungu besifuba, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukuquleka ngemva kokuthatha imithi eyengeziwe.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho evamile - ungangeni imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Zama ukugcina isikhathi esiqhubekayo ngemithamo yakho ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo ohlelweni lwakho. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgwaqeni.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-minoxidil yomlomo ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela i-rebound hypertension, lapho ingcindezi yakho yegazi ikhuphuka iye emazingeni ayingozi.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume isikhathi esifanele sokuyeka noma ukushintsha imithi ngokusekelwe ekulawuleni kwakho ingcindezi yegazi nempilo yonke. Uma udinga ukuyeka, ngokuvamile bazokwehlisa umthamo wakho kancane kancane ezinsukwini ezimbalwa noma emasontweni.
Utywala bungakhuphula imiphumela yokwehlisa ingcindezi yegazi ye-minoxidil yomlomo, okungenzeka kubangele isiyezi, ukukhathala, noma ngisho nokuquleka. Kungcono ukukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kotshwala futhi uxoxe ngemikhuba yakho yokuphuza nodokotela wakho.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile, kwenze ngokucophelela futhi unake indlela ozizwa ngayo. Qala ngamanani amancane kunokujwayelekile futhi gwema ukuphuza uma uwedwa noma ezimweni lapho isiyezi singaba yingozi.
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