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I-Niacin ne-lovastatin kuyinhlanganisela yemithi esiza ukwehlisa i-cholesterol nama-triglycerides egazini lakho. Lo muthi oqokiwe uhlanganisa izithako ezimbili ezifakazelwe ukuthi zisebenza ngokubambisana ukunciphisa ingozi yakho yesifo senhliziyo nesitroko.
Udkt wakho angase akubhalele lo muthi uma ukudla nokuzivivinya kuphela kunganele ukulawula amazinga akho e-cholesterol. Yenzelwe ngqo abantu abadinga yomibili imithi kodwa abakhetha ukuthatha iphilisi elilodwa esikhundleni sezimbili ezihlukene.
I-Niacin ne-lovastatin ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zemithi yokwehlisa i-cholesterol kuthebhulethi eyodwa. I-Niacin iyindlela kavithamini B3 esiza ukuphakamisa i-cholesterol yakho enhle (HDL) futhi yehlise i-cholesterol embi (LDL) nama-triglycerides.
I-Lovastatin ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-statins, avimba i-enzyme isibindi sakho esiyisebenzisela ukwenza i-cholesterol. Ngokubambisana, lezi zithako ezimbili zinikeza indlela ebanzi yokulawula amazinga akho e-cholesterol kunanoma iyiphi imithi engathola yodwa.
Inhlanganisela itholakala njenge-tablet ekhishwe isikhathi eside, okusho ukuthi umuthi ukhishwa kancane kancane usuku lonke. Lokhu kusiza ukunciphisa imiphumela emibi futhi kwenza ukwelashwa kube lula kubantu abaningi.
Le nhlanganisela yemithi iphatha i-cholesterol ephezulu nama-triglycerides aphezulu uma lezi zimo zingasabeli kahle ekudleni nasezinguqukweni zokuzivivinya kuphela. Udkt wakho ngokuvamile uzoncoma lokhu kwelashwa uma unezinkinga eziningi ze-lipid okudingeka zixazululwe.
Umuthi ulusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abanamazinga aphansi e-cholesterol enhle (HDL) kanye namazinga aphezulu e-cholesterol embi (LDL) noma ama-triglycerides. Nawa amakhondishini amakhulu asiza ukuwapheka:
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqaphela ukuthi le nhlanganisela ilungile yini ngephrofayili yakho ethile ye-cholesterol. Umgomo ukunciphisa ingozi yakho yonke yokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, unhlangothi, nezinye izinkinga zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe isebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene ukukunikeza ukulawula okungcono kwe-cholesterol. Ingxenye ye-lovastatin ivimba i-HMG-CoA reductase, i-enzyme isibindi sakho esiyidingayo ukuze sikhiqize i-cholesterol, okunciphisa inani le-cholesterol entsha umzimba wakho oyenzayo.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ingxenye ye-niacin isebenza ngokunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwesibindi kwe-VLDL cholesterol, ethwala ama-triglycerides egazini lakho. Futhi isiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uhlakaze amafutha ngempumelelo futhi ingakhuphula amazinga akho e-HDL (enhle) cholesterol.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi we-cholesterol olungile. Inamandla kakhulu kunokudla nokuzivocavoca kuphela, kodwa udokotela wakho angase aqale ngezinye izindlela zokwelapha kuqala uma amazinga akho e-cholesterol engakhushulwanga kakhulu.
Ifomula yokukhishwa okwandisiwe isho ukuthi yomibili imithi isebenza ngokuqhubekayo usuku lonke. Lokhu kusiza ukugcina ukulawula okungaguquki kwe-cholesterol ngenkathi kunciphisa ukukhukhula neminye imiphumela engemihle engenzeka nge-niacin ekhishwe ngokushesha.
Thatha lo muthi njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekunqumela, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngesikhathi sokulala ngesidlo esinokhilimu omncane. Ukuwuthatha nokudla kusiza ukunciphisa isisu esibuhlungu futhi kuthuthukisa ukuthi umzimba wakho umunca kahle kangakanani umuthi.
Gwinya ithebhulethi yonke ngaphandle kokuyichoboza, ukuyihlafuna, noma ukuyiqhekeza. Ukumbozwa kokukhishwa okwandisiwe kuklanyelwe ukukhipha umuthi kancane, futhi ukulimaza lokhu kucwecwe kungabangela ukuthi umuthi omningi ukhishwe ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Nakhu okufanele ukwazi ngokuthatha lo muthi ngendlela efanele:
Udkt wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi bese ewunyusa kancane kancane emahoreni amaningana. Lokhu kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ujwayele umuthi futhi kunciphisa amathuba okuba nemiphumela emibi.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukuthatha lo muthi isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine amazinga e-cholesterol enempilo. I-cholesterol ephezulu ngokuvamile iyisimo esingamahlala-khona esidinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo, njengengcindezi yegazi ephezulu noma isifo sikashukela.
Udkt wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho e-cholesterol ngokuhlolwa kwegazi njalo ngemva kwamasonto ayi-6 kuya kwayi-12 ekuqaleni, bese kuthi njalo ezinyangeni ezi-3 kuya kwezi-6 uma amazinga akho esezinzile. Lokhu kuhlolwa kusiza ukunquma ukuthi umuthi uyasebenza yini ngempumelelo nokuthi ngabe kukhona yini ukulungiswa komthamo okudingekayo.
Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukunciphisa umthamo wabo noma bashintshele komunye umuthi uma amazinga abo e-cholesterol ethuthuka kakhulu ngezinguquko zokuphila. Kodwa-ke, abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuyeka umuthi kubangela ukuthi amazinga abo e-cholesterol anyuke futhi emavikini ambalwa.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi udale uhlelo uma ufuna ukuzama ukuphatha i-cholesterol yakho ngokudla nokuzivocavoca kuphela.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-niacin ne-lovastatin kungabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi bekubekezelela kahle. Umphumela ovamile kakhulu ukushisa, okuhlanganisa ukufudumala, ububomvu, nokuzwela ebusweni bakho, entanyeni, nasesifubeni.
Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi ivamise ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala. Nawa amanye emiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uhlangabezane nayo:
Nakuba kungavamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuqaqamba kwemisipha okukhulu noma ubuthakathaka, umchamo omnyama, ukuphuzi kwesikhumba noma amehlo, noma ukuqaqamba kwesisu okuqhubekayo.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nokuqaqamba kwemisipha okungachazeki, ukuthambisa, noma ubuthakathaka, ikakhulukazi uma futhi unomkhuhlane noma uzizwa ungaphilile. Lokhu kungaba yizimpawu zesimo semisipha esingavamile kodwa esibi esibizwa ngokuthi i-rhabdomyolysis.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukusebenza kwesibindi sakho ngezivivinyo zegazi njengoba womabili lawo machiza ngezinye izikhathi angathinta ama-enzyme esibindi. Abantu abaningi ababi nazinkinga zesibindi, kodwa ukuqapha njalo kusiza ukubamba noma yiziphi izinkinga zisasekuqaleni.
Lo muthi awulungelwe wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezempilo noma labo abathatha imithi ethile bangase badinge ukugwema le nhlanganisela.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma unesifo sesibindi esisebenzayo, ama-enzyme esibindi aphakeme angachazeki, noma uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa. Lo muthi ungenza futhi ukuthi kusebenzisane neminye imithi eminingi, ngakho-ke tshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi oyithathayo.
Nawa amanye amazwi angase akuvimbela ukuthi ungathathi lo muthi:
Imithi ethile ingakhuphula ingozi yemiphumela emibi uma ithathwa ne-niacin ne-lovastatin. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ama-antibiotics athile, imithi elwa nesikhunta, kanye nemithi ecindezela amasosha omzimba.
Udokotela wakho uzobheka iminyaka yakho, njengoba abadala bengase bazwe imiphumela yemithi kalula. Abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-65 bangase baqale ngemithamo ephansi futhi badinge ukuqashwa njalo.
Igama elivamile lomkhiqizo walolu hlobo lomuthi oluhlanganisiwe yi-Advicor. Le fomula yokukhishwa isikhathi eside yenziwa yi-Abbott Laboratories futhi itholakala kusukela ngo-2001.
Izinhlobo ze-generic ze-niacin kanye namathebulethi e-lovastatin ahlanganisiwe nazo ziyatholakala, ngokuvamile ezibiza ngaphansi kwenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo. Ikhemisi lakho lingakutshela ukuthi yiziphi izinhlobo abanazo esitokweni futhi likusize uqonde noma iyiphi imininingwane yezindleko.
Noma ngabe uthatha inguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo noma i-generic, izithako ezisebenzayo nemiphumela yazo iyafana. Udokotela wakho angase acacise enye noma enye ngokusekelwe ekuhlinzekweni komshuwalense wakho noma okuthandayo.
Uma i-niacin ne-lovastatin kungakulungeli, ezinye izinketho zingasiza ekuphatheni amazinga akho e-cholesterol. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuthatha i-niacin ne-lovastatin njengemithi ehlukene, okuvumela ukuthi kube nokulinganisa okuguquguqukayo.
Eminye imithi ye-statin efana ne-atorvastatin, simvastatin, noma i-rosuvastatin ingase ibe yizinqumo ezingcono uma ungenakukwazi ukubekezelela ingxenye ye-niacin. Lezi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-lovastatin kodwa azihlanganisi imiphumela ye-niacin yokukhukhula.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ezama-statin zihlanganisa imithi efana ne-ezetimibe, evimbela ukumuncwa kwe-cholesterol, noma imithi emisha efana ne-PCSK9 inhibitors yabantu abanamazinga aphezulu kakhulu e-cholesterol. Nazi ezinye ezinye izindlela ezivamile:
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela amazinga akho e-cholesterol, ezinye izimo zempilo, nokuthi usabele kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni kwangaphambilini lapho ekhetha ezinye izindlela. Umgomo ukuthola ukwelashwa okuphatha ngempumelelo i-cholesterol yakho ngenkathi kunciphisa imiphumela emibi.
Inhlanganisela ye-Niacin ne-lovastatin ingasebenza ngempumelelo kune-lovastatin yodwa kubantu abadinga ukuphathwa kwe-cholesterol okuphelele. Le nhlanganisela ibhekana nezici eziningi zezinkinga ze-cholesterol, okuhlanganisa ukukhuphula i-cholesterol enhle nokwehlisa ama-triglycerides.
Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ukwengeza i-niacin ekwelashweni kwe-statin kungahlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezengeziwe, ikakhulukazi kubantu abane-HDL cholesterol ephansi noma ama-triglycerides aphezulu. Kodwa-ke, le nhlanganisela iza nengozi enkulu yemiphumela emibi, ikakhulukazi ukuvuvukala okuvela engxenyeni ye-niacin.
Udokotela wakho uzokala izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ngokusekelwe kuphrofayili yakho ethile ye-cholesterol. Uma une-LDL cholesterol ekhuphukile kuphela, i-lovastatin yodwa ingase yanele. Kodwa uma unezinkinga eziningi ze-cholesterol, le nhlanganisela ingaba usizo olukhulu.
Isinqumo sivame ukuncika ekutheni uyikwazi kangakanani imithi nokuthi ngabe izinzuzo ezengeziwe zilungiselela yini ingozi eyengeziwe yemiphumela emibi. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha impendulo yakho futhi alungise ukwelashwa kwakho ngokufanele.
I-Niacin ne-lovastatin zingasetshenziswa kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela. I-Niacin ingakhuphula amazinga kashukela egazini, ngakho-ke udokotela wakho uzodinga ukuqapha amazinga akho e-glucose eduze lapho uqala lo muthi.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela esilawulwa kahle bangavame ukuthatha le nhlanganisela ngokuphepha, kodwa labo abanesifo sikashukela esingalawulwa bangase badinge ukuyigwema. Udokotela wakho angase alungise imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela noma ancome ukulawulwa okungcono ushukela wegazi ngaphambi kokuqala lokhu kwelashwa.
Ukuqapha njalo ushukela wegazi kubaluleke kakhulu ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala zokwelashwa. Abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela abathatha lo muthi ababi nazinkinga ezinkulu zoshukela wegazi, kodwa izimpendulo zomuntu ngamunye zingahluka.
Uma ngengozi uthatha ngaphezu komthamo wakho obekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi, okuhlanganisa ukukhukhula okukhulu, izinkinga zesibindi, noma ukulimala kwemisipha.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi uzizwa ulungile yini, njengoba eminye imiphumela yokweqisa ingase ingaveli ngokushesha. Shayela udokotela wakho ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile, njengoba bengase bakufune ukukuqapha noma benze izivivinyo zegazi ukuze bahlole noma yiziphi izinkinga.
Ukuvimbela ukweqisa ngengozi, gcina imithi yakho esitsheni sayo sokuqala ngokulebula okucacile. Cabangela ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi uma uthatha imithi eminingi, kodwa qiniseka ukuthi ulandela imiyalelo yokulinganisa ngokucophelela.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kwalapho sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, njengoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha isikhumbuzi sansuku zonke noma ukuthatha imithi yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze umise umkhuba.
Ukushoda kwemithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kubangele izinkinga ngokushesha, kodwa zama ukugcina ukuthatha imithi ngokuqhubekayo ukuze ulawule i-cholesterol yakho ngendlela engcono kakhulu. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma unenkinga yokukhumbula ukuthatha imithi yakho njalo.
Yeka kuphela ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho. I-cholesterol ephezulu ngokuvamile idinga ukwelashwa isikhathi eside, futhi ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela amazinga akho e-cholesterol ukuthi anyuke phakathi namasonto.
Udokotela wakho angase acabange ukunciphisa umthamo wakho noma ashintshe imithi uma amazinga akho e-cholesterol ethuthuka kakhulu ngezinguquko zokuphila. Kodwa-ke, abantu abaningi badinga ukuqhubeka nohlobo oluthile lokwelashwa kwe-cholesterol ukuze bagcine amazinga anempilo.
Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngezindlela ezingezinye esikhundleni sokuyeka imithi ngokuphelele. Ngokuvamile zikhona ezinye izinketho ezingasiza ekuphatheni i-cholesterol yakho ngemiphumela emibi embalwa.
Kungcono ukukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, njengoba utshwala bungandisa ingozi yezinkinga zesibindi futhi buqhubeke nemiphumela emibi yokubomvu. Kokubili i-niacin ne-lovastatin kungathinta ukusebenza kwesibindi, futhi utshwala lwengeza ukucindezeleka okwengeziwe kulesi sitho.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala, yenza kanjalo ngokulinganisela futhi gwema ukuphuza ngesikhathi osithatha ngaso imithi yakho. Ukuphuza kakhulu noma ukuphuza ngokweqile kufanele kugwenywe ngokuphelele ngenkathi usekulwelashweni.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho mayelana nemikhawulo yotshwala ephephile esekelwe empilweni yakho yonke neminye imithi ongase uyithathe. Bangakunikeza isiqondiso esiqondene nawe esisekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
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