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I-Oxtriphylline kanye ne-guaifenesin kuyinhlanganisela yemithi ekusiza ukuba uphefumule kalula uma ubhekene nezimo zokuphefumula ezinjenge-asthma noma i-chronic bronchitis. Le mithi esebenza kabili isebenza ngokuvula imigudu yakho yomoya ngenkathi futhi isiza ukunciphisa nokuxegisa amafinyila esifubeni sakho, okwenza kube lula ukukhwehlela nokususa emaphashini akho. Ungase uthole ukuthi le mithi iyasiza ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokugqashuka lapho ukuphefumula kuzizwa kunzima futhi ubhekene namafinyila aqinile, aqinile.
Le mithi ihlanganisa izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye ukuthuthukisa ukuphefumula kwakho. I-Oxtriphylline ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-bronchodilators, okusho ukuthi isiza ukuphumuza nokuvula imisipha ezungeze imigudu yakho yomoya. I-Guaifenesin yilokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi i-expectorant, esiza ukunciphisa amafinyila emgudwini wakho wokuphefumula ukuze umzimba wakho ukwazi ukuwususa kalula.
Cabanga nge-oxtriphylline njengengxenye esiza ukuvula iminyango emgudwini wakho womoya, kuyilapho i-guaifenesin isebenza njengomsizi owenza amafinyila aqinile, anamathelayo abe lula ukuphathwa. Ngokubambisana, babhekana nezinkinga ezimbili ezivamile ezenzeka njalo ngezimo zokuphefumula: imigudu yomoya eqinile namafinyila aqinile okunzima ukuwakhwehlela.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele le nhlanganisela yemithi ukusiza ukuphatha izimpawu zezimo zokuphefumula ezingamahlalakhona, ikakhulukazi uma uhlangabezana nokuncipha kwemigudu yomoya kanye nokwakheka kwamafinyila. Ivame ukusetshenziselwa izimo ezinjenge-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), i-chronic bronchitis, futhi ngezinye izikhathi i-asthma lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingahlinzeki ngempumuzo eyanele.
Umuthi usebenza kahle kakhulu uma ubhekene nalokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi "ukukhwehlela okukhiqizayo" - yilapho ukhwehlela ngamathambo aqinile noma amafinyila. Kungasiza futhi ngesikhathi sokutheleleka ngamathambo lapho imigudu yakho yomoya izizwa iqina futhi uzabalaza ukuqeda amafinyila esifubeni sakho.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi lo muthi uyasiza ngesikhathi sezinguquko zesizini lapho izimpawu zabo zokuphefumula zivame ukuqubuka. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonquma ukuthi le nhlanganisela ilungile yini esimweni sakho esithile ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Lo muthi usebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene ukusiza ukuthuthukisa ukuphefumula kwakho. I-Oxtriphylline ithathwa njenge-bronchodilator enamandla aphakathi nendawo esebenza ngokuvimba amakhemikhali athile emzimbeni wakho abangela ukuthi imisipha yakho yomoya iqine. Lapho le misipha iphumula, imigudu yakho yomoya ivuleka kakhulu, ivumela umoya ukuthi ugeleze kalula ungene futhi uphume emaphashini akho.
I-Guaifenesin isebenza ngendlela ehlukile ngokwandisa inani lamanzi emgudwini wakho wokuphefumula. Lawa manzi engeziwe asiza ukunciphisa amafinyila aqinile, anamathelayo, okwenza kube lula emzimbeni wakho ukuwukhuphula futhi uwukhiphe emgudwini wakho womoya uma ukhwehlela.
Inhlanganisela isebenza ngempumelelo ngoba ibhekana nenkinga yomshini wemigudu yomoya eqinile kanye nenkinga engokomzimba yamafinyila aqinile. Ngenkathi i-oxtriphylline ingeyona i-bronchodilator enamandla kakhulu etholakalayo, inikeza ukukhululeka okuqinile, okuthembekile abantu abaningi abakuthola kuyasiza ekuphatheni izimpawu zabo zansuku zonke.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho akuyale ngayo, ngokuvamile ngenkomishi yamanzi egcwele. Ungayithatha ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha nesnakhi esilula noma ukudla kungasiza ukunciphisa noma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka kwesisu ongase ukuzwe. Uma uthola ukuthi umuthi uphazamisa isisu sakho, zama ukuwuthatha ngama-crackers noma i-toast.
Kubalulekile ukuphuza uketshezi oluningi ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, ikakhulukazi amanzi. Ingxenye ye-guaifenesin isebenza kangcono uma uhlanzekile, njengoba uketshezi olwengeziwe lusiza ukunciphisa amafinyila akho ngempumelelo. Zama okungenani izinkomishi zamanzi eziyi-8 usuku lonke ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekuxwayise ukuthi unciphise ukuthatha uketshezi ngenxa yezinye izizathu zempilo.
Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi ohlelweni lwakho. Uma uwuthatha izikhathi eziningi ngosuku, hlukanisa imithamo ngokulinganayo usuku lonke. Ungachobozi, uhlafune, noma uqhekeze amaphilisi ngaphandle uma usokhemisi wakho noma udokotela ekutshela ngqo ukuthi kulungile ukwenza kanjalo.
Ubude bokwelashwa ngalo muthi busekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani kukho. Ezimweni ezingapheli njenge-COPD noma i-bronchitis eqhubekayo, ungase udinge ukuyithatha isikhathi eside njengengxenye yohlelo lwakho lokuphatha isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi umuthi usasiza yini nokuthi kufanele uqhubeke yini ukuwuthatha.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge lo muthi kuphela ngesikhathi sokugqashuka noma lapho izimpawu zabo ziba zimbi, kanti abanye bangase bawuthathe nsuku zonke njengokwelashwa kokugcinwa. Ungayeki ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala, ikakhulukazi uma ubuwuthatha isikhashana.
Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqapha inqubekela phambili yakho futhi angase alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokusekelwe endleleni ozizwa ngayo nanoma yimaphi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole. Ukuqokwa okuvamile kokulandela ngemuva kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umuthi uqhubeka ukuba yisinqumo esifanele sempilo yakho yokuphefumula.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-oxtriphylline ne-guaifenesin kungabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Nawa amanye amaphutha avamile ongase uwaqaphele, futhi kujwayelekile ngokuphelele ukuzizwa ukhathazekile ngawo:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukungabonakali ngemva kokuthatha imithi isonto elilodwa noma amabili. Ukuthatha imithi nokudla nokuhlala unamanzi kungasiza ekunciphiseni eminye yale miphumela.
Ngenkathi kungavamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zale miphumela emibi kakhulu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha. Khumbula ukuthi udokotela wakho unikeze lo muthi ngoba bakholelwa ukuthi izinzuzo zidlula izingozi ezingaba khona esimweni sakho esithile.
Lo muthi awulungile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwunikeza. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi labo abanokushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile noma isifo senhliziyo esibi, bangase badinge ukugwema lo muthi noma bawuse ngokucophelela okwengeziwe.
Kufanele uxoxe ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha ophelele nodokotela wakho, ikakhulukazi uma unezinye zalezi zimo:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisayo kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo, njengoba lo muthi ungase uthinte ingane esakhula noma udlulele obisini. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi ulinganise izinzuzo ezingaba khona nezingozi.
Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho ngayo yonke eminye imithi oyithathayo, okuhlanganisa imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela, amavithamini, kanye nezithasiselo zemithi yama-herbal, njengoba ingase ihlangane nalo muthi ohlanganisiwe.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe utholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, nakuba ama-brand athile angahluka ngokuya ngendawo yakho kanye nekhemisi. Amanye amagama e-brand ajwayelekile afaka i-Brondecon, i-Quibron, kanye nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-generic ezibala nje zombili izithako ezisebenzayo.
Usokhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi i-brand noma inguqulo ye-generic oyitholayo futhi aqinisekise ukuthi uthola ifomula efanayo njalo uma ugcwalisa umuthi wakho. Izinhlobo ze-Generic ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo njengemithi yegama le-brand.
Uma ushintsha phakathi kwama-brand ahlukene noma usuka ku-brand uya ku-generic (noma okuphambene nalokho), yazisa udokotela wakho ukuze akwazi ukuqapha ukuthi usabela kanjani kushintsho.
Uma lo muthi ohlanganisiwe ungasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ubangela imiphumela emibi, udokotela wakho unezinye izinketho eziningana okufanele azicabangele. Ukwelashwa okuhlukile kungase kufake ama-bronchodilators ahlukene, ezinye izinto ezilindelekile, noma imithi ephefumulwayo eletha imithi ngqo emaphashini akho.
Abanye abantu benza ngcono ngama-bronchodilators aphefumulwayo afana ne-albuterol noma imithi esebenza isikhathi eside efana ne-salmeterol. Abanye bangase bazuze ezintweni ezilindelekile ezihlukene noma ama-mucolytics (imithi eqeda amafinyila) afana ne-acetylcysteine.
Udktela wakho angase futhi acabangele ama-inhaler ahlanganisiwe aqukethe kokubili ama-bronchodilators kanye nemithi elwa nokuvuvukala, ikakhulukazi uma unesifuba somoya noma i-COPD. Enye indlela engcono kakhulu incike esimweni sakho esithile, izimpawu, nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni okuhlukene.
I-Oxtriphylline ne-theophylline yimithi ehlobene, kodwa inomehluko obalulekile. I-Oxtriphylline empeleni iyindlela ye-theophylline eguqulwe ukuze incibilike kalula emanzini, okungenza ibe lula esiswini sakho futhi ingase ibangele imiphumela emibi embalwa.
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi i-oxtriphylline ibangela isicanucanu esincane nokuphazamiseka kwesisu uma kuqhathaniswa ne-theophylline ejwayelekile. Ukwengezwa kwe-guaifenesin emikhiqizweni ehlanganisiwe kunikeza inzuzo eyengeziwe yokusiza ukususa amafinyila, okungashunyeki i-theophylline elula.
Noma kunjalo, ukuthi enye “ingcono” kunenye ngempela kuncike ekuphenduleni kwakho komuntu ngamunye nezidingo ezithile. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezifana nezimpawu zakho, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nanoma yimiphi imiphumela emibi obhekane nayo ngemithi efanayo lapho enquma ukuthi iyiphi inketho engcono kuwe.
Lo muthi udinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela uma unesifo senhliziyo. Ingxenye ye-oxtriphylline ingathinta izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho nesigqi, okungase kube yinkinga kubantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukuhlola isimo sakho senhliziyo esithile futhi anqume ukuthi izinzuzo zidlula izingozi.
Uma unesifo senhliziyo futhi udokotela wakho ekunika lo muthi, cishe bazokuqapha eduze futhi bangase baqale ngomthamo ophansi. Njalo yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo nganoma yiziphi izinkinga zenhliziyo, okuhlanganisa ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo kwangaphambilini.
Uma ngengozi uphuza ngaphezu komthamo obekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho, usokhemisi, noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Izimpawu zokweqisa umthamo zingabandakanya isicanucanu esibi, ukuhlanza, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ukuquleka, noma ukukhathazeka okukhulu.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini - kungcono ukufuna iseluleko ngokushesha. Gcina ibhodlela lemithi nawe uma ushayela noma uvakashela egumbini eliphuthumayo ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi ungakanani okuthathile.
Uma uphuthelwe umthamo, uwuthathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho lokulinganisa olujwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, zama ukusetha i-alamu yefoni noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukhumbule. Ukulinganisa okuqhubekayo kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo emithi ohlelweni lwakho ukuze uthole ukulawulwa okungcono kakhulu kwezimpawu.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho kuqala. Noma ngabe uzizwa ungcono, ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungase kubangele ukuthi izimpawu zakho zibuye noma zibe zimbi. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume isikhathi esifanele sokuyeka futhi anganciphisa umthamo wakho kancane kancane kunokuyeka konke ngasikhathi sinye.
Isinqumo sokuyeka sincike ezintweni ezinjengokuthi isimo sakho silawulwa kahle kangakanani, ukuthi usebenzisa ezinye izindlela zokwelapha, kanye nesimo sakho sempilo esiphelele. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukudala uhlelo olugcina impilo yakho yokuphefumula ngenkathi kuncishiswa isidingo sakho semithi.
Ngokuvamile kungcono ukunciphisa noma ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi. Utshwala bungakhuphula ingozi yemiphumela engemihle efana nesiyezi, ukozela, nokuquleka kwesisu. Kungase futhi kuphazamise ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani emzimbeni wakho.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala ngezikhathi ezithile, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi unake ukuthi uzizwa kanjani. Xhumana nodokotela wakho mayelana nemikhuba yakho yokuphuza utshwala ukuze bakwazi ukukunikeza iseluleko esiqondene nawe ngokusekelwe empilweni yakho yonke kanye nohlelo lwemithi.
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