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I-Prazosin iyimithi kadokotela esiza ukwehlisa umfutho wegazi nokwelapha izinkinga ezithile ze-prostate emadodeni. Ingaphansi kohlu lwemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-alpha-blockers, asebenza ngokukhulula imithambo yegazi kanye nezicubu ezinemisipha ebushelelezi. Le mithi emnene isisize abantu ukuthi baphathe izimo zabo zezempilo ngokuphepha amashumi eminyaka, futhi ukuqonda ukuthi isebenza kanjani kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokwengeziwe ngemithi yakho.
I-Prazosin iyimithi ye-alpha-blocker ekhulula imisipha ethile emithanjeni yakho yegazi kanye ne-prostate. Cabanga ngayo njengomsizi omnene otshela imisipha ethile ukuthi “ikhululeke” ukuze igazi ligeleze kalula futhi ukuchama kube lula. Isetshenziswe ngokuphepha odokotela kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1970 ukwelapha umfutho wegazi ophezulu nezimpawu ze-prostate enwetshiwe.
Le mithi ithathwa njengemithi yomfutho wegazi olula kuya kwolinganiselwe. Ivame ukukhethwa uma udinga okuthile okusebenzayo kodwa okumnene kunezinye izidakamizwa ezinamandla zomfutho wegazi. Udokotela wakho angase akubhale yedwa noma akuhlanganise neminye imithi ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Prazosin iphatha izimo ezimbili eziyinhloko: umfutho wegazi ophezulu nezimpawu ze-prostate enwetshiwe. Ngomfutho wegazi, isiza inhliziyo yakho ukuba ipompe igazi kalula ngokukhulula imithambo yakho yegazi. Ngezinkinga ze-prostate, ikhulula imisipha ezungeze i-prostate nentamo yesinye, okwenza ukuchama kube bushelelezi futhi kuphelele.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi akubhale i-prazosin ngamaphupho amabi ahlobene ne-PTSD, nakuba lokhu kuthathwa njengokusebenzisa “ngaphandle kwelebula”. Abanye abantu bakuthola kuwusizo ngesifo sikaRaynaud, isimo esithinta ukugeleza kwegazi emunweni nasezinzwaneni. Lokhu kusetshenziswa okwengeziwe kubonisa ukuthi le mithi ingaba yinto eguquguqukayo kanjani uma isetshenziswa ngaphansi kokuqondisa okufanele kwezokwelapha.
I-Prazosin ivimba ama-alpha-1 receptors emzimbeni wakho, afana noshintsho oluncane olulawula ukungezwani kwemisipha. Uma la ma-receptors evinjwe, imisipha ebushelelezi emithanjeni yakho yegazi nasendaweni ye-prostate iyakhululeka. Lokhu kwenza isikhala esiningi sokuthi igazi ligeleze futhi kwenze kube lula ukuthi umchamo udlule.
Umuthi usebenza ngobumnene uma uqhathaniswa neminye imithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi. Awushaqisi ngendlela emangalisayo uhlelo lwakho kodwa kunalokho ukhuthaza ukuphumula kancane kancane, okuzinzile kwemisipha eqondiwe. Le ndlela enobumnene ivame ukusho ukwehla okuncane okungazelelwe komfutho wegazi, nakuba uzodinga ukuqapha uma usukuma, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuwuthatha.
Thatha i-prazosin ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye noma kabili ngosuku. Ungayithatha ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa isisu uma uhlangabezana nanoma yini. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuyithatha ngesikhathi sokulala kuyasiza ngoba kungabangela ukozela nesiyezi, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuyithatha.
Gwinya ikhaphule ngayo yonke ingilazi yamanzi egcwele. Ungayigayi, uhlafune, noma uvule ikhaphule ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo. Uma uyithatha okokuqala ngqa, udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi kakhulu ukuze abone ukuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani, bese uwukhulisa kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nawa amanye amacala abalulekile okufanele uwakhumbule:
Khumbula ukuthi ukuqina kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ujwayele umuthi futhi kuwenza usebenze ngempumelelo esimweni sakho.
Ubude besikhathi sokwelashwa nge-prazosin buxhomeke esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani kuso. Ngomfutho wegazi ophezulu, cishe uzodinga ukuyithatha isikhathi eside, mhlawumbe iminyaka eminingi noma unomphela. Umfutho wegazi ngokuvamile uyisimo esingamahlalakhona esidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo ukuvimbela izinkinga.
Uma uthatha i-prazosin ngezimpawu ze-prostate, isikhathi singase sihluke. Amanye amadoda athola ukukhululeka emasontweni ambalwa, kanti amanye adinga izinyanga eziningana ukuze abone izinzuzo eziphelele. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho futhi alungise uhlelo lokwelapha ngokusekelwe ekutheni uzizwa kanjani nokuthi ngabe izimpawu zakho ziyathuthuka yini.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-prazosin ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela umfutho wegazi wakho ukuthi ukhuphuke ngendlela eyingozi, okungaholela ezinkingeni ezingathi sína. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unciphise kancane kancane uma isikhathi sifika sokuyeka umuthi.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana ne-prazosin kahle, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Lezo ezivame kakhulu zivame ukuba mnene futhi zivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuqonda ukuthi okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi ungakhathazeki kakhulu uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimiphi yale miphumela.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukushabalala phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emavikini njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Kukhona nemiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi okufanele uyazi:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ezingathi sína, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa usizo lwezokwelapha.
Ngokuvamile, abanye abantu bangase bahlangabezane nokusabela komzimba ngemithi ye-prazosin. Izimpawu zihlanganisa ukuqubuka, ukuluma, ukuvuvukala kobuso noma umphimbo, noma isiyezi esikhulu. Lesi yisimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha esidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha, nakuba kungavamile.
I-Prazosin ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi zikhona izimo ezithile lapho udokotela wakho angase akhethe omunye umuthi. Uma unenkinga yokungezwani komzimba ne-prazosin noma ezinye izinto ezivimbela i-alpha, akufanele uthathe lo muthi. Udokotela wakho uzophinda aqaphele uma unezifo ezithile zenhliziyo noma umfutho wegazi ophansi kakhulu.
Nawa amanye amakhambi angase enze i-prazosin ingakulungele:
Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha kanye nemithi yamanje ngaphambi kokukuyalela i-prazosin ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi iphephile kuwe.
Ukuqapha okukhethekile kuyadingeka uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma uncelisa. Nakuba i-prazosin ingazange ibonise izinkinga ezinkulu ocwaningweni lokukhulelwa, udokotela wakho uzokala izinzuzo ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona. Umuthi ungangena obisini lwebele, ngakho lokhu kudinga ukucatshangelwa uma uncelisa.
I-Prazosin itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi emikhiqizo, i-Minipress iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. Ungase futhi uyibone ithengiswa njenge-Minipress XL yamafomula akhishwa isikhathi eside. I-prazosin ejwayelekile itholakala kabanzi futhi isebenza kahle njengama-brand-name versions.
Noma ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile kuncike ekuhlinzekweni komshwalense wakho, ukutholakala kwemithi, kanye nokukhetha kukadokotela wakho. Zombili ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo emzimbeni wakho. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde noma yiziphi izinto ezingafani ngezindleko noma ukubukeka phakathi kwezinguqulo ezahlukahlukene.
Uma i-prazosin ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela engathandeki, kunezindlela eziningi ezingase zicatshangelwe udokotela wakho. Ngomfutho wegazi ophezulu, izinketho zihlanganisa ezinye izithiyo ze-alpha ezifana ne-doxazosin noma i-terazosin, noma amakilasi ahlukene ngokuphelele emithi yomfutho wegazi efana ne-ACE inhibitors noma i-calcium channel blockers.
Ngezimpawu ze-prostate, ezinye izindlela zingabandakanya ezinye izithiyo ze-alpha ezifana ne-tamsulosin noma i-alfuzosin, ezenzelwe ngqo izinkinga ze-prostate. Amanye amadoda azuza kuma-5-alpha reductase inhibitors afana ne-finasteride, esebenza ngendlela ehlukile ngokunciphisa i-prostate ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izimpawu zakho ezithile, ezinye izimo zempilo, nokuthi usabele kanjani ku-prazosin lapho ekhetha enye indlela. Umgomo uhlala ukuthola umuthi okunikeza imiphumela emihle kakhulu enemiphumela emibi embalwa.
Kokubili i-prazosin ne-doxazosin ziyizithiyo ze-alpha ezisebenza ngendlela efanayo, kodwa zinezinto ezithile ezingafani ezingenza enye ibe ngcono kuwe kunenye. I-Doxazosin inempilo ende, okusho ukuthi ihlala esimisweni sakho isikhathi eside futhi ngokuvamile idinga kuphela ukuthathwa kanye ngosuku. I-Prazosin ngokuvamile idinga ukulinganiswa kabili ngosuku.
I-Prazosin ingase ibangele isiyezi esingajahi kakhulu "idosi yokuqala" uma iqhathaniswa ne-doxazosin, okwenza kube lula ukuqala. Kodwa-ke, isenzo eside se-doxazosin singahlinzeka ngokulawulwa kwengcindezi yegazi okuqhubekayo usuku lonke. Ukukhetha kuvame ukuncika endleleni yakho yokuphila, ukuthi uzamela kanjani imiphumela emibi, nezidingo zakho ezithile zezokwelapha.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengomsebenzi wakho wansuku zonke, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani ukuze anqume ukuthi iyiphi imithi engcono kuwe. Zombili ziyizinketho ezisebenzayo, futhi ukukhetha "okungcono" ngempela yilokho okusebenza kahle kakhulu esimweni sakho ngasinye.
I-Prazosin ingaphepha kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa idinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela ngudokotela wakho. Empeleni ingasiza ezinye izimo zenhliziyo ngokunciphisa umsebenzi enhliziyweni yakho ngokwehlisa ingcindezi yegazi. Kodwa-ke, uma unezinkinga ezithile zesigqi senhliziyo noma ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo okukhulu, udokotela wakho angase akhethe omunye umuthi.
Udokotela wakho wenhliziyo nodokotela wakho oyinhloko bazosebenzisana ukuqinisekisa ukuthi i-prazosin ifanele isimo sakho senhliziyo esithile. Bazoqapha ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yakho futhi balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa njengoba kudingeka ukuze bakugcine uphephile futhi unempilo.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-prazosin eningi, umphumela ongase ube khona ukwehla okukhulu kwengcindezi yegazi, okungase kubangele isiyezi esiyingozi, ukuquleka, noma ngisho nokushaqeka. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi kwenzekani - xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma ushayele i-poison control. Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima njengokuquleka noma ubunzima bokuphefumula, shayela u-911 noma uye egumbini eliphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Ngesikhathi ulindele usizo, lalela phansi ngezinyawo zakho ziphakanyisiwe uma kungenzeka. Lokhu kusiza ukuthi igazi ligeleze ebuchosheni bakho nasemithanjeni ebalulekile. Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngokuqondile ochwepheshe bezokwelapha, ngoba lokhu kungenza isimo sibe sibi kakhulu.
Uma udlula umthamo we-prazosin, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo odlulisiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise eyodwa edlulisiwe, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukwehla kwegazi okuyingozi.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, zama ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukhumbule. Ukuthatha imithi njalo kusiza ukugcina amazinga egazi ezinzile futhi kwenza imithi isebenze ngempumelelo esimweni sakho.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-prazosin uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo. Ngomfutho wegazi ophezulu, lokhu kungenzeka kungabi njalo, njengoba umfutho wegazi ngokuvamile uyisimo sempilo yonke esidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo. Ngezimpawu ze-prostate, udokotela wakho angase ahlolisise isidingo sakho somuthi ngezikhathi ezithile.
Lapho sekuyisikhathi sokuyeka, udokotela wakho uzokwehlisa kancane umthamo wakho ezinsukwini ezimbalwa noma emasontweni ambalwa. Le nqubo yokunciphisa ivimbela umfutho wegazi lakho ukuthi ungaqhubeki ngendlela eyingozi. Ungalokothi uyeke i-prazosin ngokuzumayo ngokwakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono, ngoba lokhu kungaholela ezinkingeni ezingathi sína.
Utshwala bungandisa imiphumela yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ye-prazosin, okungenzeka kubangele ukwehla okuyingozi komfutho wegazi. Kungcono ukukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi. Uma ukhetha ukuphuza, yenza kanjalo ngendlela elinganiselwe kakhulu futhi uqaphele kakhulu lapho usukuma, njengoba le nhlanganisela yandisa ingozi yakho yokuzwa isiyezi nokuwa.
Xoxa nodokotela wakho mayelana nemikhuba yakho yokuphuza utshwala ukuze bakwazi ukukunikeza iseluleko esiqondene nawe. Bangase bakuncome ukuthi ukugweme ngokuphelele utshwala noma ukulinciphisa libe ngamanani amancane kakhulu kuye ngempilo yakho yonke nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini.
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