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I-Valacyclovir iyikhambi elilwa namagciwane elisiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ulwe nezifo ezibangelwa izinhlobo ezithile zamagciwane, ikakhulukazi amagciwane e-herpes. Cabanga ngayo njengomsizi oqondiswe ngqo onika amasosha akho omzimba ukwesekwa okudingayo ukuze la magciwane alawulwe.
Lo muthi ungowesigaba semithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-nucleoside analogues, asebenza ngokungenelela ngendlela amagciwane azala ngayo emzimbeni wakho. Ngenkathi ingakwazi ukwelapha izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ngokuphelele, i-valacyclovir inganciphisa kakhulu izimpawu futhi isize ekuvikeleni ukuqubuka ukuthi kwenzeke njalo.
I-Valacyclovir empeleni iyinhlobo ethuthukisiwe yomunye umuthi olwa namagciwane obizwa nge-acyclovir. Umzimba wakho uguqula i-valacyclovir ibe yi-acyclovir uma uyithatha, kodwa leli fomu elisha limuncwa kangcono kakhulu uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla.
Lokhu kumuncwa okuthuthukisiwe kusho ukuthi ungathatha i-valacyclovir kaningi kune-acyclovir ngenkathi uthola imiphumela efanayo noma engcono. Umuthi uza ngesimo samaphilisi futhi utholakala kuphela ngemvume evela kumhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi i-valacyclovir iyabekezeleleka kahle, okusho ukuthi ngokuvamile ayibangeli imiphumela emibi uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondisiwe. Iye yahlolisiswa kakhulu futhi isisize abantu ukuthi balawule izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane iminyaka eminingi.
I-Valacyclovir iphatha izinhlobo eziningana zezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane, ngamagciwane e-herpes okuyiwona okujwayelekile. Udokotela wakho angase akubhale uma ubhekene nezilonda ezibandayo, i-herpes yesitho sangasese, noma i-shingles.
Nawa amakhambi amakhulu i-valacyclovir esiza ukuwalawula, ngalinye lifuna izindlela ezihlukene kanye namashadi okulinganisa:
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqaphela ukuthi yisiphi isimo onaso futhi anikeze uhlelo lokwelashwa olufanele. Ngamunye walolu bhubhane ludinga imithamo ehlukene nobude bokwelashwa ukuze kutholakale imiphumela emihle.
I-Valacyclovir isebenza ngokukhohlisa igciwane ukuthi liyisebenzise njengokwakha lapho lizama ukuzala. Uma selingaphakathi kwamaseli anegciwane, umuthi uguqulwa ube yi-acyclovir, ekhona iphazamisa ikhono legciwane lokukopisha izinto zalo zofuzo.
Le nqubo ihlakaniphe kakhulu ngoba umuthi ugxila ikakhulukazi kumaseli asevele enegciwane. Amaseli anempilo awaguquli i-valacyclovir kalula, okusho ukuthi umuthi ugxilisa imiphumela yawo lapho idingeka kakhulu.
Umuthi ubhekwa njengomuthi olungile wemithi elwa namagciwane. Awuthambile njengokwelashwa okuthile okungaphezu kwe-counter, kodwa futhi awunamandla njengeminye imithi elwa namagciwane enamandla esetshenziselwa izifo ezingathi sína njenge-HIV noma i-hepatitis.
Ngenkathi i-valacyclovir ingakwazi ukuqeda igciwane ngokuphelele emzimbeni wakho, inciphisa kakhulu ukuchithwa kwegciwane. Lokhu kusho ukuthi izinhlayiya zegciwane ezimbalwa zikhona, okuhumusha ezimpawini ezithambile kanye nobude bokuqubuka obufushane.
Thatha i-valacyclovir ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuqeda yonke inkambo. Umuthi usebenza kahle kakhulu uma ugcina amazinga aqhubekayo egazini lakho.
Ungathatha i-valacyclovir ngaphandle kokudla noma ngakho, nakuba abanye abantu bekuthola kulula esiswini uma kuthathwa nokudla. Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele ukuze uqinisekise ukumuncwa okufanele.
Nakhu okudingeka ukwazi ngokuthatha i-valacyclovir ngokuphepha nangempumelelo:
Uma unezinkinga zezinso, udokotela wakho cishe uzobeka umthamo ophansi noma andise isikhathi phakathi kwemithamo. Lokhu kulungiswa kusiza ukuvimbela umuthi ukuthi ungazakhi amazinga angaba yingozi ohlelweni lwakho.
Ubude bokwelashwa kwe-valacyclovir buqondene ngokuphelele nokuthi yisiphi isimo osilashayo nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emuthini. Ukutheleleka okuningi okukhulu kudinga izifundo zokwelashwa ezimfushane.
Ukuze uthole izilonda ezibandayo, ngokuvamile uzothatha i-valacyclovir izinsuku ezilodwa noma ezimbili nje uma iqala ngokushesha. Ukuqubuka kwe-herpes yesitho sangasese kuvamile ukudinga izinsuku ezinhlanu kuya kweziyishumi zokwelashwa, kuye ngokuthi ngabe ukuqubuka kwakho kokuqala noma isigameko esiphindaphindayo.
Ukwelashwa kwe-shingles ngokuvamile kuthatha izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, nakuba ukuqala kungakapheli amahora angama-72 kusukela ekuqaliseni kwezimpawu kukunika ithuba elingcono lokunciphisa ubuhlungu nokusheshisa ukuphola. Abanye abantu abane-shingles enzima bangase badinge izifundo zokwelashwa ezinde.
Uma uthatha i-valacyclovir ukuze uthole ukwelashwa okucindezelayo ukuvimbela ukuqubuka okuphindaphindayo, ungase uyithathe nsuku zonke izinyanga noma iminyaka. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza njalo ukuthi usayidinga yini le mithi yesikhathi eside.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-valacyclovir, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi kwabanye abantu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile uma umuthi usetshenziswa njengoba uyalelwe.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole, ukhumbula ukuthi abantu abaningi ababi nayo imiphumela emibi:
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, ukopha okungavamile noma ukulimala, noma izimpawu zezinkinga zezinso njengokushintsha kwamaphethini okuchama.
Abanye abantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezithintekayo bangase babe nemiphumela emibi kakhulu. Uma unokukhathazeka mayelana nendlela ozizwa ngayo ngenkathi uthatha i-valacyclovir, unganqikazi ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ngenkathi i-valacyclovir iphephile kubantu abaningi, abanye abantu kufanele bayigweme le mithi noma bayisebenzise ngokuqapha okwengeziwe ngaphansi kokuqashwa kwezokwelapha okuseduze.
Akufanele uthathe i-valacyclovir uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-valacyclovir, i-acyclovir, noma yiziphi izithako ezingasebenzi emaphilisi. Izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba zihlanganisa ukuqubuka, ukuluma, ukuvuvukala, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula.
Abantu abanezifo zezinso badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngoba i-valacyclovir icutshungulwa ngezinso. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukulungisa umthamo wakho ngokuya ngokuthi izinso zakho zisebenza kahle kangakanani.
Nazi izimo lapho kudingeka khona ukuqapha okwengeziwe, nakuba imithi ingase isatholakala ngokuqapha okucophelelayo:
Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi, izithasiselo, nezimo zezempilo ngaphambi kokuqala i-valacyclovir. Lokhu kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imithi iphephile futhi ifanele isimo sakho esithile.
I-Valacyclovir itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Valtrex iyona engaziwa kakhulu futhi ebekwa kakhulu. Leli igama lomkhiqizo wokuqala elaziwa abantu abaningi kanye nabahlinzeki bezempilo.
Izinhlobo ezivamile ze-valacyclovir nazo ziyatholakala futhi ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo njengezinhlobo ezinamagama omkhiqizo. Lezi zinketho ezivamile ngokuvamile zishibhile ngenkathi zinikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo zokwelapha.
Noma ngabe uthola i-Valtrex enegama lomkhiqizo noma i-valacyclovir ejwayelekile, umuthi uzosebenza ngendlela efanayo emzimbeni wakho. Ikhemisi lakho lingashintsha enye ngenye ngaphandle kokuthi udokotela wakho abhale ngqo ukuthi "umkhiqizo uyadingeka" emyalweni wakho.
Imithi eminingi ehlukile ingelapha izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ezifana ne-valacyclovir, yize ngayinye inezinzuzo zayo kanye nezinto okufanele zicatshangelwe. Udokotela wakho angase ancome enye indlela esekelwe esimweni sakho esithile, ukubekezelelana, noma umshwalense wakho.
I-Acyclovir iyindlela eqondile ngoba i-valacyclovir iguqulela ku-acyclovir emzimbeni wakho. Kodwa-ke, i-acyclovir idinga ukulinganiswa okuvame kakhulu usuku lonke, okuthile abantu abakuthola kungalungile.
Nazi ezinye izindlela eziyinhloko udokotela wakho angazicabangela, ngasinye sinamashadi ahlukene okulinganisa kanye namaphrofayili okusebenza:
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzokusiza ukhethe inketho engcono kakhulu esekelwe esifweni sakho esithile, umlando wezokwelapha, kanye nezintandokazi zakho. Enye indlela ngayinye inophrofayili yayo yokusebenza kahle, imiphumela emibi, nezindleko.
I-Valacyclovir inikeza izinzuzo eziningana ngaphezu kwe-acyclovir, ikakhulukazi eziphathelene nokulula nokumuncwa. Inzuzo enkulu ukuthi i-valacyclovir idinga imithamo embalwa ngosuku ngenkathi ithola imiphumela efanayo noma engcono.
Umzimba wakho umunca i-valacyclovir ngempumelelo enkulu kune-acyclovir uma ithathwa ngomlomo. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kokumuncwa kusho ukuthi ungafaka i-valacyclovir izikhathi ezimbili noma ezintathu ngosuku esikhundleni sezikhathi ezinhlanu ngosuku ezivame ukudingeka nge-acyclovir.
Isici sokulula sibalulekile kubantu abaningi ngoba kulula ukukhumbula nokunamathela esimisweni sezikhathi ezimbili ngosuku. Ukunamathela kangcono emithini ngokuvamile kuholela emiphumeleni engcono yokwelashwa kanye nemithamo embalwa ephuthelwe.
Noma kunjalo, i-acyclovir akudingeki ukuthi ibe ngaphansi ngokusebenza. Uma ithathwa njengoba kunqunyiwe, yomibili imithi ingasebenza ngokulinganayo ekwelapheni izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane. Ukukhetha kuvame ukwehla ekululeni, izindleko, kanye nokukhetha komuntu siqu.
I-Valacyclovir ingasetshenziswa ngabantu abanezifo zezinso, kodwa idinga ukulungiswa komthamo oqaphele kanye nokuqapha. Udokotela wakho uzobala umthamo ofanele ngokuya ngemiphumela yokuhlolwa komsebenzi wezinso zakho.
Abantu abanokukhubazeka kwezinso okuncane bangase badinge umthamo omncane nje, kanti labo abanezinkinga zezinso ezinzima bangase badinge imithamo ephansi kakhulu noma izikhawu ezinde phakathi kwemithamo. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile kusiza ukuqapha ukuthi izinso zakho zikusingatha kanjani kahle imithi.
Ungalokothi ulungise umthamo wakho we-valacyclovir ngokwakho uma unezinkinga zezinso. Njalo sebenzisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo ngenkathi uvikela impilo yakho yezinso.
Uma ngabe uthathe i-valacyclovir eningi kunaleyo oyinikiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kakhulu kungase kubangele izinkinga zezinso noma izimpawu zemizwa.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe uba nezimpawu, ikakhulu uma uthathe okuningi kakhulu kunomthamo wakho onikiwe. Ukungenelela kusenesikhathi kungavimbela izinkinga futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukuqapha okufanele noma ukwelashwa.
Letha ibhodlela lemithi nawe uma udinga ukuvakashela igumbi eliphuthumayo noma isikhungo sokunakekelwa esiphuthumayo. Lokhu kusiza abahlinzeki bezempilo ukuthi baqonde kahle ukuthi uthatheni nokuthi kungakanani.
Thatha umthamo ophuthelwe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo olandelayo, weqa lowo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Esikhundleni salokho, qhubeka nje neshejuli yakho yokuthatha imithi ejwayelekile bese uzama ukuba nokuvumelana okwengeziwe phambili.
Ukusetha ama-alamu ocingweni noma ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule ukuthatha imithi yakho ngokuqhubekayo. Ukuthatha imithi ngokuqhubekayo kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqinile emithi ohlelweni lwakho ukuze kusebenze kahle.
Qedela inkambo ephelele ye-valacyclovir njengoba kunqunywe udokotela wakho, noma ngabe uzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuqeda wonke amaphilisi. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye noma kube kubi.
Ezifweni ezinzima njengama-cold sores noma ukuqubuka kwe-herpes genital, ngokuvamile uzothatha imithi izinsuku ezithile. Ukuze uthole ukwelashwa okucindezelayo, udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngezikhathi ezithile ukuthi ngabe usadinga yini ukwelashwa kwansuku zonke.
Uma uba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuyeka imithi. Bangakusiza ukuthi ulinganise izinzuzo nezingozi futhi banqume inkambo engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho esithile.
Ukuphuza utshwala ngokulinganisela kuvame ukuthathwa njengokuphephile ngenkathi uthatha i-valacyclovir, njengoba kungekho ukusebenzisana okuyingozi okwaziwayo phakathi kwakho kokubili. Kodwa-ke, utshwala bungase buqhubekisele phambili eminye imiphumela engemihle efana nesiyezi noma isicanucanu.
Uma uzizwa ungazizwa kahle ngenxa yokutheleleka ngegciwane, utshwala bungase bukwenze uzizwe uqhubekile ukuba mubi futhi bungase buthi ukululama kwakho kancane. Kuvame ukuba ngcono ukugwema utshwala uma ulwa nanoma yiluphi uhlobo lokutheleleka.
Njalo hlola nodokotela wakho mayelana nokusetshenziswa kotshwala, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha eminye imithi kanye ne-valacyclovir. Bangakunikeza iseluleko esiqondene nawe ngokusekelwe esithombeni sakho esiphelele sezokwelapha.
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