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I-Benazepril ne-hydrochlorothiazide kuyinhlanganisela yomuthi wokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ohlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zemithi ukusiza ukulawula umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngempumelelo enkulu kunomuthi ngamunye uwedwa. Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kusebenza njengeqembu lapho umuthi ngamunye ubhekana nomfutho wegazi ngendlela ehlukile, ukukunika ukulawula okungcono ngemiphumela emincane engaba khona eceleni kunokuthatha imithamo ephezulu yomuthi owodwa.
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi le nhlanganisela iyasiza ngoba yenza lula inqubo yabo yemithi ngenkathi inikeza ukuphathwa okuphelele komfutho wegazi. Udokotela wakho angase ancome le nhlanganisela uma umfutho wakho wegazi ungazange uphendule kahle emithini eyodwa noma uma udinga izinzuzo ezinganikezwa yizo zombili izinhlobo zemithi.
Lo muthi uhlanganisa i-benazepril, i-ACE inhibitor, ne-hydrochlorothiazide, iphilisi lamanzi noma i-diuretic. Cabanga ngakho njengokuthola izilwi ezimbili eziqinisekisiwe zomfutho wegazi epilini elilodwa elilula elisebenza ndawonye ukusiza uhlelo lwakho lwe-cardiovascular ukuthi lusebenze kangcono.
I-Benazepril ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-ACE inhibitors, asiza ukuphumuza imithambo yakho yegazi ngokuvimba ama-enzyme athile awaqinisa. I-Hydrochlorothiazide iyi-thiazide diuretic esiza izinso zakho ukususa usawoti namanzi engeziwe emzimbeni wakho, okunciphisa ivolumu yoketshezi inhliziyo yakho okudingeka ukuba ilipompe.
Le nhlanganisela itholakala ngamandla ahlukene, okuvumela udokotela wakho ukuthi athole ibhalansi efanele yezidingo zakho ezithile. Lokhu kushintshashintsha kusho ukuthi ungathola ukwelashwa okwenzelwe wena okuhambisana nemigomo yakho yomfutho wegazi nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emuthini.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe isetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha umfutho wegazi ophezulu, owaziwa nangokuthi i-hypertension. Umfutho wegazi ophezulu uthinta izigidi zabantu futhi ngokuvamile awubangeli zimpawu ezibonakalayo, yingakho ngezinye izikhathi ubizwa ngokuthi "umbulali othule."
Udokotela wakho angase akunikeze lo muthi ohlanganisiwe uma unomfutho wegazi ophezulu ongazange uphendule kahle emithini eyodwa noma uma udinga izinzuzo ezithile ezinikezwa yizo zombili izingxenye. Abanye abantu bathuthukisa umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngenxa yezinto eziningi, okwenza ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe kube ngempumelelo ekwelashweni okuphelele.
Ngaphandle kokulawulwa komfutho wegazi, lo muthi ungasiza ukunciphisa ingozi yakho yezinkinga ezinzima njengokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, ukushaywa unhlangothi, nezinkinga zezinso. Ngokugcina umfutho wegazi lakho ebangeni elinempilo, uvikela inhliziyo yakho, ubuchopho, izinso, nezinye izitho ezibalulekile ekulimaleni okungabangelwa umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Le nhlanganisela isebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihambisanayo ezibhekana nezici ezihlukene zokulawulwa komfutho wegazi. Ingxenye ye-benazepril ivimba i-enzyme ebizwa nge-ACE, ngokuvamile esiza ukukhiqiza i-hormone enciphisa imithambo yegazi futhi ikhuphule umfutho wegazi.
Lapho i-benazepril ivimba le enzyme, imithambo yakho yegazi ingakhululeka futhi yande, okwenza kube lula ukuthi igazi ligeleze ngayo. Lokhu kufana nokuvula ipayipi lengadi elincane ukuze kuvunyelwe amanzi ageleze ngokukhululeka, kunciphisa umfutho ngaphakathi.
Khonamanjalo, i-hydrochlorothiazide isiza izinso zakho ukususa i-sodium namanzi amaningi emzimbeni wakho ngokwanda kokuchama. Lokhu kunciphisa inani eliphelele lamanzi emithanjeni yakho yegazi, okunciphisa ngokwemvelo umfutho. Ngokuhlangene, lezi zenzo zenza indlela enamandla kodwa ethambile yokuphatha umfutho wegazi.
Le nhlanganisela ithathwa njengemaphakathi futhi isebenza kahle kubantu abaningi abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu. Akuyona imithi enamandla kakhulu yomfutho wegazi etholakalayo, kodwa inikeza ukulawula okuthembekile, okuqhubekayo okubekezelelwa kahle ngabantu abaningi.
Thatha lo muthi njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekuyala, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ekuseni. Ungawuthatha ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, nakuba abanye abantu bethola ukuthi ukuwuthatha nesnakhi esincane kusiza ekuvikeleni noma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka kwesisu.
Gwinya ithebhulethi yonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Ungayichobozi, uyihlukanise, noma uyihlafune ithebhulethi, njengoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi omuncwa ngayo emzimbeni wakho. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngezindlela ezingezinye esikhundleni sokuzama ukuguqula ithebhulethi ngokwakho.
Zama ukuthatha umuthi wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze usize ukusungula umkhuba futhi ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukusetha isikhumbuzi sefoni noma ukusixhumanisa nomsebenzi wansuku zonke njengokuxubha amazinyo abo kubasiza ukuthi bakhumbule ngokuqhubekayo.
Njengoba lo muthi uqukethe i-diuretic, ungase uqaphele ukwanda kokuchama, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuwuthatha. Lokhu kuvamile futhi ngokuvamile kuba ngaphansi kokuqashelwa njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngokuvamile uyisimo sesikhathi eside esidinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo, ngakho-ke cishe uzodinga ukuthatha lo muthi isikhathi eside noma mhlawumbe isikhathi eside. Abantu abaningi abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu badinga ukuthatha imithi ngokuqhubekayo ukuze bagcine amazinga omfutho wegazi enempilo.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukusabela kwakho emuthini futhi angase alungise umthamo wakho noma ashintshe imithi ngokusekelwe ekutheni isebenza kahle kangakanani nokuthi uyayibekezelela kanjani. Abanye abantu babona ngcono emfutho wabo wegazi kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa, kanti abanye bangase badinge izinyanga eziningana ukuze bafinyelele amazinga abo abahlosiwe.
Noma ngabe uzizwa kahle futhi ukufundwa kwengcindezi yakho yegazi kubukeka kukuhle, kubalulekile ukuqhubeka nokuthatha imithi njengoba kunqunyiwe. Ukucindezela kwegazi eliphezulu ngokuvamile akubangeli izimpawu, ngakho ukuzizwa kahle akusho ukuthi ungayeka ukwelashwa.
Ungayeki ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka imithi yokucindezela igazi ngokuzumayo kungabangela ukuthi ingcindezi yakho yegazi inyuke, okungaba yingozi.
Abantu abaningi bayawuthola kahle lo muthi ohlanganisiwe, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela engemihle kwabanye abantu. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokwengeziwe ngokwelashwa kwakho futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nodokotela wakho.
Imiphumela engemihle evame kakhulu ngokuvamile ithambile futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Nansi imiphumela engemihle ongase uyithole, iqala ngaleyo evame kakhulu:
Le miphumela engemihle ejwayelekile ivame ukulawuleka futhi ivame ukuncipha njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yinkinga, udokotela wakho uvame ukulungisa umthamo wakho noma asikisele izindlela zokuzinciphisa.
Abanye abantu bangase bathole imiphumela engemihle engathi sína kodwa engavamile edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukukwazi:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ezinzima, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo. Ngenkathi lezi zimphendulo zingavamile, zidinga ukunakwa okusheshayo ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwakho.
Lo muthi awulungelwe wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Izimo ezithile noma izimo zenza le nhlanganisela ingaphephile noma ingasebenzi kahle.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-benazepril, i-hydrochlorothiazide, noma imithi efanayo ebizwa ngokuthi ama-ACE inhibitors noma ama-sulfonamides. Ukuphendula komzimba ngaphambilini kulezi zinhlobo zemithi kungaba kubi futhi kungaba yingozi empilweni.
Izimo eziningana zezokwelapha zidinga ukuqapha okukhethekile noma zingenza lo muthi ungafaneleki kuwe:
Udokotela wakho uzophinda acabangele eminye imithi oyithathayo, njengoba eminye imithi ingasebenzisana nale nhlanganisela ngezindlela ezingaba yingozi noma zinciphise ukusebenza kahle.
Uma unezinye zalezi zimo noma izinkathazo, xoxa ngazo ngokukhululeka nodokotela wakho. Bangasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi lo muthi ukulungele yini noma ngabe ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingaba ngcono futhi zisebenze ngempumelelo.
Le nhlanganisela itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Lotensin HCT ingomunye wemithi evame ukunqunywa. Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka i-Lotrel kanye nezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene ze-generic eziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo.
Izinhlobo ze-Generic zale nhlanganisela zitholakala kabanzi futhi ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo njengezinhlobo zegama lomkhiqizo. Ikhemisi lakho lingashintsha ngokuzenzakalela inguqulo ye-generic ngaphandle kokuthi udokotela wakho anqume ngqo igama lomkhiqizo.
Noma ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ye-generic, umuthi kufanele usebenze ngendlela efanayo. Uma unezinkathazo ngokushintsha phakathi kwabakhiqizi noma izinhlobo ezahlukene, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi.
Uma le nhlanganisela ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela emibi ekhathazayo, ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ziyatholakala. Udokotela wakho angacabangela ezinye izinhlanganisela ze-ACE inhibitor, izinhlanganisela ze-ARB, noma amanye amakilasi emithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ngokuphelele.
Eminye imithi ehlanganisiwe ifaka ama-ACE inhibitors ahlukene abhanqwe nama-diuretics, noma ama-ARB (angiotensin receptor blockers) ahlanganiswe nama-diuretics. Abanye abantu benza ngcono ngama-calcium channel blockers noma ama-beta-blockers, ngawodwa noma ngokuhlanganiswa.
Ukukhetha okunye kuncike esimweni sakho esithile, okuhlanganisa ezinye izimo zezempilo onazo, imithi oyithathayo, nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani ekwelashweni okuhlukahlukene. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola inketho esebenza kahle kakhulu futhi ebekezelelekayo.
Zombili le mithi iyasebenza njenge-ACE inhibitors, kodwa le nhlanganisela inikeza inzuzo eyengeziwe yengxenye ye-diuretic engatholakali ku-lisinopril yodwa. Ukuqhathanisa akufani ngqo ngoba ubheka inhlanganisela uma uqhathanisa nomuthi owodwa.
Uma uqhathanisa le nhlanganisela ne-lisinopril yodwa, inhlanganisela ingase isebenze kahle kubantu abadinga kokubili ukuphumula kwemithambo yegazi nokuncishiswa kwamanzi. Kodwa-ke, i-lisinopril yodwa ingase yanele kwabanye abantu futhi ingase ibangele imiphumela emibi embalwa.
Ukukhetha okuthi "kungcono" kuncike ezidingweni zakho, ekuphenduleni kwengcindezi yegazi, nokuthi uyikwazi kanjani ukubekezelela umuthi ngamunye. Udokotela wakho angasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi inketho efanele kakhulu isimo sakho esithile ngokusekelwe emigomweni yakho yengcindezi yegazi kanye nempilo yonke.
Le nhlanganisela ingaphepha kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela. Ingxenye ye-ACE inhibitor (benazepril) ingasiza ngempela ukuvikela izinso kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, okuyinzuzo ngoba isifo sikashukela singalimaza ukusebenza kwezinso ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Kodwa-ke, ingxenye ye-hydrochlorothiazide ngezinye izikhathi ingathinta amazinga kashukela egazini futhi ingenza ukulawula isifo sikashukela kube yinselele encane. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga kashukela egazini lakho eduze lapho uqala lo muthi futhi angase alungise imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela uma kudingeka.
Uma ngempela uthatha okungaphezu komthamo wakho obekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungabangela ukwehla okuyingozi kwengcindezi yegazi, okuholela ekuqineni okukhulu, ukuquleka, noma ezinye izinkinga ezinzima.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi uzizwa ulungile yini, njengoba imiphumela yokweqisa umthamo ingase ingaveli ngokushesha. Gcina ibhodlela lemithi nawe uma ufuna usizo ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi uthatheni ini nokuthi uthathe kangakanani.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kwalapho sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabanga ngokumisa izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgwaqeni. Ukuthatha imithamo ngokuqhubekayo kubalulekile ekulawuleni umfutho wegazi oqhubekayo.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphansi kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho. Umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngokuvamile uyisimo sesikhathi eside esidinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo, ngakho ukuyeka imithi ngokuvamile kuholela ekutheni umfutho wegazi ubuyele emazingeni aphezulu.
Udokotela wakho angase acabange ukunciphisa noma ukuyeka umuthi uma umfutho wakho wegazi ulawulwe kahle isikhathi eside futhi ushintshe kakhulu indlela yakho yokuphila. Kodwa-ke, lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi kanye nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho somuntu ngamunye.
Ungaphuza utshwala ngezikhathi ezithile ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, kodwa ukulinganisela kubalulekile. Kokubili utshwala kanye nalo muthi kunganciphisa umfutho wegazi, ngakho ukuphuza kakhulu kungabangela ukuthi umfutho wakho wegazi wehle kakhulu, okuholela ekuzizweni unesiyezi noma ukuquleka.
Khawulela utshwala kungabi ngaphezu kwesisodwa ngosuku kwabesifazane kanye neziphuzo ezimbili ngosuku kwabesilisa, futhi unake indlela ozizwa ngayo. Uma uqaphela ukwanda kwesiyezi noma ukukhathala lapho uphuza, cabanga ukunciphisa ukuthatha kwakho utshwala ngokuqhubekayo noma ukukugwema ngokuphelele.
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