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I-Elvitegravir iyimithi kadokotela esetshenziselwa ukwelapha ukutheleleka nge-HIV njengengxenye yokwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe. Lo muthi olwa namagciwane ungowesigaba esibizwa ngokuthi ama-integrase strand transfer inhibitors, asebenza ngokuvimbela i-HIV ukuthi ingaphindaphindi emzimbeni wakho.
Uma utholakale une-HIV, udokotela wakho angase akubhalele i-elvitegravir kanye neminye imithi ye-HIV ukusiza ukulawula igciwane. Ukuqonda ukuthi lo muthi usebenza kanjani nokuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza uzizwe uqiniseka kakhulu ngohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
I-Elvitegravir iyimithi ye-HIV esiza ukuvimbela igciwane ukuthi lingaphindaphindi emangqamuzaneni akho. Ihlala ibhalwa njengengxenye yokwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe, hhayi yodwa, ngoba ukusebenzisa imithi eminingi ye-HIV ndawonye kuphumelela kakhulu kunokusebenzisa eyodwa kuphela.
Ngokuvamile uzothola i-elvitegravir emaphilisi ahlanganisiwe anomthamo omisiwe aqukethe eminye imithi ye-HIV. Inhlanganisela evame kakhulu ihlanganisa i-elvitegravir ne-cobicistat, emtricitabine, kanye ne-tenofovir. Le ndlela yenza umsebenzi wakho wansuku zonke ube lula ngokunciphisa inani lamaphilisi okudingeka uwathathe.
Cabanga nge-elvitegravir njengengxenye eyodwa ebalulekile ye-puzzle esebenza ndawonye neminye imithi ukugcina i-HIV ilawulwa. Nakuba iyithuluzi elinamandla ekwelashweni kwe-HIV, akuyona ikhambi legciwane.
I-Elvitegravir ibhalwe ngokuqondile ukwelapha ukutheleleka nge-HIV-1 kubantu abadala kanye nezingane ezinobunzima obungamakhilogremu angama-35 (cishe amakhilogremu angama-77). Iyingxenye yalokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo kwe-antiretroviral, noma i-HAART.
Udokotela wakho uzokubhala lo muthi ukusiza ukunciphisa inani le-HIV egazini lakho liye emazingeni angatholakali. Uma amazinga e-HIV engatholakali, kusho ukuthi igciwane alikwazi ukudluliselwa kwabanye ngokuxhumana ngokocansi, futhi amasosha akho omzimba angalulama futhi ahlale eqinile.
Lo muthi uvame ukunikezwa abantu abaqala ukwelashwa nge-HIV okokuqala ngqa, nakuba ungase futhi usetshenziswe uma ushintsha kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha i-HIV. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqaphela ukuthi i-elvitegravir ilungile yini esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Elvitegravir isebenza ngokuvimba i-enzyme ebizwa nge-HIV integrase, okuyinto leli gciwane eliyidingayo ukuze lifake izinto zalo zofuzo emangqamuzaneni akho anempilo. Uma le enzyme ivalekile, i-HIV ayikwazi ukuqeda umjikelezo wayo wokuphila futhi ikhiqize amakhophi ayo.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengonamandla ngokulinganiselwe futhi usebenza kahle uma uhlanganiswe neminye imithi ye-HIV ehlasela leli gciwane ezigabeni ezihlukene. Indlela yokuhlanganisa ivimbela i-HIV ekuthuthukiseni ukumelana nanoma imuphi umuthi owodwa.
Uma uqala ukuthatha i-elvitegravir njengengxenye yokwelashwa kwakho okuhlanganisiwe, ngokuvamile uzobona ukuthi umthwalo wakho wegciwane wehla phakathi namasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni. Abantu abaningi bafinyelela emazingeni wegciwane angatholakali phakathi nezinyanga eziyisithupha uma bethatha imithi yabo ngokuqhubekayo.
Thatha i-elvitegravir ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayincomayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngokudla. Ukuyithatha nokudla kusiza umzimba wakho ukuba umunce umuthi ngendlela efanele futhi kunciphisa ithuba lokuthi isisu singakhathazeki.
Ungawuthatha lo muthi nganoma yiluphi uhlobo lokudla, kodwa gwema ukuwuthatha esiswini esingenalutho. Uma uthatha ithebhulethi yokuhlanganisa, yigwinye yonke ngamanzi noma esinye isiphuzo. Ungagxobi, uhlafune, noma uqhekeze ithebhulethi.
Zama ukuthatha umuthi wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo egazini lakho. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ukuxhumanisa ukuthatha imithi yabo nomsebenzi wansuku zonke, njengokudla kwasekuseni noma ukuxubha amazinyo abo.
Uma uthatha ama-antacid, izithasiselo ze-calcium, noma izithasiselo zensimbi, zihlukanise okungenani amahora amabili ngaphambi noma ngemva kokuthatha i-elvitegravir. Le mikhiqizo ingaphazamisa ukuthi umzimba wakho umunca kahle kangakanani umuthi.
Kuzodingeka ukuthi uthathe i-elvitegravir isikhathi eside njengoba udokotela wakho ekuncoma, okuyinto ejwayelekile impilo yonke. Ukwelashwa kwe-HIV kuyisibopho sesikhathi eside, futhi ukuyeka imithi yakho kungavumela igciwane ukuthi liphindaphinde ngokushesha.
Noma ngabe umthwalo wakho wegciwane awutholakali, uzoqhubeka nokuthatha imithi yakho ukuze ukugcine ngaleyo ndlela. Cabanga ngakho njengokuthatha imithi yegazi eliphezulu - uqhubeka nokuyithatha ukuze ugcine inzuzo, hhayi nje kuze kube yilapho uzizwa ungcono.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile ukuze ahlolisise umthwalo wakho wegciwane nenani le-CD4. Lokhu kuhlolwa kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi ukwelashwa kwakho kusebenza ngempumelelo nokuthi uyayibekezelela kahle imithi.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-elvitegravir noma ushintshe isimiso sakho sokulinganisa ngaphandle kokukhuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala. Ngisho nokulahlekelwa imithamo izinsuku ezimbalwa kungaholela ekumelaneni nemithi nokuhluleka kokwelashwa.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-elvitegravir, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathà sina ayivamile, futhi imiphumela eminingi emibi emincane iyathuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi.
Nawa amanye imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuba mnene futhi zivame ukuthuthuka emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa. Ukuthatha imithi yakho nokudla kungasiza ekunciphiseni isicanucanu nokucasuka kwesisu.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi engathà sina kodwa engavamile edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo:
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi alawa maphuzu abucayi. Bangakwazi ukusiza ukuthola ukuthi ngabe udinga ukulungisa ukwelashwa kwakho noma ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha.
I-Elvitegravir ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinikeza. Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma unokungezwani komzimba ku-elvitegravir noma kunoma yiziphi ezinye izithako kuthebhulethi yakho yokuhlanganisa.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso kungenzeka bangakwazi ukuthatha i-elvitegravir, ikakhulukazi ukuhlanganiswa okuhlanganisa i-tenofovir. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa futhi akuqaphele njalo.
Uma unomlando wezinkinga zamathambo, okuhlanganisa i-osteoporosis noma ukuqhekeka kwangaphambilini, udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo nezingozi ngokucophelela. Eminye imithi ye-HIV ingathinta ukuminyana kwamathambo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Imithi ethile ingasebenzisana ne-elvitegravir, ngakho-ke tshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi kadokotela, imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, kanye nezithasiselo ozithathayo. Lokhu kufaka phakathi imikhiqizo yezitshalo, ama-antacid, namavithamini.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe bangathatha i-elvitegravir, kodwa udokotela wakho uzokuqapha ngokucophelela futhi angase alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa. Uma uzama ukukhulelwa noma usuvele ukhulelwe, xoxa ngezinketho zakho nodokotela wakho.
I-Elvitegravir itholakala emithini ehlukahlukene ehlanganisiwe enegama lomkhiqizo, kanti i-Stribild ingenye yezinto ezivame ukunqunywa. I-Stribild iqukethe i-elvitegravir kanye ne-cobicistat, emtricitabine, kanye ne-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate.
Enye imithi ehlanganisiwe yi-Genvoya, equkethe i-elvitegravir ne-cobicistat, emtricitabine, kanye ne-tenofovir alafenamide. Le fomula entsha ingase ibe lula ezinso zakho namathambo uma iqhathaniswa nezinhlobo ezindala.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha umkhiqizo othile nokuhlanganiswa okusekelwe ezidingweni zakho, ukusebenza kwezinso, nezinye izinto zezempilo. Isithako esisebenzayo i-elvitegravir sisebenza ngendlela efanayo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yimuphi umkhiqizo onqunywe kuwe.
Uma i-elvitegravir ingakulungele, eminye imithi eminingi ye-HIV inganikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo. Ezinye izithiyo ze-integrase zihlanganisa i-dolutegravir, raltegravir, kanye ne-bictegravir, ngasinye sinenzuzo yaso.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele imithi ehlanganisiwe esebenzisa amakilasi ahlukene emithi ye-HIV, njengezinhlelo ezisekelwe ku-efavirenz noma izithiyo ze-protease eziqiniswe. Ukukhetha kuncike ezintweni ezinjengephethini yakho yokumelana negciwane, ukusebenza kwezinso, nezintandokazi zakho.
Abanye abantu bakhetha imithi engathathwa ngaphandle kokudla, kanti abanye babeka phambili ukulinganisa kanye ngosuku. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angakusiza ukuthi ulinganise izinzuzo nobubi bezinketho ezihlukene ukuze uthole okukulungele kakhulu indlela yakho yokuphila.
Kokubili i-elvitegravir ne-dolutegravir ziyizithiyo ze-integrase ezisebenzayo, kodwa zinezinto ezibalulekile ezihlukile. I-Dolutegravir ngokuvamile ithathwa njengenenqaba ephezulu yokumelana, okusho ukuthi kunzima ukuthi i-HIV yakhe ukumelana nayo.
I-Elvitegravir idinga umuthi wokuthuthukisa obizwa ngokuthi i-cobicistat ukuze igcine amazinga asebenzayo egazini lakho, kanti i-dolutegravir ayidingi ukuthuthukiswa. Lokhu kusho ukuthi i-dolutegravir inokuxhumana okuncane kwemithi futhi kungase kube lula ukuyithatha neminye imithi.
Kodwa-ke, izinhlanganisela ze-elvitegravir zitholakala njengemithi ephelele yethebhulethi eyodwa, okutholakala abanye abantu bekulula. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela isimo sakho esithile, okuhlanganisa ukusebenza kwezinso zakho, eminye imithi, nezintandokazi zomuntu siqu lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho.
Yomibili imithi isebenza kahle kakhulu uma ithathwa njalo, futhi okungcono kakhulu yileyo esebenza kahle emzimbeni wakho futhi engena emsebenzini wakho wansuku zonke.
I-Elvitegravir ngokwayo ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanezinkinga eziphakathi nendawo zezinso, kodwa imithi ehlanganisiwe equkethe ingase ingabi njalo. Ezinye izinhlanganisela zihlanganisa i-tenofovir, engathinta ukusebenza kwezinso ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngezivivinyo zegazi ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa futhi akuqaphele njalo. Uma unezifo zezinso, ungase udinge inhlanganisela ehlukile yomuthi we-HIV elula ezinso zakho.
Ungalokothi ucabange ukuthi kuphephile ukuthatha i-elvitegravir uma unezinkinga zezinso. Njalo xoxa ngempilo yakho yezinso nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuqala noma yimuphi umuthi omusha we-HIV.
Uma ngengozi uthatha okungaphezu komthamo wakho obekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha i-elvitegravir eningi kakhulu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi, nakuba ukweqisa okukhulu kungavamile.
Ungazami ukulungisa umthamo owengeziwe ngokuqaqa umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kunalokho, buyela esimisweni sakho esivamile sokulinganisa futhi wazise umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuthi kwenzekeni.
Gcina umkhondo wemithi yakho ukuze ugweme ukuthatha imithamo emibili ngengozi. Ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi noma ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo kungakusiza ukuthi uhlale ohlelweni futhi ugweme amaphutha.
Uma weqa umthamo futhi sekudlule amahora angaphansi kwangu-12 kusukela ngesikhathi sakho esivamile, thatha umthamo oweqiwe nokudla ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula. Uma sekudlule amahora angaphezu kwangu-12, weqa umthamo oweqiwe bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ngesikhathi esijwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo oweqiwe. Lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela engemihle ngaphandle kokuhlinzeka ngenzuzo eyengeziwe.
Zama ukuthatha imithi yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugweme ukuqa imithamo. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngamasu okukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule, njengabahleli bamaphilisi noma izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-smartphone.
Kufanele uqhubeke nokuthatha i-elvitegravir uma nje udokotela wakho ekuncoma, okuyinto ejwayelekile impilo yonke. Ukwelashwa kwe-HIV kuyisibopho sesikhathi eside, futhi ukuyeka imithi yakho kungavumela igciwane ukuthi liphindaphinde ngokushesha.
Noma ngabe umthwalo wakho wegciwane awutholakali, uzodinga ukuqhubeka nokuthatha imithi yakho ukuze ugcine leyo mpumelelo. Ukuyeka ukwelashwa kungaholela ekubuyeni kwegciwane, ukumelana nemithi, kanye nokulimala kohlelo lwakho lomzimba lokuzivikela.
Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela engemihle noma unenkinga yokuthatha imithi yakho, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokulungisa ukwelashwa kwakho kunokukuyeka ngokuphelele. Ziningi izinketho zemithi ye-HIV ezitholakalayo uma ukwelashwa kwakho kwamanje kungasebenzi kahle kuwe.
Ukuphuza utshwala ngokulinganisela kuvamile ukuthi kuphephile ngenkathi uthatha i-elvitegravir, kodwa kungcono ukuxoxa ngemikhuba yakho yokuphuza nodokotela wakho. Utshwala abuqondile ukuphazamisa indlela i-elvitegravir esebenza ngayo, kodwa ingathinta isibindi sakho nempilo yonke.
Uma uphuza utshwala njalo, udokotela wakho angase afune ukuqapha ukusebenza kwesibindi sakho ngokucophelela. Ukuphuza kakhulu kungase futhi kwenze kube nzima ukukhumbula ukuthatha imithi yakho ngokuqhubekayo.
Yiba qotho nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwakho utshwala ukuze bakwazi ukukunikeza iseluleko esiqondene nawe ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nezidingo zempilo.
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