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I-Rufinamide iyimithi elwa nesithuthwane esisiza ukulawula izithuthwane kubantu abanezinhlobo ezithile zokuqaqamba kwesithuthwane. Isebenza ngokuzinzisa umsebenzi kagesi ebuchosheni bakho, okwenza kungabi maningi amathuba okuthi izithuthwane zenzeke.
Le mithi ibaluleke kakhulu ekwelapheni i-Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, uhlobo oluqinile lokuqaqamba kwesithuthwane kwasebuntwaneni olungaba yinselele ukulawula. Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele i-rufinamide uma eminye imithi yezithuthwane ingazange inikeze ukulawula okwanele.
I-Rufinamide ingeyodwa yezinhlobo zemithi ebizwa ngokuthi imithi elwa nesithuthwane noma ama-anticonvulsants. Yenzelwe ngokuqondile ukusiza ukulawula izithuthwane ngokuthinta iziteshi ze-sodium emangqamuzaneni akho obuchopho.
Ngokungafani neminye imithi yezithuthwane endala, i-rufinamide inesakhiwo samakhemikhali esiyingqayizivele esenza isebenze kahle kuma-syndromes athile okuqaqamba kwesithuthwane okunzima ukuwelapha. Imithi iza ngesimo samaphilisi futhi ivamise ukuthathwa ngomlomo kabili ngosuku.
Ubuchopho bakho buthembele ezimpawini zikagesi ezilinganiselwe ngokucophelela ukuze zisebenze kahle. Uma lezi zimpawu ziphazamiseka, izithuthwane zingenzeka. I-Rufinamide isiza ukubuyisela lokhu kulinganisela ngokuvimbela umsebenzi kagesi ongajwayelekile ukuthi usabalale.
I-Rufinamide ikakhulukazi ibhalelwe ukwelapha i-Lennox-Gastaut syndrome ezinganeni nakubantu abadala. Lolu hlobo olungavamile kodwa olungathi sína lokuqaqamba kwesithuthwane ngokuvamile luqala ebuntwaneni futhi luhilela izinhlobo eziningi zezithuthwane.
Abantu abane-Lennox-Gastaut syndrome bavame ukuzwa ukuhlaselwa kokuwa, lapho bewa khona phansi ngokuzumayo, kanye nezinye izinhlobo zezithuthwane. Lezi zithuthwane zingaba njalo futhi kunzima ukuzilawula ngemithi ejwayelekile.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele i-rufinamide kwezinye izinhlobo zezithuthwane lapho ukwelashwa kokuqala kungasebenzi. Kodwa-ke, ngokuvamile igcinelwe izimo ezithile lapho eminye imithi ingazange inikeze ukulawula okwanele kwezithuthwane.
Umuthi uvame ukusetshenziswa njengokwelashwa okwengeziwe, okusho ukuthi cishe uzowuthatha kanye neminye imithi elwa nesithuthwane. Le ndlela yokuhlanganisa ivame ukusebenza kangcono kunokusebenzisa umuthi owodwa kuphela.
I-Rufinamide isebenza ngokugxila kumashaneli e-sodium ezingqondweni zakho. Lawa mashaneli anjengamasango alawula amasignali kagesi phakathi kwamaseli ezinzwa.
Lapho kwenzeka izithuthwane, lawa masignali kagesi aba nesiphithiphithi futhi asakazeke ngokushesha kakhulu ebuchosheni bakho. I-Rufinamide isiza ukunciphisa lokhu kusebenza kagesi okungajwayelekile ngokwenza kube nzima ukuthi amasignali aqhamuke eselini elilodwa lenzwa liye kwelinye.
Cabanga ngayo njengokwengeza isivinini emgwaqeni kagesi ebuchosheni bakho. Umuthi awumisi konke ukusebenza kagesi, okubalulekile ngoba ubuchopho bakho budinga lawa masignali ukuze busebenze ngendlela ejwayelekile.
I-Rufinamide ithathwa njengomuthi olwa nesithuthwane olunamandla amaphakathi. Ayinamandla njengeminye imithi emidala, kodwa isebenza ngokwanele ukusiza ukulawula izithuthwane kubantu abanezifo ezinzima ukuzelapha ze-epilepsy.
Thatha i-rufinamide ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kabili ngosuku ngokudla. Ukuyithatha ngokudla kusiza umzimba wakho ukuba umunce umuthi kangcono futhi kunciphisa ithuba lokucasuka kwesisu.
Ungayithatha i-rufinamide nganoma yiluphi uhlobo lokudla, kodwa ukuba nokuthile esiswini sakho kubalulekile. Ngisho nokudla okulula noma ingilazi yobisi kungasiza uma ungadli ukudla okugcwele.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngamanzi. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uwaphule ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze kanjalo. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nezinye izinketho.
Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqinile egazini lakho. Ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuthatha umuthi.
Udkt wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi bese ewunyusa kancane kancane emasontweni amaningana. Lokhu kunyuka kancane kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ujwayele umuthi futhi kunciphisa ingozi yemiphumela engemihle.
Abantu abaningi abanesithuthwane badinga ukuthatha i-rufinamide iminyaka eminingi noma isikhathi eside ukuze balondoloze ukulawulwa kokuhlaselwa. Ubude besikhathi busekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani kuwe.
Udkt wakho uzohlola njalo umsebenzi wakho wokuhlaselwa futhi angase ashintshe uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukuhlaselwa kwabo kulawulwa kahle, kanti abanye bangase badinge eminye imithi noma izinguquko ohlelweni lwabo.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-rufinamide ngokuzumayo, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono noma ungakaze uhlaselwe muva nje. Ukuyeka imithi elwa nesithuthwane kungase kubangele ukuhlaselwa okukhulu noma isimo esiyingozi esibizwa ngokuthi i-status epilepticus.
Uma wena nodkt wakho ninquma ukuyeka i-rufinamide, uzodinga ukunciphisa umthamo kancane kancane emasontweni amaningana noma izinyanga. Le nqubo yokunciphisa isiza ekuvikeleni ukuhlaselwa kokuhoxiswa.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-rufinamide ingabangela imiphumela engemihle, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi engemihle imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Nansi imiphumela engemihle evame kakhulu ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela engemihle evamile ivame ukwenzeka uma uqala ukuthatha i-rufinamide noma uma umthamo wakho unyuswa. Ngokuvamile iba ngaphansi uma umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Abanye abantu bangase bathole imiphumela engemihle engathi sína kodwa engavamile edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha:
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uqaphela noma yiziphi zalezi zinkinga ezingathi sína. Ukuqubuka kwesikhumba, ikakhulukazi, ngezinye izikhathi kungaba yizimpawu zokusabela komzimba okungalungile okudinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ngokungavamile kakhulu, i-rufinamide ingabangela isimo esisongela impilo esibizwa ngokuthi i-multi-organ hypersensitivity syndrome. Lokhu kuhilela ukuqubuka kwesikhumba kanye nomkhuhlane, ama-lymph nodes avuvukele, nezinkinga ngesibindi sakho noma ezinye izitho.
I-Rufinamide ayilungele wonke umuntu. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela umlando wakho wezokwelapha kanye nesimo sempilo yamanje ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
Akufanele uthathe i-rufinamide uma unokungezwani nayo noma nganoma yiziphi izithako zayo. Xhumana nodokotela wakho mayelana nanoma yikuphi ukusabela komzimba okungalungile emithini, ikakhulukazi eminye imithi elwa nesithuthwane.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezinzima zesibindi bangase badinge ukugwema i-rufinamide noma badinge ukuqashwa okukhethekile. Isibindi sakho sisebenzisa lo muthi, ngakho isifo sesibindi singathinta ukuthi umzimba wakho ukusingatha kanjani.
Uma unesimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-familial short QT syndrome, isifo esingavamile sokushaya kwenhliziyo, i-rufinamide ingase ingakuphephile. Lo muthi ungathinta umsebenzi kagesi wenhliziyo yakho.
Ukukhulelwa kudinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Ngenkathi i-rufinamide ingase idingeke ukuze kulawulwe ukuquleka, ingase ithinte ingane yakho esakhula. Udokotela wakho uzokala izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi.
Uma uncelisa, xoxa ngalokhu nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Inani elincane le-rufinamide lingadlulela obisini lwebele, nakuba imiphumela ezinganeni ezincelisayo ingaziwa ngokugcwele.
I-Rufinamide itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Banzel e-United States. Lena yinguqulo yomuthi ovame ukunqunywa kakhulu.
Emazweni angaphandle, i-rufinamide ingathengiswa ngaphansi kwamagama ahlukene omkhiqizo, kodwa isithako esisebenzayo sihlala singashintshi. Hlala utshela usokhemisi wakho uma uhamba futhi udinga ukugcwalisa kabusha umuthi wakho phesheya.
Izinhlobo ezivamile ze-rufinamide nazo ziyatholakala kwezinye izifunda. Lezi ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo nenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo.
Umshwalense wakho ungase uhlanganise inguqulo eyodwa kangcono kunenye, ngakho-ke kufanelekile ukuxoxa ngezinketho nodokotela wakho nosokhemisi ukuthola inketho engabizi kakhulu.
Eminye imithi eminingi ye-antiepileptic ingasetshenziswa ukwelapha i-Lennox-Gastaut syndrome kanye nezifo ezinjalo zokuhlaselwa. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele lokhu uma i-rufinamide ingasebenzi noma ibangela imiphumela engathandeki.
I-Clobazam ngomunye umuthi ovame ukusetshenziselwa i-Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Ingokwesigaba esihlukile semithi futhi ingasebenza kahle ngokuhlanganiswa ne-rufinamide.
I-Lamotrigine enye indlela engasiza ukulawula izinhlobo eziningi zokuhlaselwa. Ivame ukubekezelelwa kangcono kunezinye izidakamizwa ezindala zokuhlaselwa futhi ingase ifaneleke uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi nge-rufinamide.
Imithi emisha efana ne-cannabidiol (Epidiolex) nayo ivunyelwe i-Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Lo muthi otholwe ku-cannabis unikeza enye inketho kubantu abangaphenduli kahle ekwelashweni kwendabuko.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengohlobo lwakho lokuhlaselwa, ubudala, ezinye izimo zezokwelapha, kanye nezimpendulo zemithi yangaphambilini lapho ekhetha ezinye izindlela.
Kokubili i-rufinamide ne-lamotrigine ziyimithi ye-antiepileptic esebenzayo, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zingase zifaneleke kangcono ezimweni ezihlukene. Akukho noyedwa ongcono kunomunye.
I-Rufinamide ivunyelwe ngokuqondile i-Lennox-Gastaut syndrome futhi ingasebenza kahle kakhulu ekuhlaselweni okuhambisana nalesi simo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Lamotrigine isetshenziselwa izinhlobo eziningi zokuhlaselwa.
Mayelana nemiphumela emibi, i-lamotrigine ivame ukubekezelelwa kangcono futhi ayivami ukubangela ukozela noma isiyezi. Kodwa-ke, ithwala ingozi enkulu yokusabela kwesikhumba okungathi sína, ikakhulukazi uma iqaliswa ngokushesha kakhulu.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela uhlobo lwakho oluthile lokuhlaselwa, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabele kanjani eminye imithi lapho ukhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Abantu abaningi empeleni bathatha womabili lawo machiza ndawonye ukuze kulawulwe kangcono ukuhlaselwa.
I-Rufinamide ingathinta umsebenzi kagesi wenhliziyo yakho, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezinkinga ezithile zesigqi senhliziyo. Uma unesimo esibizwa nge-short QT syndrome, lo muthi kungenzeka ungakuphephile.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome i-electrocardiogram (ECG) ngaphambi kokuqala i-rufinamide ukuze ahlolisise isigqi senhliziyo yakho. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma unomlando womndeni wokufa okungazelelwe kwenhliziyo noma izinkinga zenhliziyo ezaziwayo.
Abantu abaningi abanomsebenzi wenhliziyo ojwayelekile bangathatha i-rufinamide ngokuphepha. Kodwa-ke, ngaso sonke isikhathi tshela udokotela wakho nganoma yiziphi izimo zenhliziyo noma izimpawu ezinjengobuhlungu besifuba, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, noma ukuquleka.
Uma ngengozi uphuza i-rufinamide eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini.
Ukuphuza i-rufinamide eningi kungabangela ukozela okukhulu, ukudideka, ubunzima bokuhamba, noma nokulahlekelwa ukwazi. Ezimweni ezinzima, kungase kuthinte ukuphefumula kwakho noma isigqi senhliziyo.
Uma umuntu ethatha umthamo omkhulu kakhulu futhi engazi lutho noma enobunzima bokuphefumula, shayela izinsiza eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Letha ibhodlela lemithi nawe ukuze usize ochwepheshe bezokwelapha baqonde ukuthi kwenzekeni.
Ukuvimbela ukweqisa okungahlosiwe, gcina imithi yakho esitsheni sayo sokuqala futhi ungalokothi uthathe imithamo eyengeziwe ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho kuqala.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-rufinamide, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, uma nje kungesona isikhathi esiseduze somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Ungathathi imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise okungaphuthelwanga.
Uma kungaphakathi kwamahora ambalwa omthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ukuthatha imithamo eseduze kakhulu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Ukuphuthelwa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngokuvamile ngeke kubangele izinkinga ngokushesha, kodwa zama ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo egazini lakho ukuze uthole ukulawulwa okungcono kakhulu kokuhlaselwa. Ukusetha ama-alamu ocingweni kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngamasu okuthuthukisa ukunamathela emithini. Bangase batusa abahleli bamaphilisi noma amanye amathuluzi awusizo.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-rufinamide ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho. Ukuyeka imithi elwa nesithuthwane ngokuphazima kweso kungabangela ukuhlaselwa okuyingozi, ngisho noma ungakaze ube nokuhlaselwa muva nje.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi kuphephile yini ukuyeka i-rufinamide nokuthi nini. Lesi sinqumo sincike ezintweni ezifana nokuthi sekuyisikhathi esingakanani ungabi nokuhlaselwa kanye nohlobo lwakho oluthile lwesithuthwane.
Uma uyeka ukuthatha i-rufinamide, udokotela wakho uzokwenza ishejuli yokunciphisa kancane kancane. Lokhu ngokuvamile kuhilela ukunciphisa umthamo wakho kancane kancane phakathi namasonto amaningana noma izinyanga ukuvimbela ukuhlaselwa kokuhoxiswa.
Abanye abantu abanezinhlobo ezithile zesithuthwane bangase badinge ukuthatha imithi elwa nesithuthwane impilo yabo yonke, kanti abanye bangase bakwazi ukuyeka ngemva kokungabi nokuhlaselwa iminyaka eminingana.
Kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-rufinamide noma ukunciphise kakhulu. Kokubili utshwala ne-rufinamide kungabangela ukozela nesiyezi, futhi ukukuhlanganisa kungenza le miphumela ibe mibi kakhulu.
Utshwala bunganciphisa nomkhawulo wakho wokuthuthumela, okwenza ukuthi uthuthumele kakhulu. Lokhu kukhathaza ikakhulukazi uma uthatha imithi ngqo ukuvimbela ukuthuthumela.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi unake indlela ozizwa ngayo. Ungalokothi ushayele noma usebenzise imishini uma uphuze ngenkathi uthatha i-rufinamide.
Xoxa nodokotela wakho ngokusebenzisa utshwala uma unemibuzo noma izinkathazo. Bangakunikeza iseluleko esiqondene nawe esisekelwe esimweni sakho esithile kanye nokulawulwa kokuthuthumela.
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