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I-Telmisartan ne-hydrochlorothiazide kuyinhlanganisela yomuthi wokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ohlanganisa imithi emibili efakazelwe ephilini elilodwa. Le ndlela yokusebenza kabili isiza umzimba wakho ukulawula umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngempumelelo enkulu kunokuba imithi ingasebenza yodwa.
Cabanga ngayo njengomzamo weqembu ngaphakathi emzimbeni wakho. I-Telmisartan iphumuza imithambo yakho yegazi, kuyilapho i-hydrochlorothiazide isiza izinso zakho ukususa uketshezi nosawoti oweqile. Ngokubambisana, bakha indlela enamandla kodwa ethambile yokugcina umfutho wegazi lakho ebangeni elinempilo.
Lo muthi uhlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zemithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ethebhulethi eyodwa elula. I-Telmisartan ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers), kuyilapho i-hydrochlorothiazide iyiphilisi lamanzi, elaziwa nangokuthi i-thiazide diuretic.
Inhlanganisela iyasebenza ngoba umuthi ngamunye ubhekana nomfutho wegazi ophezulu ngendlela ehlukile. I-Telmisartan ivimba izamukeli ezithile ezenza imithambo yegazi iqine, ivumele ukuthi iphumule futhi yande. Okwamanje i-hydrochlorothiazide isiza izinso zakho ukukhipha i-sodium namanzi amaningi, okunciphisa inani eliphelele loketshezi egazini lakho.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele le nhlanganisela lapho imithi eyodwa ingazange yehlise umfutho wegazi lakho ngokwanele. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abadinga izinzuzo zazo zombili izinhlobo zomuthi kodwa abakhetha ukuthatha amaphilisi ambalwa nsuku zonke.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe ubhalwe ikakhulukazi ukwelapha umfutho wegazi ophezulu, obizwa nangokuthi i-hypertension. Umfutho wegazi ophezulu uvame ukukhula buthule eminyakeni eminingi, futhi abantu abaningi abaqapheli ukuthi banayo kuze kube yilapho udokotela wabo ehlola.
Udktela wakho angase ancome lo muthi uma uzamile eminye imithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi engasebenzi kahle yodwa. Ngezikhathi ezithile, umzimba wakho udinga indlela ehlanganisiwe yokuphumuza imithambo nokunciphisa uketshezi ukuze kuzuzwe imigomo yomfutho wegazi egcina inhliziyo yakho nezinye izitho zisebenza kahle.
Ngaphandle kokwelapha umfutho wegazi ophezulu okhona, lo muthi futhi usiza ukuvikela impilo yakho yesikhathi esizayo. Ukugcina umfutho wegazi lakho ebangeni elinempilo kunciphisa ingozi yakho yokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, ukushaywa unhlangothi, nezinkinga zezinso ezingase zivele uma umfutho wegazi uhlala uphezulu isikhathi eside.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe usebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihambisanayo ezibhekana nezici ezihlukene zomfutho wegazi ophezulu. Kuthathwa njengomuthi oqinile ngokulinganisela wokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ongathuthukisa ukuncipha okukhulu uma usetshenziswa njalo.
I-Telmisartan ivimba izamukeli ezithile ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-angiotensin II receptors emithanjeni yakho yegazi. Uma lezi zamukeli zivinjiwe, imithambo yakho yegazi ayikwazi ukuthola izimpawu ezizitshela ukuthi ziqine. Lokhu kuvumela imithambo yakho yegazi ukuthi iphumule futhi yande, idale isikhala esiningi sokuthi igazi ligeleze ngomfutho omncane.
I-Hydrochlorothiazide isebenza ezinso zakho ukwandisa inani le-sodium namanzi owakhipha ngomchamo. Uma umzimba wakho ubamba uketshezi oluncane, kunevolumu encane yegazi elijikelezayo emithanjeni yakho. Uketshezi oluncane lisho umfutho omncane odongeni lwemithambo yakho, okufana nendlela ipayipi lengadi elinomfutho omncane uma unciphisa ukugeleza kwamanzi.
Ukuhlanganiswa kuvamise ukuqala ukusebenza kungakapheli amahora ambalwa, kodwa uzoqaphela imiphumela ephelele yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ngemuva kokuwuthatha njalo cishe amasonto ama-2 kuya kwama-4. Lokhu kuthuthuka kancane kancane empeleni kuyasiza ngoba kuvumela umzimba wakho ukuthi ujwayele kahle imifutho ephansi.
Ungayithatha le mithi ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, nakuba ukuyithatha ngendlela efanayo nsuku zonke kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kulula ukukhumbula uma beyithatha nokudla noma ngesikhathi esifanayo njalo ekuseni.
Gwinya ithebhulethi yonke ngenkomishi yamanzi egcwele. Ungayichobozi, uyihlephule, noma uyihlafune ithebhulethi, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi okhululwa ngayo emzimbeni wakho. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nomkhemisi wakho mayelana namasu angase asize.
Ukuthatha lo muthi ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo egazini lakho. Odokotela abaningi batusa ukuyithatha ekuseni, kodwa udokotela wakho angase asikisele isikhathi esihlukile ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani.
Njengoba i-hydrochlorothiazide ingakhuphula ukuchama, ukuyithatha ekuqaleni kosuku ngokuvamile kuvimbela ukuphazamiseka kokulala ngenxa yokudingeka ukusebenzisa indlu yangasese njalo ebusuku. Nokho, into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuqina ngesikhathi kunokuthi yisiphi isikhathi esithile osikhethayo.
Abantu abaningi abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu badinga ukuthatha lo muthi isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine amazinga omfutho wegazi enempilo. Umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngokuvamile uyisimo esingapheli esidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo kunenkinga yesikhashana esixazululwa ngokuphelele.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha umfutho wegazi lakho njalo ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi umuthi uyaqhubeka nokusebenza ngempumelelo kuwe. Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukulungiswa komthamo noma izinguquko ohlelweni lwabo lokwelashwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kodwa abaningi bathola ukuthi le nhlanganisela isebenza kahle iminyaka eminingi uma ithathwa ngokuqhubekayo.
Ubude bokwelashwa busekelwe ekutheni umfutho wegazi lakho usabela kahle kangakanani nokuthi ngabe uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi imiphumela engemihle ekhathazayo. Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele izici ezinjengezinye izimo zempilo onazo, ukuthi ukumelana kanjani nomuthi, nokuthi ngabe imigomo yakho yonke yezempilo iyashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ungayeki ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka imithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi kungabangela umfutho wegazi lakho ukuthi ukhuphuke ngaphezu kwalokho obunjalo ngaphambi kokwelashwa, okungaba yingozi enhliziyweni yakho nezinye izitho.
Njengayo yonke imithi, le nhlanganisela ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Ukuqonda ukuthi okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokuphathelene nokwelashwa kwakho futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nodokotela wakho.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivamise ukuba mnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala. Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivamise ukungabonakali njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi nokushintsha izikhundla kancane kungasiza ekuphatheni isiyezi nezinguquko zokuchama.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yiziphi izimpawu okufanele uziqaphele:
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimpawu ezingathi sína. Bangasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi ngabe izimpawu zihlobene yini nomuthi nokuthi yiziphi izinyathelo okufanele zithathwe ngokulandelayo.
Ngokuvamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nokusabela komzimba kulo muthi ohlanganisiwe. Ukusabela komzimba kungabandakanya ukuqubuka kwesikhumba, ukuluma, ukuvuvukala kobuso noma umphimbo, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu zokusabela komzimba, funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Abanye abantu kufanele bagweme lo muthi ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga ezingathi sína. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokukuchazela le nhlanganisela ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi iphephile kuwe.
Lo muthi akukhuthazwa kubantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso noma labo abangakwazi ukuchama ngokujwayelekile. Njengoba i-hydrochlorothiazide ithinta ukusebenza kwezinso nokulinganisela kwamanzi, izinkinga zezinso ezikhona zingase zibe zimbi ngalesi sithako.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zesibindi kufanele futhi bagweme lo muthi ngoba isibindi sisebenzisa imithi yomibili. Uma isibindi sakho singasebenzi kahle, umuthi ungaqongelela emazingeni ayingozi emzimbeni wakho.
Ukukhulelwa kungenye into ebalulekile okufanele icatshangelwe. Lo muthi ungalimaza umntwana ongakazalwa, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sesibili nesesithathu. Uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma uncelisa, udokotela wakho uzoncoma ezinye izindlela eziphephile zokulawula umfutho wegazi lakho.
Nawa amanye amakhondishini angase enze lo muthi ungafaneleki kuwe:
Udokotela wakho uzoqondanisa lezi zinto nezinzuzo zokulawula umfutho wegazi ukuze anqume indlela engcono kakhulu yokwelapha isimo sakho esithile.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi emikhiqizo, i-Micardis HCT iyona evame ukunqunywa kakhulu. Amanye amagama emikhiqizo afaka i-Twynsta kwamanye amazwe, nakuba ukutholakala kwayo kuhluka ngokuya ngendawo.
Izinhlobo ezivamile ze-telmisartan kanye ne-hydrochlorothiazide nazo ziyatholakala kabanzi futhi ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo njengezinhlobo ezinamagama emikhiqizo. Imithi ejwayelekile kumele ihlangabezane nezindinganiso ezifanayo zokuphepha nokusebenza njengemithi enegama lomkhiqizo, ngakho-ke isebenza kahle ekwelapheni umfutho wegazi ophezulu.
Umthwebuli wakho wemithi angakutshela ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo oyitholayo futhi aphendule noma yimiphi imibuzo mayelana nokwehluka phakathi kwemikhiqizo. Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuthatha imithi yakho ngokuqhubekayo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usebenzisa inguqulo enegama lomkhiqizo noma ejwayelekile.
Uma le nhlanganisela ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela engathandeki, udokotela wakho unezinye izinketho eziningi ezisebenzayo zokwelapha umfutho wegazi ophezulu. Okubalulekile ukuthola umuthi ofanele noma inhlanganisela esebenza kahle emzimbeni wakho.
Ezinye izinhlanganisela ze-ARB zihlanganisa ama-ARB ahlukene ne-hydrochlorothiazide, njenge-losartan/hydrochlorothiazide (Hyzaar) noma i-valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide (Diovan HCT). Lezi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa abanye abantu bazithola kangcono kunabanye.
Izinhlanganisela ze-ACE inhibitor njenge-lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide zinikeza enye indlela yokulawula umfutho wegazi. Ama-ACE inhibitors asebenza ngendlela ehlukile kuma-ARB kodwa futhi aphumuza imithambo yegazi, futhi inhlanganisela ne-hydrochlorothiazide inikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo ezimbili.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele izinhlanganisela ze-calcium channel blocker noma ezinye izinhlobo zemithi yomfutho wegazi ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho zempilo ezithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni okuhlukene.
Zombili izinhlanganisela ze-telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide kanye ne-losartan ziyasebenza ekwelapheni umfutho wegazi ophezulu, kodwa zinezinye izinto ezingenza enye ikufanele kangcono kunenye.
I-Telmisartan ivame ukuhlala isikhathi eside emzimbeni wakho, okusho ukuthi inikeza ukulawulwa komfutho wegazi okuqhubekayo usuku lonke. Futhi inezinye izinzuzo ezengeziwe zokuvikela inhliziyo eziye zafundwa kabanzi ngabacwaningi.
Izinhlanganisela ze-Losartan sezitholakala isikhathi eside futhi zinomlando omude wokuphepha nokusebenza. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-losartan kulula ukuyibekezelela, kanti abanye benza kangcono nge-telmisartan.
Ukukhetha okuthi "kungcono" kuncike ekuphenduleni kwakho ngakunye, ezinye izimo zempilo onazo, nokuthi uyibekezelela kangakanani imithi ngayinye. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inketho engasebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Le nhlanganisela ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha ngabantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela, futhi i-telmisartan ingase inikeze ezinye izinzuzo zokuvikela isifo sezinso esithinta isifo sikashukela. Kodwa-ke, i-hydrochlorothiazide ingathinta kancane amazinga kashukela egazini kwabanye abantu.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ushukela wakho wegazi eduze uma uqala lo muthi uma unesifo sikashukela. Bangase futhi bahlole ukusebenza kwezinso zakho njalo, ngoba kokubili isifo sikashukela nomfutho wegazi ophezulu kungathinta impilo yezinso ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izinzuzo zomfutho wegazi ngokuvamile zidlula ingozi encane yezinguquko zikashukela wegazi, ikakhulukazi njengoba ukulawula umfutho wegazi kubalulekile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela ukuvimbela izinkinga.
Uma ngabe uthatha ngengozi umthamo omkhulu kunalowo odokotela bakunike wona, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo esilawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungadala ukwehla okuyingozi komfutho wegazi, ukushoda kwamanzi emzimbeni, noma ukungalingani kwama-electrolyte.
Izimpawu zokuthatha okuningi zihlanganisa isiyezi esikhulu, ukuquleka, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, noma ukuzizwa ubuthakathaka ngokwedlulele. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyavela yini - funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uthathe okuningi kunalokho okubekiwe.
Gcina ibhodlela lemithi linawe uma ufuna usizo ukuze ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bakwazi ukubona kahle ukuthi uthatheni nokuthi uthathe kangakanani. Lolu lwazi lubasiza ukuthi banikeze ukunakekelwa okufanele.
Uma weqa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kwalapho sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo owuqegile bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo owuqegile, ngoba lokhu kungadala ukuthi umfutho wegazi lakho wehle kakhulu. Ukuthatha imithamo emibili kungaholela ekushodeni kwamanzi emzimbeni nakwezinye izinkinga ezivela ekuthathweni kwe-hydrochlorothiazide eningi.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgqeni neshejuli yakho yemithi.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphansi kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho. Abantu abaningi abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu badinga ukwelashwa isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine amazinga omfutho wegazi enempilo futhi bavimbele izinkinga.
Udokotela wakho angase acabangele ukunciphisa noma ukuyeka umuthi uma umfutho wegazi lakho ulawulwe kahle isikhathi eside futhi wenze izinguquko ezinkulu zokuphila njengokunciphisa isisindo, ukuthuthukisa ukudla, nokuzivocavoca njalo.
Noma ngabe uzizwa kahle, ungayeki ukuthatha umuthi ngokwakho. Umfutho wegazi ophezulu ngokuvamile awubangeli izimpawu, ngakho ukuzizwa kahle akusho ukuthi awusadingi ukwelashwa.
Ukuphuza utshwala ngokulinganisela ngokuvamile kuphephile ngalo muthi, kodwa utshwala bungathuthukisa imiphumela yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi futhi kwandise ingozi yakho yokuba nesiyezi noma ukuquleka.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi uqaphele kakhulu uma usukuma noma ushintsha izikhundla. Qala kancane ukuze ubone ukuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani kule nhlanganisela.
Xoxa nodokotela wakho ngobuningi botshwala, uma bukhona, obufanele wena ngokusekelwe empilweni yakho yonke nokuthi umfutho wakho wegazi ulawulwa kahle kangakanani.
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