Ukuba akunjalo, unezinye iindlela zokugcina imali
Uninzi kangakanani malunga nemithi ye-cholesterol edala?
Ukuba uthatha imithi yokunciphisa i-cholesterol , uyazi ukuba iindleko zenyanga ziyakongeza, ngokukodwa ukuba lowo uthathayo ayifumanekanga kwifomu ye-generic (i-unbranded). Kwaye iindleko zakho ziyakhula ngakumbi xa uthatha imishishini kwezinye iimeko ngaphandle kwe- cholesterol yakho ephakamileyo, njengesifo sikashukela.
Kodwa nangona unenkxalabo malunga neendleko zeyeza lakho le-cholesterol, khumbula isizathu esibalulekileyo sokuba uyithatha-kwaye ungayeki ukuthatha ngaphandle kokuba ugqirha wakho athi ulungile. I-cholesterol ephezulu ngokwayo ayinayo impawu, kodwa awuthathi amachiza ukukhusela "iimpawu" ze-cholesterol: Uthabatha ukuthintela iimpawu zesifo senhliziyo. Ukuyeka iyeza lakho kwaye uvumele i- cholesterol yakho ukuba ivuke kwakhona ingakubeka ingozi enkulu yesifo senhliziyo kunye nokuhlaselwa yintliziyo-kubiza kakhulu ukunyanga ngaphezu kwexabiso lokuhlala kwiyeza lakho lokunciphisa i-cholesterol.
Iindaba ezilungileyo kukuba uninzi lwee-anti-cholesterol-downing medication ziyafumaneka njengama-generics aphantsi. Le miyeza ye-cholesterol eyenza iquka:
- ISimvastatin (iZocor)
- Atorvastatin (Lipitor)
- Rosuvastatin (Crestor)
- Lovastatin (Mevacor)
- Pravastatin (Pravachol)
- Gemfibrozil (Lopid)
- IFluvastatin (Lescol)
- Cholestyramine (Questran)
- Fenofibrate (Antara, Fenoglide, Lofibra, Tricor, Triglide)
Ukuba iyeza lakho alifumaneki kwifom (okanye nokuba kunjalo, kwaye unengxaki yokuyihlawula), unokhetho oluninzi olunokukunceda ukuba ulondoloze imali.
Yintoni Ongayenza Ukuze Ugcine Imali
Thetha nogqirha wakho malunga neenketho ezincinci. Ugqirha wakho unakho ukukwazi uku-1) ukutshintshela kumachiza angabizi, mhlawumbi uveliso okanye umgama wegama lomtshini ngexabiso elincinane, 2) ukunikezela ngeesampuli zefom yegama lomhlaza, okanye 3) ukunika i-voucher evela kwinkampani yeziyobisi ukuthenga unyango lwegama lomntu ngexabiso eliphantsi.
Buza malunga nokusika iipilisi ezisezantsi ngaphezulu kwisiqingatha. Kungenzeka ukuba uthenge amayeza akho kwifomu ephindwe kabini umthamo wakho obekiwe kwaye unqande iipilisi kwisiqingatha ukuba uwathathe. (Qaphela: Akunakwenzeka kuwo onke amayeza ehlisa i-cholesterol.) Ngokomzekelo, ukuba uthatha i-simvastatin 40 mg imihla ngemihla, ugqirha wakho unokuyalela i-simvastatin 80 mg, kunye ne-dosing echazwe njengepilisi enye-nye ithathwa rhoqo imihla.
Ayikho i-generic ekhoyo? Shayela inkampani yeziyobisi. Ezinye iinkampani zonyango zizinkqubo zokuncedisa izidakamizwa ezinokukuvumela ukuba ufumane amayeza akho ngaphandle okanye ngeendleko ezincinci. Hlola ikhemisi yakho, kwakhona: Abanye banika iinkqubo zokuphuhlisa kwiimishanguzo. Kufuneka uyazi nokuba amayeza enyango ahluke kwikhemisi enye ukuya kwelinye. Hlola ngeenxa zonke ukuze ufumane intengo ephantsi kwindawo yakho.
Buza ukuba unako ukuthatha iimveliso ezingaphezulu kwe-counter (i-OTC). Ukuba uthatha i- omega-3 fatty acids (i-Lovaza) okanye i- niacin eyongezelelweyo (Niaspan) ukuba unciphise i-cholesterol yakho, thetha nodokotela wakho ngokuthatha i-OTC inguqu yeyeza lakho.
Kufuneka ukwazi ukuba i- oyile yeentlanzi kunye ne-niacin i-OTC iimveliso ayilangalelanga ngolo hlobo kunye nomlingani wabo. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba ugqirha wakho uthi ungathatha enye okanye ngaphezulu kubo, banako ukukunceda unciphise i-cholesterol yakho ngelixa ubeka intsimbi encinci kwi-pocketbookbook yakho.
Qhubeka ukhumbule, nangona kunjalo, nangona zifumaneka kakhulu kwaye zingabizi ngaphantsi kweemithi zonyango, ii-OTC iimveliso zingafanelekanga kuwo wonke umntu.
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