Kutenga mankhwala angapo mosatekeseka

Ngati mumamwa mankhwala angapo, ndikofunika kuwamwa mosamala komanso mosamala. Mankhwala ena amatha kulumikizana ndikupangitsa zovuta. Zingakhalenso zovuta kudziwa nthawi ndi momwe mungamwe mankhwala aliwonse.

Nawa maupangiri okuthandizani kuti muzitsata mankhwala anu ndikuwatenga monga akuwuzira.

Mutha kumwa mankhwala angapo kuti muchiritse vuto limodzi. Muthanso kumwa mankhwala osiyanasiyana kuti muthane ndi mavuto azaumoyo opitilira umodzi. Mwachitsanzo, mutha kutenga statin kuti muchepetse cholesterol, komanso beta-blocker kuti muchepetse kuthamanga kwamagazi.

Okalamba nthawi zambiri amakhala ndi thanzi limodzi. Chifukwa chake amatha kutenga mankhwala angapo.

Mukamamwa mankhwala ambiri, m'pamenenso muyenera kuwagwiritsa ntchito mosamala. Pali zoopsa zingapo mukamamwa mankhwala angapo.

• Mutha kukhala ndi zovuta zina. Chifukwa mankhwala ambiri amatha kukhala ndi zotsatirapo, mukamamwa mankhwala ambiri, ndizotheka kuti mudzakhala ndi zovuta. Kutenga mankhwala ena kungapangitsenso ngozi zakugwa.
• Muli pachiwopsezo chachikulu chogwiritsa ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo. Kuyanjana ndi pamene mankhwala amodzi amakhudza momwe mankhwala ena amagwirira ntchito. Mwachitsanzo, ataphatikizidwa, mankhwala amodzi amatha kulimbitsa mankhwala ena. Mankhwala amathanso kulumikizana ndi mowa komanso zakudya zina. Kuyanjana kwina kumatha kukhala koopsa, ngakhale kuwononga moyo.
• Mutha kukuvutani kuti muzisunga nthawi yomwe mumamwa mankhwala aliwonse. Mutha kuyiwalanso mankhwala omwe mwamwa panthawi ina.
• Mutha kumwa mankhwala omwe simukufuna. Izi zikhoza kukhala zotheka kuchitika ngati muwona oposa opereka chithandizo chamankhwala. Mutha kupatsidwa mankhwala osiyanasiyana pamavuto omwewo.

Anthu ena amakhala ndi vuto potenga mankhwala angapo:

• Anthu omwe amapatsidwa mankhwala 5 kapena kupitilira apo. Mukamamwa mankhwala ochulukirapo, pamakhala mwayi wambiri wolumikizana kapena zovuta zina. Mwinanso zimakhala zovuta kukumbukira momwe mungagwiritsire ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo.
• Anthu omwe amamwa mankhwala operekedwa ndi othandizira angapo. Wothandizira wina sangadziwe kuti mukumwa mankhwala omwe wina wakupatsani.
• Okalamba okalamba. Mukamakula, thupi lanu limagwiritsa ntchito mankhwala mosiyanasiyana. Mwachitsanzo, impso zanu sizigwira ntchito kale. Izi zitha kutanthauza kuti mankhwala ambiri amakhala mthupi lanu kwa nthawi yayitali. Izi zitha kubweretsa kuchuluka kwa mankhwala m'dongosolo lanu.
• Anthu kuchipatala. Mukakhala mchipatala, mudzawona operekera atsopano omwe sadziwa mbiri yathanzi lanu. Popanda kudziwa izi, atha kukupatsirani mankhwala omwe angagwirizane ndi mankhwala omwe mumamwa kale.

Malingaliro awa atha kukuthandizani kumwa mankhwala anu onse mosamala:

• Lembani mndandanda wa mankhwala omwe mumamwa. Mndandanda wanu uyenera kuphatikiza mankhwala onse akuchipatala komanso owonjezera (OTC). Mankhwala a OTC amaphatikizapo mavitamini, zowonjezera mavitamini, ndi mankhwala azitsamba. Sungani ndandanda yanu mchikwama chanu komanso kunyumba.
• Unikani mndandanda wamankhwala anu ndi omwe amakupatsirani mankhwala ndi omwe amapangira mankhwala. Kambiranani mndandandawu ndi omwe akukuthandizani nthawi iliyonse mukakhala ndi msonkhano. Funsani omwe akukuthandizani ngati mukufunikirabe kumwa mankhwala onse omwe ali mndandanda wanu. Komanso funsani ngati mulingo uliwonse usinthidwe. Onetsetsani kuti mwapereka kwa omwe amakupatsani zonse mndandanda wamankhwala anu.
• Funsani mafunso okhudzana ndi mankhwala omwe mwalandira. Onetsetsani kuti mukumvetsetsa momwe mungatengere. Komanso funsani ngati mankhwala atsopano angagwirizane ndi mankhwala aliwonse omwe mumamwa kale.
• Tengani mankhwala anu ndendende monga omwe akukupatsani akukuuzani. Ngati muli ndi mafunso okhudza momwe mungamwe mankhwala anu kapena chifukwa chiyani, funsani omwe akukuthandizani. Osadumpha Mlingo, kapena kusiya kumwa mankhwala anu.
• Mukawona zoyipa, uzani omwe akukuthandizani. Osasiya kumwa mankhwala anu pokhapokha omwe akukuuzani atakuuzani.
• Sungani mankhwala anu mwadongosolo. Pali njira zambiri zowerengera mankhwala anu. Wokonza mapiritsi angathandize. Yesani njira imodzi kapena zingapo kuti muwone zomwe zikukuthandizani.
• Ngati muli mchipatala, tengani mndandanda wa mankhwala anu. Lankhulani ndi omwe amakupatsani chithandizo chachitetezo cha mankhwala mukakhala mchipatala.

Imbani ngati muli ndi mafunso kapena mukusokonezeka pamayendedwe amankhwala anu. Itanani ngati muli ndi zovuta zina kuchokera ku mankhwala anu. Osasiya kumwa mankhwala pokhapokha omwe akukupatsani atakuuzani kuti musiye.

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• Zochita Zamankhwala