Ukuthatha imithi eminingi ngokuphepha

Uma uphuza umuthi ongaphezu kowodwa, kubalulekile ukuwaphuza ngokucophelela nangokuphepha. Eminye imithi ingasebenzisana futhi idale imiphumela emibi. Kungaba nzima futhi ukugcina ithrekhi yokuthi ungawuthatha nini futhi kanjani umuthi ngamunye.

Nawa amathiphu wokukusiza ukulandelela imithi yakho bese uyithatha njengoba kuqondisiwe.

Ungaphuza imithi engaphezu kweyodwa ukwelapha isimo esisodwa. Ungase futhi uthathe imishanguzo ehlukene ukwelapha inkinga yezempilo engaphezu kweyodwa. Isibonelo, ungathatha i-statin ukwehlisa i-cholesterol yakho, kanye ne-beta-blocker ukulawula umfutho wegazi.

Abantu abadala asebekhulile bavame ukuba nezimo ezingaphezu kwesisodwa sempilo. Ngakho-ke maningi amathuba okuthi bathathe imithi eminingana.

Lapho uthatha imithi eminingi, kulapho udinga ukuyisebenzisa ngokucophelela. Kunezingozi eziningana lapho uthatha imithi eminingi.

• Ungahle ube nemiphumela emibi. Ngenxa yokuthi imithi eminingi ingaba nemiphumela engemihle, lapho uthatha imishanguzo eminingi, maningi amathuba okuthi uzoba nemiphumela engemihle. Ukuthatha imithi ethile kungakhuphula nengozi yokuwa.
• Usengozini enkulu yokuhlangana kwezidakamizwa. Ukusebenzisana kulapho umuthi owodwa uthinta ukuthi omunye umuthi usebenza kanjani. Isibonelo, uma uhlanganiswe, umuthi owodwa ungenza omunye umuthi ube namandla. Imithi ingabuye ihlanganyele notshwala ngisho nokudla okuthile. Ukuxhumana okuthile kungaba kubi, futhi kusongele nokuphila.
• Ungakuthola kunzima ukugcina umkhondo wokuthi uzothatha nini umuthi ngamunye. Ungakhohlwa nokuthi imuphi umuthi owuthathe ngesikhathi esithile.
• Ungathatha umuthi ongawudingi. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi kwenzeke uma ubona abahlinzeki bezempilo abangaphezu koyedwa. Ungahle unikezwe imithi ehlukile yenkinga efanayo.

Abantu abathile kungenzeka babe nezinkinga ekuthatheni imishanguzo eminingi:

• Abantu abanikezwe imithi engu-5 noma ngaphezulu. Lapho uthatha imishanguzo eminingi, ayanda amathuba okusebenzisana noma imiphumela emibi. Ungakuthola kunzima nokukhumbula konke ukuxhumana kwezidakamizwa okungenzeka.
• Abantu abathatha imithi enikezwe abahlinzeki abangaphezu koyedwa. Omunye umhlinzeki kungenzeka angazi ukuthi uthatha imithi omunye umhlinzeki akunikeze yona.
• Abantu abadala asebekhulile. Njengoba ukhula, umzimba wakho ucubungula imithi ngokuhlukile. Isibonelo, izinso zakho kungenzeka zingasebenzi ngendlela ebekade zisebenza ngayo. Lokhu kungasho ukuthi umuthi omningi uhlala emzimbeni wakho isikhathi eside. Lokhu kungaholela emazingeni ayingozi emithi kusistimu yakho.
• Abantu esibhedlela. Uma usesibhedlela, cishe uzobona abahlinzeki abasha abangawazi umlando wakho wezempilo. Ngaphandle kwalolu lwazi, bangahle bakunikeze umuthi ongasebenzisana nemithi osuvele uyiphuzile.

Lezi ziphakamiso zingakusiza ukuthi uthathe yonke imithi yakho ngokuphepha:

• Gcina uhlu lwayo yonke imithi oyiphuzayo. Uhlu lwakho kufanele lubandakanye yonke imishanguzo kadokotela kanye ne-over-the-counter (OTC). Imithi ye-OTC ifaka amavithamini, izengezo, nemikhiqizo yamakhambi. Gcina ikhophi yohlu esikhwameni sakho semali nasekhaya.
• Buyekeza uhlu lwakho lwemithi nabahlinzeki bakho nosokhemisi. Xoxa ngohlu nomhlinzeki wakho ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho une-aphoyintimenti. Buza umhlinzeki wakho uma ngabe usadinga ukuthatha yonke imithi ohlwini lwakho. Buza nokuthi ngabe ikhona yini imithamo okufanele iguqulwe. Qiniseka ukuthi unikeza bonke abahlinzeki bakho ikhophi yohlu lwakho lwemithi.
• Buza imibuzo nganoma yimiphi imithi emisha oyinikezwe. Qiniseka ukuthi uyaqonda ukuthi uzithatha kanjani. Buza nokuthi ngabe umuthi omusha ungasebenzisana nanoma imuphi umuthi noma izithasiselo osuvele uzithatha.
• Thatha imithi yakho njengoba nje umhlinzeki wakho ekutshela. Uma unemibuzo yokuthi uwuthatha kanjani noma kanjani umuthi wakho, buza umhlinzeki wakho. Ungeqi imithamo, noma uyeke ukuthatha imithi yakho.
• Uma ubona imiphumela emibi, tshela umhlinzeki wakho. Ungayeki ukuphuza imithi yakho ngaphandle uma umhlinzeki wakho ekutshela.
• Gcina imithi yakho ihlelekile. Kunezindlela eziningi zokugcina umkhondo wemithi yakho. Umhleli wamaphilisi angasiza. Zama indlela eyodwa noma eziningi bese ubona ukuthi yini ekusebenzelayo.
• Uma uhlala esibhedlela, phatha uhlu lwakho lwemithi. Khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho mayelana nokuphepha kwemithi ngenkathi usesibhedlela.

Shayela uma unemibuzo noma udidekile ngezikhombisi-ndlela zomuthi wakho. Shayela uma unemiphumela engemihle evela emithini yakho. Ungayeki ukuthatha noma imuphi umuthi ngaphandle uma umhlinzeki wakho ekutshela ukuthi uyeke.

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