Vegetative disorder and neurosis: signs, causes, treatment. Alternative methods of treatment of disorders of the nervous system
As you know, VSD symptoms are perfectly disguised as other, more significant diseases. And if you observe one of the following in yourself, and after examination by a doctor, you do not find any physiological abnormalities, you should think about the diagnosis of vegetative-vascular dystonia. It is worth noting that patients most often experience several symptoms (two or more), especially with dystonia mixed type. We invite you to familiarize yourself with both general and specific manifestations of this disease.
Symptoms of VSD in the acute stage can be very different, as evidenced by the list below:
- Headache;
- Darkening in the eyes, blurred vision;
- High blood pressure;
- Tachycardia with VSD;
- Indigestion, especially during periods of unrest and stress;
- Shortness of breath, heaviness in the chest, lack of air, lump in the throat;
- Arterial pressure;
- Fainting and pre-fainting state;
- Dizziness with VSD;
- Noise in the head. It seems to the patient that there is noise in the ears, but in reality this is not the case. It's worth getting an audiogram to make sure;
- Cough during exacerbation of VSD;
- Pulse instability;
- Emotional instability;
- Sudden increase in temperature and pressure surges during VSD;
- Heavy sweating;
- Facial redness or paleness;
- Insomnia;
- Nausea with VSD;
- Chills;
- Arrhythmia;
- Memory impairment.
- Temperature at VSD.
Symptoms in individual cases
Modern medicine knows that causes of VSD may be different. In fact, the symptoms are so broad that almost every patient is initially confused about their diagnosis. For example, heart pain during VSD in men, children and women is initially perceived as a problem of a more serious nature, rather than ordinary dystonia.
Cervical osteochondrosis (chondrosis)
This disease can manifest itself in different ways. Some patients experience severe pain when turning the neck, however, the problem does not get worse until mental disorders. In other cases, cervical chondrosis develops as muscle tightness. As a result, blood circulation in the body is disrupted and the brain does not receive the required amount of oxygen.
Against this background, tinnitus develops with VSD or ringing, and constant dizziness, psychological deviations.
It is important to ensure that the neck is relaxed, as patients sometimes do not notice that the shoulders are tucked and the muscles are in wild tension, even in a favorable environment. Having cured cervical chondrosis, the nervous system will restore proper regulation of blood vessels and the symptoms of VSD will disappear, as will the disease itself.
Lack of air
If a patient develops respiratory VSD syndrome, then, as a rule, he does not have enough air when breathing and the following sensations appear:
- Chest compression;
- Noise in the head and ears;
- Fainting and presyncope;
- Pain in the head.
Against this background, hypochondria develops, any interest in life is lost, the person becomes very irritable, conflicted and withdraws into himself.
A person breathes and does not even think about this process. And it’s not surprising, because our body is created in such a way as to control breathing movements automatically, that is, on a subconscious level. Also, the depth and rhythm of breathing are also unconsciously adjusted depending on the conditions a person finds himself in. For example, during times of stress, in anxious state or when we are overtired, we unconsciously begin to breathe more often and faster, thus trying to provide the body’s muscles with additional oxygen, in the same way, for example, as happens during physical activity. Frequent and shallow breathing provokes the formation of oxygen deficiency in the body, which does not reach the lungs, which in turn becomes the basis for unpleasant and frightening sensations. It is worth noting that lack of air with VSD is the most common symptom.
The next step of such a disorder is the state causeless anxiety and fear. A so-called panic attack occurs, which further aggravates the already severe pathology respiratory process.
- Due to improper breathing, a change in acidity occurs in the blood. Frequent shallow breaths cause a decrease in carbon dioxide levels in the blood. But it is responsible for maintaining the walls of blood vessels in a calm, relaxed state. If carbon dioxide is absent in the body in sufficient quantity, muscle tension occurs, blood vessels reflexively constrict, and the brain sends signals to the body about the occurrence of oxygen deficiency.
- Another failure in the body improper breathing is a change mineral composition blood. It's about about calcium and magnesium, which are responsible for the work of cardio-vascular system person. It is the deficiency of these minerals that causes symptoms such as discomfort and pain in the heart, pressure in the chest, dizziness, tremors of the limbs, etc.
VSD during pregnancy
stress in children
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VSD in adolescents develops against the background of active growth organism and severe stressful situations. As a result, the nervous system does not have time to distribute the required amount of substances throughout the body, since frequent conflicts, anxieties and stress quickly deplete it. Symptoms such as dizziness, aggressiveness, withdrawal and others characteristic of dystonia appear. This is especially pronounced in preschool and primary school age. The child moves actively and is characterized by sudden mood changes, so diagnosing dystonia at this stage is quite difficult.
The study of VVD in children was carried out by scientists from different countries peace throughout long period time, and only today, thanks to the enormous work done, we can talk about the possibility of early diagnosis of VSD. It's really very important achievement, because the timely prevention the first symptoms of the disease significantly reduces or completely eliminates the risk of developing the disease.
Since it is impossible to rely on heart rate to detect the presence of dystonia in a child under 12 years of age, experts recommend paying attention to the following symptoms:
- Change in the condition of the skin.
Due to the fact that the pattern of blood vessels changes, the shade of skin color changes. Sebaceous glands begin to work incorrectly, which causes frequent rashes, swelling and causeless itching.
When a disruption occurs endocrine system, the child’s weight can change rapidly, in any direction (overweight or exhaustion). During adolescence on the skin there is abundant acne. Puberty in boys it may slow down, and in girls, on the contrary, it can become even more rapid.
- Failure of the body's thermoregulation.
Body temperature rises or falls for no apparent reason.
- Frequent mood swings.
Children suffering from dystonia often become apathetic and lethargic. They are not interested in games or other activities. Sleepy state can suddenly change to vivid manifestations of panic and causeless anxiety.
- Incorrect breathing.
Breathing either quickens or, on the contrary, is barely audible. Often there are attacks of choking cough, shortness of breath appears, and the child may also take unconscious deep breaths.
- Disorder of work gastrointestinal tract.
Appetite worsens, salivation becomes abundant or, conversely, insignificant. Symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain may occur. Gastroduodenitis can be diagnosed in twelve-year-old children.
Even if the child exhibits most of all the symptoms described above, it is quite difficult for parents to independently diagnose VSD without the help of a specialist. You need to contact a specialist who will refer you for diagnostics and make an accurate diagnosis.
Temperature
Can the temperature rise with VSD? Due to the fact that the nervous system does not work correctly, thermoregulation in the body is disrupted, chills and a rush of heat appear. Due to vascular damage, the hands and feet are constantly cold, the temperature during VSD rises to 37 degrees. These symptoms are most often observed during attacks. There is no point in bringing down the temperature with conventional medications, since the essence of the disease lies in improper functioning nervous system. Patients are advised to relax, drink green tea and take their mind off stressful situations.
Sometimes people don’t even pay attention to the fact that for a long period of time, sometimes even years or their entire lives, they have an elevated body temperature. If there are no other symptoms and nothing worries you, low-grade fever usually goes unnoticed. It is difficult to call this state of the body normal.
If the body temperature is elevated (even by a few tenths of a degree), there must be a reason. This could be the signal to start inflammatory process, MPS, pregnancy, severe emotional overstrain.
The development of dystonia is characterized by both increased and low temperature bodies. And there are several reasons for this:
- Impaired blood flow in some individual organs (constantly cold feet or hands);
- An attack of VSD provokes increased heart rate, which leads to increased sweating, and the temperature can reach 39 degrees.
If the reason sharp increase the temperature has not been established, it is not recommended to bring it down, since such a change in the body may indicate a number of diseases, ranging from VSD to the presence dangerous infections. The first step is to complete medical examination and start drug therapy.
Since VSD has nothing to do with the thermoregulation center, people with this disease feel the temperature in the same way as during colds.
Headache
Due to disruption of the cerebral vessels, an attack of VSD occurs as a sudden headache. After the examinations, it turns out that the blood circulation is stable, there are no dilated veins and arteries, or spasms. In some cases, painful attacks are accompanied by dizziness or tinnitus, nausea and uncertainty in gait. It is worth noting that headache with VSD and dizziness are the most common symptoms.
Nausea
Another of the most common attacks of VSD is nausea. It can be considered as a separate symptom, since it most often occurs in stressful situations. For example, if a patient is experiencing attacks of agoraphobia, then nausea will often appear in confined spaces with large crowds of people. It is important to understand that this is the result malfunction nervous system, and not some physical ailments. This symptom also occurs during intense physical activity or intense running. Therefore, to prevent nausea from occurring during VSD, you need to do light exercises, which will help positive effect on the body. Yoga and stretching have a positive effect on the nervous system, since during exercise the muscles relax and many tensions in the body go away.
Often the main cause of nausea is not a disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, but an attack of anxiety. This is a natural reaction of the body to a critical situation.
The main symptoms of nervous nausea are:
- Discomfort in the stomach;
- Vomiting;
- Abdominal pain;
- Feeling of “bloating” in the abdomen;
- Heaviness in the stomach and a feeling of fullness.
Only in some cases can nervous nausea cause actual vomiting, but this outcome is also likely.
If an attack occurs in the absence of excitement and is chronic in nature, this may signal the presence of serious somatic diseases, and in women, pregnancy. Therefore, you should not independently diagnose yourself with “nervous nausea due to vegetative-vascular dystonia”; you must undergo a medical examination as soon as possible.
The intensity of nausea is individual for each individual patient. In some people suffering from VSD, nausea occurs quite often, several times a day, preventing them from even eating normally. Others, on the contrary, extremely rarely encounter such a disorder.
Most often, an attack accompanies every stressful situation. At the same time, nausea can occur both before unpleasant events and much later, despite the fact that the problems may have already been completely resolved by that time. There are cases when nausea begins against the background of a feeling of helplessness, when the patient is faced with a problem and cannot solve it on his own, or the situation simply seems insoluble to him.
It may also happen that the attack occurs completely spontaneously, and the person cannot even link the manifestation of the symptom to any specific event in his life.
Nausea usually occurs in morning time, before the start of a difficult day or an important event. But it also happens that some particular type of food provokes it. Then people with dystonia themselves without special indications identify a group of so-called “dangerous” foods and begin to adhere to their own diet.
Tachycardia
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Many patients experience pain in the heart with VVD and observe rhythm failure. However, most often it turns out that this is intercostal cephalgia, which also occurs due to improper functioning of the nervous system. Of course, at the first appearance of tachycardia, you should consult an appropriate doctor. If after thorough examination the doctor will not notice any abnormalities, then you probably have tachycardia with VVD. That is, rhythm disturbances occur exclusively during attacks of dystonia. Extrasystoles with VSD are also a common occurrence.
Most often, tachycardia with vegetative-vascular dystonia is diagnosed by measuring the patient’s pulse. If the patient has a pulse above 90 beats per minute at rest, this indicates a violation heart rate. It should be noted that during physical activity and stress, a rapid heartbeat is normal.
Systematization of tachycardia.
1. Depending on the source of origin:
- Extracardiac;
- Intracardiac, directly related to disorders of the cardiovascular system.
2. According to the source of the impulse:
- Ectopic, when the focus of localization is the ventricles or atria;
- Sinus, when the focus of localization is located directly in the sinus node.
If tachycardia is a symptom of VSD, then it belongs to the extracardiac type. Chronic tachycardia, left without attention and appropriate treatment, can cause the development of such serious illnesses heart disease, such as coronary artery disease, angina pectoris and myocardial infarction.
Heartache
There is no clear classification of what pain in the heart feels like during VSD. Patients most often describe their health as aching, squeezing, cutting, stabbing pain. Some “patients” note that there is a feeling of presence foreign body which interferes normal operation hearts. The source of pain occurs in the heart area, behind the sternum, under the left shoulder blade or in the subscapular region. Often the pain may radiate to left hand, in the neck and even in the teeth. Such pain attack can last from a few seconds to several hours, when the heart continues to ache or be squeezed “under a vice.” The nature of the pain is also not the same, it can be either growing, paroxysmal, or dull, unchanged throughout the entire time.
Typically, the occurrence of an attack of heart pain in dystonia is associated with the following reasons:
- Overwork;
- Anxious feelings;
- Reaction to changing weather conditions;
- Premenstrual period;
- After drinking alcoholic or hot drinks without alcoholic drinks.
Cases have been recorded when pain in the heart in patients with VVD occurred during a night's sleep under the influence of disturbing dreams.
Extrasystole
Untimely depolarization and contraction of the heart in patients with dystonia may not always be pronounced, and their manifestation depends on factors such as the type of disease, the lifestyle of the patient, as well as individual characteristics of the body.
At the same time, it is more than possible to determine that failures in the work of the cardiovascular system arose precisely because of this pathology, since extrasystole has its own characteristic symptoms. The main one is the so-called “fading” of the heart.
The onset of the attack is accompanied by strong blows heart, then it “freezes” for a while and begins to contract again. Such a symptom is quite difficult not to notice, so if similar phenomenon happened, you need to seek help from a specialist as soon as possible.
Other signs that can be used to diagnose the development of extrasystole during VSD:
- Feelings of restlessness and anxiety;
- Panic attacks;
- Irritability and nervousness;
- Malaise and lack of strength;
- Shortness of breath, suffocation and dizziness.
The development of dystonia is characterized by a sudden “fever”, which is abruptly replaced by cold sweat. And if the course of the disease is aggravated by extrasystole, then the likelihood of changes in body temperature increases significantly.
Pressure surges
Pressure surges, both downward and upward, are one of the main symptoms of the development of VSD. Sometimes blood pressure can reach critical levels. Patients with dystonia complain of constant feeling apathy, abdominal discomfort, headaches, disturbed sleep, poor tolerance to changing weather conditions.
When choosing a course therapeutic treatment VSD, great attention is paid to the nature of fluctuations in blood pressure, since it is very important to create maximum conditions for its stabilization: increase the pressure in case of hypotension or, conversely, reduce it if the patient has a tendency to develop hypertensive crises.
Attacks of shortness of breath
One of the symptoms of dystonia is a feeling of anxiety, which occurs as a result of increased brain workload. Due to anxiety, adrenaline is regularly released into the blood, which in turn leads to an increase in heart rate and breathing. A person breathes often, but superficially, absorbing large quantities excess oxygen that does not enter the lungs, that is, does not bring benefit, but, on the contrary, only forces the body to produce additional energy. An excess of oxygen in the blood reduces the level of carbon dioxide, and the lack of the latter is precisely the cause of the development of such phenomena as dizziness, anxiety, and an attack of shortness of breath.
This state is cyclical: due to anxiety, breathing is disturbed, and a failure in respiratory process only exacerbates the state of anxiety and excitement.
Tinnitus
Great amount side effects, which arise in a patient during the development of vegetative-vascular dystonia, not only violate the ability full life, but also scary. One of the problems that patients with dystonia have to face is tinnitus, when the patient experiences distortion of sounds, which causes a sharp deterioration in well-being.
There are various manifestations of tinnitus in different people. Most often there is a "mortgaging" ears when all sounds are heavily distorted. But additional noises may also appear, including ringing in the ears with VSD, whistling, or a sound reminiscent of buzzing insects. And such problems often develop against the background of an exacerbation of the disease.
Psychosomatics
First of all, it is worth noting that the psychosomatics of VSD is, perhaps, the root of the disease. Since dystonia is most often observed after psychological abnormalities which lead to disorders in the nervous system. When a child is born, his body is in harmony, all organs work correctly.
Have you noticed that children bring all their emotions out? They can instantly change their laughter to “wild crying” and vice versa. Now let's move on to adults. As we age, we learn to hide our emotions, accumulate fears, anger, and resentment. When there is good company friends, we get together and get rid of accumulated stress as best we can (this happens in different ways, some through conversations, others prefer to dance, and so on).
Now imagine a situation where a person experiences hours of stress and is immersed in it. Every time this happens, the whole body tenses up, the nervous system goes into a different mode of operation. And gradually, it stressful state becomes normal for the patient, he seems to forget what it is normal condition. This is psychosomatics. When inner world a person is in disharmony and requires psychological help from a specialist to find the cause of the problem and solve it.
Insomnia
Since the body does not work correctly, there are some clamps in the body, the head is constantly spinning intrusive thoughts, the patient cannot relax. During sleep, he often turns over from side to side, and in the morning he feels tired. In this case, persistence and complete relaxation organism. To do this, there are certain practices that must be performed before going to bed, alternately relaxing individual parts of the body. Thus, insomnia with VSD disappears and the person returns to normal sleep.
Poor eyesight
If, with vegetative-vascular dystonia, you have tension in your neck or have developed cervical chondrosis (osteochondrosis), this can lead to deterioration of vision and the appearance of small dots in front of the eyes. VSD and vision are strongly interrelated, and similar symptoms often appear in patients.
Weakness
Weakness in the legs with VSD is a consequence of general malaise throughout the body. It is recommended to overcome your condition and take up light running, which will quickly restore your strength. Walking in the fresh air, preferably away from the noise and bustle, will have a good effect on your health. Anyway, signs of VSD in adults, symptoms are similar to those in children and adolescents. The only difference is the reasons for its occurrence. For example, infant may experience attacks of dystonia by inheritance. That is, if the child’s mother was susceptible to this disease, it is possible that the child will experience the same thing. Teenagers most often find themselves in difficult situation because of wrong image life and constant stress.
Difficulty breathing
When climbing to the fifth floor or performing too active actions, shortness of breath may occur with VSD. That is why patients are not recommended to make sudden movements or engage in active sports. All this only leads to a worsening of the condition. However, they will strengthen your body and have a healing effect.
Lump in the throat area
During attacks of dystonia, a person’s body releases a large amount of adrenaline, which most often occurs due to fear. As a result, for unknown reasons, the hormone affects some part of the body. Some patients have problems with the heartbeat, others with the gastrointestinal tract, and still others, for example, develop a lump in the throat due to VSD. As usual, the patient initially suspects thyroid gland, because it is difficult for him to swallow, there is a feeling of discomfort or, in some cases, cervical chondrosis. And of course, you need to see a doctor to rule out this diagnosis. If, based on the results of the examination, you are diagnosed with vegetative-vascular dystonia, then you should think about your fears, since they are the cause of the development of a coma in the throat area. More often medications do not help, however, the treatment of a psychotherapist has an effective effect. Dry mouth with VSD is also quite common.
Chills
Because of vegetative system a person does not work correctly, the blood is also distributed improperly through the vessels. As a result, chills with VSD appear very often. As a rule, this is coldness in the legs or arms. If, even in the summer season, you notice that your feet are freezing, while other people can easily tolerate such air temperatures, you should think about the condition of your blood vessels.
Symptoms in the acute stage
During exacerbation of VSD Patients may experience the following physical and psychological symptoms:
- Malfunctions of the cardiovascular system, for example, arrhythmia during VSD;
- Shortness of breath, panic attacks, chest pain;
- Profuse sweating, especially of the hands and feet;
- Pain when urinating, frequent urge to go to the toilet;
- Gastrointestinal problems, including diarrhea or constipation, flatulence, nausea and vomiting;
- Breathing problems, dizziness, fainting, muscle spasms;
- A sharp increase in body temperature, chills;
- Presyncope with VSD due to crisis;
- Tremor of the limbs;
- Pressure fluctuations, both upward and downward;
- Headache;
- Unpleasant sensations in the abdominal area;
- Weakness with VSD, depression, drowsiness;
- Frequent mood swings, from unmotivated euphoria to depression;
- Attacks of fear of death during VSD and causeless panic.
The clinical picture can also be supplemented by such minor symptoms as tinnitus, lump in the throat, discomfort in the esophagus, excitement, fussiness, nervousness or, conversely, complete apathy to what is happening. All this can indicate only one thing: the body cannot independently cope with the physical or psychological stress that has arisen, and therefore it is simply necessary to provide it with assistance in the form of therapeutic treatment and a number of preventive measures that will help improve the functioning of all systems and organs as a whole.
It is important to understand that certain symptoms never occur by themselves, and in each specific case they are signals of the occurrence of pathological process or its exacerbation.
As a result, we can conclude that vegetative-vascular dystonia develops for many reasons, and the symptoms are very similar to real diseases. In this regard, it is worth initially undergoing an examination and only after receiving the tests to draw any conclusions. The previous article also talks about. There are as many of them as there are symptoms of this disorder.
Vegetative-vascular dystonia (VSD) - various clinical manifestations symptoms affecting various organs and systems, and developing as a result of abnormalities in the structure and functions of the central and/or peripheral autonomic nervous system.
Vegetative-vascular dystonia is not a separate nosological entity, but, in combination with other factors, it can contribute to the development of many diseases and pathological conditions, often in the presence of a psychosomatic component ( arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, asthma, stomach ulcer, etc.).
Symptoms of the disease
&bull, increased fatigue,
&bull, unstable emotional state,
&bull, tachycardia,
&bull, discomfort in the chest area,
&bull, cardiac dysfunction,
&bull, stomach and intestinal problems,
&bull, increased sweating,
&bull, attacks of shortness of breath,
&bull, paresthesia or “crawling sensation”
&bull, temperature rise,
&bull, feeling of a lump in the throat,
&bull, feeling of numbness in the limbs,
&bull, depressive state,
&bull, meteosensitivity.
However, from the point of view of diagnosing vegetative-vascular dystonia, the disease cannot be effective treatment, in addition to the causes of the disease. Doctors usually make a diagnosis of VSD in cases where, based on the clinical picture and studies, it is impossible to explain the cause of the ailment.
Traditional medicine for the treatment of VVD involves various sedative and vascular drugs that only give a temporary effect.
The presence of symptoms of vegetative-vascular dystonia is the consequences of a malfunction of the internal organs: the liver, gallbladder, thyroid gland, kidneys, and so on. In case of violation of the work of these organs, the work of the vessels of the brain and nerve centers is disrupted.
Before starting treatment for vegetative-vascular dystonia, the causes of the patient’s complaints are determined. It is important to determine what negatively affects the regulation of VSD and which organs are responsible for the patient’s ailment.
Diagnosis of patients with VSD makes it possible to determine:
&bull, state of the nervous system,
&bull, state of the vascular nervous system,
&bull, causes of disorders of the vegetative-vascular system,
&bull, intermediate reasons.
After diagnostics of VSD determined individual program patient treatment. Treatment of VSD is primarily aimed at eliminating dysfunctions of internal organs and systems, and stabilizing the energy balance. After achieving these goals, normalization of the nervous and vascular systems is achieved.
Provoking factors are various somatic, endocrine and neurological problems, physique disorders, allergic conditions, strong or unfavorable changes in climatic conditions, environmental problems, physical inactivity or intense physical activity, hormonal changes V puberty, non-compliance with diet, and much more.
Classification of vegetative-vascular dystonia
To date, a standard classification of VSD has not been developed. When making a diagnosis, the following factors are taken into account:
etiological factors,
cases of autonomic disorders (vagotonic, sympathicotonic, mixed),
prevalence of autonomic disorders (generalized, systemic or local forms),
organs most affected in the pathological process,
functional state of the autonomic nervous system,
severity of condition (mild, moderate, severe),
course (latent, constant, paroxysmal).
Vagotonia
Children with typical vagotonia complain of fatigue, decreased activity, memory impairment, sleep disturbance (problems falling asleep, drowsiness), and apathy. indecision, fearfulness, tendency to depression.
Sympathicotomy
Children with a sympathetic temperament are very prone to mood swings, have an increased threshold for pain sensitivity, are easily distracted, and are in various neurological states.
They often complain of a feeling of heat and palpitations. The asthenic type of sympathicotomy often occurs against the background of increased appetite, pallor, dry skin, pronounced white dermographism, cold extremities, numbness and paresthesia in the extremities in the morning, unexplained fever, poor tolerance heat, polyuria, atonic constipation. No violations respiratory system, which are not typical for vascular disorders.
Cardiopsychoneurosis
Due to the prevalence of cardiopsychoneurosis in combination with existing autonomic disorders, it is permissible to use the term “ cardiopsychoneurosis" However, please note that neurocirculatory dystonia is an integral part of more broad concept vegetative-vascular dystonia.
Vegetative-vascular dystonia: types, causes, symptoms, treatment in adults and children
There is probably not a person among us who has never heard of vegetative-vascular dystonia (VSD). This is no coincidence, because according to statistics it affects up to 80% of the adult population of the planet and about 25% of children. Due to their greater emotionality, women suffer from autonomic dysfunction three times more often than men.
The pathology is usually detected in childhood or young age, with peak symptoms occurring between 20 and 40 years of age.– the most productive and active period, while the usual rhythm of life is disrupted, making it difficult professional activity, intrafamily relationships suffer.
What is it: a disease or features of the functioning of the nervous system? The question of the essence of autonomic dysfunction for a long time remained controversial, experts initially defined it as a disease, but as patients were observed, it became clear that VSD is a functional disorder, primarily affecting the psyche and autonomics.
At the same time, functional disorders and subjective painful sensations not only force you to change your lifestyle, but also require timely and qualified help, because over time they capable of growing into more ischemic disease heart disease, hypertension, ulcers or diabetes.
Causes of vegetative-vascular dystonia
The autonomic nervous system, including the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions, regulates the function of internal organs, maintaining a constant internal environment, body temperature, pressure, pulse, digestion, etc. From coordinated work these departments depends correct reaction body on external stimuli, its adaptation to constantly changing environmental conditions, stress and overload.
The autonomic nervous system works independently, autonomously, does not obey our desire and consciousness.Cuteness determines such changes as an increase in pressure and pulse, dilation of the pupil, acceleration of metabolic processes, and parasympathetic responsible for hypotension, bradycardia, increased secretion of digestive juices and tone smooth muscle. Almost always, these departments of the autonomic nervous system have an opposite, antagonistic effect, and in different life circumstances the influence of one of them predominates.
In case of discord autonomic function a variety of symptoms appear that do not fit into the picture of any of the known diseases heart, stomach or lungs. With VSD it is usually not found organic damage other organs, and the patient’s attempts to find in himself terrible disease are futile and do not bear the expected fruits.
VSD is closely related to emotional sphere And mental characteristics, therefore it usually occurs with the most various manifestations psychological in nature. It is very difficult to convince a patient that he does not have a pathology of internal organs, but a psychotherapist can provide truly effective help.
Causes of vegetative-vascular dystonia very different and, sometimes, hidden in early childhood or even period intrauterine development. Among them, the most important are:
When the diagnosis is beyond doubt and other diseases are excluded, the doctor decides on the need for treatment. Therapy depends on the symptoms, their severity, and the degree of disability of the patient. Until recently, patients with VSD were under the care of neurologists, but today it is considered undeniable that the greatest amount of help can be provided by a psychotherapist, since VSD is primarily a psychogenic problem.
Of primary importance in the treatment of vegetative-vascular dystonia is general events. Of course, most patients expect that they will be prescribed a pill that will immediately relieve all the symptoms of the disease, but this does not happen. To successfully get rid of pathology, you need the work of the patient himself, his desire and desire to normalize his well-being.
General activities for treatment of VSD include:
- Healthy lifestyle and proper routine.
- Diet.
- Adequate physical activity.
- Elimination of nervous and physical overload.
- Physiotherapeutic and water procedures.
A healthy lifestyle is the basis for the proper functioning of all organs and systems. In case of VSD, smoking and alcohol abuse should be excluded. It is necessary to normalize the work and rest regime, with severe symptoms a change in appearance may be required labor activity. After a hard time working day you need to rest properly - not lying on the couch, but better walking in the fresh air.
The diet of patients with VSD should not contain excess salt and liquid (especially when hypertensive type), you should give up strong coffee, flour, fatty and spicy foods. Seafood, cottage cheese, and tea are recommended for hypotensive patients. Considering that most patients experience difficulties with digestion, suffer from stool and intestinal motility disorders, the diet should be balanced, light, but nutritious - cereals, legumes, lean meat, vegetables and fruits, nuts, dairy products.
Physical activity helps normalize the tone of the autonomic nervous system, therefore, regular exercises, exercise therapy, walking are a good alternative to spending time at home sitting or lying down. All types are very useful water procedures(baths, cold and hot shower, dousing with cool water, swimming pool), because water not only helps strengthen muscles, but also relieves stress.
Patients with VSD need to protect themselves as much as possible from emotional and physical overload. TV and computer are strong irritants, so it is better not to abuse them. It will be much more useful to communicate with friends, go to an exhibition or to a park. If you want to work out in the gym, you should exclude all types strength exercises, lifting weights, but it is better to prefer gymnastics, yoga, swimming.
Physiotherapy procedures help significantly improve the condition. Acupuncture, massage, magnetic therapy, electrophoresis with magnesium, papaverine, calcium are indicated (depending on the form of the pathology).
Spa treatment indicated for everyone suffering from VSD. In this case, you should not choose a cardiological institution; an ordinary sanatorium or a trip to the sea is enough. A break from usual activities, a change of scenery, new acquaintances and communication allow you to abstract from symptoms, distract yourself and calm down.
Drug treatment determined by the predominant symptoms in a particular patient. The main group of drugs for VSD consists of drugs with a sedative effect:
- Herbal remedies – valerian, motherwort, novo-passit, etc.;
- Antidepressants – cipralex, paroxetine, amitriptyline;
- Tranquilizers - seduxen, elenium, tazepam, grandaxin.
In some cases, vascular drugs (cinnarizine, Actovegin, Cavinton), psychotropics - Grandaxin, Mezapam, Sonapax - are prescribed (piracetam, omnaron). With hypotonic VSD type It helps to take adaptogens and tonic herbal remedies - eleutherococcus, ginseng, pantocrine.
As a rule, treatment begins with “milder” herbal remedies, if there is no effect, mild tranquilizers and antidepressants are added. With severe anxiety, panic attacks, and neurosis-like disorders, medication correction is absolutely indispensable.
Symptomatic therapy is aimed at eliminating symptoms from other organs, primarily the cardiovascular system.
For tachycardia and increased blood pressure, anaprilin and other drugs from the group (atenolol, egilok) are prescribed. Cardialgia is usually relieved by taking sedatives– seduxena, corvalol, valocordin.
Bradycardia less than 50 heart beats per minute requires the use of atropine and belladonna preparations. Cool, tonic baths and showers and physical exercise are helpful.
Treatment folk remedies can be quite effective, given that many herbs provide such necessary sedative effect. Valerian, motherwort, hawthorn, peony, mint and lemon balm are used. Herbs are sold in pharmacies, prepared in the manner described in the instructions, or simply brew the prepared bags in a glass of water. Herbal medicine can be successfully combined with medication.
It is worth noting that the prescription of the described “heart” drugs does not yet indicate the presence of a real cardiac pathology, because in most cases problems with heart rhythm and blood pressure are functional in nature R. Patients who are looking in vain for signs of truly dangerous diseases should know this.
Psychotherapeutic activities deserve special attention. It so happens that a trip to a psychiatrist or psychotherapist is often regarded by both the patient and his relatives as an undoubted sign of mental illness, which is why many patients never reach this specialist. Meanwhile, it is the psychotherapist who is able to best assess the situation and carry out treatment.
Both individual and group classes using various techniques impact on the patient's psyche. With many phobias, unjustified aggression or apathy, an obsessive desire to find a terrible disease in oneself, a psychotherapist helps to find out the real reason such disorders, which may lie in childhood, family relationships, long-suffered nervous shocks. Having understood the cause of their experiences, many patients find a way to successfully deal with them.
VSD must be treated comprehensively and with the participation of the patient himself, choosing individual regimens and names medicines. The patient, in turn, must understand that the symptoms of ill health on the part of the internal organs are associated with the characteristics of the psyche and lifestyle, so it is worth stopping the search for diseases and start changing your lifestyle.
The question of whether it is worth treating VSD at all, if it is not an independent disease, should not arise. Firstly, this condition worsens the quality of life, reduces performance, and exhausts the patient’s already exhausted nervous system. Secondly, long-term VSD can lead to the development of severe depression, suicidal tendencies, and asthenia. Frequent and arrhythmias will cause over time organic changes in the heart (hypertrophy, cardiosclerosis), and then the problem will become really serious.
With timely and correct correction VSD symptoms the prognosis is favorable, health improves, the usual rhythm of life, work and social activity. Patients must be under dynamic observation from a neurologist (psychoneurologist, psychotherapist), and courses of treatment can be taken for preventive purposes, especially in the autumn-spring periods.
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The complexity of vegetative-vascular dystonia (VSD) is that it special condition an organism that is characterized by the presence of certain symptoms. Speaking plain language, this is a disruption of the autonomic nervous system, associated with changes in vascular tone.
Such a diagnosis in international classification There is simply no such thing as a clearly defined treatment protocol. All therapy is designed to eliminate or alleviate symptoms for each patient individually.
There are contraindications for vegetative-vascular dystonia, non-compliance with which leads to a sharp deterioration of the condition, so you need to know what not to do.
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Risk factors
Not fully studied, but the main development factor is considered to be constant stress and nervous strain.
Even during pregnancy, a woman who is upset about something inevitably suffers negative emotions for the fruit. A quarrel with a loved one, watching melodrama, tears - all these are factors that influence the normal formation of the nervous system of the unborn child, increasing the risk of developing VSD as he grows older.
Our brains cannot classify beneficial stress and harmful. Deliberately watching a horror film, a program about war or traffic accidents, trouble with a loved one, resentment towards your husband, panic - all this is mixed in the head, and the body perceives the resulting emotions equally negatively, which leads to destabilization of the nervous system.
Excess of negative emotions - main factor, provoking VSD.
Risk factors contributing to the occurrence of VSD
The development of pathology also contributes to:
- bad heredity;
- weakness of the nervous system from birth;
- job dissatisfaction, lack of self-realization;
- quarrels in the family, conflicts at work;
- mental and physical stress;
- lack of sufficient physical activity;
- weakness of the immune system;
- unbalanced daily routine, lack of balance between rest and work;
- alcohol abuse, caffeine, smoking, drug use;
- change of permanent residence;
- a sharp change in climatic living conditions;
- exacerbation chronic diseases endocrine and nervous system, somatic diseases;
- hormone imbalances during pregnancy, menopause or puberty;
- long-term intoxication;
- serious injuries;
- viral and bacterial infections;
- unfavorable environmental conditions;
- impact various kinds radiation ( Cell phones, microwave ovens, radiation);
- work in production with harmful working conditions, with chemicals.
What can not be done to a person with VVD
While trying to protect yourself from stress as much as possible, you should also not forget about the influence bad habits. Detrimental to the heart and blood vessels, toxic substances, getting into the blood, lead to deterioration.
So, what is not allowed with VSD:
| Alcohol | Alcohol, having a neurotropic effect, attacks the central nervous system, inhibiting the natural processes of internal inhibition. This leads to an increase in nervous excitement, which in case of VSD significantly exceeds normal limits. Even if panic attacks have not bothered you for a long time, the slightest dose of alcohol is 100% likely to contribute to their return. U healthy people after drinking small doses of alcohol, most likely there will be no hangover. Enzymes produced by the body quickly break down toxins and waste products ethyl alcohol, after which they are safely excreted by the kidneys. For people with VSD, everything happens differently. Malfunctions of the body in the form of tachycardia, high blood pressure, headaches, seizures panic attack, prevent rapid detoxification after drinking alcohol. Therefore, a hangover will definitely occur after 5–6 hours, regardless of the dose taken. Of course, it is up to the adult to decide whether to drink alcohol. But you should know that VSD and alcohol are categorically incompatible things. If, despite all the dangers, it is impossible to completely give up alcoholic beverages, then you should try to minimize it Negative influence:
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| Prohibited Products | VVD therapy does not provide for the patient. But the prevention of seizures is, first of all, in healthy way life, an integral part of which is a complete, balanced and healthy diet.K harmful products This includes fast food, fatty meats, smoked foods, marinades, hot sauces and spices, and sausages. This does not mean that you need to give up your favorite foods forever, but you should not eat such foods every day. IN daily menu should be included as much as possible healthy food, saturated with vitamins (A, C) and trace elements:
It is also undesirable to overuse foreign fruits, citrus fruits, and seafood, which are chemically treated for long-term storage. It is better to give preference to domestic products grown and produced in the region of residence. Don't think of a diet as something mandatory. Eating food should bring a feeling of joy, peace, and not cause feelings full stomach. The choice of foods is individual for each person with HPV and should be made based on personal physical and mental feelings after eating. To reduce the number and intensity of attacks with VVD, it is enough to make a daily routine with regular meals and rest. You need to eat 5-6 times a day at regular intervals, without overloading digestive tract. After 18 hours, it is no longer advisable to eat because it will be difficult to sleep with a full stomach. It's better to drink before bed warm milk with honey than strong tea. A decoction of hawthorn, a vitamin compote of dried fruits, fresh apple or carrot juice will help you wake up in the morning. Excluding or limiting what cannot be done with vegetative-vascular dystonia (which increases its symptoms several times), of course, will not completely defeat the disease, but will help prevent new attacks. It is quite possible, but it is necessary to approach this issue very responsibly, but sometimes you still cannot do without treatment from a psychotherapist. |
