Characteristic symptoms and treatment of vegetative-vascular dystonia in women

From this article you will learn: what are the symptoms of vegetative vascular dystonia in women. Review of treatment methods.

Contents of the article:

• Symptoms of pathology in women
• Treatment of

Symptoms of pathology in women

Signs of vegetative-vascular dystonia in patients of both sexes are incredibly diverse. Usually patients describe their feelings extremely emotionally and brightly. The representatives of the fair sex are more verbose when listing the complaints that arise with this syndrome, but the symptoms of this condition are almost identical for both women and men.

The occurrence of symptoms of vegetative-vascular dystonia in women can be associated with the onset of puberty, pregnancy, childbirth, irregular sex life or the onset of menopause, when the hormonal background undergoes significant changes. Sometimes the manifestations of this syndrome occur in girls and are caused by a delay in the maturation and development of the nervous system. It is the fair sex who are most exposed to stress, fatigue, vulnerability and suspiciousness, chronic fatigue.

Displays of

The most characteristic symptoms of vegetative-vascular disorders are:

• heart rate changes( slowing or acceleration);
• deviation of blood pressure from normal( up or down);
• frequent feeling of fatigue or depression;
• sharp mood swings( irritability, tearfulness, apathy, inhibition, fear);
• reduced tolerance to physical or psychoemotional loads;
• impossibility of long-term concentration in solving intellectual problems;
• absent-mindedness and forgetfulness;
• hearing loss: ringing, tinnitus;
• vision impairment: glare or flies before the eyes;
• temperature changes for no apparent reason( decrease or increase);
• frequent headaches and dizziness( until fainting);
• gait of the gait;
• sensation of lump in the throat or shortness of breath;
• increased sweating( especially during stress);
• sensations of chilliness or heat;
• cold hands or feet;
• worsening of health during hot or cold;
• decreased libido;
• discomfort or pain in the genitals;
• rapid and profuse urination;
• sleep disorders;
• pain in the stomach area of ​​spasmodic nature and digestive disorders( diarrhea or constipation);
• sensation of pain in the heart( cardioneurosis);
• pallor of the skin and the periodic appearance of red spots on the chest, face and neck;
• panic attacks, fainting and crises( during an exacerbation).

Characteristics Frequency	Symptoms
Patient frequency
Instability of the psychoemotional state and physical weakness	100%
Increased or decreased blood pressure	90%
Sleep disorders	80%
Diarrhea or constipation	65%
Pulse rate, palpitation	40%
Sensations of chilliness or heat	40%
Spasmodic pains	35%
Fainting	5%
Panic attacks	5%

The VSD can be accompanied by one, several or many of the listssymptoms. However, the appearance of even one of the above-described signs of disturbances in the work of the autonomic nervous system should become an excuse for treating the doctor.

Symptoms of VSD in women and men can be exacerbated by the following factors:

Meteozavisimost, which affects millions of people can also cause the emergence of VSD.Click on photo to enlarge

Basic types of VSD

Type	Kind of nervous system disorders	Symptoms
Hypertonic	High activity of sympathetic department	Hypertension, dizziness, increased heart rate, redness of face, increased excitability, insomnia, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, panic attacks
Hypotonic	Increased activity of the parasympathetic department	Arterial hypotension, syncope, nausea, dizziness, irregularities in the heart, pallor, win the ears, dyspnea, libido disorders, numbness of the limbs
Cardiac( or neurocirculatory dystonia)	Balance disbalance between the parasympathetic and sympathetic departments	Pain behind the sternum or in the heart, palpitations, arrhythmia, absence of shortness of breath
Mixed	Combination of disorders in the parasympatheticand sympathetic departments of	Symptoms of cardiac type in combination with signs of hypo- or hypertonic type

Variety of crises with

VSD Specialists distinguish several timesovidnostey vegetative-vascular crises.

Vegetative sympathoadrenal crisis( or panic attack)

This condition is caused by the release of a large amount of adrenaline into the blood due to an erroneous signal of the nervous system. A panic attack begins suddenly and is usually associated with a particular situation( for example, stress), a biorhythm or a time of day. This state lasts for tens of minutes.

Symptoms of panic attack are as follows:

• increased pressure;
• increased heart rate;
• shortness of breath;
• trembling of limbs;
• muscle cramps;
• pallor;
• is an unconscious animal fear;
• panic;
• torrential perspiration;
• frequent and profuse urination;
• chills.

After the crisis, during 2-3 days, physical weakness and emotional exhaustion are felt.

Vagoinsular crisis

This condition is caused by the release of a large amount of insulin into the blood because of an erroneous signal of the nervous system. A significant increase in insulin levels causes a sharp decrease in blood sugar levels and is supplemented by increased activity of the digestive tract. The symptoms of the vagoinsular crisis are as follows:

After a seizure for several days, there is a general malaise, an increase in the intestinal peristalsis, and the urge to defecate. The number of vagoinsular crises can increase with the presence of excitement, overwork and stress.

Mixed crises

Such states are caused by mixed causes. When they develop, the patient may have symptoms of the types described above - vegetatively sympatoadrenal and vagoinsular.

Treatment

The methods of treatment of VSD in men and women are the same.

Treatment of vegetative-vascular dystonia can begin only after examination and exclusion of diseases with similar symptoms.

For treatment of VSD, depending on the severity of the manifestations of the syndrome, non-drug and medicamental therapy may be prescribed.

Non-drug therapy

Rest and sleep mode

In case of vegetative-vascular dystonia it is recommended:

Physical training

Adequate and sufficient load on skeletal muscles has a positive effect on the state of the nervous system, blood vessels and myocardium. That is why it is recommended to exercise at the VSD, which increases stress resistance, adaptation to external factors and minimizes or eliminates signs of vegetative-vascular disorders.

Physical exercises are an integral part of the fight against VSD.Click on the photo to enlarge

When practicing sports or physical activities, the following rules should be observed:

• The loads should not be excessive and cause the pulse to accelerate to more than 140 beats per minute and general fatigue.
• The set of exercises should not include tasks that involve prolonged or sharp tilt of the head down. It is necessary to abandon the strength exercises and sports that cause an increased strain on the myocardium and can provoke dizziness or fainting.
• Classes should be conducted in gyms and in the open air( walking, swimming, cycling, tennis, skiing, etc.).

Other therapies

With the IRR for the normalization of the functioning of the nervous system, the following can be recommended:

Depending on the type of abnormality in the autonomic nervous system, the following recommendations can be given:

Procedures	Parasympathetic regulation	Predominance of sympathetic regulation
Water procedures	Contrast, circular or fan shower, cool baths, radon and coniferous baths	Purging with warm water, hydromassage procedures, sulphide, chloride and carbonic baths
Correction of food	To accept food more often, to reduce the use of sharp dishes,mother of coffee, rose hips, tea, milk and kefir, include porridge( especially buckwheat and oatmeal), eggplants, various nuts and dried fruits	Include cottage cheese, citrus, spinach, carrots, lettuce, beans, refuse to take in the rationcoffee, cocoa, dark chocolate, alcohol and strong black tea
Massage	Vibrating massage with quick kneading and rubbing movements	Soothing massage, preferably in the neck and collar area
Phytotherapy	Stimulating herbs or dental preparations:and ginseng, cranberries, juniper and other	soothing and sedative herb or fees are:.. balm, motherwort, peppermint, valerian, sage, etc.

Drug therapy

The need medication at VSD can only accept a doctor. To eliminate violations from the nervous and cardiovascular systems, the following can be recommended:

With predominance of parasympathetic regulation of	With predominance of sympathetic regulation of
Nootropics for stimulation of cerebral activity	Nootropic agents with sedative action
Drugs for increasing blood pressure	Drugs for lowering arterial pressure
Vitamins of group B	Vasodilators
Antiarrhythmics	Soothing drugs
Tranquilizerswith stimulating effect	Vitamins A and E
Neuroleptics without sedasive effect	Spasmolytic drugs

In addition to these drugs, courses of treatment of the underlying disease that contributes to the development or aggravation of the VSD can be recommended.

Timely begun therapy of vegetative-vascular dystonia allows to reduce the severity of the symptoms of this syndrome. Patients are stabilized psychoemotional state, sleep is normalized, there are fewer changes in pressure and dizziness, stabilization of adaptation mechanisms. In the absence of treatment, vegetative-vascular disorders can lead to the development of organic lesions: myocardial infarction, hypertensive crises, stroke, peptic ulcer, etc.