Vegeto-vascular dystonia (VVD) is a very “popular" diagnosis, especially recently. This disease affects mainly residents of large cities, adolescents in transition, pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding. The risk group may also include women from 20 to 40 years old, people with a violation of the endocrine system. In medicine, this ailment is also called neuro-circulatory dystonia (NDC).
Some doctors believe that VVD is not a separate disease, but a whole set of different symptoms that are caused by a malfunction in the central nervous system. A person suffering from frequent dizziness, excessive sweating, a fast or slow heartbeat, difficulty breathing, and insomnia; a person who feels numb and tingling in the limbs quickly gets tired, whose well-being is associated with a change in weather, most likely, VSD suffers.
Let's look at what the IRR is and what are its main manifestations. As you can see from the above signs, vegetovascular dystonia has some similarities with a whole group of completely different diseases - vascular, psychological, cardiological, disorders in the functioning of internal organs. For example, a side effect of VVD may be bloating and soreness of the abdomen, nausea, irregular stools or, conversely, diarrhea - a classic symptom of upset stomach and intestinal system. And often there are signs that clearly indicate the nervous origin of the problem - fits of causeless fear or a heart palpitations characteristic of heart disease.
What is VSD? From the very name of this ailment, it appears that the root of the disease is a violation of vascular tone. In the human body there is a vegetative nervous system responsible for regulating the narrowing and expansion of blood vessels. In a healthy person, this system narrows or dilates blood vessels, when necessary: during jumps in atmospheric pressure due to changes in weather, when adrenaline is released into the blood during reactions to stress, during physical exertion, or, conversely, when a person goes to bed. In a patient with an IRR, this system is knocked down. Imagine a car in which the gas pedals and brakes are mixed up. A similar mess is observed in the functioning of the patient's body of the IRR. He is often thrown into sweat, the pressure jumps, the temperature is either elevated or decreased. Plus, inhibition and fatigue in the morning and nervous excitement in the evenings.
Despite these depressing symptoms, many doctors argue about what the IRR is and call these sufferers “imaginary patients,” because during the examination it turns out that all organs are functioning normally and there are no obvious anomalies. Of course, dystonia is not fatal, but it is still necessary to treat it. In this case, it is first necessary to identify the cause of the failure of the autonomic nervous system.
In adolescents, with the growth of internal organs, the vessels simply can not withstand the suddenly increased load. Approximately the same principle of the development of dystonia in pregnant women who are undergoing hormonal changes in the body. In these cases, an effective method is simple physical exercise or moderate exercise. It is important not to overstrain and not to push the bar. Optimal would be cycling, swimming, walking. Compliance with the regime of the day is the cornerstone in the fight against dystonia. At night, you should drink teas that have a beneficial effect on sleep.
Vegetative-vascular dystonia can also develop on nerve soil. Then you should consult a psychologist who will help relieve chronic stress, neurosis, and get out of depression, the result of which is this ailment. Such patients need rest, taking antidepressants, soothing medications. The diet will not hurt: less meat, alcohol, salt, more fruits, vegetables, fish (preferably marine). If the treatment is applied correctly, then very soon you will forget about what the IRR is.