VVD is a very common disease, characterized as a functional disorder of the autonomic nervous system, heart and blood vessels. The “female face” disease is vegetative-vascular dystonia. What it is? A disease that is an independent disease or syndrome of other diseases manifested in:
- tuberculosis
- cardiovascular disease;
- lesions resulting from increased radiation levels.
Characteristic VSD
Vegetative-vascular dystonia, what is it? First of all, this is a combination of lesions of various organs. Depending on the clinical manifestations, it is divided into neurocircular and mixed. The disease is insidious, but does not pose a great danger. There is no risk of developing cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) or heart failure.
In medical practice, more than 150 signs of a vegetovascular disease are known.
Causes of VSD disease
The cause of the disease may be:
- heredity;
- the presence of psycho-emotional stress;
- various types of infections;
- past brain injuries;
- bad habits;
- consequences of chronic intoxication;
- hormonal disorders;
- the presence of osteochondrosis.
Often patients are treated unsuccessfully by different specialists, based on the presence of certain symptoms. VVD quite often disguises itself as various diseases, and what kind of doctor should provide assistance is often decided only by a consultation.
The complexity of the initial diagnosis lies in the variety of symptoms, which once again confirms the severity of the disease, vegetative-vascular dystonia. What it is? This is a disease in which the symptoms of a huge number of other diseases are present, therefore, a thorough analysis is required, and it is possible to confirm the correctness of the diagnosis only if there are certain symptoms that have been observed for a long time.
Symptoms of the disease VVD
Symptoms include:
- tachycardia;
- restless legs syndrome;
- significant pallor of the face;
- sensation of pain in the heart;
- temperature rise;
- vagotonia;
- suffocation;
- dizziness;
- slow heart rate;
- sweating
- lowering blood pressure;
- facial redness;
- weakness and nausea;
- increased intestinal motility;
- weather dependence (the determining syndrome of adaptive disorders);
- fatigue and a feeling of weakness;
- discomfort during physical and mental stress;
- feeling of panic fear;
- increased anxiety and various phobias;
- tearfulness and sleep disturbance.
The presence of symptoms of various diseases in the disease of vegetative-vascular dystonia, which is it: an independent pathology or a concomitant symptom? These are disorders throughout the body. There are mixed symptoms that occur simultaneously.
What is it, many women experience the onset of menopause, the cause of which is considered a hormonal imbalance in the female body during this period. To establish an accurate diagnosis, detailed diagnostics are used to exclude other pathologies.
Diagnostics of vegetovascular dystonia
Accurate diagnosis is ensured by the coordinated work of a therapist, cardiologist and neuropathologist. The only way to accurately diagnose vegetative-vascular dystonia. Which doctor will guide the patient in this case? This defines the consultation.
The primary diagnosis is a conversation with the patient, as a result of which, given the complaints, certain studies are prescribed:
- computer electroencephalography;
- nuclear magnetic resonance;
- electrocardiography;
- vegetative tests.
Only after a complex of studies of a patient with a diagnosis of vegetative-vascular dystonia, treatment, drugs and procedures can be prescribed by a doctor. He draws up a strictly individual plan, which includes physiotherapeutic procedures (paraffin applications of the cervical-occipital region, electrophoresis in combination with medications of the cervical spine, a soothing massage).
Prevention of the disease includes the use of vascular drugs, nootropic drugs, antidepressants in combination with B vitamins, calcium and many other vitamins. The course is selected individually and is carried out under the direct supervision of a doctor.
A timely visit to a doctor will help restore the body and forget about the disease forever.