VVD and neurosis: symptoms, treatment, causes

VVD and neurosis - two related pathology. Vascular dystonia is a complex functional disorders that occur against the background of violations of the tone of blood vessels. This pathology often occurs in the neuroses (nervous system dysfunction psychogenic nature). Neuroses are depressive, phobic, hypochondriac, hysterical and obsessive. VVD and neurotic disorders in the absence of proper treatment can cause diarrheal illness, hypertension, cardiac dysfunction and other complications.

Causes of

Vascular dystonia causes are:

1. Pathology of pregnancy and childbirth (hypoxia child, Injury).
2. Stress (common risk factor in the development of neurosis and VSD).
3. Traumatic brain injury.
4. Hormonal disorders.
5. The presence of the IRR in close relatives (mothers, fathers, grandparents, brothers or sisters).
6. Climate Change.
7. Overwork.
8. Neurotic disorders.

When dystonia prevails any one department of the autonomic nervous system (sympathetic and parasympathetic). The development of the neurosis as one of the causes of the IRR, promote:

1. Personal and family problems. Neuroses often arise on divorce background, bereavement, change, change of place of work and residence, jealousy, and financial difficulties.
2. Conflict situations. They are possible within the family, at work or school.
3. Dissatisfaction with their needs.
4. lack of emotion.
5. Chronic stress.
6. Unfavorable factors of production (bad team, salary delay, impossibility of career).

At the heart of the development of this pathology is a violation of the brain, on the background of which is difficult human adaptation to unfavorable factors.

symptomatology

Symptoms VVD and neurosis are numerous. When vegetososudistoy clinical picture is determined by a separated (sympathetic and parasympathetic) predominates. The following clinical manifestations:

1. Rapid physical and mental fatigue.
2. mood instability.
3. Neurological symptoms as dizziness, paresthesia (sensitivity disorders) and headache.
4. Signs thermoregulatory disorders in a decrease or increase in temperature, sweating, chilliness and poor tolerance of heat and cold.
5. Cardiac symptoms (chest pain on the left, feeling disruptions infarction). With the prevalence of the parasympathetic division (vagotonia) may decrease heart rate. When sympathicotonia observed tachycardia (rapid heart beat).
6. Changing the frequency of breathing. When vagotonia deep breath, but slow. When it is speeded sympathicotonia (over 18 min).
7. Dyspepsia (bloating, nausea, abdominal pain, violation of a chair according to the type of constipation or diarrhea).
8. Genitourinary disorders. When vagotonia possible pollakiuria (ucaschenne miktsii) amplification of erection and premature ejaculation. When sympathicotonia erection normal, but the libido (sexual desire) is often elevated.
9. Decrease or increase in blood pressure. The predominance of the parasympathetic division leads to hypotension. Blood pressure drops to 100/90 mm Hg. Art. and below. When sympathicotonia hypertension observed (BP of 140/90 mm Hg. v.).
10. Skin discoloration. With the predominance of parasympathetic part of the skin becomes pale, and at vagotonia it is prone to congestion.
11. Sleep disturbance.
12. Memory impairment and decreased attention.

Symptomatology vascular dystonia often involves neurotic manifestations. If neurosis is to the fore symptoms as temper, imbalance, irritability, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, mood lability and panic attacks. Possible conversion disorder. These include seizures, movement disorders and symptoms of autonomic dysfunction.

As with vascular dystonia, with nervousness often have physical symptoms. These include shaking (tremor) hands, sweating, palpitations, insomnia, tics, increased blood pressure, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

How to cure

Therapy at VSD includes:

• massage;
• normalization of sleep and the daily routine;
• fizioprotsedury (acupuncture, iontophoresis, magnetic);
• massage;
• water treatment;
• gymnastics;
• psychotherapy;
• increase in motor activity;
• elimination of stress.

In severe cases used medicines (drugs that normalize pressure, sedatives, adaptogens, preparations improving microcirculation). When vagotonia often prescribed psychostimulants (tincture of Siberian Ginseng, Schisandra-based drugs). When vegetative crises introduced stronger drugs (beta-blockers at high pressure, neuroleptics, tranquilizers and atropine). The choice of medication depends on the type of crisis.

In the treatment of neuroses, the leading role of psychotherapy. Possible cognitive training, relaxation, cognitive-behavioral therapy (allows you to change the behavior and thinking), Art Therapy (creative activity) and treated with psychoanalysis. For depression, panic attacks, anxiety disorders and fears are used anxiolytics and antidepressants (fluoxetine, amitriptyline). In hysteria and hypochondria shown neuroleptics.