Description of psychologist's advice on how to deal with VSD syndrome

Vegetative-vascular dystonia is a neurocirculatory disorder in the autonomic nervous system, accompanied by frequent asthenia and other syndromes that worsen the quality of life.

Despite the fact that vegetative neurosis is being diagnosed more and more every year, most doctors do not even consider it a disease, and besides, it is not on the list of diseases.

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The occurrence of pathology

According to statistics, there are about 80% of people with vegetative-vascular dystonia in the modern world. But most of them do not experience any difficulties due to this ailment, since it manifests itself, almost imperceptibly. In order for the VVD to worsen and begin to worsen the life of the patient, a push is needed.

Development can be triggered by:

• stress;
• frequent physical overwork;
• constant psycho-emotional overstrain;
• etc.

The first attack of vegetative neurosis occurs quite unexpectedly and is often remembered by a person for life. It usually manifests itself acutely and often turns into a panic attack.

Among the symptoms of exacerbation of VVD note:

• fading of the heart;
• sensation;

The longer the attack lasts, the more likely the occurrence of severe panic associated with. At such moments, it is difficult for a person to calm down and pull himself together, it is good if there is someone nearby who can provide first aid.

Usually, a panic attack can be eliminated only by giving the patient a sedative.

The emergence of the next can be foreseen in advance. There are certain signs that appear shortly before a crisis. Each patient has their own, however, there are common symptoms, the appearance of which suggests that it is time to adjust the schedule of work and rest and stop overstraining the nervous system.

Harbingers of a crisis of neurocircular dystonia:

• frequent headaches;
• numbness and tingling of the extremities;
• chime or ;
• attacks of sudden weakness;
• the appearance of mild unreasonable anxiety;
• problems with night rest (insomnia, superficial sleep).

No matter how acute an attack of VVD is, doctors most often shrug and advise to cope with the disease on their own. All that doctors can do for dystonics is to prescribe a number of antipsychotics or mild sedatives.

In the event of daily exacerbations of vascular dystonia, all you can do to help yourself is to radically change the usual layout of life.

Sometimes people with VVD have to quit their jobs, significantly reduce their social circle, as noisy companies exacerbate symptoms, and refuse to visit public places (cinema, cafes, parks, etc.).

But all these actions do not help get rid of vegetovascular dystonia, but only slightly reduce the frequency of attacks and relieve some symptoms, such as headaches.

Closing himself from society within four walls, a person only makes himself worse. He experiences excruciating panic attacks and worsens many of his symptoms.

The best way to alleviate the condition is to resort to psychotherapy. Only professional advice from a psychologist on how to deal with VSD will help alleviate the severity of the syndrome and improve the psychological state.

Development

The development of psychovegetative syndrome is still not fully understood. Doctors share several factors that are quite capable of provoking this disease.

These include:

• hereditary predisposition;
• somatic chronic diseases;
• disorders in the peripheral or central nervous system;
• frequent overwork;
• stressful situations;
• chronic depression.

Most often, VVD develops against the background of neurosis, which occurs due to regular stress, gradually leading to psychological exhaustion or overstrain.

If we talk about somatic diseases, they cause dystonia due to disorders in the endocrine, cardiovascular and digestive systems.

How does the development of VSD occur? In a person who does not have problems with the autonomic system, any irritants do not cause any complications. A normal healthy nervous system is able to rebuild at the moment of emotional stress, which helps to avoid negative consequences. This defensive reaction is called adaptation.

In a dystonic person, the center in the brain responsible for adaptation is too hyperactive. If in a healthy person the restructuring proceeds smoothly, then in a person with a history of vascular dystonia, the opposite is true.

The adaptation process starts abruptly and develops rapidly. This leads to a strong heartbeat, impaired thermoregulation, dizziness and other symptoms. Therefore, each stress ends with a strong attack of VVD.

To begin with, you need to learn how to calmly perceive each crisis that has occurred. Remember that neurocirculatory dystonia syndrome is not a dangerous disease. VVD does not pose a threat to life. Every time remembering this at the beginning of an attack, it will be possible to avoid a panic attack.

Feeling the approach of a crisis, which should be learned to determine by the initial symptoms, try not to dwell on it, but try to switch to something else.

Also, having felt the first signs of malaise, it is necessary to provide yourself with access to fresh air. To do this, you need to free your chest and neck from tight clothing and open the window. To ensure blood flow to the brain, lie down and raise your legs above body level.

If you feel chilly, try to keep warm with a blanket. If not, fill a bowl with warm water and dip your feet into it.

In parallel with this, you need to drink a light sedative, for example, valocordin or a tincture of soothing herbs. If all the manipulations done do not bring results and the VVD attack worsens, take half a Phenazepam tablet.

By following all the advice of a psychologist on how to deal with VVD, you can get rid of an attack without medical help and at the same time not harm your health.

For example, remember, no matter how strong the crisis is, in no case should you abuse antipsychotics, nootropics and other drugs that affect the functioning of the nervous system. Otherwise, the consequences cannot be avoided.

As a distraction, you can choose reading a book, watching your favorite show, drawing, yoga, or just calling someone to distract yourself with communication.

What not to do

People with vascular dystonia should be aware of a number of specific actions that can aggravate the disease.

With VSD, you can not:

• lead an inactive life;
• succumb to apathy;
• practice extreme sports;
• drinking alcohol and smoking;
• think about your illness all the time (do not subconsciously set yourself up for another attack);
• drink energy drinks, coffee, strong tea and other drinks containing caffeine;
• abuse B vitamins;
• watch psychologically straining films and programs;
• fixate on antidepressants (learn to do without pills);
• sit at the computer for a long time (the flickering of the monitor irritably affects the nervous system);
• discuss your illness with people who know nothing about it (such conversations often turn into misunderstanding and conflict).

In addition, with dysfunction of the autonomic system, you can not use products that have an exciting effect on the cells of the nervous system.

If you are intolerant of noisy companies, try to reduce the time spent in them. But in no case completely refuse to communicate with people.

In hot weather with VSD, it is better to avoid traveling by public transport and not sunbathing in direct sunlight.

Do not go without a hat in the summer, as dystonics more often than others, overheating in the sun, experience fainting.

Treatment

For the treatment of vegetovascular dystonia, traditional and non-traditional methods are most often used. In the first case, therapy is prescribed by a doctor.

It consists of taking several drugs, namely:

• antioxidants;
• nootropics;
• neuroleptics;
• psychoanaleptics.

Which medications to prescribe depends on the frequency of manifestations of VVD attacks and their intensity. With a mild form of dystonia, it is often enough to drink 20–30 drops of Valocordin or Corvalol and the syndrome will recede. With a more severe course of the disease, antidepressants or complex sedatives are prescribed.

Baths, essential oils and decoctions from such plants also help well with VVD:

• valerian root;
• St. John's wort;
• lavender;
• hop;
• hemp seeds;
• heather;
• sagebrush;
• hawthorn, etc.

In addition, treatment includes proper rest, proper nutrition, rejection of addictions and an active lifestyle.

Psychotherapeutic methods

Treatment with psychotherapeutic methods has been carried out for more than a decade. Therapy is divided into several types, each of which necessarily brings positive results if carried out by a professional.

Let's consider them in more detail:

For better effectiveness, psychotherapeutic treatment is carried out with the use of drug therapy prescribed for VVD. In some cases, they resort to a trance therapy method - hypnosis.

Most often, hypnosis is used in the presence of severe panic attacks that a person is unable to cope with on their own.