At present, vegetative-vascular dystonia no longer seems to be something rare and unusual, since many people of different sex and age suffer from it. Depending on the symptoms, manifestations are distinguished by hypertensive type and hypotonic type. A distinctive feature of the first option is an increase in blood pressure along with other unpleasant sensations. About him will be discussed.
The abbreviation VSD stands for vegetative vascular dystonia, the essence of which is a disruption in the work of the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system, designed to control the work of all internal organs. These malfunctions are expressed in the failure of various vital processes of the body: the process of heat exchange, contraction of the heart muscle, blood circulation, digestion and others. For example, in a healthy person, the heart rate will increase only with great physical exertion or emotions of fear; in a person diagnosed with VSD, an attack of tachycardia may begin out of the blue. For another example, sweating is a healthy process that the body needs to cool down when overheated. A person suffering from this diagnosis can sweat a lot even at low air and body temperatures.
VSD occurs in people of different ages and sex, but most often women under 30 and men after 40 suffer from it. Blood pressure in hypertensive-type VSD can rise sharply several times a day, remaining normal for the rest of the time. And if this disease is not treated, then there is a high probability of becoming chronic hypertensive in the future.
The general set of symptoms, compiled according to the complaints of the sufferers, is approximately the same picture, with the exception of some points. In some, the manifestation of VSD is characterized by a slight increase in blood pressure, which is not perceptible for them and does not in any way affect the general well-being. Others, feeling the next leap, complain of poor health and loss of working capacity.
In addition to periodic pressure surges, the hypertensive type of VSD is characterized by the following features:
- sudden and unreasonable increase in blood pressure;
- acute episodic attacks of fear - panic attacks, accompanied by a wild fear of death;
- tachycardia;
- increased sweating;
- lump and dry throat;
- shortness of breath;
- dizziness;
- insomnia;
- tinnitus and visual impairment, "flies" in the eyes;
- upset gastrointestinal tract;
- poor tolerance of very high and too low temperatures;
- suspiciousness, irritability, tearfulness, frequent mood swings;
- violation of appetite;
- weakness in the body, "cotton feet";
- fast fatiguability;
- tremors of the limbs or tremors throughout the body, impaired coordination.
The pressure during VSD can rise very sharply up to 200 mm Hg. pillar and above. But, as a rule, such surges are not prolonged and blood pressure quickly returns to normal. This happens because the adrenal glands release a large dose of adrenaline into the bloodstream, as if the person were in a situation of danger when they need to run or fight the enemy.
