What is the pressure with VVD - high or low

Contrary to popular belief, vegetative dystonia is not the name of a disease, but rather a complex of symptoms that allows us to talk about autonomic dysfunction of the vegetative vascular system. High pressure in VVD can cause the development of more serious diseases, in addition, constant jumps in blood pressure significantly affect the quality of life and the patient's performance.

What is VSD?

Every year, doctors more and more often diagnose VVD with their patients, and if there was a tendency for the appearance of such symptoms in the elderly, now more and more young people are showing symptoms of vegetative dystonia. Moreover, about a quarter of all sick people are children and adolescents.

Vegetovascular dystonia can manifest itself only at moments of nervous or physical stress, or it can be a constant companion of the patient, reminding of himself every day. Some patients do not realize for years that they suffer from VVD.

The development of VVD contributes to modern life, full of stress and nervous stress.

• passive lifestyle;
• lack of physical activity;
• constant smoking;
• abuse of alcoholic beverages and caffeine;
• lack of a diet, a person's addiction to fatty, fried, spicy, sweet foods;
• irregular sleep schedule, constant lack of sleep;
• constant stress, nervous breakdowns.

A person leading such a lifestyle may in the near future face not only vegetovascular dystonia, but also other, much more serious diseases.

1. Hormonal changes occurring in the body.
2. Head injury.
3. Acute and chronic diseases of the nervous, cardiovascular, digestive and other body systems.
4. Hereditary diseases, especially those that affect the functioning of the cardiovascular system.
5. Diseases of the endocrine system.
6. Infectious diseases.

To reduce the risk of developing vegetovascular dystonia, you need to take care of your own health, lead a proper lifestyle, undergo the necessary medical examinations in a timely manner and not start treating your diseases.

VVD symptoms

To understand that pressure surges are provoked precisely by autonomic dysfunction of cardiovascular symptoms, you need to see a doctor who will make the correct diagnosis and prescribe the appropriate treatment. How do you know when it's time to book a consultation with a doctor? To do this, you need to know exactly how vegetovascular dystonia manifests itself.

• frequent headaches;
• dizziness, loss of consciousness4
• sleep problems;
• tremor - a feeling of trembling in the limbs;
• constantly cold palms and feet;
• darkening and dots in the eyes;
• fever is often observed;
• general weakness and soreness, apathy, lethargy;
• increased anxiety, causeless fear and anxiety;
• numbness of the arms and legs (sometimes other parts of the body);
• trouble breathing, tightness in the chest, difficulty in taking a deep breath;
• increased sweating.

The list does not list all the symptoms of VVD, however, these manifestations of the disease most often disturb patients.

In order not to start the course of the disease and provoke the development of complications, it is very important to contact a good neurologist in a timely manner. A qualified doctor will conduct an examination and prescribe the correct treatment.

Very often, VVD is accompanied by mental disorders, so treatment by a neurologist is best combined with trips to a psychotherapist, who will help get rid of internal fears and find inner harmony.

VVD can manifest itself in different ways at different points in life. Usually, patients remember the disease only during severe nervous shocks and experiences. Then the person's heart begins to beat quickly and strongly, the hands become cold and wet, it gets dark in the eyes, and goosebumps run down the back.

Depending on many factors (for example, the cause of the VSD), the patient's pressure can either increase or decrease. Many patients experience problems with pressure surges, in such cases, blood pressure manages to both jump and fall within one day.

Especially often, vegetovascular dystonia manifests itself during periods of hormonal changes in the body. These periods include adolescence, pregnancy and menopause in women.

High blood pressure

With VVD, even a small nervous shock is enough for the heart to begin to beat faster and stronger. This causes an increase in the load on each vessel, which entails an increase in pressure.

To determine high blood pressure with VVD, it is necessary to measure blood pressure and compare it with a normal value, which is usually 120/80 mm Hg. Art. Often one measurement is not enough to make an accurate diagnosis, for this reason the doctor establishes constant monitoring of the patient, which allows you to get a more complete clinical picture of the disease.

A slight deviation in pressure (up to about 130/90 mm Hg) usually does not cause alarm for doctors, while pressure readings exceeding 140/90 mm Hg. Art., inspire fear and talk about the presence of a disease in a person.

Sometimes it is not even necessary to measure blood pressure to understand that it has risen.

This is indicated by the following symptoms:

• Strong headache;
• increased sweating;
• cardiopalmus;
• labored breathing;
• increased irritability;
• anxiety and restlessness;
• trembling in hands and feet;
• sleep disorders;
• appetite problems;
• chills;
• dyspnea;
• short-term visual impairment, clouding, black dots in the eyes.

Sympathetic adrenaline crisis

Against the background of high blood pressure, a sympathetic-adrenaline crisis may develop. This condition is characterized by a feeling of suffocation and lack of air. The patient begins to experience intense anxiety, which is sometimes accompanied by a strong fear of death. At the same time, the heart begins to beat often and strongly, sometimes there are tangible pains in the chest area. After or during a sympatho-adrenal crisis, involuntary urination may occur. Blood pressure during a crisis can rise up to 200 mm Hg. Art.

This condition, as a rule, does not pose a serious danger to the body and does not threaten the life of the patient. Nevertheless, the sympathetic-adrenaline crisis is hard to bear and in itself is quite a strong stress. In order for the disease not to affect the quality of life of the patient, panic attacks must be treated with medication prescribed by a qualified specialist.

In addition, the patient may need to consult a psychotherapist. To overcome panic attacks, 10-15 treatment sessions with a good doctor are enough.

In addition to the sympathetic-adrenaline crisis, there are other complications of high blood pressure in vegetative-vascular dystonia. These include a hysterical attack, a vegetovascular crisis, a pseudo-adyssonic crisis, and a vago-insular crisis.

Development of hypertension

In certain situations, high blood pressure can cause hypertension. The following factors can provoke the development of hypertension:

1. Improper diet, overweight, eating too much junk food.
2. The presence of bad habits: smoking, abuse of alcoholic beverages and drugs.
3. Insufficient amount of rest, too much stress at work, constant nervous tension and nervous breakdowns.
4. Lack of vitamins and minerals in the body, in particular calcium.

Low pressure

Most often, with vegetovascular dystonia, the pressure exceeds normal values, however, in some cases, patients complain of low blood pressure with VVD.

• drowsiness, lethargy, apathy;
• irritability;
• feeling of a "heavy head";
• dull throbbing headache;
• dizziness;
• fatigue;
• pre-fainting state;
• fainting;
• nausea and vomiting;
• feeling of lack of air;
• darkening in the eyes.

It is considered that the patient suffers from low blood pressure if his readings are lower than 110/70 mm Hg. Art. Blood pressure can drop as a result of stress, extreme fatigue, or nervous tension. Sometimes the cause of low blood pressure can be severe psychological trauma.

Without proper treatment, persistently low blood pressure can cause poor performance and concentration problems. The patient often wants to sleep and feels weak and tired for no particular reason. Constant bad mood and depression can cause depression.

 Treatment of pressure surges in vegetovascular dystonia

VVD, unlike hypertension or hypotension, is characterized precisely by pressure drops, and not by a consistently high or low blood pressure. Under such conditions, it is very difficult to control your condition, because at different pressures you need to drink different pills, which are not recommended to be mixed, and blood pressure jumps quite often.

Is it worth it to continue these senseless attempts to keep up with their own pressure?

Of course no. To overcome pressure surges, VVD must be carefully treated. In this case, it is necessary to eliminate not the consequences, but the cause of the disease. Treatment must be approached comprehensively.

To do this, you need to consult with the following specialists in:

1. Neurologist.
2. Cardiologist.
3. Psychotherapist.
4. Therapist.
5. Endocrinologist.

For successful treatment, the patient must remain in a calm, balanced state as much as possible. To do this, you can take a vacation, relax, visit another country or just devote some time to yourself.

It is very important at the same time to establish a sleep pattern and sleep at least 8 hours a day. Experts recommend going to bed and getting up at the same time. Sleep in the dark, in a well-ventilated room. The quality of sleep will improve markedly if the patient does not eat 2-3 hours before bedtime.

The diet also needs to be carefully reviewed. You need to eat 3-5 times a day, preferably at the same time. It is recommended to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, protein foods. It is very useful to eat boiled or baked meat, sea and river fish also bring a lot of benefits.

The patient should play sports more often. If your health condition does not allow you to regularly visit the gym, you can start at least with daily walks in the fresh air or bike rides.

 If we talk about medications, then doctors usually prescribe sedatives and antidepressants to the patient. With low blood pressure, the patient is prescribed sedatives on herbs, and with increased blood pressure - beta-blockers.