According to statistics, in last years every third patient is diagnosed with vegetative-vascular dystonia syndrome (VSD)
Apathy, drowsiness, depression, headaches and dizziness, nausea, decreased memory and attention - all these are symptoms of VSD.
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Another terrible manifestation is violation cerebral circulation, leading to such a serious disease as stroke, which ranks second among the causes of death in Russians.
In the fall, VSD worsens, like everyone else chronic diseases. This is due to the fact that the body even healthy person reacts negatively to temperature changes, reduced daylight hours, horse racing atmospheric pressure, disturbances magnetic field Lands that become more frequent at this time of year. The population suffers the most major cities with their frantic rhythm, incessant noise, bad environment... A provoking factor is also an increase in workload, stress at work or study. Therefore, office employees have a particularly difficult time with VSD due to psychological disadaptation after the holiday season: it is difficult to get back to work. As a result, symptoms become more pronounced, health worsens, memory and vitality decrease.
Doctor's comment
Psychotherapist at the Asteri-Med clinic, Gennady Nikolaevich Mironychev, comments on the problem of VSD: “Currently, the term “ vegetative-vascular dystonia"is not generally accepted, although at one time it was very popular. In the international classification of diseases (ICD-10), adopted in Russia, for dysfunction autonomic system there is a term “somatoform autonomic dysfunction”, which can be localized in any functional system body and any human organ, so seasonal exacerbation means an increase in queues to doctors of almost all specialties. But most often they go to neurologists, since most complaints are about pain in the head and decreased mental performance. The statistics are frightening: up to 80% of the world’s population suffers from one or another manifestation of VSD, and almost a third of them need qualified medical care. It is noteworthy that women are more susceptible to the disease than men. Of course, there are many risk factors in our difficult times... Competition in all spheres of life, strict deadlines, constant rush, multitasking - all this causes neuroses and stress, providing fertile ground for the emergence of various diseases in humans. We can say that VSD is a disease of civilization, the scourge of modern humanity, the price to pay for the mind, career and material goods, which are so difficult for us to get. The seriousness of this insidious disease cannot be underestimated: with age, fluctuations in blood pressure will be more pronounced, occur for minor reasons, fainting will become a common occurrence - in short, the illness will be more severe and painful. It is important to remember that people with this disease must be observed by a neurologist, who prescribes special medications to normalize blood circulation and metabolic processes in the brain, such as, for example, Vasobral. Such drugs improve metabolism in the brain, emotional condition, memory and concentration, have a vasodilating effect without affecting arterial pressure, which is important for hypertensive patients, have antiasthenic and mild antidepressant properties.”
Eliminating symptoms
How to stay healthy? What to do during periods of exacerbation? How to avoid problems at work, at university or school, so that your head does not fail you at the most crucial moment? A reasonable daily routine and healthy eight-hour sleep will help to minimize or completely eliminate the symptoms of VSD. Lack of sleep is strictly contraindicated. Proper nutrition, rich in macro/microelements, vitamins, fiber and others useful substances provides a reserve of strength and energy: with VSD, any diet is prohibited. Don't underestimate the importance physical exercise, whether it's jogging, cycling or just walking the dog. After all, it is a sedentary lifestyle (sedentary work, watching TV, hanging out in in social networks) can provoke cerebrovascular accident and aggravate the disease. There is no need to explain the need to refuse bad habits.
We do special exercises
Besides drug therapy doctors recommend carrying out a set of special exercises for the whole family in order to eliminate VSD symptoms. The exercise is performed from a sitting position, you need to cross your legs and take a deep breath for 1-2 seconds. This is followed by bending the torso forward and pressing on the knees. Initial position. Take a deep breath again and hold your breath, then bend back as far as possible. This exercise should be repeated 10 times in each direction.
And the most important thing…
Vegetative-vascular dystonia is not a death sentence, but a reason to change your lifestyle, reconsider your attitude towards yourself and your health. And remember, the common expression “all diseases come from nerves” in this case justifies itself 100%.
Good afternoon. My gender: m. Age 19. I have a very serious problem , namely: the functioning of the brain is disturbing. It is very difficult to concentrate, a heavy, leaden head, it is very difficult to express oneself; in places where there is little space, where there are a lot of mirrored, polished surfaces, where there are a lot of people, all these effects are intensified, plus there is a feeling that I am about to faint. When I walk quickly, when I arrive at the right place, it takes about a few (5-15 minutes) for my head to somehow start working. I wake up tired, and sometimes when I fall asleep, I feel like I’m going to faint again. When I try to play football or basketball, I slowly “understand” the game and take a long time to react. And this is how it started. Until the 9th grade, I didn’t have any problems with this: I could run around the football field for hours, solve problems for a long time, and read. But since the 9th grade, what has changed in me is that I began to take everything hyper-seriously, and became incredibly closed and devout. I began to communicate less with friends. I went to one class (kung fu), but didn’t tell anyone, even my best friends didn’t know about it. I didn’t talk about it because I didn’t want anyone to know about it at all. But the most turning point was at the age of 17, when I received a serious injury (I damaged the meniscus and ligaments on it), it took a very long time to recover, and it still bothers me. I had to not go to training because I physically couldn’t do it + I worked hard on my homework (every day!!!) + I closed myself off. At that time, there was a feeling as if reality was disappearing from under my feet, my head began to work worse. And so on for about a year and a half. But for about a year now, my head has begun to work a little better at times, I have already begun to be able to analyze information again, and somehow explain my thoughts in a coherent way. Of course, I searched on the Internet for medications that would help with these symptoms. I found it and took glycine, but at random. But this October I decided to take the pills seriously: piracetam + cinnerazine. It even seemed to help, I began to joke more, think quickly, and my memory started working again. But all my efforts were nullified when I sat at objects all day, my brain was constantly working, and again my head didn’t work, heaviness, etc. ... I take these pills again, everything seems to be fine, but then I read a difficult book all day, and the next day the same symptoms again.. Now I’ve decided that I won’t do much mental work (how long it took me to realize this!! !), So little by little... I’m drinking lobster now, but somehow there’s no effect, I just want to sleep a lot. A little later I want to take a combination: glycine + piracetam. . Tell me what I have, what should I do? Please
You've undoubtedly heard about the benefits of walking: it stimulates blood circulation just as well as running, reduces the risk of stroke and heart attack, and ultimately helps keep muscles toned. And not only: “A walk can break your thinking patterns,” says P. Murali Doraiswamy, a professor of psychiatry at the Duke Institute in North Carolina. “Walking allows you to use other, more creative parts of your brain.”
How to be Leave your car in a distant parking lot (or get off two stations earlier if you take the metro home) and take the time to stretch your legs.
2. Meditate
Forget about mantras, lotus position and flights to nirvana (or whatever stereotype is nested in your brain) - such luxury in Everyday life you obviously can't see it. The modern technique of mindfulness, which we have already discussed, is very close to meditation in essence and implies complete concentration on the process you are doing. Anything. When you go home, concentrate on walking. When you have dinner, look at every piece of meat, try to imagine its taste in advance. “Mindfulness is needed to clear the brain of excess noise and stagnant, useless ideas. After such meditation, he will work better,” says Doraiswami, an Indian by nationality. You can definitely rely on him when it comes to meditation.
How to be Don't let yourself get distracted at dinner. Full concentration on an unimportant process will create a kind of vacuum in your head. Soon a worthwhile idea may well appear in it - nature abhors a vacuum.
3. Try with a fresh mind
“Your brain has two decision-making strategies,” Doraiswamy reports. “One operates with logical arguments, the other with momentary emotions.” Stress, fatigue and hunger affect your mood, even if you don't notice it. Your task is to see the difference between these two strategies and not let your emotions take over. “If you know you have a habit of emotional actions, try to abstract yourself, imagining another person in your place - what would he do?” - advises Doraiswami.
How to be Spend half an hour to prepare yourself for a good night's sleep: take a shower, dry yourself, change the sheets (you remember - with full concentration on the process). This guarantees you good dream. Put off solving problems until the morning - you heard that it is wiser than the evening.
4. Be open to new things
Curiosity - most useful quality, but alas, over time it weakens. It becomes more and more difficult for you to get carried away by something new, and when you get carried away, you quickly become fed up. You shouldn't put up with this. “Force yourself to receive information. Attend open lectures, master classes and seminars - something will definitely hook you and, as a result, will take your thinking to a new level,” promises Doraiswamy. At your service are TED conferences, Russian-language courses from the online university Coursera and dozens of master classes held daily in any major city.
How to be If you have a deadline, so be it, put off the master classes until later. Occupy your mind with what you see on your way to work. Identify the reasons (where the queues come from), study the relationships (how the jumping dollar exchange rate affects traffic jams), come to new conclusions - at least this is a good workout for the mind. Do you remember about Newton and the apple? Exactly.
In this article we will look at the instructions for use and reviews for Ginkgo Biloba Evalar. The Ginkgo tree is a relict gymnosperm plant, the seeds and leaves of which have long been used in Eastern folk medicine(especially in China). At the end of the last century it healing properties admirers also appreciated traditional medicine, and currently there are a large number various drugs based on Ginkgo tree extract, including Ginkgo Biloba Evalar.
Description and composition of the drug
This is a dietary supplement from a Russian pharmacological company. The drug affects the metabolic processes in the body's cells and the work circulatory system.
The composition of "Ginkgo" Biloba Evalara» includes dry extract of leaves of the Ginkgo Biloba tree and glycine. Microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose, iron oxides, titanium dioxides and silicon, calcium stearate, food coloring are used as additional components.
Release form
The drug "Ginkgo Biloba Evalar" is presented at pharmaceutical market in the form of tablets or capsules. Tablets are available in a blister of 20 pieces or in a plastic bottle of 40 pieces. Capsules - 40 pieces in a bottle.
Instructions for use
Tablets and capsules are taken the same way. It is recommended to consume the drug entirely, without chewing, during meals, with a drink. clean water. Start taking the drug with 1-2 capsules (tablets) 1-2 times a day. The duration of the course is determined individually for each patient. As a rule, treatment lasts at least 3 months, then a break is needed. If necessary, a second course of therapy is prescribed after a break in treatment for 2-3 months.
Pharmacological effect
The effect of the drug is due to the ability of Ginkgo extract to influence metabolic processes in body tissues, blood circulation and vasomotor activity of blood vessels. Thanks to its action biologically active additive are expanding blood vessels, thereby increasing the supply of oxygen to the brain and improving cerebral circulation. In addition, Ginkgo Biloba significantly reduces swelling of the brain and limbs.
The drug is used in the treatment vascular insufficiency, providing an anti-ischemic effect.
It also has nootropic and antidepressant effects, normalizes the production of serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, and affects carbohydrate metabolism.
Ginkgo Biloba Evalar is also used in nephrology, as it has a nephroprotective effect and protects kidney tissue from damage. Ginkgo tree extract also has a diuretic effect.
What will it help?
Indications for use of Ginkgo Biloba Evalara are quite extensive.
The drug is prescribed for various neurological diseases, ailments of the circulatory system, kidney problems, such as:
- arteriopathy lower limbs;
- atherosclerosis of myocardial and cerebral vessels;
- hypochromic anemia;
- dizziness;
- dementia (including Alzheimer's disease);
- diabetic retinopathy;
- disculatory encephalopathy;
- sleep disorders;
- unreasonable feeling fear;
- general malaise;
- Raynaud's syndrome;
- cerebrovascular disorders.
The drug can also be prescribed for the treatment of age-related diseases associated with memory and mental disorders, and neurosensory disorders.
Contraindications
Treatment with Ginkgo Biloba Evalar is contraindicated in the following diseases:
- arterial hypotension;
- allergic reactions on the active or auxiliary components of the drug;
- myocardial infarction in acute form;
- decreased blood clotting;
- problems of cerebral circulation;
- stomach ulcers or duodenum(exacerbation phase).
The drug should be taken with caution under the supervision of your doctor in the following cases:
- threats of developing intracranial hemorrhage;
- surgical intervention and postoperative regimen (taking the drug increases the risk of profuse bleeding);
- epilepsy (possibly increased frequency of seizures);
- erosive gastritis (the drug can complicate the course of the pathological process).
Contraindications to Ginkgo Biloba Evalar must be strictly observed.
Adverse reactions
Dietary supplements containing Ginkgo tree extract, as a rule, do not cause adverse reactions thanks to natural plant origin components. However, sometimes there may be side effects from taking a drug, for example:
- allergic reactions;
- malfunctions digestive system;
- headache.
Although side effects from Ginkgo Biloba Evalara are rare.
Overdose
To date, there is no clinical information about cases of overdose with drugs based on the extract. of this plant. However, caution never hurt anyone.
Drug interactions
The drug is not recommended to be combined with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents, since the interaction of drugs from these groups with Ginkgo Biloba extract increases the likelihood of bleeding.
Use of dietary supplements during pregnancy and lactation
The drug can be taken while pregnant and breastfeeding. However, only as directed and under the strict supervision of a specialist.
Analogs of Ginkgo Biloba Evalara
Homeopathic remedy has several analogues, in which active substance, in addition to the Ginkgo plant extract, there are other components. Such analogues include, for example, “Ginkgo Mind”, in which, as active component acts as an extract of Ginkgo biloba. The drug is used mainly for problems of peripheral and cerebral circulation.
There is also a preparation “Ginkgo Gotu Kola”, in which, along with Ginkgo Biloba, an extract of the Gotu Kola plant is used, which makes it possible to use this remedy for various injuries skin.
