With varicose veins, blood stagnates within the valves of the blood vessels, causing the veins to expand and swell. The process is accompanied by a change in their color. Veins, as a rule, on the legs, acquire a purple or blue tint, become noticeable (protrude above the surface of the skin). Varicose veins are considered a cosmetic defect, but some people susceptible to this pathology experience physical ailments.
Medicines for varicose veins help relieve the following symptoms:
- pain (especially when walking);
- swelling;
- feeling of heaviness (or fullness) at the site of localization of varicose veins;
- convulsions (more often at night);
- modification of the skin and the appearance of concomitant diseases (dermatitis, eczema).
Important! It is impossible to completely cure varicose veins, but various therapeutic methods help to curb the manifestations of the pathology and its further development.
How to recognize the first signs of varicose veins?
To start the treatment of varicose veins in time, you need to know which symptoms indicate an impending disease. There are 6 stages of varicose veins:
- the onset of the disease, which is indicated by edema, heaviness in the legs and nocturnal cramps of the muscles of the lower leg, nocturnal change in the temperature of the legs - they are hot or cold;
- the first stage is characterized by the appearance of varicose veins;
- on the second, thickening of the veins and the formation of nodules on them;
- the third adds severe swelling to the legs in the evening.
The last two stages are the formation of trophic ulcers. The change in the color of the skin of the legs in the affected areas should also alert. It takes on a brown tint. The greatest success in treatment can be achieved in the early and early stages. Therefore, at the first symptoms, it is necessary to visit a doctor and start treatment.
The problem of varicose veins is particularly acute for pregnant and lactating mothers. Manifestations of the disease greatly worsen the condition, and the possibilities of treating it are limited. Therefore, when evaluating drugs for varicose veins, we will pay attention to the possibility of its use during these periods.
Groups of drugs used to treat varicose veins
For the treatment of varicose veins, several types of drugs are used: ointments, creams, tablets, injections. All medicines belong to one of the following groups:
- Disaggregants. Medicines that relieve pain and concomitant symptoms (fever, burning, headache). They also tend to thin the blood. With varicose veins, drugs from this group are often prescribed in the form of tablets or injectable solutions.
- Phlebotonics. They are used in the treatment of chronic varicose veins. Drugs increase the elasticity of blood vessels and strengthen their walls, as well as improve blood microcirculation. With prolonged use, phlebotonics stops the symptoms of varicose veins and prevents the further development of the pathology.
- Anticoagulants. Medicines to thin the blood. They are used to reduce the visibility of the veins, reduce swelling. They have a predominantly cosmetic effect.
- Antioxidants. They are used to accelerate the outflow of liquids, increase elasticity and strengthen blood vessels. Antioxidants help fight the cosmetic manifestations of varicose veins (reticular veins), but they also have a therapeutic effect.
Even during the treatment, the doctor can prescribe decongestants, saline injections.
Important! In addition to drugs, compression stockings are used to combat the manifestations of varicose veins. They can be special stockings or tights that curb the progression of the pathology.
Disaggregants
Disaggregants or antiplatelet agents should only be used after consultation with a physician or for a short period of time. Drugs in this group thin the blood, so they can cause a number of side effects:
- prolonged bleeding;
- drop in blood pressure (blood pressure);
- dizziness, malaise.
Important! An absolute contraindication to their use is heart failure (regardless of the stage of the disease).
Taking acetylsalicylic acid alone is dangerous, as side effects can develop (in particular, a sharp decrease in the blood clotting rate).
Important! Antiplatelet agents, together with anticoagulants, increase the risk of thrombosis, so the use of drugs of these categories is recommended separately.
Phlebotonics
Preparations of the phlebotonic group have a complex effect on the body. With varicose veins, they perform the main therapeutic functions: they increase the elasticity of blood vessels and stabilize the outflow of blood.
Most effective substances in this category:
- Rutoside. It refers to vitamins of group P. The substance is contained in different dosage forms (in particular, in tablets). Rutoside is found in vegetables, fruits and berries.
- Pentoxifylline. It has a positive effect on blood microcirculation and its rheological properties (fluidity, viscoplasticity). Pentoxifylline drugs also act on blood vessels to increase their elasticity.
- Hesperidin. A substance that reduces the elasticity of the veins, reduces blood congestion and the permeability of the capillary walls. It also has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
The preparations of this group are extracted from natural compounds. Due to their natural origin, the drugs have a minimum of side effects.
Anticoagulants
The preparations of the group of anticoagulants have anticoagulant properties. A popular drug in this category is heparin. It is a direct acting drug. It comes in the form of an injection solution. It is administered intravenously (in particularly severe cases) or subcutaneously (as part of complex therapy).
Important! The above drugs should not be used for bleeding and pregnancy. Also, anticoagulants are not recommended for women who are breastfeeding (breastfeeding).
Antioxidants
Antioxidant drugs are most often used to prevent or reduce the risk of varicose vein progression. These drugs are optional.
Additional Tips
To relieve the painful symptoms of varicose veins, it is necessary to take warm or hot baths, exercise and go to the bathroom more often. The set of exercises depends on the stage of the disease.
In addition, direct exposure to sunlight (and, in principle, any heating of the area of localization of the pathology) helps from varicose veins. But when using this method, it is important to use products with a sun protection factor, so as not to accelerate skin aging and increase the risk of developing cancer.
Tablets for varicose veins
Self-medication for varicose veins is the most popular method of therapy. The internet is full of miraculous recipes on apple cider vinegar, leeches and other magical technologies, and our fellow citizens gladly believe that. Varicose veins can now be treated cheaply or even free of charge by certified specialists, but miracle shamans are still very popular. Probably, these are the remnants of the primitive community system of our ancestors. Only pain can make a person run after a doctor, we will diligently smear uncomplicated varicose veins with various nasty things in the hope that one day they will resolve.
Medicine for varicose veins
The vast majority of people, choosing between the surgical treatment of any disease (in our case, with varicose veins) and any non-invasive treatment, be it capsules, tablets for varicose veins, gels, ointments, herbs andinfusions, he will choose the latter, especially if from all screens they will convey their effectiveness and the uselessness of any operation. The amount of information for narcotic patients can be judged by the number of varicose vein pill and cream ads on all federal channels, where happy girls run easily after smearing their healthy legs with miracle cream or taking miracle pills.
So what to do and take in case of varicose veins?
Before the standard offer to contact our center, we will tell you about really effective methods that could facilitate the course of the disease.
In this section, we suggest that you forget the terribly effective pills that "help" with varicose veins and remember the traditional and proven methods.
Massage and bath for varicose veins
Massage, unlike many cheap phlebotonics in advertising, is a method of active treatment of varicose veins, which helps in the prevention of edema, in the very removal of swelling, fatigue of the lower limbs and reduction ofgeneral body fatigue.
The Innovative Vascular Center applies all types of modern massage, in particular for pathologies of the lymphatic and venous system. Among the exclusive methods is the technology of lymphatic drainage massage with bandage, which very effectively relieves chronic venous insufficiency.
In chronic venous insufficiency, massage is used to eliminate venous hypertension in varicose veins and post-thrombotic syndrome. The combination of this technology with the bandage can effectively eliminate all clinical manifestations of the disease.
Therapeutic massage is a very effective remedy for the symptomatic treatment of varicose veins on the legs, but it only gives temporary relief. We use manual lymphatic drainage in patients with severe edema in patients with lymphovenous insufficiency. It is not necessary to be afraid of "ripping blood clots" with such treatment, but in case of exacerbation it should not be used.
But the bathroom is a completely different thing: with varicose veins, thrombophlebitis of the lower limbs or post-thrombotic disease, it is very dangerous. Any thermal stress can provoke the formation of blood clots in the deep veins, carried by the bloodstream, with all the ensuing consequences. Dehydration in the bathroom leads to a "thickening" of the blood. Don't expose yourself to unnecessary risks. Varicose veins from the bathroom will not disappear and thrombophlebitis may occur.
Laser treatment of varicose veins
Varicose veins - a disease that does not tolerate deposits during treatment. Not paying due attention to the course of the disease, a person himself unknowingly aggravates his situation, increasing the likelihood of an operation.
Medicine is developing every day and it is good that nowadays there are alternatives to surgery - the treatment of varicose veins with a laser.
Laser treatment of varicose veins is the same effective method as surgery, but absolutely painless.Unlike drugs, a particular advantage is its speed. Laser treatment is used in hospitals, beauty salons, when it is necessary to remove a mild degree of varicose veins - varicose veins.
First, the doctor injects the patient with pain medication and uses a laser to glue the damaged veins together. After such a procedure, the patient must wear compression underwear for one year.
The first results are visible within 5-7 months after the laser treatment. Many patients prefer this solution to the problem, because laser therapy, unlike pills and other drugs, is fast, cheap, effective and does not hurt.
Folk remedies for the treatment of varicose veins
Sometimes it happens that due to individual intolerance to pills and drugs, a person is forced to abandon traditional treatments for varicose veins.There is no need to be upset, because natural ingredients are included in the same shop as creams, ointments and other preparations.Many harmful chemicals are added only to them.
However, it should not be forgotten that all folk remedies are effective only at the initial stage of varicose veins. Traditional medicinal recipes, like traditional medicines, aim to improve blood circulation.
Before effective drugs appeared in the fight against varicose veins, our ancestors used homemade creams, ointments, infusions, lotions from birch leaves, chestnut, burdock, apple cider vinegar, hops, calendula. Such drugs treated sore legs no worse than many modern drugs and expensive pills.
For example, a natural medicine made from infused crushed Kalanchoe leaves was rubbed on the legs for a month, the pain syndrome disappeared and the venous networks became less noticeable. Such a natural preparation worked quite well and clearly was not inferior to pills.
With pronounced symptoms that bring discomfort and discomfort to everyday life and suspicion of varicose veins in the legs, it is not necessary to independently prescribe pills and drugs. It is recommended to visit a phlebologist who will professionally select an individual remedy for the treatment of varicose veins.
Horse chestnut
In folk medicine, the first place belongs to the horse chestnut. The effectiveness of the treatment of varicose veins is due to the content of different substances in the plant:
- aescin strengthens the walls of blood vessels, thins the blood and has an antibacterial effect;
- aesculin prevents the formation of a vascular network (strengthens capillaries and other small vessels) and blood clots;
- tannins have the ability to bind proteins and fix them on the vascular wall, thus increasing their strength;
- rutin reduces the permeability of the vascular wall;
- kaempferol helps tissue regeneration, heals ulcers and has anti-cancer effects.
The result of using horse chestnut folk remedies is achieved with the course treatment. It is expressed in a decrease in edema, swollen veins, heaviness, itching and pain disappear. The disadvantage of horse chestnut is the inability to treat it when carrying a baby and breastfeeding. Like any folk remedy, it is only an addition to drug therapy. On the basis of horse chestnut extract effective drugs were created.
Apple cider vinegar
Even mainstream medicine recognizes its benefits for the treatment of varicose veins. A huge amount of nutrients - acids, amino acids, vitamins and minerals - allows you to fight several manifestations of varicose veins at once. Applying apple cider vinegar allows:
- normalizes vascular tone;
- increase the elasticity of the skin and avoid the thinning that usually accompanies the disease;
- removes swelling;
- increases smooth muscle tone;
- relieves inflammation thanks to the antiseptic properties of apple cider vinegar.
Commercial apple cider vinegar is not suitable for the treatment of varicose veins. The home version is easy to make with fresh apples. There are two possible ways of use: external and internal. Concentrated vinegar is used for baths, wraps, wrapping and wetting. For oral administration, it must be diluted. The tool can be used only in the absence of a threat of blood clots.
Compression aids
Compression stockings and knee-highs account for 50% of the success of treatment for varicose veins. Their main purpose is to improve the functioning of the venous valve mechanism, the venous-muscular pump and the microcirculation, i. e. the ability of the capillaries to absorb extracellular fluid. These goals are achieved by applying pressure to the muscles in specific positions. There is an intimate preventive, there is a medical one. The more severe the stage of the disease, the greater the pressure exerted by the socks. The condom is available for sale, the medicine is sold only by prescription.
Healing dressings
The advanced stages of varicose veins are characterized by the appearance of trophic ulcers. It is a serious condition that often requires hospital care and nursing care. To help with trophic ulcers, different means are used depending on the condition and stage of treatment. One of them is a healing dressing to help cleanse the wound and absorb exudate.
Our review is for informational purposes only and is not a recommendation for the use of the above treatments for varicose veins. Specific appointments can only be made by the attending physician, based on the patient's condition and the individual characteristics of his body.
Effective drugs for the prevention of thrombosis in varicose veins
Thrombophlebitis is a common complication of varicose veins of the lower extremities, especially during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Low molecular weight heparin is a proven drug for the prevention of vascular thrombi. For the prevention of thrombophlebitis after the treatment of varicose veins in our clinic, tablets are used. The course of treatment with pills is 7 days after laser or radiofrequency surgery.
It is better to come for a consultation with a phlebologist, and then he, as a specialist with a higher medical education, will conduct a full examination and prescribe adequate treatment, including drug therapy (the best pills for hateful varicose veins)but the most effective cure for varicose veins will be laser coagulation anyway.
Remember that the best remedy for any disease and also for varicose veins is an active and healthy lifestyle. Therapeutic exercises, walks in the fresh air strengthen the venous wall better than any pill. The correct mode of work and rest, the use of an elevated position to relieve tension in the legs, swimming in the sea and in the pool - these measures are the best preventive and curative means. Don't assume that if your antistax pills package says "grape leaf based", then they are no longer chemical preparations. Why poison yourself with ineffective medicines, if it is impossible to remove varicose veins with their help.