Self-medication for varicose veins is the most popular method of therapy. The internet is full of wonderful recipes on apple cider vinegar, leeches and other magical technologies, and our fellow citizens gladly believe them. Varicose veins can now be treated cheaply or even free of charge by certified specialists, but miracle shamans still enjoy great success. Probably, these are the remains of the primitive community system of our ancestors. Only pain can make a person run after a doctor, we will diligently smear simple varicose veins with various nasty things in the hope that one day they will resolve.
Cure for varicose veins
The vast majority of people, choosing between the surgical treatment of any disease (in our case, with varicose veins) and the possible non-invasive treatment, be it capsules, tablets for varicose veins, gels, ointments, herbs and infusions, will choose the latter, especially if their effectiveness and the uselessness of any operations are transmitted to them from all the screens. The amount of information to amaze patients can be judged by the number of advertisements for varicose vein pills and creams on all federal channels, where happy girls easily run after spreading their healthy legs with miracle cream or taking miracle pills.
Representatives of pharmaceutical companies and various traditional healers are so honest and what is the effectiveness of all these miracle drugs?
The goal of drug therapy for venous disease is to reduce symptoms and prevent complications, but achieving these goals is not easy. Today, the abundance of applicable tools has posed another problem: which one to choose? However, almost all remedies for varicose veins, even with a high rating, are not sufficiently effective, despite the theoretically proven opportunity of its use. This is due to many reasons, the main one being the low absorption of the medicinal substances of these drugs by the body. Ideal drugs for varicose veins should act on all pathogenetic links of chronic venous insufficiency, as well as have minimal side effects and high absorption by the body. A fairly large number of phlebotropic drugs are represented in the modern pharmaceutical market. However, the medicinal substances and the active ingredient they have are similar (plant flavonoids - diosmin) and therefore the effectiveness of one or the other depends only on the concentration and assimilation of the active ingredient. The most popular are tablets for varicose veins and capsules: diosmin, rutoside, gels such as troxevasin, etc.
As practice shows, if you drink these pills for varicose veins, neither varicose veins, nor trophic ulcers, nor spider veins will go away, the more you should not expect the varicose nodes themselves to disappear from these phlebotonics, however, lightness in the legs, a decrease in edema and the disappearance of nocturnal cramps can be.
List of popular drugs for the treatment of varicose veins with low efficiency:
- Diosmin;
- rutoside;
- Troxevasin.
Do gels, decoctions, tablets and ointments help against varicose veins?
It is much easier and cheaper to take a pill, take infusions or smear inflamed veins, but such effective miracle cures have not yet been invented and long-term results testify against this, but self-hypnosis can work a miracle. Whether to throw the money away is up to you. Selling medicines for varicose veins in the legs has become a profitable business for pharmaceutical companies, as varicose veins are a very common disease.
Remedies for varicose veins are always of interest to patients suggested, and since the veins in the initial period of the disease do not bother, patients are afraid of any surgical cure. Pharmaceutical companies spend huge amounts of money to convince the population and even doctors that without their pills they are best for varicose veins. The Servier company has been particularly successful in this, organizing conferences and "research", buying famous phlebologists to gain their authority to increase the sales of their pills.
There are also folk remedies for "getting rid" of varicose veins:
Soda, mummy, iodine, peroxide, soap, clay, onions, cabbage, propolis and other remedies for varicose veins can get rid of varicose veins, nets, kidney and gallstones, tumors and gangrene in the most miraculous way. Ordinary people believe in this nonsense, not understanding the causes or consequences of the disease. Thousands of Internet posts about magic pills and remedies for varicose veins in the legs are creating confusion in the minds of patients.
So what to do and take with varicose veins?
Before we usually suggest you contact our center, we will tell you about really effective methods that could alleviate the course of the disease.
In this section, we propose to forget about 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 from advertising, is an active treatment method of varicose veins, which helps in the prevention of edema, in the removal of swelling itself, in lower limb fatigue and in the reduction of general fatigue of the body.
The Innovative Vascular Center uses all types of modern massage, in particular for pathologies of the lymphatic and venous system. Exclusive methods - 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 allows you to 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 something else entirely: with varicose veins, thrombophlebitis of the lower limbs or post-thrombotic disease, it is very dangerous. Any thermal stress can cause the formation of blood clots in the deep veins, carried with the bloodstream, with all the ensuing consequences. Dehydration in the bathroom leads to "thickening" of the blood. Don't expose yourself to unnecessary risks. Varicose veins from the bathroom will not disappear and thrombophlebitis may occur.
Creams and gels for varicose veins
Despite the high effectiveness promoted by sellers and manufacturers, creams and gels do not bring relief from varicose veins, and dilated veins do not disappear from them. In the initial stage of venous insufficiency, the doctors conducting the appointment do not strongly oppose the use of these allegedly "phlebotropic" agents, since their rubbing acts as a light massage and promotes venous outflow and has a sedative effect on the skin and vascular walls. With advanced forms of venous insufficiency, these creams and ointments can cause dermatitis and allergies, so they are very harmful. Heparin drugs are used in the development of acute thrombophlebitis and help to calm the inflammatory process, but varicose veins do not disappear from them. Shamanic products have received great popularity, thanks to the correct advertising with beautiful female legs, among the people, however, they have no relation to medicines, women and even leeches, and there is no reason to expect from them. In addition, regardless of the price, rating or known name, no drops will bring results, although absolutely all reviews speak of drops as the best and inexpensive medicine in the world, phlebotonics, from which 100% of patients heal. The best solution would be to contact a good attending physician who will prescribe a minimally invasive or pharmacological comprehensive treatment and correct your lifestyle.
Effective drugs for the prevention of thrombosis with varicose veins
A common complication of lower extremity varicose veins is thrombophlebitis, 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, our clinic uses Xarelto or Prodax tablets. The course of treatment with pills is 7 days after laser or radiofrequency surgery.
This article is written rather as a warning to people tired of reading personalized reviews: "I recently bought cheap pills like pentoxifylline, I was treated for two days, 1 tablet a day, and every day it just gets better - the stars on my legs are gone, as was my fatigue, also noticed anti-inflammatory effects and hair growth. I recommend to all women, remember the name - pentoxifylline - for such a price there is no better pill to find "or waste energy, time and money using socially accepted lists of drugs with low or unproven efficacy. The list of tablets for varicose veins in the legs increases every year, but their active ingredients remain the same. These are diosmin, rutoside, heparin and some others. Only the names are changed to increase sales. Carefully read the composition of these medicines.
It is better to come for a consultation with a phlebologist, and then he, as a specialist with higher medical education, will conduct a comprehensive examination and prescribe adequate treatment, including drug therapy (the best tablets for disgusting varicose veins), but still most effective cure for varicose veins will be laser coagulation.
Remember that the best remedy for any disease and even 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. Do not assume that if the package of the tablets says "made from grape leaves", then they are no longer chemical preparations. Why poison yourself with ineffective drugs, if it is impossible to remove varicose veins with their help.