Clouds thickened, it began to rain, and immediately my head began to hurt. Drowsiness appeared, some kind of weakness … And how the state of health changes when magnetic storms occur! What is the reason for this dependence on the weather? Is it possible to get rid of it? The expert speaks.
Weather dependence is a popular explanation for feeling unwell. Does this phenomenon really exist? And why are some people affected by the weather more than others? These questions to the portal answered the neurologist Nadezhda Golovchanskaya.
What is meteorological dependence?
According to the expert, meteorological dependence or meteorological sensitivity cannot be called a medical term — doctors do not put it as a diagnosis. But why then do many of us react so sensitively to the slightest changes in weather conditions?
The fact is that a change in weather does not affect a healthy body in any way. But if a person does not work as expected, the mechanisms of self-regulation or have chronic cardiovascular diseases, then the body does not have time to adapt to natural phenomena in time.
“When atmospheric pressure changes (and a change in weather is always accompanied by this phenomenon), our body should normally “adjust” its pressure and vascular tone in such a way that we do not feel the difference,” Nadezhda Golovchanskaya clarifies. “But in some cases this mechanism fails.”
Who suffers from it?
We have already found out that people with not the most healthy body are prone to meteorological dependence. But these are likely to be the majority. Who is still at risk?
People old age. Of course, both infants and young people can suffer from migraines due to thunderstorms, but the weather changes are the most difficult for older people.
Women. It is believed that they are more sensitive than men to all external stimuli. Maybe it has something to do with hormones.
People from malfunctions of the immune system.
Those who have chronic diseases. It’s simple: the body is already struggling with various problems, so it may not have enough time and energy to adjust to the weather.
Can weather addiction be cured?
Yes, but for this it is worth contacting the doctors, emphasizes the neurologist. Their task is to choose a treatment with which the vessels can respond in time to natural phenomena.
It can be drug treatment — vascular prophylaxis. taking vitamins, compensation for chronic diseases. Or non-drug — moderate physical activity, fresh air, doing what you love.
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