Which medications can control vertebral artery insufficiency?

Generally, vertebral artery insufficiency is often caused by factors such as vertebral artery stenosis, spasm, or compression. Common symptoms include dizziness, headache, and blurred vision. Patients may take medications such as flunarizine hydrochloride capsules, betahistine mesylate tablets, nimodipine tablets, ginkgo biloba extract tablets, and sodium citicoline tablets according to medical advice. Detailed explanations are as follows:

1. Flunarizine Hydrochloride Capsules

Flunarizine hydrochloride belongs to calcium channel blockers, which can prevent calcium ions from entering vascular smooth muscle cells, thereby relieving vertebral artery spasm, dilating the vertebral artery, and improving cerebral blood supply. It is suitable for insufficient blood supply caused by vertebral artery spasm and also has a preventive effect on migraine attacks.

2. Betahistine Mesylate Tablets

Betahistine mesylate improves inner ear circulation, dilates cerebral microvessels, increases vertebral artery blood flow, and alleviates symptoms such as dizziness. It is primarily used to treat dizziness and vertigo caused by vertebral artery insufficiency.

3. Nimodipine Tablets

Nimodipine is a calcium channel blocker that selectively acts on cerebral vascular smooth muscle. It effectively dilates the vertebral artery and other cerebral blood vessels, reduces vascular resistance, and increases cerebral perfusion. It is suitable for vertebral artery insufficiency caused by various factors, especially effective for insufficiency associated with cerebral vasospasm.

4. Ginkgo Biloba Extract Tablets

Ginkgo biloba extract contains components such as ginkgo flavonoids and terpene lactones, which can inhibit platelet aggregation, improve hemorheological properties, dilate blood vessels, increase vertebral artery blood flow, and improve cerebral microcirculation. It is suitable for vertebral artery insufficiency caused by ischemic cerebrovascular disease.

5. Sodium Citicoline Tablets

Sodium citicoline is a cerebral metabolism enhancer that participates in the biosynthesis of phospholipids, promotes cerebral metabolism, enhances the function of the ascending activating system of the brainstem reticular structure, and indirectly improves brain dysfunction caused by vertebral artery insufficiency, such as memory loss and inattention.

Maintain healthy lifestyle habits in daily life, avoid prolonged head-down positions and sudden head-turning movements to reduce the risk of vertebral artery compression. Also avoid staying up late and excessive fatigue to prevent worsening of symptoms.