Raynaud's
 

Anyone else here have Raynaud's?

I finally gave in and tried some medication for it (nifedipine). So far I am definately liking the results in my hands. Not sure about the side effects yet. I am feeling a tad slow.

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I have a brother-in-law who either has that or something similar (I don't know his diagnosis). I know his symptoms are much worse in the wintertime.

I myself get a few symptoms - like tingling/numbness in hands and arms, but have not seen a doc, and chalked it up as a side effect of back and muscle issues that seem ever-present.

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My symptoms are much worse in the winter-time. Especially in the damp cold.

They have been pretty bad for a few years. I have to wear gloves when digging in the freezer and I even use gloves for checking in books that come in at the library (the book drop is cold!), which means I wear them in public indoors!

My hands, in the deep winter, when it's say, 0 degrees out, will turn white to the middle knuckle. I have to spend about 10 minutes thawing them out when I get to work and I can't feel them. This is just from walking from the car into the building.

I have tried home remedies for a few years and although they help, they haven't been doing the trick enough. I have a scattering of small red dots on my fingers from where the blood vessels (capillaries or whatever...I should know that in a few months as I am going to be taking an anatomy and physiology class!) have been very aggravated.

My feet aren't as bad. I also wear rubber gloves when washing dishes in hot water. I wear gloves for almost everything anymore! LOL!

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Sorry to hear that. Are there no other recommended prescriptions?

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Not that I know of. This is the one that a couple doctors have told me about. Why? Are you opposed to using nifedipine? I am going to see how I do before I ask for anything else.

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Oh no, not at all, just wondering if this is the most commonly prescribed meds for the condition. Glad it seems to be working for you!

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Yes, this is the most commonly prescribed med.

I see you went sledding. I went skiing with my husband and was worried about Raynaud's. As it was, it takes so much energy and blood circulation for that that I had no trouble with it. (No! I just broke my ankle instead!!) This was a few years back.

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My Dad had Raynaud's Syndrome in the 50's and 60's. At that time there were no good medications to treat the disease. It is good that you have found some help!

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How bad was his?

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ILG, our doctor told me many years ago that I have Raynaud's. I don't take anything for it specifically. One of the meds I take for high blood pressure also works on the Raynaud's (I can't remember which one, but I want to say it is the Lisinopril).

I always make sure that I have very warm things to wear on my hands all winter. I've found that mittens do a MUCH better job than gloves. I have a pair that are lined with the stuff that feels like lamb's wool. Those are great.

Used to be that when I would drive to church (1/2 hour away at that time), by the time I got there, my fingers would be white white all the way to my palms. I tried running them under luke-warm water to bring them back quicker. But they would instantly turn BLACK and hurt like nothing you can imagine! I stopped doing that pretty quickly. It was still painful to get them back to normal, but not quite as bad as long as I took my time. The best thing I ever did was get a new van that has a fantastic heater in it! I run that with the blowers directly on my hands and feet the whole time I'm out :)