Numb toes vent

[Susie]

Are you sure it isn't from pressure, with extra thick socks in normal shoes?

[Deleted]

Yeah it sounds like raynauds. My toes and fingers do it. It really is more of a nuisance than anything.

[joenali]

Raynaud's syndrome. I have it. I get it in my toes and fingers pretty badly when I'm cold. I can't linger in my workout clothes after a bike or run or I get white and purple fingers and toes.

I went to the doctor and actually he prescribed blood pressure medication to take when anticipating working out in cold weather. It helps so much!

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Jan 8, 2014 20:37:19 GMT -5 @pennypie said:

Do the same spots do it or does it 'spread'?

Mine starts in the tips of a couple of fingers and sometimes spreads to all of them.  My doctor said she could prescribe beta blockers but since it was mild, she didn't recommend it.

[joenali]

Sometimes just grabbing something out of the freezer I have an episode. I LOATHE being cold. It sucks!

[kams]

My dad has Reynauds, and as he has aged, I'm pretty certain it has remained in the same spots. He's lived with it for as long as I can recall, and it doesn't bother him aside from just being a nuisance.

[cruiser]

Sounds just like Ranaud's.  I have it - hate the cold in the winter and the AC in the summer!  I have found that by keeping my core really warm (double layers at work, heavy winter coat, etc) that it seems to help as I haven't had it happen as much this winter.  From what I read, your body thinks your core is cold and overreacts by sending more blood there than the extremities.  Also, I bought some Raynaud's therapy socks and gloves.  The socks are so thin, but within minutes they warm my feet up - sleeping with them is heavenly.  The gloves seem to help relieve an episode as well if I get it at the house.

[scorpio72]

This post is fascinating to me. I think I may have this too. 

Two of my fingers turned white and numb after a run outside today. I hung around in the cold for a while waiting fo others. Got home and saw 2 fingers were white. I warmed them up under warm water and the color returned. I seriously thought I might have had frostbite but this sounds more fitting. I'm normally cold when others aren't so it would fit. 

I didn't know there was a condition that caused this. I thought it was just the cold.