Wellness

[millieshops]

I wash almost all my dishes by hand - my Reynard-prone fingers love that task.

[BirkiLady]

I use a heated mattress pad to keep my hands and feet warm. It does wonders for the pain. 

[50Mickey]

@Tennesseegal    As you said leather gloves can be tight and restricting and the last thing that you need is something that further restricts the blood flow in your fingers. The blue tinge to the hands means the blood vessels are reacting to the cold and closing up so blood is not getting to the extremities. 

[IMIV]

I have had this for years . Fingertips would turn white and numb.Toes painful. Finally got relief whe MD stated me on nifedipine. Much better very fast

[red&curly]

I've had for years mainly my hands.I'm known as the girl with all the gloves! Gloves everywhere. Even to bed as we have a cold house.

Don't take anything. Usually can get by.

[panda1234]

Thank you to all that responded. I can not take a calcium blocker as my legs have swollen. So I will see what the doctor suggests next. It's going to be a long cold winter.

[Flatbush]

@panda1234 

I have had this condition for about 15 years.

I have never had problems with my feet.

I carry a pair of gloves in my pocketbook and robe all year long. I might even wear gloves when I am on the computer.

One piece of advice the Dr gave me was : in case I needed a blood transfusion, the blood should be warmed up before using. I thought that was a valuable thing to know.

[panda1234]

@Flatbush @Thank you that is a very good tip.

[akaburtonfan]

My mom had raynaud's for years. She wore thin winter gloves in the grocery store year round. I bought her a pair of down filled mittens to use if she went outside in the winter. She also wore thin white cotton gloves in the house.

It was kind of freaky to see her fingers when they were blue or white. She had one of those clip on desk lamps set up by her chair in the living room and she would wear white cotton gloves and wrap her hands around the lamp shade for several minutes to warm them up. She would also run them under warm water frequently. 
She wore winter slippers year round. I think it was more a problem in her hands than her feet. 
I believe she was put on a low dose Norvasc to help -- not sure it did much though.