Same.. sucks pretty bad during the Swedish winters since i work outside in construction.... My turns blue now that im older...
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What happens when you drink alcohol? I think alcohol thins the blood, right? So, does it happen less?
I stopped drinking a while ago, so I can't answer that accurately. but check out what I found:
An extensive body of data shows concordant J-shaped associations between alcohol intake and a variety of adverse health outcomes, including coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, stroke, dementia, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and all-cause mortality. Light to moderate alcohol consumption (up to 1 drink daily for women and 1 or 2 drinks daily for men) is associated with cardioprotective benefits, whereas increasingly excessive consumption results in proportional worsening of outcomes.
So it sounds like 1 daily drink for me might improve the condition but more alcohol will worsen it.
Only one hand or including the hand without the ring?
It happens to both hands sometimes, sometimes to just one.
Oh hey, same disease
There's dozens of us! Dozens!
My hands and feet are nearly always cold. Maui, sunny day sitting on the beach, cold feet. My hands never look quite as radical as yours, but the dermatologist says it's Raynaud. When I have to handle frozen food or whatever it literally hurts in my chest. Kind of a lot. Do you get that too? ... Weird how I sometimes forget to ask the internet about this stuff but I just googled and apparently chest pain isn't uncommon.
I don't get any chest pain from it, just numbness in my fingers and then pins and needles when the blood comes back.
Chest hurting sounds bad. Not a Dr but have Reynaud's exacerbated by ADHD meds and haven't experienced chest pain. Are you sure it directly follows handling frozen food etc? Could be related or coincidental - so many things can cause chest pain, from harmless but temporarily hurty intercostal pain all the way to cardiac arrest. Other details (weight, age, genetic history, other medications/treatments, smoking/drinking/substance status) also matter so it's worth bringing up with your doctor, unless you're in America in which case just ask ChatGPT.
It's an immediate response to cold hands. Even handling refrigerated chicken, not just frozen stuff.
How strange. Neurological? I have no idea, but hand warmers may help in the meantime! I'd be interested to know if anyone could please recommend a good heated mouse or mousepad when the extremities get cold working in the officd?
Does it hurt? Can you still use them? Are there adverse risks?
It does hurt, starts out as a numbness and then there is a some mild pain. And then pins and needles when the blood comes back. I can still use them but it doesn't feel the best. The biggest risk I'm aware of is frostbite if I am out in the cold. I like to have gloves or mittens with me at all times when it's cold out.
That really is mildly interesting. Thanks for the explanation. Hope you are well!
I get this if I’m shopping in Waitrose. I think it’s from gripping the shopping cart so tightly whilst looking at the prices.
Don't waste it and go rub one off!
This made me laugh, thank you.
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I get this on my toes on cold days. It always freaks me out even though I know what's going on.
This happens to me rarely. Very scary the first time it happened
Same, happens sometimes to a few of my toes while driving for a long time, had it happen once with one of my fingers
Yes, first time I freaked out, called my doctor. I thought something very bad was happening!
Your nose or ears are ok?
They do get cold, but I don't know if they ever lose circulation like that.
Is this similar to waking up at night when you cut off circulation to your fingers and they’re cold and you can’t move them? Or is that just me?
How do you do that to just your fingers? For me it's usually the whole arm from somewhere between the shoulder and elbow.
Sounds like a different issue. There is one that arms go numb if hands held above head for a minute. That was can be helped with the right exercise. (But see a doctor for diagnosis if it bothers you.)
Thanks for your concern! It's not super bothersome. I think I just sleep weird. I toss and turn a lot and end up in less-than-ideal positions.
Sounds like pressing on a nerve/cutting off blood flow, which isn't usually serious
It's just you. Everyone has a super power and that's your.
How do you manage to do that?
Believe it not, boner pills help. They're vascular dilators.
Booze is also a peripheral vasodilator, just sayin
Boner pills can make your fingers go numb?
A friend works in a pharmacy and there's a woman who goes there who gets Viagra for it. Might nor work so well for me
Feels a bit like that, yes.
it only happen to your hand?
Yes, only to my fingers. I suppose it's possible that it's happened to my toes, and I just didn't notice.
My wife has this as well
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