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A 68-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Nicora
Internal Medicine 26 years experience
Raynaud's: Raynaud's phenomenon is a vasospastic disorder that causes finger discoloration with cold exposure or emotional stress.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bennett Werner
Cardiology 46 years experience
Might: It's a good treatment but cold extremities which you list as a condition is not the same as raynaud's. Perhaps you really do have raynaud's but amlod... Read More
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Dr. J Roberts
Vascular Surgery 29 years experience
Ca+ Ch blockade: Raynaud's syndrome/phenomenon are vasospastic disorders, the Sxs of which can be mitigated w/ calcium channel antagonists, like Procardia (nifedipine)... Read More
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A 65-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Cunnar
Family Medicine 29 years experience
Wear gloves: Raynaud's phenomenon/syndrome can be a painful condition. Avoiding noxious stimuli, especially exposure to cold, can help prevent attacks. There are... Read More
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Dr. Robert Kwok
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Doctor can evaluate: Other than treating the underlying condition(s) causing raynaud's symptoms, avoiding emotional stress, keeping warm, not smoking, and avoiding caffein... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Reid Blackwelder
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Blood vessel spasm: Raynaud’s is usually casued by exposure to cold temperatures (or emotional stress) that cause blood vessel spasms, usually in smaller blood vessels, s... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Goldman
Rheumatology 57 years experience
Cold avoidance : Raynaud's is made worse by cold exposure and/or stress dressing warmly both centrally and locally is therapeutic. There are no fda approved medication... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Laccheo
Dr. Michael Laccheoanswered
Rheumatology 17 years experience
Various: Avoid cold exposure, dress warmly, wear gloves. Medications include blood pressure medications that dilate (widen) your blood vessels.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killian
General Practice 30 years experience
No such thing: I believe there are no such medications. What symptoms are you hoping to treat?
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bennett Werner
Cardiology 46 years experience
Spasm: The tiny blood vessels in the tips of the finger constrict with spasm causing a change in color of the skin & may lead to a feeling of tingling or... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Goldman
Rheumatology 57 years experience
Finger color change: Classically people with raynaud's can have a change in skin color. This can be brought on by cold exposure or stress. The classic color change in the ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. PHILIP WALLER
Rheumatology 35 years experience
NO: Most patients with raynauds have symptoms of the hands, feet, and rarely the nose and even more rarely the nipples. We typically do not see raynauds a... Read More
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