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Cold extremities
Cold extremities refers to cold hands or feet and can be caused by a number of different conditions, some as simple as being out in the cold and others representing an underlying acute or chronic medical condition.
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Why are old people more prone to have cold extremities?
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Are cold extremities a known side effect of atenolol?
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Would (2) 12.5 atenenol produce cold extremities i also take (2) 7.5 of adderall.
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A 19-year old male asked:
I am experiencing cold extremities and finger numbness.
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A 38-year old asked:
Is it true that poor blood circulation is the main causes cold extremities in healthy people?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can circulation problems in hands and feet cause constant cold extremities?
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A 27-year old male asked:
27 y/o athletic male, often switching from having hot flashes to point of sweating & cold extremities. Increased in past 3 years. Daily occurrence.
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A 37-year old asked:
Breaking out in a sweat, cold extremities, anxious, 3 - 4 days of mild stomach cramps in lower abd region (improving.) cause?
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A 27-year old female asked:
My daughter have cold extremities and tinge blue lips then after 30min high fever appear, what can I do in this situation and what can the cause?
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A 55-year old male asked:
I am anemic from hep c tx. Shortness of breath, cold extremities. Is this serious?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I am experiencing calf pain, cold extremities that comes and goes. My legs tend to ache when it's cold or when I had poor sleep. What I could do abou?
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A 27-year old female asked:
What is the cause for thining hair, skin peeling/ cracking with itchness at both lower leg and cold extremities (since child). Any solutions?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing trembling, cold extremities, fatigue and fever (worsened by: hot weather, dehydration, & physical activity). Also sleepless. ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Any ideas and how concerned should I be? - abnormal EKGs (inverted st waves), tachycardia, cold extremities, pale/flushed, light headed, short breath with any activity. Currently BP- 95/78 pulse 110.
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am experiencing finger pain, cold extremities, hand pain and foot pain. I can't explain what kind of pain.i feel like I have problem in my bones. ?
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A 57-year old male asked:
Female 39 with Thalassemia Trait Minor and above range B12 level , have recently had numb feet in bed at night. Also have Cold extremities in body in feet toes and fingers .Could Mild Anemia from Thalassemia trait cause this?Not taking Iron tablets?
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A female asked:
I am experiencing cold hands, cold feet, cold extremities, dizziness (better by: rest) (worsened by: sitting upright) and difficulty sleeping (quality: difficulty falling asleep) (worsened by: varying sleep schedule, psychological stress) . The followin
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A 36-year old asked:
Suffering from joint pain, lack of energy, weight gain, brain fog and cold extremities, any ideas?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing foot tenderness to touch, ankle swelling, cold extremities, foot redness and bruising. The following also describes me: Difficulty walking. What should I do?
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A 17-year old female asked:
1.5 yr girl has a fever around 38.5 accompined with cold cyanosed extremities when she takes anti pyretic drug everything become ok why?
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A 45-year old male asked:
After the hernia, I had symptoms similar to dumping syndrome and sometimes I feel cold and my extremities are cold. Then I had an surgery and it improved by 50% and but the pulse became higher after meal. after 6 months dumping back strongly.?
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A 45-year old male asked:
After the hernia, I had palpitation stomach emptying disorderand I feel cold and my extremities are cold. Then I had fundoplication nissen surgery some symptoms disappeared, but now i hade dumbing syndrome and some times feel cold and hot.?
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A male asked:
What was wrong with me last night: I felt anxious, irritable, shaky, very lightheaded, dizzy, numb and cold in my extremities, and I vomited.
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A 26-year old female asked:
If you have lots of period clots, does that mean you have blood clots in general? I had a very bad period with lots of clots, and now I am experiencing weird symptoms that seem like circulation issues--cold, crampy, tingly extremities, breathlessness?
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A 62-year old male asked:
My husband is type II diabetic. His sugar level has been elevated due to a lot of stress and possible hip flexor strain. His extremities are cold.?
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A 36-year old asked:
What causes aching limbs when the weather is cold?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is a good way to keep extremities warm when working out in cold weather?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Why am i always cold? Not anemic, thyroids fine, whole body not just extremities
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A 32-year old asked:
Is it possible that people with circulatory disorders experience cold and hot spots in their limbs?
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A member asked about a 68-year old male:
68 yo M, having flushing of hands and feet with bilateral lower extremity intermittent ice cold and burning hot sensation and facial flushing, overall hightened sensation of all pain fibers. Would never complain unless its gotten bad. Hx of aflutter S/p
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