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Why am I always cold?
Tue, 12/20/2005 - 20:28Comments
Re: Why am I always cold?
Submitted by bex on Fri, 2008-04-04 - 13:07
Re: Why am I always cold?
Submitted by catsamu on Fri, 2008-04-04 - 15:14
I have Raynaud's as well. I like to do a lot of whitewater boating all year round (including winter and I live in Massachusetts) so it can be a problem.
Mittens work better than gloves. Looser is better than tight for shoes and circulation. Direct heat sources really help warm things up--battery socks help, and hand warmers might be a good thing to keep in your pockets. Caffeine constricts capillaries so cutting back can be helpful. Some people are prescribed a heart medication like Procardia that helps, but I haven't asked my doctor about that yet.
If it's primary Raynaud's (not caused by something else like Lupus or Rheumatoid Arthritis), it's very common and more uncomfortable and annoying than dangerous.
I've had it way longer than I've been on Keppra, so I know it's not from that.
Deb
I have Raynaud's as well. I like to do a lot of whitewater boating all year round (including winter and I live in Massachusetts) so it can be a problem.
Mittens work better than gloves. Looser is better than tight for shoes and circulation. Direct heat sources really help warm things up--battery socks help, and hand warmers might be a good thing to keep in your pockets. Caffeine constricts capillaries so cutting back can be helpful. Some people are prescribed a heart medication like Procardia that helps, but I haven't asked my doctor about that yet.
If it's primary Raynaud's (not caused by something else like Lupus or Rheumatoid Arthritis), it's very common and more uncomfortable and annoying than dangerous.
I've had it way longer than I've been on Keppra, so I know it's not from that.
Deb
Re: Why am I always cold?
Submitted by pamrolo on Tue, 2008-02-19 - 18:50
wll now i know why my son constanty turns up the heating stating he is feezing when we are not. thanks