Signs & Symptoms
Raynaud
A person with Raynaud's
disease experiences pain in
the sensitive parts, for
example the fingers. When
temperatures drop, blood
vessels narrow and almost
completely shut down.
Fingers or toes turn from
white to blue and, then the
blood returns, the. they
flush red.
Description of Condition
When temperatures drop, the
blood vessels contract in the Syndrome
fingers or toes. This contraction Disease causing vasospasm and many
causes hypoxia which islack of other artery limiting symptoms.
oxygen, to the affected tissues.
Fingers and toes will feel cold to
the touch and possibly numb.
The affected area will turn white,
then later turn blue. Once the
area is warmed and blood flow
returns, a tingling sensation may
have a red flush and maybe
swelling. Their may also be a
painful, throbbing sensation.
 Take care of you Prevention Methods Treatment
body. Stay Calcium channel blockers. These Dressing for the cold in layers and
educated on drugs relax and open small blood
vessels in your hands and feet, wearing gloves or heavy socks
usually are effective. Medications are
Raynauds Disease.
decreasing the frequency and
severity of attacks in most people available to treat more-severe forms
with Raynaud's. These drugs can
also help heal skin ulcers on your
of the condition.
fingers or toes. Examples include
nifedipine (Afeditab CR, Procardia), The goals of treatment is to....
amlodipine (Norvasc) and felodipine Reduce the number and
(Plendil).
Alpha blockers. Some people find severity of attacks
relief with drugs called alpha Prevent tissue damage
blockers, which counteract the Treat the underlying
actions of norepinephrine, a hormone
that constricts blood vessels.
disease or conditioner
Examples include prazosin
(Minipress) and doxazosin (Cardura).
Vasodilators. Some doctors
prescribe a drug that relaxes blood
vessels (vasodilator), such as
nitroglycerin cream applied to the
base of your fingers to help heal skin
ulcers. Some vasodilators commonly
used to treat other conditions,
including the high blood pressure
drug losartan (Cozaar), the erectile
dysfunction medication sildenafil
(Viagra, Revatio), the antidepressant
medication fluoxetine (Prozac,
Sarafem, others), and a class of
medications called prostaglandins,
may relieve the symptoms of
Raynaud's.
This information was from http://
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-