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Cold Feet

I always ahve cold feets and hands, my hands are always very cold when i use the computer. I also suffer form very bad pins and needles in my clafs and arms. Should I see a doctor or is it nothing to worry about?

Reply 1

bunthulhu

14

It's worth asking, as far as I know (not very far mind you), it could be something to do with poor circulation?

Reply 2

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Just sounds like poor circulation, not sure what a doctor could do about it, but it might be worth talking to one. :smile:

Reply 3

ladylady

I always have a very cold nose.

Reply 4

Saffie

11

you have poor circulation. Your doc will probably tell you to do more exercise if you have no other problems as a result of it.

Reply 5

RUN4IT

OP

I do a lot of exercise just now

Reply 6

Shmish

go talk to the doctor, he'll be able to help you. Like everyone has already said, it sound slike poor circulation. i used to have cold hands and feet (not the pins and needles tho), and I found that exercise really helps. I used to go walking for half an hour everyday and it improved very quickly

Reply 7

afoneleri

yeah, poor circulation. i have the same thing - particularly annoying when rowing at 6.30AM in early february, when it's already really cold. Not sure what the doctor can do, but I suppose it's worth a shot.

Reply 8

Saffie

11

what will the doc say? half an aspirin a day? (i'm guessing)

Reply 9

Shockley

15

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=310&sectionId=6449

Have a look and see what you think

Reply 10

ßlαcksωαn

17

My feet are always cold. Quite funny really, I get called "frog feet".

Reply 11

scribble_girl

14

I have that, stupidly cold feet/hands/nose (don't ask) and it's bloody annoying, I'm always getting pins and needles too. I just put it down to poor circulation, although I think you do have to watch out in case you get varicose veins early? I think, I may have just heard wrong. Either way, there's every chance I'll end up with turkey legs by the time I'm 30. Wa-hay... :p:

Reply 12

RUN4IT

OP

Thanks for the advice

Reply 13

afoneleri

scribble_girl

I have that, stupidly cold feet/hands/nose (don't ask) and it's bloody annoying, I'm always getting pins and needles too. I just put it down to poor circulation, although I think you do have to watch out in case you get varicose veins early? I think, I may have just heard wrong. Either way, there's every chance I'll end up with turkey legs by the time I'm 30. Wa-hay... :p:

You get varicose veins when the valves in your perforating veins (which transfer blood from the superficial veins to the deep ones) fail and blood won't drain deep properly. Not sure it would be connected to poor circulation leading to cold extremities, because surely that's to do with insufficient amounts of blood reaching the extremities...

hmm, might go ask someone about that :rolleyes:

Reply 14

kftjkp

Raynaud's Disease....gosh I'm a scare-mongerer. It is probably just bad circulation...wear some gloves..?

Reply 15

shona

10

kftjkp

Raynaud's Disease....gosh I'm a scare-mongerer. It is probably just bad circulation...wear some gloves..?

I was about to bring that up, myself... If you just have cold hands and feet, it's bad circulation. If however you notice your extremities (e.g. the tips of your fingers) going white or blue, you might have Reynaud's and need to see your GP.

Reply 16

Clumsy girlie

Its probably poor circulation, i get cold feet sometimes because i had a DVT when i was younger.
Anyway you know what they say "Cold hands-Warm Heart!" xxx

Reply 17

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Clumsy girlie

Its probably poor circulation, i get cold feet sometimes because i had a DVT when i was younger.
Anyway you know what they say "Cold hands-Warm Heart!" xxx