Does anyone else have Raynaud's Disease? I was diagnosed 2 years ago with Raynaud's just had bloodwork done and my ANA titer was high but SED rate low and was told that sometimes the ANA can be high in people with Raynaud's. Does anyone know that to be the case or should I be concerned about my ANA?
I have done a little copy and paste for you and hope this helps:
"Raynaud's disease is a condition that causes some areas of your body — such as your fingers, toes, tip of your nose and your ears — to feel numb and cool in response to cold temperatures or stress. In Raynaud's disease, smaller arteries that supply blood to your skin narrow, limiting blood circulation to affected areas.
Women are more likely to have Raynaud's disease.
My mother currently taking nebivolol 5mg in morning and amlodipine/perindopril 5/8mg in evening for hypertension. Her blood pressure has recently been improved and taking both pills cause low blood pressure, she is also suffering from cough as a side effect from perindopril. I am considering to shift her to nebivolol only but 5 mg once a day is not controlling the blood pressure well. My question is can nebivolol be taken twice a day in 2.
There is no known connection, but many of us suffer with extremely cold fingers and toes as part of our MS, but don't have the Raynaud's symptoms of white, waxy digits.
And as Bob points out many people have more than one disease gong on.
I know what you mean when a doctor blows you off...it happens to me all the time. If your toes and fingers turn dark red and purple, it could be a symptom of Raynaud's Disease, which is a problem with he blood vessels in your hands. I have this and I know how hard it is in the winter.
If your hands hurt in the cold, and turn white then red if you do not wear heavy gloves (like I wear) then you could have Raynaud's.
Check out the documentary "Under Our Skin" which is about chronic Lyme disease. That's an eye opener! I have four autoimmune diseases and have a negative ANA btw. Hmmm :)
I did find a study entitled - Syncope and Raynaud's disease. Syncope is the medical term for fainting. This does make sense that fainting could be a symptom of Raynaud's due to ischaemia (restriction in blood supply to tissues) in the brain.
So, I was recently "diagnosed" with Raynaud's after a recent (4 days ago) doctor visit. I made an appointment to see him after I woke up one morning and my toes were covered in blue and purple spots (that the doctor said was "mild frostbite"). He ran a series of blood tests for things like Leukemia, Lupus, and Schleroderma, and all of the results came back with good news. He's now referring me to a cardiologist for a heart echo, or something like that.
Beau lines (horizontal ridges on the nails) is a sign of injury or a underlying disease affecting the growth of the nail plate. Beau's nails can be due to conditions such as severe illness, Raynaud's phenomenon, pemphigus, chemotherapy, high fever.
You numb toes/purple nails indicates likely Raynaud's phenomenon. Raynaud's can be primary or secondary (caused by an underlying disease, condition, or other factor).
Secondary Raynaud's usually comes on the heels of an autoimune disease, hence MS can be connected but only because it is an autoimmune disease like lupus.
Raynaud's DOES NOT cause MS.
I don't know anything about Accutane, however, I do have Raynaud's. The severity is different for everyone. I would suggest taking him to a Rheumatologist to have more bloodwork done. There are many connective tissue diseases that have Raynaud's showing as a first symptom.
And Raynaud's can show up at least 20 years before the Primary disease does. Your son may just have Raynaud's and needs to layer up more and be proactive when it is cold out.
I am a 16 male and have very weak / no orgasms (this includes when masturbating), however, i used to orgasm in the past. I was wondering if there is a way this can be sorted out and what the reason for it is.
Note: I have recently been diagnosed with raynaud's phenomenon (circulation problems) and i was thinking that this may be the cause of the problems.
Hello and hope you are doing well.
With Raynaud's as such the arteries to the fingers and toes go into what's called vasospasm, which makes the vessels narrow temporarily to limit the blood supply. When it occurs without another disease present, it is called Raynaud's disease (or primary Raynaud's). And when it occurs as part of another disease, it is called Raynaud's phenomenon (or secondary Raynaud's).
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
Other causes of cold extremities with bluish discoloration are hypothyroidism, anorexia, Addison’s disease, adrenal causes like pheochromocytoma, anemia, Buerger’s disease, chronic fatigue syndrome and Raynaud’s disease. Raynaud’s disease is a disease of the blood vessels in which blood can't get to the surface of the skin and the affected areas turn white and blue. Please discuss these possibilities with her doctor.
Hope this helps.
Recently I have been having shaky, tired feelings, dry hair, pvc's. I have Raynaud's disease too (dx 4 yrs ago) and can't take the cold and my dr. tested my thyroid which was TSH 5.878 and T4 1.3. Previous blood work from last fal my thyroid was normal range TSH 2.1 and T4 1.2. My dr. said no treatment necessary but I feel horrible so I am seeing an endocrinologist for a 2nd opinion. Can a person with a high TSH but normal T4 still be hypothyroid?
Hello I have had toes that turn red and dark purple for years. My fingers also turn red. Worse in the heat and cold. Also my toes are really sensitive. If I bump 1 not stub it really really hurts and swells. Does that sound like pa disease?? Or something else. I've told my doctor a few times he just kinda blows me off.
Thanks in advance
I posted this same question in pa disease but the forum doesn't look active anymore.
After my second ever episode of fast atrial fibrillation, resolved through electric shock, my cardiologist prescribed 100mg flecaine and 2.5mg nebivolol to be taken every day. This as a preventive measure.
I have read on the medicine info notice that these two medicines should not be taken together. My cardiologist states that they are routinely prescribed together by cardiologists these days.
I have never taken any heart drug, and feel a bit concerned. Can anyone shed some light on this?
Hello,
I'm a 26-year-old woman with no health problems (other than frequently getting sick in the winter). I have been have increasingly intense issues with my fingers and toes that feel like a circulation problem. Everything will be normal until I start to feel tingling in my fingers and toes (sometimes all at the same time, sometimes just fingers or toes, and sometimes both but on only one side of my body).
This sounds a lot like the symptoms of Raynaud's disease (aka Raynaud's phenomenon). https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/raynauds-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20363571
It's not life-threatening, but it certainly can be uncomfortable. I recently moved to the southern US, but used to live in the midwest, and I am pretty sure I had a mild case of Raynaud's. Unless it was really hot outside, my fingers were always cold.
Could be Raynaud's phenomenon. Your doctor should be able to tell you more about it. It's not serious in and of itself, but it can be one of a few signs of something more serious.
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