Cold Hands

springlering62

When my hands get the slightest bit cold, they don’t work well. I struggle to do buttons, zippers, texts, anything that requires small amounts of dexterity becomes very difficult.

Anyone else experience this?

Gloves don’t seem to help.

It’s 48 degrees here, I just completed a 6+ mile walk, trying out a new backpack, and was sweating like a hog by the time I got back. Hands are still troublesome even in moderate cool like this, with (presumably) good circulation.

tinkerbellang83

springlering62 wrote: »

When my hands get the slightest bit cold, they don’t work well. I struggle to do buttons, zippers, texts, anything that requires small amounts of dexterity becomes very difficult.

Anyone else experience this?

Gloves don’t seem to help.

It’s 48 degrees here, I just completed a 6+ mile walk, trying out a new backpack, and was sweating like a hog by the time I got back. Hands are still troublesome even in moderate cool like this, with (presumably) good circulation.

Could be circulatory issues or nerve damage, best bet is to have a chat to your doctor if it's interfering with everyday tasks.

I get abnormally cold hands when my iron is lower around my period, even in the height of summer.

spiriteagle99

I find that I need to change ASAP if I sweat during exercise. After a workout, my body temperature drops like a rock. Even in summer, I've had issues with hypothermia. After a run, if I go the grocery store before driving home, my hands will turn white or blue (Raynauds). I am healthy and fit, it's just something I've had to live with for the past 20 years or so.

ElizabethKalmbach

I have the exact problem you describe and it's due to low blood pressure. (Normal is 90/55 for me.) I wash all my dishes by hand in hot water to warm up, and I drink rather a lot of hot tea in the winter. 50% of the tea experience is clutching the mug until it cools so that I can type again. >_< The heated mattress pad on my bed is the MVP (Most Valid Purchase) of my adult life.

SuzySunshine99

I have Raynaud's Syndrome, so my fingers turn numb and white, even when it's not that cold out. Sometimes, it can be painful. My doctor told me there are medications that can help, but they only recommend that for extreme cases. For most people, it's just annoying.

I've found that putting hand warmers in my gloves helps a lot.

apullum

My hands get cold and numb very easily, like when I'm in a store with the air conditioning on too high. (I also live in a place where the temperature rarely gets above 75 degrees F.) I have gloves and a coat year round, though the gloves do nothing after the numbness has already set in. They do help prevent it. It seems to be worse right after a big meal, which I think is due to my body directing blood flow to my digestive system and not my hands. I've considered investing in a couple rechargeable hand warmers. I also do a lot of hot tea, partially because I like tea and partially because I hang onto the warm mug like a sunbathing lizard.

For me it's Raynaud's phenomenon, which is anecdotally common among people who have lost a lot of weight, but I haven't found any studies on it. My guess is that it's the body not adapting properly to having less insulation. (Before any comments about "broken" metabolism...that's not a thing.) It's worth checking with your doctor, as yours may have some other cause, but unfortunately there's not a lot they can do if it's Raynaud's other than tell you to keep your hands warm.

IdLikeToLoseItLoseIt

The only thing that works for me is to immerse my hands (or feet, my feet get cold and numb, too) in as hot of water as I can tolerate until my hands feel completely warm to the core. Once that cold and numb feeling sets in, all other remedies... gloves, turning up the heat, putting on extra layers, drinking hot beverages, holding hot beverages, etc.... don’t seem to work.

The other sure fire way for me to have normal feeling and working hands is to eat in a calorie surplus. But that’s counter to all my goals. :-(

TravisJHunt

I've always had cold hands and feet, although they usually function even though they are super cold, even to the touch. I just assumed I don't do well with cold.

Katmary71

My hands seem to get cold pretty easy when outside even though it's in the 50s here when I go walking. Each time I got home it took about 5 minutes to be able to unlock the door and press the latch to open the door. I'm not losing anymore but watched a YouTube video that discusses differences when in a deficit and he claimed one was being colder. No clue if it's true because of a deficit or having less padding or if there's anything to either but I'm definitely colder these days!

Terytha

Yep. Plus my nails turn blue.

There's something wrong with my circulation though.

sijomial

I have Raynaud's and my fingers, and toes to a lesser extent, switch off at temperatures which really aren't that low. Worth checking with your Doctor although treatment options are very limited.

I have to work hard at preventing that switch off as they don't recover outdoors no matter how good my gloves / socks are. Great insulation doesn't help much when your bloodflow has switched itself off, no bloodflow = no heat to keep in.

In cold temps I try to make sure I leave the house with my gloves already on and often pre-warmed.

Yesterday I was clearing the gutters on my house and my gloves got wet on a fairly cold day and hands rapidly hurt, then lost all feeling (that's a bad sign) - white and bloodless looking. The pain when I warmed them up again was like someone hitting every small bone in my fingers and hands with a heavy hammer. Not nice.

Here's the website for the Raynaud's charity in the UK.
https://www.sruk.co.uk/

Here's a simple online test you might be interested in trying.
https://www.sruk.co.uk/raynauds/raynauds-test/

gothchiq

Yes. I'm arthritic and my hands are very clumsy and lousy when cold. I have low BP too for what it's worth.

lgfrie

I have Raynauds too. Fingertips go white and numb in seconds in winter if I get cold, or when touching ice cubes. The best thing I've come across for this are the USB hand warmers, plenty of them available on Amazon. Really great products. If it's Raynauds, that more of an annoyance than serious medical issue