Forgive brief message can barely type! Have lost a lot of feeling in 6 fingers, white patches on fingers, like in photo. I ran 10k outdoors, got in car, drove home for 15 mins then this came on, delayed reaction. Quick google = Raynauds?? Never heard of it and this has never happened before. It's not that cold today.
Can only add one photo, but other fingers the same/patchy/partly purple and partly white.
Any tips/info please? ta.
Looks like it, my mother has Raynaud's, I'm sure I will inherit it at some point, and her fingers look just like that. Hers is triggered by cold, but combined with humidity
Looks like it may be - but we are not medically qualified to comment on here really. I used to get Raynauds in my 20's, triggered only by the cold. It can feel really uncomfortable!😩 Bizarrely, I just stopped getting it after a few winters and haven't had it since! One for the GP maybe?
Do you know if it can be prevented or treated at all? Is it serious? I've run all winter, two years in a row and have never had anything like it!
I'm afraid I don't. My fingers always returned to normal within about 30-40 minutes. It isn't usually serious, I don't think but I gather that if bad can require treatment. Again, your GP would be the person to ask as there may be different causes and triggers? Good luck.
Years of motorcycling gave it to me. Vibration and cold. If I feel my fingers getting numb when running I keep flexing them hard to get the circulation going.
I've had this for years, couldn't say when it started. I've never had it checked, but just assume it's Raynaud's. The numbness can last varying amounts of time, but I don't think it's ever more than an hour. It doesn't always happen when it's cold, yet sometimes it does happen when I wouldn't necessarily expect it! I've never sought advice, just thought it was 'one of those things'.
I'm just like linda9389 . It isn't usually serious, just uncomfortable. If really troublesome there is a drug available but it lowers your bp which is often low in runners anyway so not ideal.
Mine too comes on after the drive home as well as at the start of a run before the blood is really pumping. I wear gloves a lot more than others to try and keep hands warm. When the blood comes back my fingers feel like they have been hit with a hammer.
This winter I've started taking photos in case I want to visit the doc at some point and want evidence of severity, frequency, etc.
Unfortunately I think we just live with it.
Thank you for your reply. I will take photos if it happens again and keep a note of dates/frequency. It didn’t hurt much as the fingers came back to life at least, just meant I couldn’t really do much for an hour or so whilst they were numb.
I get it too.. But just seems to come and go. Hope its not too bad for you
I have Reynauds, I think it's pretty common. I get it from a combination of things; cold + low core temperature + constriction in some way. Not necessarily all three triggers are required, but generally two. It's not usually as simple as my hands getting cold and wearing gloves, for example I'm prone to it in the spring when I'm not wearing as many layers as I would in the winter so my core temp is lower, or when I'm walking along holding an umbrella tightly in the wind. I get it a lot in my house, because it's a big draughty tenement and the air temp is low but I'm not dressed for the outside. I do get it when running sometimes if I'm on the hills in the wind, but less than when I'm just doing everyday stuff because I'm usually warmer.
If I think it's likely to happen and I'm going on a long run I'll wrap buffs round my wrists to keep the pressure points warm. That usually prevents it. But if it's a short run I don't usually worry about it. I have foldover cuffs on my running jackets which help a bit, but generally I ignore it and just sit on my hands when I get home.
It's annoying but not a problem as long as you don't let it go on too long (we're taking hours and hours), or if your finger goes fully blue. I do get blue fingernails a lot so a hint of blue is probably fairly normal. That said, if you do get increased frequency or start to notice pain or really anything else that might worry you I'd get it checked for peace of mind, Reynauds is usually just a thing in its own right that may come on as you get older (or for me, always. Thanks dad) but I'm sure in rarer cases it could also be a symptom of something else. So do keep an eye on it, but don't be unduly concerned.
You say it took an hour to come back though, which is quite a long time! Friction and movement should help. Think of it a bit like pins and needles and do what you'd do to fix that.
I get this too, when the weather is colder & after a hard run. Something to do with your body readjusting blood vessels which get dilated during a run. Wearing silk gloves helps, putting on extra layers immediately after a run then jumping into a warm shower at home seems to help. I don’t get it in the warm weather.
I do sometimes wear gloves, but as I warm up running (on the longer runs on the milder days) I have found myself taking them off and having nowhere to put them.
Try using silk gloves- you won’t need to take them off as they breath exceptionally well, but if you do they can be stuffed into to tiniest pocket / waistband. They are sold as glove liners and cost £10-£15. Only downside is silk is a natural fibre & wears out eventually. Synthetic versions do not have anything like the performance of pure silk.
I can add nothing except, I always wear running gloves in winter. Mine have smart phone friendly finger tips too. So why not see if that helps ?
Thank you. I do sometimes wear gloves, maybe I need to wear them every time. The HM I am training for was almost called off two years ago due to snow and ice, so it's quite possible the day itself will be bitterly cold. Equally, if it's like late Feb last year, it could be a balmy 18 degrees! Hard to know what to train for!!
Windmill your arms, it will get the blood flowing through again (it might hurt a bit or pulsate)
I have it, l ignore it. Colder weather perk.
I had that after Oxford half. It was cold and windy with torrential rain for part of the race. My fingers felt like sausages and I literally couldn’t unzip my jacket. My partner gets it every winter, but it was a first for me
Sometimes varying your running route really helps
Running app keeps crashing
Running gloves. Looking for recommendations.
