I get dark feet when I sit or stand still for 10 min. or more

[ArtistAnne]

[winifred]

What do you mean by dark feet? Is it caused by lots of fine purple blood vessels? I also have this. I was told by my doctor that there is nothing to worry about if the darkness disappears when you rub your finger across them using slight pressure. It is just cosmetic. if they do not disppear when you rub your finger across them then you need to see your doctor. Mine come up after a bath, but are always there to a greater or lesser degree. I understood that they were caused by one of the drugs I take - probably adalat.

[ArtistAnne in reply to winifred]

When I sit it seems to cut off my circulation.The first get dark like Im tan,then purple if I dont get up and move.I can feel the pressure and numbness until I get up.If I ignore it and dont get up they hurt, swell and get red.Then they will stay that way for a day or more.I am healthy and run,work out everyday.52 years old.a vascular specialist says I must have something like Raynauds but I can be warm and it happens every time I sit or stand still.

[Brttwill in reply to ArtistAnne]

Ho...was wondering if you found out the cause. Mine do exact same thing. Thinking it's possible sciatica

[anonymous3088 in reply to Brttwill]

I have the same exact problem. My doctor said pressure changes from sitting can cause changes in the smallest veins, creating a raynaud effect.

[BaseballFan in reply to ArtistAnne]

Hi I am having exact same problem and my doctors seem stumped! Can you message me back? This is my first time on this board. I joined simply because I found y’all were having same symptoms. I am in Houston. I am posting same message to everyone on this thread hoping someone will answer. Just like you, if I let it go til my toes start hurting then they hurt all day. I have to walk around or sit or lie down with feet elevated. Hope you see my post and especially hope you have found relief after all this time. Thanks!!!

[zenabb]

Do you mean blue feet. That is the Raynaud's poor blood supply to the feet. It is not caused by adalat which dialates the blood vessels. Don't stand too long.

[winifred]

That sounds very uncomfortable. obviously not the same as in my message. Have you tried sitting with your feet up as much as possible? The other thing I wondered about was are you are fairly petite. If your feet aren't properly on the ground when you sit down then there will be pressure on the back of your legs, cutting off the blood supply. I get this with some of our garden chairs..

[fairygoddess83]

Hi there.. I 've been getting the same.. as soon as I 've been standing for longer then 5 mins my feet are going dark purple... and my legs are having and my balance goes... the only way to prevent it is my keeping my legs up .. but as soon as I put them down they go again... my arms are getting bad.. I 've got a lot of strength in me but It took my 10 minutes to undo two screws!!! My arms and wrists would ache and go numb so I would have to keep stopping... the same if I brush the floor my arms n legs would go... standing doing the dishes would make my legs go purple and feet dark purple.. help what is happening to my lovely legs and feet... I found out I had raynauds after I had surgery on my 4 th -5 th toes on both feet .. ever since then I have had raynaulds.. I never had any system s before .. in fact I was always warm... has anyone had the same

[littleones]

Hi my toes go like this when I sit down the tips of my toes turn grey/purple and they hurt,my toes are always cold and I've had lots of tests they say it is Raynaud's but mine are constant cold and I thought Raynaud's was episodes of cold toes.Did you manage to find any ways that help?

[Hidden]

Hi, I found your post but I can see it is from 6 years ago. This exact thing is happening to me. If you are still on this board, can you reach out to me?

NJmom

[anonymous3088 in reply to Hidden]

It does happen to me and I'd be happy to reach out to you and share pictures. I'm also from the US!

[BaseballFan in reply to anonymous3088]

Hi I am having exact same problem and my doctors seem stumped! Can you message me back? This is my first time on this board. I joined simply because I found y’all were having same symptoms. I am in Houston. Thanks!!!

[BaseballFan in reply to Hidden]

Hi I am having exact same problem and my doctors seem stumped! Can you message me back? This is my first time on this board. I joined simply because I found y’all were having same symptoms. I am in Houston. I also sent same message to the poster who answered you in hopes that one of you will see it. Thanks!!!

[Simonetara13]

Following this post, as this happens to me and my doctors have done multiple tests and ran heaps of scans and still haven’t got anything for it

[Closf]

Hi, I am having the same problem with my toes, they are purple when I sit and after taking a shower. Did you find an answer for what is happening? Did you have your heart checked by echo?