Poor circulation and feeling cold

Savvy_Sue

I think it's worth warming your clothes before you put them on as well. Once the heating's allowed on, I'll put my layers on that while I wash, and right now my bedsocks get wrapped around my wheatbags before I put them one. Otherwise my feet feel cold within my bedsocks, and wearing them becomes a mixed blessing: on the one hand, I'm not making my DH's feet cold, on the other my feet don't warm up!

carol_a_3

I sympathise with you Pattycake, I've got an underactive thyroid too. I was diagnosed about 10 years ago and dispite regular medication still feel the cold easily. I've had my heating on in the evenings for about 2 weeks now. I'm OK in the day while I'm active but as soon as it gets dark and I sit down for any length of time I get cold. I hope you start to feel better soon. At least the medication stopped my hair falling out as it was when I first went to the doctors!

Ellie2758

I've also got an underactive thyroid gland but, since I have ALWAYS felt the cold even as a child, I didnt connect the two.

Ellie

Rikki

Raynards can be diagnosed by a blood test. My sister had it and although I have poor circulation I do not. My fingers go blue and then white. I take Ginko Biloba with helps with blood flow. I wear gloves most of the time and thick socks in winter. I have a hand warmer which I take out when walking or watching my son play rugby.

Becles

I bought a smashing hat in Debenhams this morning. It's made of thick wool, and has a fleece lining. It's also got flaps that come down over my ears.

Thanks for all the other tips too

Candice

Hoorah.!!! My mum has put the central heating on. LOL.!

Savvy_Sue

Candice wrote:

Hoorah.!!! My mum has put the central heating on. LOL.!

But it's been over 20 degrees outside for the last couple of days! Almost summer!

Ted_Hutchinson

The links to the further information about Raynauds from Raynauds org uk are worth following up especially the Keeping Warm information.

mah_jong

Savvy_Sue wrote:

But it's been over 20 degrees outside for the last couple of days! Almost summer!

Not here....... had the leccy blanket on to warm up the bed last night!!!!
Brrrrrrr.....I think it will be a cold, long winter this year!

jaybee

The only way I can get warm again if I've got really cold is to have a HOT bath! The house can be boiling hot, but if I'm cold then I stay cold. I love my wheaty bag heated in the microwave too. I've noticed that Lakeland are doing some microwaveable slippers - I think I might get some next week.
Even when I'm warm enough indoors I seem to immediatly loose all my body heat as soon as I go outside when it's cold - no matter how many fleeces etc that I wear!