Cold Urticaria Or Raynauds
Oct 19, 2014
In august i noticed my hand went very red, and became itchy and swollen then burned after holding a container of ice cream, long story short, my ears, feet and lips are affected after testing. my fingers don't go white or blue, just red. now yesterday it was 9 celsius or 48.2 F and windy , my chest,neck and face was red and itchy on the bus when i started to warm up. when i got home the back of my legs started. is this raynaud's or cold urticaria or something else? i am 50 years old and have had allergies all my life, animals,nature, but nothing like this. up until yesterday, i was thinking raynauds, i went for a blood test last week for lupus cause a lot online said you could have something else.
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Does anyone else here who has both fibro and Raynaud's find that their Raynaud's gets worse during and after a flair? Or is it just me?
Had a horrid fibro flare a few weeks ago and my body is just beginning to settle back down but Raynaud's is still flaring up (even though it's milder here than it has been for a while) So I'm used to getting Raynaud's in winter but never have before in Spring so wondering if it's connected to the flair?
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Does anyone here in this group suffer with Raynauds, whether it be raynaud's phenomena or 2nd being caused by an autoimmune illness? to me it winds up being the same thing, VERY numb, tingly, painful fingers and feet.
Mine started in 1998 when I was just going through my divorce. So you can imagine the years I've gone through trying different gloves and doubling up on pairs of socks. which means I can't dress with nice dress boots with 2 to 3 pairs of socks on. can't fit them in.. lol
I just did a search to see if they make special gloves and socks for people with this problem.
well was I surprised when multiple sites came up.
I don't know who to believe or trust for this matter. greedy companies will take advantage of people who need a special product and you wind up paying way too much for a product that winds up not working.
so I'm trying to find out on this board if ANYONE can recommend to me what gloves and socks worked the best for you.
I have very limited income and therefore want to make sure I don't get ripped off.
The heater in my car has been broken for years now. The car was given to us by my mother in law. she had it fixed once but broke soon after. I can't afford to get it fixed, so I just layer on my clothing, put a crocheted blanket on my lap, and look ridiculous. So far, no gloves, mittens or socks work!
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I took 3 antihistamine pills a day for a year and a half and still had full body hives. My allergist told me to add Pepcid AC to the prescribed antihistamines. Out of desperation, I called a licensed acupuncturist. After 4 weeks of weekly acupuncture and drinking her tea blends, I am down to one claritin a day and only trace hives occasionally. I am working toward weaning off of the Claritin and then the tea completely. Probably follow up with occasional acupuncture and tea. As you can imagine I am elated and wishing to offer my fellow sufferers the suggestion of checking into Chinese Medicine. Best Wishes!
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I'm 24 years old and male. I have urticaria with Seborrhea dermatitis. My vitamin D level is 12. Can vitamin d deficiency linked urticaria and Seborrhea dermatitis?
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I am a 28 year old male living in the UK with my parents. I weigh 70kg and am 186 cm tall. I have been suffering with Cholinergic Urticaria for 9 months. Previous to developing this condition, I had no health issues whatsoever. I have been a competitive middle distance runner for the past 7 years, training every day. I have been heavily active all my life.
This condition materialised in the space of approximately 2 weeks. In that time I became entirely incapacitated in my ability to run.
As a result I visited my GP. A blood test revealed a slightly underactive Thyroid. This became the focus for my Doctor and my skin condition was ignored. Avoiding the immediate prescription of hormone replacement therapy, a repeat blood test was scheduled 2 months later to assess any change in the function of my Thyroid. Sure enough, and without any intervention, my TSH had come down significantly. Although not yet back in the 'normal range', I am schedule to have yet another blood test next month.
My doctor failed to acknowledge any relationship between an underactive Thyroid and Urticaria, and whenever the question was asked he became evasive.
My Urticaria worsened, it's affects no longer confined to when I ran but also when I walk, take a warm shower, lift something, feel stressed, anxious, if I'm in a warm building, when I sleep, when I'm in a car, if I trip. Almost everything I do is now affected, rendering whatever I am trying to do physically impossible. My outbreaks are not just itchy, they are excruciatingly painful. I often feel light headed and nauseous during an outbreak and have nearly passed out on occasion. I have to withdraw myself from whatever situation I may be in, in order to cool my body.
I worked for 6 years as an Account Executive, but last year decided to try something new. I have since lost my job as a Postman, having fallen short of the attendance standards required during probation. I started in January, and was fit work due to cooler weather conditions. In May, whilst on delivery, I was unable to continue. I was unable to work and after 15 days of sick I was dismissed.
Because of the warm summer weather I am extremely unlikely to find alternative work. The thought of sitting in an interview wearing a suit in this temperature causes me to itch. Driving my car is often not possible, nor safe, and I cannot wear anything more than running shorts and a loose fitting t-shirt. My aforementioned symptoms of Urticaria are simply not conducive with job searching/working. Despite having been in full time work since graduating, I cannot apply for Disability Benefit because I have too much money accrued in savings, most of which I had intended to use as a deposit on a house. I cannot apply for Job Seekers Allowance because I am unfit for work.
I was prescribed some Cetirizine, it did nothing. I was prescribed Cetrizine in conjunction with Montelukast, it did nothing. I was referred to the Dermatology unit at my local hospital. I provided a physical demonstration of my Urticaria and was prescribed Fexofenadine, it did nothing. I have since been placed on Fexofenadine 180 mg, twice a day, and Propranolol 40mg, twice a day. Despite saying he has never seen such a severe case of Urticaria, the specialist doesn't want to see me again saying he has very little more to offer in the form of treatment options. 4 weeks on and despite feeling ill most of the time, these tablets are doing nothing.
I have scheduled an appointment in September with a separate Dermatologist in order to get a third opinion.
I am depressed. My life has stopped. I am now, as I am everyday, sat on my bed. Confined to living a solemn and sedentary existence. I feel lazy. I feel worthless. I cannot socialize for fear of suffering an outbreak in public. My fear is only further compounded by the thought of suffering an outbreak and being unable to affect it. The pain is shocking. I cannot imagine the toll this has already had on my health both mentally and physically; the physical pain of an outbreak seems an entirely unnatural and extreme stressor for my body to have to deal with on a daily basis. As is my transition from running 75+ miles per week, to doing nothing at all, alongside my rapidly deteriorating mindset.
It's formally documented that this debilitating condition has a greater impact on ones quality of life than that of skin cancer, yet because it's not life threatening in itself it seems no one wants to know. Why is so little known about a disease with such devastating consequences?
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I am a 17 year old girl and overall healthy. I have always had fairly sensitive skin but lately I cannot be in direct sunlight for even 10 minutes without all of my exposed skin turning dark red and getting extremely itchy. Sometimes I will also get nauseous. The weird part is that once I go indoors the symptoms will usually disappear within a couple hours. I was researching online and I think it may be solar urticaria, and when researching it I am fairly certain I also have cholinergic urticaria which I used to get on my legs during/after sports practices. I was wondering if anyone had any idea what may be causing more specifically the sun problem and what to do about it, I have not changed shampoos or anything and don't take any medication. Also, is there any underlying cause that could cause both that as well as some of or maybe all of the following symptoms, I was thinking possibly hypothyroidism (after reading it often affected the same people as urticaria) because it runs in the family but am not sure:-geographic tongue/benign migratory glossitis-blood on toilet paper (not from period)-constant mild headaches, bad headaches consistently-eyes sensitive to bright lights and light at all-hands hurt, arthritis-like symptoms and worse after writing/hand activity-back and neck aching for months, when I take a deep breath I can hear a squeaky-like sound and my back will often crack when I take a deep breath as well-tired (I have had trouble finishing my homework because I keep falling asleep too early and my grades have begun to drop because of that)-pins and needles ALL the time, I wrote my SAT today and there were probably 5 different times when my whole right leg went numb. Arms as well-I used to get head rushes where I couldn't see after standing up on occasion but they have begun to happen almost every time I stand up and it seems to take longer before I can see again-chest pain-ringing ears, not always, but quite often, at least once every other day-I have gained weight over the last two years as well but I am not sure if it is a symptom of anything-I think I may have had a slight cold this last week but if not there's also stuffy/runny nose, feel like have to swallow a lot.
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I know a lot of people that have cold extremities and they don't have COPD. My adoptive Mom was one of those people. Her hands and feet were always freezing cold and she did not have COPD. I've had cold feet and hands all of my life long before the diagnosis of COPD.
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I was diagnosed with copd two years ago and use a serovent inhaler twice a day and have a ventolin for back up. This is my second winter since being diagnosed and the cold weather seems to be affecting me more this year. My spiro test in January showed a slight improvement but generally l feel more breathless and l wondered if maybe l should ask for a change of inhaler. Does anyone know of an alternative to serovent or is it just the weather making me feel worse.
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I've been diagnosed with Haemochromatosis . My ferritin level was 1421.
I've only had 4 venesections so far but my levels are down to 700.
I know ferritin levels can fluctuate but to me this is a drastic reduction considering I've only been having treatment for a month.
Is this normal.
Also my feet get extremely cold at night if I'm just sitting down Reading or watching TV. I also have to wear bed socks at night as they are so cold. Could this be due to bad circulation and is it a symptom of Haemochromatosis.
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Why Is It That I Can't Drink Anything Cold While Breastfeeding?
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I've had weird symptoms . When I breath I have a cold nose and pit of throat, sometimes it burns. I find that I find it weird to breath. When I breath in my throat is cold and fluttery and my nose is cold. I also have tinnitus and a headache. Could this be a allergy or deficiency? I am a 46 year old woman.
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Anyone else here experience extremely cold feet? Last night I was up till 3am because they felt so cold. When I feel them with my hands after repeatedly trying to warm them, they don't feel cold to the touch anymore but still feel cold... It got to the point last night where they were painful. They feel cold all day too though I'm able to ignore it somewhat when I'm walking around and doing other things. At night, it's not something I can ignore and it's keeping me awake. What do you do if you experience this? I should mention I've had numbness in my legs below the knee and feet for sometime now.
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Is this the meds ( sertraline ) or a symptom of my anxiety.
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Just going into an air conditioned room; a fan is blowing on my legs; even at home in the evenings my feet and calves get cold. Then comes that cold-to-the-bone feeling for hours. Does anyone else have this problem? If so, what do you do to prevent the misery from cold feet that are hard to warm up?
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For around the last 4 years been having migraine / nausea symptoms on and off , never been able to identify what exactly triggers it . It will usually happen in afternoons (3-6 ish) and will always start of as a mild headache at which point I try to take strong painkillers which never seem to do anything ,then around 15 -20mins later a migraine comes then i start feeling sick shortly after and will will be sick a lot 2 or 4 times then after that I will sometimes feel cold with nausea type feeling with for 1-3 hrs in bed . never been able to work out why this happens and been through it all really.
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I'm a bit under the weather and it feels like I'm coming down with the flu. Would it be a good idea to get a massage?
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AFTER BEING ON MIRTAZAPINE FOR MANY YEARS i went cold turkey about 4 weeks ago,I honestly haven't had any withdrawal symptoms,the only slight problem is awakening earlier in the morning,I have als lost nearly a stone in weight which I am really happy with and really feel a lot better within myself both physically and mentally I kept asking my G P IF i could maybe stop them and he was the one who kept putting me off that is why I went cold turkey
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i get cold that is in the form of allergy (that is running nose and sneezing) almost after masturbation or even if i get night fall. I am 100 % sure about it , if i don't do masturbation for say 7 - 10 days then i don't get cold (allergy that is running nose and sneezing) for that period of time . Sneezing continuously for 20-25 times is too much to handle for me . Allergy last for 2-3 days if i don't take any medicine . so i take anti allergy drug and get relive many times. is there any cure for it that is permanent . i do heavy weight training everyday 7 days a week and i think this way i get some relief and i am fit and i don't get tired after doing workouts . mine age is 29 years and i never involved in sex till now . i want to ask if i get married and do sex then also will i get same thing, if yes that will be a problem as i can't do much in a week. Is there name for this disease or what it is called .
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I have hot spells and start sweating then I get back to normal for a while
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I can't believe I have made it 31 days! After smoking heavily for 40 years! I still am having an extremely difficult time with cravings. I chose not to use any product, but instead go cold turkey. I have tried hard candies, suckers etc.-nothing works! It is sometimes moment by moment! Can not & will not fail this time. Boy, I wish I never would have started!
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