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For patients who have more severe symptoms or who have developed complications such as ulcers on the fingertips, other medications can be used, such as topical nitrate cream or sildenafil ( Revatio®, Viagra®). They act by dilating (widening) blood vessels to increase blood flow to the fingers and toes.īlood pressure medications such as the calcium channel blockers amlodipine (Norvasc®, Twynsta®, Azor®, Prestalia®) and nifedipine (Adalat CC®, Procardia®, Adalat®), and angiotensin-receptor blockers are commonly used. There are several medications for treating RP.

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Stress plus cold exposure is an especially potent trigger for RP.

Control or limit emotional stress, which can cause blood vessels to narrow.

Avoid trigger factors, including cigarette smoking, caffeinated drinks (coffee, tea, soda) and medications that can cause narrowing of blood vessels, such as decongestants that contain pseudoephedrine, migraine medications that contain ergotamine, and ADHD medication such as methylphenidate (Ritalin®).

Because air conditioning can trigger attacks, set your air conditioner to a warmer temperature.

Some people find it helpful to wear mittens and socks to bed during winter. When taking food out of the refrigerator or freezer, wear gloves, mittens or oven mitts. Run your car heater for a few minutes before driving in cold weather.

Wear earmuffs and a face mask if the tip of your nose and your earlobes are sensitive to cold.

Wear a coat with snug cuffs to go around your mittens or gloves to prevent cold air from reaching your hands. When it's cold, put on a hat, scarf, socks and boots, and two layers of mittens or gloves before you go outside.

Use hand warmers and mittens/gloves to help keep your fingers warm.

Keep your whole body warm-specifically, the core (midsection) of the body.

Most patients can control their symptoms with lifestyle modifications alone, which include the following: Lifestyle modifications involve keeping warm and avoiding the factors that can bring on RP. RP in children and adolescents can be managed with lifestyle modifications and medications. How is Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) in children and adolescents treated? When the person leaves the cold area and rewarms his or her body, normal blood flow resumes and the discoloration disappears after 15 to 20 minutes. Symptoms of RP go away as the factor that caused them (cold or stress) is removed. Attacks affecting the toes are also common, although people tend to complain of these less often.

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Mottling (a bluish discoloration) of the skin of the arms and legs might also appear. Blood vessels supplying the skin of the ears, nose, face, knees, and nipples can also be affected, and the skin in these areas may become pale or bluish after exposure to cold. The feeling of true pain occurs more often in secondary RP and is caused by a prolonged loss of blood flow to the tissues.

An attack can cause discomfort, including a "pins and needles" feeling, aching, numbness, or clumsiness of the affected hand(s). The index, middle and ring fingers are most frequently involved, while the thumb is often not affected. Usually, an attack of RP begins in a single finger and then spreads to other fingers in both hands. The skin color changes noticeably and may become pale, or purple or blue. In most patients, the fingers (or toes) suddenly become cold as the blood vessels narrow. What are the symptoms of Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) in children and adolescents? The digits can turn blue because less oxygen is being supplied to them, and eventually turn red when blood suddenly rushes back into the finger(s) after the episode is over. The lack of blood flow often results in a pale, or white, discoloration of the fingers or toes. These blood vessels “spasm” and constrict (narrow), which causes a decrease in blood flow and the changes in color. Raynaud’s phenomenon in children and adolescents is caused by overly sensitive blood vessels in the fingers and toes that are more affected by cold and stress. What causes Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) in children and adolescents?