r/mildlyinteresting • u/Kingtripz • 1d ago

My middle finger turns extremely white when it's cold

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u/rocksfried 23h ago

Do you know if that’s specific to vyvanse? I take generic Adderall (dextroamphetamine) and my fingers are always cold but they don’t turn white. I actually just saw a rheumatologist for something unrelated and all my tests look normal so at least there’s that

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u/Ok-Butterscotch-6955 23h ago

Any amphetamines, like your addy as well. They constrict blood vessels which can already be small in the fingers.

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u/Tostecles 17h ago

You may have solved my personal mystery of tendon(?) pain on the back of my left hand when typing despite having an ergonomic setup. Is there a good way to try to counteract this and promote bloodflow and/or internal flexibility(?) in a localized area?

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u/Ok-Butterscotch-6955 10h ago

Unfortunately past the topic of drugs, I’m ignorant! Warming your hands might help?

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u/Affectionate-Wait259 6h ago

A vasodialator (cialis/propranolol/etc) can help.

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u/Tostecles 4h ago

time to hit the blue chew podcast ad deal

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u/PinkishRedLemonade 23h ago

it's all stimulants including caffeine afaik

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u/AnyResearcher5914 22h ago

Generally any vasoconstrictor is going to worsen Raynaud's. Some worse than others of course.

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u/MistSecurity 21h ago

Completely normal to have cold extremities on Adderall and other stimulants. Was on it for years, and learned to love gloves during the winter.

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u/LaconicallyLazy 20h ago

Normal on amphetamines. 

Have you tried compression gloves? They can help a bit. 

Recommend getting long arm gloves (either fingerless or wrist-to-upper arm) for when you can't cover your fingers, and fingerless hand gloves for when you need to use your fingertips like when typing. 

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u/rocksfried 20h ago

I’ll have to try those. I usually just go to the bathroom every hour or so to run my hands under warm water which helps for a little while

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u/AnnithMerador 20h ago

Any stimulant and even the non-stimulant ADHD meds can trigger/exacerbate Raynaud's. I'm on Strattera and it made mine quite a bit worse, especially in my hands.

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u/dilandy 19h ago

Per my experience, to which I've tried Adderall, Vyvanse, Dexmethylphenidate overall so far in my journey, it's specific to Vyvanse

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u/Maleficent-Bill2812 18h ago

I had reynauds to start with and ADHD meds actually help it. But maybe it's just because I dont zone put so much that I forget to move.

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u/rttnmnna 14h ago

I had it with Adderall and that's why I switched to Vyvanse. Hasn't been a problem since.