I have recently been diagnosed with primary Raynaud's by the GP, the same condition that runs on the female line of my family on my Mum's side. Primary Raynauds is a benign condition caused by an over active sympathetic nervous system that causes the arteries that feed the hands and feet to over contract, starving the extremities of blood. The fingers, in my case, first go white, then purple, then red as the blood returns. Cold temperatures and/or temperature fluctuations trigger Raynauds, and the extremities turn very cold. Thankfully mine is very mild - my Mum's is more severe-and I do not experience any pain. Does anyone else have this?
Haven't been able to find a pair of gloves that help me in winter, my fingers hurt like hell for the first 30 minutes of being outside 'til my blood is pumping from walking about. & I have a tendency to turn purple indoors sometimes if its quite cold. My hands go purple and then my face and lips, I look like a corpse. 