OTC Medications?
Hey everyone, I’m in my 40s, super active, and I’ve had Raynaud’s for probably 10 years, but it’s definitely gotten worse over the last couple years. I live in Northern California, so I deal with a lot of temperature swings, and I spend a ton of time outside biking, hiking, running, etc. Even a drop from like 70° to 55° can make my fingers go numb and turn white.
Last winter I was in Lake Placid during extremely cold weather, temps in the teens, and I had a cold so I took DayQuil before going snowshoeing. Weirdly, I had zero Raynaud’s symptoms. At one point I even took my gloves off because my hands felt so warm. This was extremely out of the ordinary. I normally bring extra gloves and hand warmers.
Since then I’ve experimented with DayQuil a few times before hikes or bike rides where I’d normally suffer badly, and again, the Raynaud’s symptoms were nonexistent. What’s confusing is when I Google it, or ask AI, it says DayQuil theoretically shouldn’t help and it might even make symptoms worse.
I’ve also tried calcium channel blockers prescribed by doctors and got no relief from them.
Has anyone else experienced this with DayQuil or found relief from any over the counter meds or unexpected things that helped?