Cold hands and iron pills...

[Riverwolf]

I had been noticing for the past year(?) that both my hands seemed to always be very cold.
They felt cold and were cold to the touch.
Even inside with the temp at 70.
The missus was starting to complain!
At my yearly VA checkup, one concern was the low red blood cell count.
The ran all the tests and found no leakage.
Playing doctor, I read that one symptom/side effect is cold hands and feet.
Bought me some iron pills, read how to take them without OD'ing
Within one week my hands are always warm now.
I will be letting the doctor know.
Your mileage may vary...

[Gitfiddlemann]

Originally Posted by Riverwolf

I will be letting the doctor know.

Good idea!
A good and balanced diet normally takes care of things. Having to take pills to achieve results is a flag. Good that you're following up on that.

[Mandobart]

How is your circulation? My wife spent much of her career in a wound/ostomy/continence clinic. She used to tell me about Raynaud's.

[catndahats]

Definitely suggest a MD discussion.
Maybe unrelated, but a few years ago, bloodwork showed semi-low red blood cell count and the doc started me on B12 OTC. Has returned to normal range since then. MD said that anemia is fairly common as we get older, or could be something else.
Definitely a doc visit talk.
And glad your hands have warmed up for you and your wife's sake.

[Talk2Me]

You can tell your doc but most that believe Western medicine to be the end all will tell you "vitamins are like sugar pills and merely a placebo". Yeah, right.

[rsay777]

My Primary Doc used to say to me about supplements and prescriptions "sometimes we need a little help."