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Lately I've noticed that at times some of my fingers feel really cold while some others feel very warm at the same time. I think I should mention a couple things:

1) I'm not on any meds for anything.
2) I've had poor circulation in my legs for years because of varicose veins.
3) I've been under a HUGE amount of stress at work the past month or so.

A while ago I think I read somewhere that these strange sensations in the fingers/hands could be stress-related. Has anyone experienced this or does anyone know anything about it?
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i am on meds for anxiety and depression, my hands and feet are cold all the time! sometimes i sleep with my socks on because they are so cold! have you told your dr. these things? maybe he could give you something to help you out. good luck.
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Never experienced that anxiety makes me hot. It could be your circulation.
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I get times where I feel really flushed in the face but it isn't hot to the touch and I don't have a fever... but lately I have been cold and shivery all the time even though the house insn't that cold. I wear slippers and sometimes I still feel the cold in my feet. I think I have bad circulation though but anxiety is part of it too... and I notice it is worse when I don't eat enough.
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i get this, sort of...my fingers will all be cold at the same time. i've never had some of them be warm. i guess it could be a symptom, but i don't know.
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If you work on a computer alot your fingers will be cold. Alot of times I'll find that my right hand is cold where my left is not. That is because I use my right hand on the mouse. When I get nervous or stressed my whole body feels cold especially my feet.
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My fingers all turn white at least 3xs a day. Very poor circulation, but I also wonder if its a symptom of anxiety. Dr. calls it Raynoids(? sp) syndrome.
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Hi,

I am a nurse and have mild anxiety and depression.I am also a carer for my son who is on disability because of anxiety and depression.

Anxiety can cause hot and cold sensations.My son gets very cold with anxiety even in the warm weather as it is in Australia now.He has blankets on his bed with a fan on his face.
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one of my fingers will go numb, sometimes my whole arm will too
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It might be a good time to see your Doctor to rule out any physical conditions. Your symphatic nerves can effect circulation. I currently have this as I have RSD it also causes numbness and strange sensations in my hands. Have you got any injury. .Anxiety can cause clamminess and,sweating but your symptoms may suggest circulation problems
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I've had times have had little zaps in the tips of my fingers when I touched something. I figure I'm either becoming Electro-Woman or it's from anxiety! ha. And my ears get hot to the touch and actually turn bright red. "Oh Rudolph, need some help guiding that sleigh!" ha. Our bodies just have a zillion ways of letting us know we're thinking too much, don't they? I take antidepressants myself, so these quirky symptoms are much fewer. So, for now at least, I'll put away my Electro-Woman super hero cape.....(sigh)
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Yep - I've had this too. It's more than likely a symptom of anxiety.
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