Raynaud's disease is a vascular functional disease. It is often triggered by cold stimulation or emotional factors. It affects arms more often than legs. Generally the disease develops slowly. In a small percentage of patients, it may develop very fast. During the initial onset of Raynaud's disease, the attack usually lasts for a few minutes to half an hour and then it will relieve itself. As the disease progresses, symptoms will get worse and more frequent. Your fingers may have a cycle of paleness-blueness-flush. Drugs used to relieve arterial spasm are used to treat Raynaud's disease, including tolazoline, regitine, dibenzyline reserpine, cyclohexanone theobromine, and nicotinic.
How is Raynaud's disease treated in practice?