Can poor blood circulation of the legs can cause bruises?

[alice55]

I stopped to take my medicine for it and in like 3 days I've get more than 20 bruises on my calf / knee. Is this normal?
It's quite boring since it's too hot to wear pants. It's ugly.

If not, do you know any reasons why I bruises so much (without hitting myself) ?

Yes

No

[dissolute_dog]

Sorry to hear about your leg bruises. =( But it seems that you have to get back on your medication. =/

If that doesn't clear up your bruises over time, then you have to go see your doctor; try not to worry about embarrassment, because doctors have seen and heard all kinds of things from their patients. It's their job to deal with these things.

[alice55]

I've taking back my medication. I've still new bruises though. I think I will wait and see how it goes.
Doctor doesn't care about it, he would only give me medication who surely wouldn't work or just tell me I must be clumsy and hurt myself without remembering it.

[RyanEC]

Yeah that bad blood circulation can cause bruises. I would take the medicine and if that doesn't work in a few days see your doctor. I know seeing the doctor suchs (which is why I haven't gone for a check up in years) but you should go to make sure your healthy.
I hope you feel better soon.

[alice55]

Problem is that I've seen my doctor 2 week ago and I told him everything was perfect so if I go see my doctor with my problem I'll look a bit stupid. ><
I think too he's in vacancy nowadays.
Thanks I hope too :)

[RyanEC]

Yeah but two weeks age you didn't have a problem. Your health is more important then embarrassment.

[alice55]

I personally prefer avoiding embarrassment at all cost ><

[RyanEC]

Thanks for most helpful opinion.
Are you better now?

[alice55]

You're welcome :)
it's better now yes.

[Paris13]

It's "Normal" that it would cause this "Bruising," Once Off your Medicine, Here, dear.
Go back on it. If you Need it, for there is a Reason of your own Season, Why you are On it, then you Need to Continue this or Suffer more Consequences that just this One, hun.
Good Luck. xx

[alice55]

Thanks :)
I will take my medicine and see if it stop.

[Paris13]

So welcome, hun. My Mom tried to "Stop" her medicine that is a Water Pill and her ankles swelled. xx

[alice55]

Personally for me it's my calf, they're getting 1 - 2 cm bigger than they were before.

[Paris13]

YIKES!!! Go back on your Meds, hun. xx

[alice55]

I've been taking my medicine today ^-^

[Paris13]

Great, and you should be Back on Track before Long. xx

[alice55]

I hope :)

[Paris13]

You should be. However, if there is still a problem, go see your doctor so he or she can have a Look. xx

[alice55]

I will think of it. Thanks for your advice :)

[Paris13]

Oh, my Pleasure, Treasure. xxoo

[Paris13]

Thanks for the Vote of Confidence. xx

[alice55]

You're welcome, your advice was great ^-^

[Paris13]

Thanks, hun!! xxoo

[Anonymous]

Definitely. Try massaging the area to losen up the blood

[darklandrunner]

Did you ever get that checked out? I had that problem when I was a baby I had some sort of condition that made me get briuses. They did something to me all I remember was getting a lot of needles but modern medicine saved my fat ass. As for your condition I hope it gets better.

[alice55]

I never got that checked out, doctor are bad were I live, last time my sister go and the doctor was like "Oh this is normal just wear gloves and your hand wouldn't be blue anymore".

When I take my medicine, when the weather isn't hot and when I don't stand for too long it's ok if not my feet / calf hurt a lot.

[darklandrunner]

Hmm you should consider getting treated elsewhere

[darklandrunner]

Because that can't be normal you probably have some clotting going on. Try eating or drinking certain things that will thin your blood a bit but don't over do it. Make sure you getting proper circulation. I hope this gets better.

[alice55]

I can't, in my country we're forced to chose a doctor and then stick to it. There's not enough doctor so the other doctor won't accept to receive me (I tried but it's still a no).
Which things should I eat / drink? (considering I don't eat healthy stuff at all..)

[darklandrunner]

Hmmmmm

[darklandrunner]

U can start with an aspirin

[alice55]

It don't do anything on me

[darklandrunner]

But don't take too many don't mix it with alcohol and I eat unhealthy stuff too but maybe u can try to cut it down

[alice55]

But I like unhealthy stuff so much XD
I need to eat every cake / cookie I've buy I don't want to waste it.

[darklandrunner]

Could u pm. me wanted to ask a serious question

[darklandrunner]

And I feel u on that

[alice55]

I can :)

[Dme500]

i think so because if your blood is stopped and accumulates in one place then i would imagine that the pockets of blood would start to show through.

you may have hit yourself in your sleep but 20x in 3 days? you mustve been having so wicked nightmares.

[alice55]

I move a lot when sleeping, this morning I almost fell of my bed xD

[Dme500]

haha. then yeah you may be hitting yourself but it still sounds like a lot. maybe its a mixture of no meds and sleeping like a fish fresh outta water.

[Dme500]

haha like this

imgur. com/gallery/1aJBwaf

[alice55]

Maybe XD

[WalterBlack]

At your age it is probably more likely that you have anemia as opposed to poor blood circulation. If you are anemic, it is possible to bruise very easily. But it sounds like you really should discuss this with your doctor either way.

[alice55]

What's it? My medicine is to make the blood more fluid and less thick.

[WalterBlack]

I've seen darkening of the skin due to poor circulation, but that normally is something typically seen in older diabetic people.

I guess you were taking a blood thinner. A blood thinner is usually given to prevent blood clots. It can have a side effect of making someone bruise easily. This is a complicated subject. Your dose of the medication may need to be adjusted. But you should not suddenly stop taking it. There could be very serious consequences. If you are prone to getting blood clots and you don't take the blood thinner that your doctor prescribed, you could potentially have a blood clot travel to your lungs. That is a serious emergency. Don't mess around with this sort of thing. Talk to your doctor.

[alice55]

I only bruises when I begin to stop taking it. It's not my doctor who have give me but my mother.
I had blood clots when I was younger but not anymore.

[WalterBlack]

I hope you get this figured out. I've offered all the help I can give. If you are actually 20 years old like your profile says, you should be able to get medical advice from a doctor rather than from your mother or strangers in the internet. Wishing you good health.

[alice55]

Thank you :)
I don't like to spend money on a doctor, it's so expensive, it's for this I prefer asking my other or on internet.

[MijailPropagandaMan]

I guess it can happen. But i recomend you go to the doctor and see : (

[alice55]

I don't want to pay for it, I hate doctor and I've seen my doctor 2 week ago to tell him everything was perfect so I will look a bit stupid if I go and complain.

[MijailPropagandaMan]

You can look stupid for a while or act stupidly :/
Get medic attention if it seems to worse

[Dr_Latex_McPeggin]

Much as it probably sucks, you probably need to get back on the meds...

[alice55]

I would, I think I would start tomorrow or maybe tonight if my legs hurt too much.

[Smegskull]

sort of. it won't cause bruising on its own but it will make tiny things like scratching cause bruises.

[AlisonAlice_BeCool]

It may causes blood stasis, not bruises.

[alice55]

So it's not normal? It's another reasons?

[AlisonAlice_BeCool]

Yeah that's not normal, cuz I have the same problem, so I know that poor blood circulation can cause a lot of problems , and mine is worse than yours, but I still take my medicine, it getting better already ! Do you have any bad blood diseases or just poor blood circulation on legs? if you stopped take medicine , the traces of blood stasis will going deeper, but it also depends on your condition.

[alice55]

Generally my calf get a bit bigger and my feet are always cold / blueish (unless it's more than 30°) if not I need to wear sock. Like right now my feet are super cold.

[AlisonAlice_BeCool]

Legs and feet cold, it caused by blood stasis, no matter what medicine you took, you need to continue with your treatment, medication is needed and the treatment it will take a year or maybe more, as I said it depends on your condition, and if it is vasculitis , it also can cause fever. It feels like a fever buring from the inside of your body, but not a actual fever! are you sure it's not vasculitis? if you only feel cold from your legs and feet, no heat inside of your body, that maybe not so serious yet, but you still need to take the medicine, then prevent it from deteriorating further. a few years ago my condition just like yours, only legs and feet feels cold, but later on it getting worse, the bruises color getting deeper and more, but mine is only on the feet not legs, so that's why I asked, are you sure it's not vasculitis?

[alice55]

No idea, I didn't go to the doctor. Just my mother give me some of her medicine she take. It's all natural stuff so it can't hurt me either ways.
My legs feel better too when I take it.

I've check vasculitis on internet and it's not that at all. Mine are more like that : https://i.imgur.com/85pKfiK.jpg

[AlisonAlice_BeCool]

If it's not the vasculits , that's good. But you better go to see a doctor and get some serious medicine , that medicine you mother give it to you, it worked for you, but that doesn't mean it can fix your blood problems. I checked that picture too, it's not vasculits for sure, just don't let it get worse, sometimes it takes a few years to get worse.

[alice55]

I think I will wait a bit and see how it goes. I should do a blood test in some month so I will see if everything is fine then :)

[AlisonAlice_BeCool]

Do a blood test soon, those medicine only can serve as a relief, it's up to you, I hope you getting better soon.

[alice55]

Thanks for your advice :)
I hope it'll get better soon too ^-^

[Anonymous]

Yeah it can and it's probably a bunch of broken capillaries that's causing the bruises

[madhatters4]

yes poor circulation can definitely cause bruising

[Waffles731]

why did you stop taking it?

[alice55]

It's a bit embarrassing but it's because I had my period and my medicine is for having blood to be less thick. If I stop taking it, I would lost a lot less blood. And so it'll be less annoying.

[Waffles731]

lt might be less annoying but the fact is that the medication is there for a reason

[alice55]

I hate medicine and I don't regret to have stopped taking for this (I've take it back this morning). I was just wondering if getting so much bruises in such little time was "normal".

[Waffles731]

I've had to take medication since I was seven, it sucks but if you need to then you need to

[alice55]

The problem is I'm a bit of a airhead so I often forget to take it ><

[DoH_HOMER]

Yes and it can be dangerous.

[alice55]

Dangerous? How? Do you know the consequence?

[PoohBoy38]

No. Cause that seems gross!

[Anonymous]

Can I see ur bruises?

[shaggy_dom]

yes absolutely