Laura, your description of your feet sounds exactly like mine... and I have Erythromelalgia along w/ Raynaud's.. a rather complicated issue when it comes to finding relief from either hot red burning feet to frozen ice cold white ones! My doc didn't really get too concerned about my complaint until one day in his office the right foot took off and got all hot and red.. finally! he acknowledged it..
I've had this problem with my feet for almost 15 years, and was diagnosed only last year.. When they are burning, and they wake me up sometimes during the night even, I sit in the shower and spray them with COLD water.. but when they are icy cold I sit and spray with warm water.. I also find that wearing warm wool over the ankle socks give me considerable pain relief when they feel cold.. Oddly, they may feel like they are burning sometimes, but when I touch with my hands they are cold... so the warm socks make a difference.. Now, too, I found that using Frankincense and Myrrh rubbing oil on them helps immensely with the burning hot feet issue.. I take Cymbalta, Magnesium Citrate, and at night I also take one Benadryl to help me sleep.. I was only recently diagnosed with Diabetes Type 2, so am on Meformin and Pigolatz?? for that.. And always sit with my feet UP... if they are down, they burn and hurt more.. Erythromelalgia seems to be a vascular problem and of course we know what good ole neuropathy is like.. I'm 76 years old and can take it easy nowdays, thank goodness... Oh yes, I ride a stationary bicycle 2 miles every day for exercise.. We do have to figure out what works and doesn't for ourselves, because what helps one person might not help another.. That's why I love MayoConnect.. we offer up our own regimens and can borrow or try with each other.. That's way better than any doctor might be able to do for us.. We can actually educate them sometimes..