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Signs and Symptoms

Most Common Signs and Symptoms

• Your legs may feel heavy, tired, restless, or achy.
  
• Your symptoms may become worse after standing or sitting for long periods of time.
  
• You may also experience night cramps.
  
• You may notice small clusters of veins in a winding pattern on your legs, or soft, tender knots of veins.
  
• Sometimes, the skin on your legs may change color, become irritated or form sores.

Other Signs and Symptoms

• Veins visible through the skin, appearing enlarged, twisted and swollen. Sometimes, they may appear blue.
  
• Leg cramps
  
• Burning or throbbing in the legs
  
• Itching
  
• Swollen legs
  
• Swollen ankles and feet
  
• Soreness behind the knee