Essential tremors
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That runs in my family, on my paternal side. Dad has it, myself, brother and his son. My niece doesn't.
Unless i am completely relaxed, i always have a mild tremor in my hands., which is worse when nervous. I am in my early fifties now, and mine hasn't really got worse over the years but, my Dad's has (early seventies) and his is very noticeable now ( people think he has Parkinson's).
From my research, it seems to be due (though no one knows for absolute certainty) to an over-active nervous system. I think i also produce much more adrenaline and Cortisol than most people.
My Dad takes a Beta-Blocker but, doesn't really work. I think there is a focused ultra-sound treatment that has promising results but, i think it's still early days with it and not widely used.
At least it's not life threatening but, can be really frustrating at times.
How long have you had symptoms for?
Unless i am completely relaxed, i always have a mild tremor in my hands., which is worse when nervous. I am in my early fifties now, and mine hasn't really got worse over the years but, my Dad's has (early seventies) and his is very noticeable now ( people think he has Parkinson's).
From my research, it seems to be due (though no one knows for absolute certainty) to an over-active nervous system. I think i also produce much more adrenaline and Cortisol than most people.
My Dad takes a Beta-Blocker but, doesn't really work. I think there is a focused ultra-sound treatment that has promising results but, i think it's still early days with it and not widely used.
At least it's not life threatening but, can be really frustrating at times.
How long have you had symptoms for?
oceanview said:
That runs in my family, on my paternal side. Dad has it, myself, brother and his son. My niece doesn't.
Unless i am completely relaxed, i always have a mild tremor in my hands., which is worse when nervous. I am in my early fifties now, and mine hasn't really got worse over the years but, my Dad's has (early seventies) and his is very noticeable now ( people think he has Parkinson's).
From my research, it seems to be due (though no one knows for absolute certainty) to an over-active nervous system. I think i also produce much more adrenaline and Cortisol than most people.
My Dad takes a Beta-Blocker but, doesn't really work. I think there is a focused ultra-sound treatment that has promising results but, i think it's still early days with it and not widely used.
At least it's not life threatening but, can be really frustrating at times.
How long have you had symptoms for?
Thanks for the reply, I was worried that nobody would answer this. The first time I noticed it was in 1997, when I was working up in London in a very stressful job. I was really on edge and got a tea from the machine, the plastic cup was really flimsy and I started shaking and basically scalded myself. I cannot remember any other incidents until 2021, when I had all my other symptoms of long covid and I had to stop using ceramic cups or wine glasses. I was convinced it was psychological, because I could hold an empty teacup or wine glass without shaking, but as soon as I put any liquid in, then the shaking would begin. The same applies to eating, to the extent that I would not go to a restaurant again, because I would find it too intimidating.Unless i am completely relaxed, i always have a mild tremor in my hands., which is worse when nervous. I am in my early fifties now, and mine hasn't really got worse over the years but, my Dad's has (early seventies) and his is very noticeable now ( people think he has Parkinson's).
From my research, it seems to be due (though no one knows for absolute certainty) to an over-active nervous system. I think i also produce much more adrenaline and Cortisol than most people.
My Dad takes a Beta-Blocker but, doesn't really work. I think there is a focused ultra-sound treatment that has promising results but, i think it's still early days with it and not widely used.
At least it's not life threatening but, can be really frustrating at times.
How long have you had symptoms for?
I have been going through a very stressful family situation for the past four months, something which I cannot understand, but which is not entirely unexpected, given the nasty, bizarre behaviour of my family towards my wife and I since we got married thirty two years ago.
What you have said about the over-active nervous system makes sense, because I have become very "jumpy" over the past couple of years, over-reacting to sounds and things which come into my vision, as if my senses are on overdrive.
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