[OSharp]

Hi, Recently i have noticed that when i try and hold my hands in any position they shake quite a lot, although its variable its making me quite nervous as the university course and career i would like to persue require a certain degree of manual dexterity. I wen't to the doctors the other day and she said it was probably just a slightly pronounced physiological tremmor, so I was wondering if anyone else had had any experiences with this sort of thing.

I've only had it for about 3 months and am kind of hoping that it is stress related and just goes away.

all advice appreciated.

thanks in advance

[superwolf]

I've got a tremor in my hands too. After asking about it a number of times I'm hopefully now being referred to a neurologist to see if they can work out what's causing it and if anything can be done.

If the tremor continues then you might want to make a list of the ways it's affecting you - e.g. for me it's made my handwriting worse (which could affect my planned future job), food sometimes falls off my fork, have spilt hot drinks tons of times etc. Then you can show your doctor that it's a genuine problem for you, and push to get referred on to a specialist.

Hope it gets better for you.

[LinzyLoo]

You should go back to the doctor, especially if it starts getting worse or it's noticable to other people. My friend's brother had a tremor (although his was only on one side) and it turned out he had a brain tumour. So if it doesn't get better then I would go back to the GP and ask to be referred to the hospital for a scan.

[OSharp]

(Original post by LinzyLoo)
You should go back to the doctor, especially if it starts getting worse or it's noticable to other people. My friend's brother had a tremor (although his was only on one side) and it turned out he had a brain tumour. So if it doesn't get better then I would go back to the GP and ask to be referred to the hospital for a scan.

Im pretty sure it is just a physiological, but the Doctor was very helpful and said if it gets worse after the stress of results is over, go back.

also I love how people on TSR jump straight to the worst possible conclusion.

you have a cough do you.... its probably SARS.

but thanks for your input :P

[LinzyLoo]

(Original post by OSharp)
Im pretty sure it is just a physiological, but the Doctor was very helpful and said if it gets worse after the stress of results is over, go back.

also I love how people on TSR jump straight to the worst possible conclusion.

you have a cough do you.... its probably SARS.

but thanks for your input :P

Yeah, it was "physiological" which made me think that it might be something to worry about. Do you mean psychological? If you're talking about it being linked to stress then I think you mean psychological. I also hate when people jump to the worst conclusion and are paranoid they caught HIV from a toilet seat etc. so I hate to be that person. It was just because my friend's wee brother's situation is quite recent and still in my mind - he didn't go to the doctors for a year because he didn't think it was anything to worry about either. Also a guy in my year at uni had a brain tumour and so did my friend's friend - it's not as uncommon as people think.

That's why I said go to the doctor if it gets worse or goes on for a while without getting better. You've already been so there's no point in going back now, but just bear it in mind.

[WalkerPassingby]

(Original post by OSharp)
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To answer the question, yes and for 10 years maybe more.
Doctors tried putting me on betablockers which helped not one bit.
I think it's probably Essential Tremor in my case but have had no diagnosis, and if it is there's nothing they can do to help anyway.

To anyone else with those symptoms if it persists for more than a few months I recommend exercise. By which I mean look into slow motion movements, low impact, try yoga, more importantly Tai Chi.

In my case it got me into weightlifting and gymnastics, I've found being stronger helps (certain positions still affect me) but the tremor isn't half as bad as before.

Another thing to note is that while you may have a severe tremor it can be half physical, and half psychological: if you're scared of people noticing your tremor, or of dropping a cup of boiling water, etc then you will tremor more because of that alone. Hope this helps someone

[OSharp]

(Original post by LinzyLoo)
Yeah, it was "physiological" which made me think that it might be something to worry about. Do you mean psychological?

No i mean physiological tremor or to be more precise a slightly enhanced physiological tremor. everyone shakes a little bit when holding posture this is a Psychological tremmor. what you are actually talking about would be defined as a psychogenic tremmor which is something different again.

I appreciate where you are coming from though, and as i said previously If it gets worse I'm a hypochondriac anyway so i will be going back :P

[superwolf]

(Original post by WalkerPassingby)
To answer the question, yes and for 10 years maybe more.
Doctors tried putting me on betablockers which helped not one bit.
I think it's probably Essential Tremor in my case but have had no diagnosis, and if it is there's nothing they can do to help anyway.

To anyone else with those symptoms if it persists for more than a few months I recommend exercise. By which I mean look into slow motion movements, low impact, try yoga, more importantly Tai Chi.

In my case it got me into weightlifting and gymnastics, I've found being stronger helps (certain positions still affect me) but the tremor isn't half as bad as before.

Another thing to note is that while you may have a severe tremor it can be half physical, and half psychological: if you're scared of people noticing your tremor, or of dropping a cup of boiling water, etc then you will tremor more because of that alone. Hope this helps someone

Think that's the case for me - the tremor's constant whenever I'm trying to keep my hands steady, but if there's someone watching me (my mum always looks out for it) or I'm feeling stressed/anxious then it gets noticeably worse.

[WalkerPassingby]

(Original post by superwolf)
Think that's the case for me - the tremor's constant whenever I'm trying to keep my hands steady, but if there's someone watching me (my mum always looks out for it) or I'm feeling stressed/anxious then it gets noticeably worse.

Yeah it can be tought at times, I guess I learnt to ignore it eventually.
Let me know how it goes with the neurologist.
When I get back to England I'm thinking about getting it diagnosed so I can be certain and don't have to worry about the more serios illnesses (although unlikely).

[OSharp]

(Original post by superwolf)
Think that's the case for me - the tremor's constant whenever I'm trying to keep my hands steady, but if there's someone watching me (my mum always looks out for it) or I'm feeling stressed/anxious then it gets noticeably worse.

This is quite helpful, I probably should do more excersise

[TGTX]

(Original post by OSharp)
Hi, Recently i have noticed that when i try and hold my hands in any position they shake quite a lot, although its variable its making me quite nervous as the university course and career i would like to persue require a certain degree of manual dexterity. I wen't to the doctors the other day and she said it was probably just a slightly pronounced physiological tremmor, so I was wondering if anyone else had had any experiences with this sort of thing.

I've only had it for about 3 months and am kind of hoping that it is stress related and just goes away.

all advice appreciated.

thanks in advance

Most physiological tremors have benign causes, and most occur in the hands. Unless it has a significant impact on your life, it probably isn't a sign of anything you should be worried about.

Interesting fact - tremors can be caused by hypoglycaemia (i.e low blood sugar), particularly if you haven't been eating regularly.

[OSharp]

(Original post by TGTX)
Most physiological tremors have benign causes, and most occur in the hands. Unless it has a significant impact on your life, it probably isn't a sign of anything you should be worried about.

Interesting fact - tremors can be caused by hypoglycaemia (i.e low blood sugar), particularly if you haven't been eating regularly.

I dont think not eating enough is my problem if you catch my drift :P

[gles]

(Original post by OSharp)
I dont think not eating enough is my problem if you catch my drift :P

Hi guys!
Did you get better? or are you still suffering from tremble? Maybe the doctor-neurologist solved your problem.

I know the posts above were written in August. And maybe you're not more around
here guys. SO, if ANYONE, is reading this, and has the same dissease, I would be very happy to talk with you. I need to know if others have the same symptoms. And if anyone found help.
My symptoms:
In my case i guess is Physiological tremor, coz my whole body tremors. It is not noticeable by other people at first sigt. But if I have to hold a piece of paper with my hands, you would notice my hands tremble.
And when I put my make-up (I am a girl ;p) my fingers and hands tremble.
Or sometimes things I am grabbing fall down to the floor. Sometimes almost fall and I am able to hold them.
At nights while at bed I can also feel the tremor, and my heart goes superfast, whole day I would say.
What my doctors said:
-My NHS doctor: said it is because of stress. But then months passed and I was still trembling. So, I had a blood test. According to my doctr, the test is Ok. Glucose was a bit low, but ok. And TSH (thyroid) was ok.
-The neurologist: said that I might be overworried or stressed. That I sould go to a psychologist. Coz he thought it could be stress or depression.
BUUUT
I feel happy as always, I feel not stressed. So, I can not avoid thinking the neurologist may be wrong and also NHS. Why?
Coz years ago my mother had surgery because of thyroids. She had had lots of blood tests during ages, and TSH was always ok. Till she started to be unable to breath ok. Then she had an echography and they found a tumor.
That is why I don't trust what my doctors told me.
I've started thinking I may have Thyroid.
And I've started thinking that until it gets worse, doctors won't be able to see I am ill.
SO,
What do you think?
Anyone in the same situation?
(SORRY because of such a long and detailed post. By explaining the whole story is the only way I can be understood).

Gles