Conditions
Benign Essential Tremor
Benign essential tremor sends your hands to jelly. Tremor quite simply causes your hands to shake – considerably and constantly, thus shattering any aspirations of a career in brain surgery. Whilst it might not sound that serious if the condition deteriorates those afflicted may find it increasingly problematic to carry out the simplest of tasks such as writing, using cutlery, and – let’s not shy away from it – wiping their bum. Benign Essential Tremor has a habit of flaring up and becoming worse when a person is stressed, tired, angry, anxious, hot or cold. A high level of adrenaline in the body can also heighten the shaking as can caffeine and some prescribed medicines. It isn’t just the hands that can be affected; infrequently the voice, face and upper body have known to suffer too though there is some release as tremor usually fades when resting or moving. If the tremor is so bad that it’s affecting your day-to-day life then there are a few things that can ease the symptoms. Beta blockers, anti-convulsants or even a deep brain simulator have all proven affective in a high percentage of cases and (whilst it should in no way be relied upon) one or two units of alcohol have been shown to temporarily relieve the tremor completely, which can be particularly helpful before you give that important speech, or go out on that big date.
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hello there i have this since i can remember i am now 38 ,people used to think i was on drugs!.over the last year or so however this has got alot better my hands used to shake badly constantly they hardy shake now!.however i am frightened this will progress to my head and affect my voice as i am a singer,i recently had a baby and have 2 young girls so i hope they dont get this.i have got to say to date touch wood this is not too bad just a little embrassing when stressed.my brother is younger than me and has it really bad in his hands.we have not been to the doc but i feel it def is this as ive had it prob for 20 plus years,i think time will provide more meds and help for us all in the meantime keep smiling!!!!
I am so pleased to have finally found a name for this condition. I am 54 and have suffered with a shaky hand for a few years now. It is my left hand which is a problem as I am left handed. I guess that hand gets more used and more tired. My right hand is hardly affected. I have shaky writing and spill or rattle cups of tea etc.I also have difficulty pouring milk and painting my fingernails. I will just put up with it as I hate going to the doctor and hate the idea of medication.
I have has shaken hands , twitches in my face especially my nose and lip and my voice goes all funny. It tends to happen when I have to do a presentation or when I'm excitted ( as this is when the adrenaline starts pumping) I feel that at least I can see , talk and walk, and they are the main things. So, just try to forget about it.... All we need is love!!!
I've just started to experience shakey hands and a kind of strange twitching movement of my tongue over the past month-months and half. My arms can feel a bit weak and difficult to lift- which feels connected to the hand tremor. I hope it doesn't get worse because I love drawing! Is the tongue thing the same problem? It came on or at least I noticed it around the same time as hand tremor.
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I've only developed a tremor in the last couple of years. It started when my hairdresser asked me to sit very still so she could cut my fringe. All of a sudden my shoulders tensed, my heart was racing and my head started to shake from side to side in a no-no fashion. I've now not had a haircut for over a year and I can't bear the thought of an eye-test even though I need one. The only thing that calms me down is shutting my eyes - you can't do that at the opticians! Doc prescribed beta blockers, but I'm asthmatic and convinced myself I would die if I took them so I'm a hypocondriac as well now! Very embarrassing, even just thinking about it makes me shake.
I'm 13 and my hands shake alot they are worse when i get angry or sad. i'm really embarrsed about it i try to hid it but some people have started to notice and make fun of me. My mum thinks i have BET butt i dont want to go to the dr but i'm scared they will think i'm wierd am i?
Im 13 as well and its getting much worse for me, i only realised i started shaking when i was probably in year 4 yet it was veryy minor now its getting a lot worse even without realising and people also make fun of me, who arent very nice. I went to a doctor in year 6 and they sent me to a specialist. They told me to come back if it got worse, so i hope to be returning soon. But i doubt they will do much :(.
I feel really sorry for you, I had exactly the same experience. I didn't go to the doctors because for me it's an inherited condition so I thought there was nothing I could do about it. In 1999 when I was 42 I got bacterial meningitis which struck the tremors off big time. I am now at the stage of a 70 year old, although I'm only 53. My advice is to try and pluck up the courage to go see your doctor with your mum or dad, they should understand where you are coming from and if they are a good doctor they will help, then if there is a problem they will be able to do something about it before you get much older, the less embarrassing it is then because you don't spill your drink everywhere or fall over for nothing unlike me :)
Hi I'm 38 and had these sort of symptoms for as long as I can remember, I've never been to the doc's but I do also suffer from Raynaud's phenomenum. I get annoyed at the comments, I had to ask a colleague to carry a tray of drinks for me in a meeting as I was having a particularly bad episode and she responded by saying "ooh do we make you nervous?" And as a fairly new member of the team I found this very embarrasing. Quite surprised that alcohol is recommended as an option on here don't think I'll be trying that on a work day!! Don't fancy being on medication for the rest of my life so I guess it's just something I'll have to put up with.
Ive had tremors for as long as i can remember im 25 and work in a pub everyone jokes that im an alcholic. my dad and brother suffer from this and im on propanonol and have been since april last year i have not seen the consltant since and my doctor dos not seemed interested. i feel ive just been put on these pills and left.
I have suffered with a tremor since i was 15. I have been on propanonol ever since, now 32 and just recently had the dose increased 160mg. I have the same problem with my Doctor not being very sympathetic. Fustrating at times, i.e trying to pick a glass up at the bar, or carrying a cup of coffee, my hand will suddenly shake uncontrollably.
evertime im out or just sitting at home or in someones house, basically everywhere, i always shake, no matter the weather i just shake all the time really!! its really annoying
im 26 ive suffered with hand tremors as long as i can remember up untill recently nobody cud tell me what it was it effects day to day things doctors told me it was child hood tremors then down to my weight before persisting got me to a neurologist who says its likely to be a benign essential tremor i found alcohol helped it totaly disapear bk going bk to see neurologist in June hope things are sorted then. if u are not happy with what your GP says do persist to see a specialist its your right
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