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Hand tremors
Hi Im not sure if this has been discussed before please point me in the right direction if it has. I ve been having hand tremors for a few years now and I reckon its getting worse. I have been on Chlolipmarine Hydrochloride for about 20 years for anxiety, depression and obsessive thinking. They have always worked for me but i think one of the side effects is hand tremors. Ive had blood tests and all ok there. the Doctor suggested coming off the CH and trying Sertraline, which I did but just felt like sleeping all the time, so back to CH. Its like Ive got too much adrenaline! It is worse in company and at work even though Im not stressed or anxious. As Im typing this my hands are shaking. It doesn't stop me doing anything but its annoying and I often have to drink holding the cup or glass with both hands and my writing is awful. My Uncle had awful hand tremors but was also on antidepressants, my mother too but less so. Any advice would be most welcome.
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Hi, @sadnancy - thanks for sharing this viewpoint on tremor.
You mentioned tremor previously when you talked about Parkinson's disease symptoms. Are you experiencing tremor in your hands?
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1 ReactionYes, I do have hand tremors. I also have jumpy legs.
@sadnancy- I join you in that same sentiment! Jim@thankful
Hi. I have the same symptom. I decided to go off the anafrinil and try other drugs. After months of depression ocd I decided to restart anafrinil and started again last night. I’d rather shake than feel like shit
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1 ReactionTo me, medication is a trade: symptoms traded for side effects. I look up the possible side effects and decide whether I want to gamble on the medication or just keep my symptom (s). If it doesn't hurt, keeping the symptom wins every time.
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1 ReactionHow old are you all? I am 83, and all my female friends my age seem to have ET. We just thought it came with the territory
I'm 72. I used to watch an English comedy on TV called "Keeping Up Appearances." One of the actresses used to shake when she visited her neighbor. The teacup and saucer would rattle from her nervous tremors. I used to laugh and laugh. Then one day I visited a friend of my mothers. She rattled the cups and saucers too. I thought she had seen the TV show and was imitating the actress and I burst out laughing. That turned out to be an embarrassing moment. She had tremors for real. Now that I have tremors, it doesn't seem so funny any more. I'm just thankful tremors don't hurt.
I am 63 and first noticed it in my mid-fifties. Progression has been slow, which I am thankful for.
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1 ReactionMine was diagnosed when I was 52 and I am now 67. It seems to mostly effect my left hand and I am left handed. Other than my hand writing getting quite poor, it really has not effected me holding a cup of coffee or working with tools. I'm retired now, but worked as a carpenter my whole life. Jim@thankful
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2 ReactionsI'm 81 and have had ET since about age 60. I have tried different adaptions, including writing with my left hand (I'm right handed). It worked for a few years, but now both hands have ET. My answer has been the computer, where I do just fine. Often when asked to write or print, I just ask the requester to do that for me and explain that I have ET. My signature is a scribble, but it is accepted by all. I don't have pain and don't take meds. Has anyone heard of a device for ET called Calo Trio? It's a hand device, now approved, that helps with hand tremors. Thanks.
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