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Essential tremors: any ideas on coping and managing tremors?
Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Dec 26, 2023 | Replies (105)Comment receiving replies
@marcia115, I’m glad you were able to post again and really appreciate the picture you painted of what it is like to live with essential tremors and the support that you’ve found. It sounds like you have learned to have patience with yourself. I can imagine that took a lot of self talk. Never rush is also a good tip. I suspect any additional stress makes the tremors worse.
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rushing is a big no-no it will really start the tremors going, there
are times when you have to rush and everything goes wrong because
your hands shake so much. Stress your right Colleen does not help. I have
had it for so long that I just learned to work with it. I make a lot of messes that
I have to clean up all the time.
I don't like to go out for lunch, because I shake too much, once in a while I will
go out but I have 5 0z. of wine so I won't shake.
colleen young : Here it is 2023, I am now 82 and tremors are very bad, I do take Klonipin and
prop. 10 mg. in the morning. nothing really works great, but a glass of wine at dinner. I just
have to deal with it, since I was 20. I make a lot of work for myself with all the spills, eat with a spoon sometimes, People that don't have this really don't understand it. you would be surprised
a lot of people in the health fields don't no what it is. staying tough and doing what you can do is the answer, it is hard for me to button my blouse, put on earrings so many things, even
doing my hair, the hair blower has hit my head a lot of times.
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Yes it does. I’m taking Gabapentin and have involuntary jerking in my legs.