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KATHYST, Hi I just joined this group, to see how everyone manages there
Tremors I have Had ET(essential tremors) since I was 18 I am now 81, I can
tell you from my heart it does not get better as you get older, it gets really
bad and very hard to handle. I do more cleaning up after myself, because my
hands and arms shake really bad.When I cook it is a mess as I go along.
I lost my writing 3 years ago. I have tried all the meds nothing really helps, I do
take Propranolol 10mg in the morning with 0.5 mg of Klonopin and it helps me
to a point. the best thing that helps me is 2 glasses of wine at dinner, my hands
stop shaking for about 4 hours and I can Knit.
When you say your tremor is at rest, I don't believe you have ET. check it out, because it never rests.
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Hi Marcia. I can sympathize with your journey and I fully expect to see the same difficulties you mentioned in my future. As it is at 67 I am using my IPad with the microphone function a lot these days to message friends and relatives because I get a lot of double letters when I use the touch keypad. I drop things more often, and have to write slowly with a chunky pen and can definitely see that my penmanship is getting worse. Threading a needle is impossible. We definitely have learned a lot about compromise, but I guess we have to focus on the blessings we do have. Take care.