Work Arounds for Essential Tremors

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For quite a few people, somewhere around age 40 we start getting small tremors, usually in the hands. And usually it starts with one hand and progresses to the next. The medical community hasn't figured out the cause, and it's no serious problem for most people, so not worth pursuing treatments. Really not worth pursuing treatments since the treatments themselves cause more problems then the original problem.

I'm one of those people. Fortunately, it started in my right hand, and I'm left-handed, so yay! The worst problem I had was taking pictures with a camera. Lots of fuzzy pictures, until I learned to steady the camera and relax before taking the picture. (Excitement makes it worse and I'm usually excited about something if I'm taking a picture. lol)

Well 20 years later, and it's affecting my left hand now. Sometimes I have to chuckle on the effects. (Ever try to pluck hair with a shaky hand? How about shaving? Got to admit, it helps for brushing teeth though. lol)

I've learned a couple of work-arounds already, like I can't bring in two dinner plates at once, unless I want to feed the floor. No big problem there. And, if I get very jumpy, if I do relaxation exercises (breath slowly and mentally calm myself down), it usually works.

But I am hoping others have figured out other work-arounds.

If you have essential tremors, have you figured out how to pluck hair?

And, more important, how do you sign your name? The name signing really has become a problem because most the times I sign my name it's right after walking into the building, so I am a bit less than calm simply because I just walked to get there. (Imagine what happens if a cop pulls me over for a traffic violation, and wants me to sign the ticket. I can see me scribbling over the entire piece of paper just trying to sing it. lol)

Also, if you have them, and you'd like to know how others deal with some minor aspect, feel free to ask. I'm hoping we can help each other on the work-arounds. It happens to enough people that I suspect quite a few of us have this problem.
 
zeroturbulence said:
Sorry to hear you are dealing with that, Depleted. :(

I found this article listing natural supplements that might help. (B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, vitamin C)

Nutrients To Help Reduce Hand Tremors | LIVESTRONG.COM
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I am a vitamin and supplements kind of gal, so take all those things... except magnesium. And given I tend to charley-horse/muscle cramp more than most people, I'm now wondering, "Why don't I take magnesium regularly too?"

So, thanks for that suggestion.
 
Brewer's Yeast Flakes'...

you really have to 'eat it or drink it, it contains all of the 'B+Vit that we need, and are missing or
have just been eliminated from our 'foods'...
this is not the answer to all of our problems, but oh dear Lord, it truly will help you
to maintain 'good health', even if you are addicted to prescription drugs, or only IF
you think your doctor knows all...Buy it 'online', it's a lot cheaper...it has a kind of
nutty flavor, but oh boy, your 'body will love it'...or, at least, some of our bodies,
can't speak for all, just what 'we' have experienced through many, many, years
of trial and error...:):rolleyes:
 
I started getting hand tremors after being on a combination of anti-depressants and anti-psychotic medications for over a year. The tremors are just something I've had to accept and learn to deal with. I drop things from time to time. It's difficult to work buttons on clothes. The food processor does my chopping now instead of the expensive knives I collected. I wear a beard because shaving would see me cut my own throat and I loathe electric razors.

It's just another one of the "joys" I have for living the life I have and aging ungracefully as I do.
 
oldethennew said:
Brewer's Yeast Flakes'...

you really have to 'eat it or drink it, it contains all of the 'B+Vit that we need, and are missing or
have just been eliminated from our 'foods'...
this is not the answer to all of our problems, but oh dear Lord, it truly will help you
to maintain 'good health', even if you are addicted to prescription drugs, or only IF
you think your doctor knows all...Buy it 'online', it's a lot cheaper...it has a kind of
nutty flavor, but oh boy, your 'body will love it'...or, at least, some of our bodies,
can't speak for all, just what 'we' have experienced through many, many, years
of trial and error...:):rolleyes:
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I take B every day.
 
Yahweh_is_gracious said:
I started getting hand tremors after being on a combination of anti-depressants and anti-psychotic medications for over a year. The tremors are just something I've had to accept and learn to deal with. I drop things from time to time. It's difficult to work buttons on clothes. The food processor does my chopping now instead of the expensive knives I collected. I wear a beard because shaving would see me cut my own throat and I loathe electric razors.

It's just another one of the "joys" I have for living the life I have and aging ungracefully as I do.
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Try plucking. That ought to teach you the joys of electric razors. lol
 
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