Posted by Elizabeth on March 26, 2000, at 1:12:48
In reply to Re: Shaky hands?, posted by saint james on March 25, 2000, at 15:21:16
> > > Hi Bill,
> >
> > You may have essential tremor a common movement disorder that often runs in families (like mine). There are some effective medications for this condition; I was given Primidone for this by a neurologist, he said it works better than Inderal. Check out this webiste for more information.
> > http://www.wemove.org/et_pat.html
> > PS I don't treat mine because it's not that big of a bother to me.
>
> James here....
>
> Although I don't have essential tremor I too find my shakey hands to not be a bother to me, except when working on computers or in some public situations, like being on stage.I echo James's recommendation of propranolol. I have essential tremor too. Mostly I only need to use propranolol when the tremor is very bad or when I'm in lab. It takes maybe 20 minutes to kick in. There's also a slow-release preparation that you can use if you need it around the clock.
I don't know about primidone; that's interesting. (Primidone is an anticonvulsant that I believe is a precursor to phenobarbital.)
poster:Elizabeth
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