Worried about tremors

[Jeff C]

over the past 3 months I have developed a tremor in my right arm and right leg. It only seems to happen while i am sitting. It gets a little better if I have a drink or two, but dont want to do that everyday especially in the morning. I play golf and have no issues there. I am not taking any meds very often and have no idea why this just popped up. I saw a Dr. and he said it may be a "family tremor" no one i know has it and I don't really want to just accept this tremor as all of the sudden being part of my life. Any ideas and/or advise?

Thanks-
JC

[Jeff C]

Thanks for your response. I have no history of family tremors at all. Is it typical that they show up without notice at the age of 34? I do have an appt for a brain scan and blood test but I have been told that there is no way to positivly test for Parkinson's.

[Quixotic1]

You deserve a better answer than that.  BTW, do you have a family history of simple tremor?  I would ask for a referral to neurology, rather than just living with it and worrying.  Benign essential tremors are common, but they need to have the rarer more serious things ruled out.

Quix