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Uncontrollable shaking
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I am new to this forum. I am not sure where to post this as I do not know what I have. Around 9/26 I had a strange attack. I wasn't doing anything strenuous or stressful, but I felt like I was having difficulty inhaling and catching my breath. I immediatley got up and started walking around, only to find that my legs had begun to shake so bad that my legs had gone weak and I was having difficulty walking. I also felt like my mouth was very dry and that I needed to use the restroom and was burping and passing gas a lot. After a few minutes of trying to walk, I regained my normal state, walked outside for fresh air, calmed down and had some fruit. Later on that night, I experienced something similar. I immediatley went to the ER. Unfortunately for me, by the time I got there the episode had stopped. The doctor who saw me, checked me out and said I had hyperventilated and had an anxiety attack. I was relieved it was not serious. A few days later I had ANOTHER attack. Same problems, only I had noticed my bowel movemtents had become runny. So i called my doctor for an appointment. The morning before my appointment, I had another attack, only more severe. It felt like if I stopped moving I would die. All of my vital signs came back normal at the doctors that day. My doctor checked me out and said she wanted to do a blood test for my thyroid because I also had a goiter. So she did and the results came back that I did have high levels in my bloodstream for hyperthyroidism.I immediatley cut caffeine out of my diet, thinking this may help me. The next week I went for my scans of my thyroid and didnt have any major issues at all for a couple of days, no shaking, weakness, nothing. I had started experiencing little aches all over my body though. Never dehabilitating or severe, just an ache on my shoulder blade here and an arm pain there. The arm pain has been consistent ever since. It feels almost like carpal tunnel. I had an appointment to meet with my PCP on october 17th and an endocrinologist on the 18th. That sunday and monday (the 15th and 16th) I began to shake again, although this time it was just the uncontrollable shaking. I went to my PCP the next day and she said my scans came back normal so she was interested to see what the endo would say. My endo said that the scans came back normal but he would do a second blood test anyway to check my levels. He also said I was slightly tachycardic and I told him about the shaking fits. He then prescribed me some propranolol (20MGs twice a day), calling my shaking fits "tremors". These meds seemed to work for about two weeks or so. Just this past sunday the shaking fits started again. They mainly happen at night now and the shaking starts in my legs and then my whole body begins to shake afterwards. My bowel movements have gone back to normal though and my heart rate seems to stay the same. Sometimes it lasts a couple hours, other times 20 minutes or so. My hands and feet get extremely cold when this happens. I curl up under a blanket and that seems to help. If I just lay under a blanket and relax I feel much better. I can't understand what is wrong with me. I don't have
headaches or dizziness, or anything but I feel "off". People say you know your body and know when somethings wrong. Well something is wrong with me. I have googled everything from "anxiety" to "epilepsy" to "brain tumors". I have another appointment with my endo on the 15th of this month to check my thyroid again. If its not my thyroid causing this, then what is it? Its disheartening shaking for no apparent reason. Am I having a seizure? Do I have an infection somewhere? Is it possible that I have poor circulation from the meds? I normally don't post in forums, but
I'm really scared. Any insight would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance to anyone who reads this,
Joanna
I am new to this forum. I am not sure where to post this as I do not know what I have. Around 9/26 I had a strange attack. I wasn't doing anything strenuous or stressful, but I felt like I was having difficulty inhaling and catching my breath. I immediatley got up and started walking around, only to find that my legs had begun to shake so bad that my legs had gone weak and I was having difficulty walking. I also felt like my mouth was very dry and that I needed to use the restroom and was burping and passing gas a lot. After a few minutes of trying to walk, I regained my normal state, walked outside for fresh air, calmed down and had some fruit. Later on that night, I experienced something similar. I immediatley went to the ER. Unfortunately for me, by the time I got there the episode had stopped. The doctor who saw me, checked me out and said I had hyperventilated and had an anxiety attack. I was relieved it was not serious. A few days later I had ANOTHER attack. Same problems, only I had noticed my bowel movemtents had become runny. So i called my doctor for an appointment. The morning before my appointment, I had another attack, only more severe. It felt like if I stopped moving I would die. All of my vital signs came back normal at the doctors that day. My doctor checked me out and said she wanted to do a blood test for my thyroid because I also had a goiter. So she did and the results came back that I did have high levels in my bloodstream for hyperthyroidism.I immediatley cut caffeine out of my diet, thinking this may help me. The next week I went for my scans of my thyroid and didnt have any major issues at all for a couple of days, no shaking, weakness, nothing. I had started experiencing little aches all over my body though. Never dehabilitating or severe, just an ache on my shoulder blade here and an arm pain there. The arm pain has been consistent ever since. It feels almost like carpal tunnel. I had an appointment to meet with my PCP on october 17th and an endocrinologist on the 18th. That sunday and monday (the 15th and 16th) I began to shake again, although this time it was just the uncontrollable shaking. I went to my PCP the next day and she said my scans came back normal so she was interested to see what the endo would say. My endo said that the scans came back normal but he would do a second blood test anyway to check my levels. He also said I was slightly tachycardic and I told him about the shaking fits. He then prescribed me some propranolol (20MGs twice a day), calling my shaking fits "tremors". These meds seemed to work for about two weeks or so. Just this past sunday the shaking fits started again. They mainly happen at night now and the shaking starts in my legs and then my whole body begins to shake afterwards. My bowel movements have gone back to normal though and my heart rate seems to stay the same. Sometimes it lasts a couple hours, other times 20 minutes or so. My hands and feet get extremely cold when this happens. I curl up under a blanket and that seems to help. If I just lay under a blanket and relax I feel much better. I can't understand what is wrong with me. I don't have
headaches or dizziness, or anything but I feel "off". People say you know your body and know when somethings wrong. Well something is wrong with me. I have googled everything from "anxiety" to "epilepsy" to "brain tumors". I have another appointment with my endo on the 15th of this month to check my thyroid again. If its not my thyroid causing this, then what is it? Its disheartening shaking for no apparent reason. Am I having a seizure? Do I have an infection somewhere? Is it possible that I have poor circulation from the meds? I normally don't post in forums, but
I'm really scared. Any insight would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance to anyone who reads this,
Joanna
My 3 yr old son died in Jan 08. When I went back to work a couple weeks later is when I first noticed shaking in my feet. A few weeks later, my husband left me, and the shaking became from head to toe. Other problems occurred following the shaking. High blood pressure, and female bleeding problems. All of which were stress and anxiety related. I was put on Lorazepam (Ativan) for the shaking. Once I took the pill it took about 15 mins for the shaking and panicked feeling to start to subside. I still have shaking occasionally, but usually only in my legs and hands now. I had never had high blood pressure before the shaking occurred. I now have extreme chest pain and tightening in my upper chest if I do any strenuous exercise. I have had my thyroid checked, as that runs in my family, but it came back normal. So, I'm not sure why I am still having these problems. But, they are real. I also seem to have shaking and spasms in my legs after intense sex. So, I just wait til it subsides. Also, something I never had a problem with before. I know that someone suggested an adrenaline connection. The after sex problem definitely isn't stress related, but could be an adrenaline rush. I will be seeing a dr soon to see if they can figure it out. So, if I get a good diagnosis, I will be sure to post for all of you that are experiencing similar problems.
Just last night I was laying in bed with my boyfriend and we were watching a show on my laptop when my thighs started to spasm and shake uncontrollably. Within about 3 minutes of the spasms my entire body was shaking pretty hard and my heart was pounding faster than I've ever felt it beat. At this point we turned off the show and just laid down and he helped me concentrate on my breathing. In some moments I was able to stop my legs and keep still but in others there was no stopping it. This lasted about an hour but once I started concentrating on taking 7-beat breaths in and out it helped a lot. I had him just talk to me for a while, just telling me stories from when he was younger got my mind off of it and was what really slowed my heart rate down. Within another hour my body felt totally normal again (despite still being totally confused). I'm not a particularly stressed person and I've never had anything like this happen before, but it's comforting to know that I'm not the only one (even though I wouldn't have wished this on anyone). Although I am hesitant to go to a doctor for a consult after reading this and other forums as it seems like a general anxiety attack. In any case I hope that everyone in this forum is able to find a solution
I was wondering if you found out answers? Do you ever tremor or almost have seizures?
This is kinda late, but I experienced uncontrollable shaking for a few hours when I was on a cruise. I had just gotten back from spending the day at the beach in the caribbean where the sun is really strong, not what im used to. I was exposed to the sun a lot, and like a couple hours later when it was timr for dinner in the ship, I couldnt stop shaking. It was the weirdest thing and it freaked me out. I had had anxiety attacks before but those were more like...twitching kinda. Anyway, my grandmas a nurse and she said it could be because of the sun. I fell asleep and the next day I felt mostly better. I looked it up when I got home and I googled sun poisoning I think? Anyway its one of the symptoms. Idk if any of you guys were out in the caribbean sun , but thats the reason for my tremors lol.
I am just (hopefully) in the last few days of a very nasty flu virus but yesterday early evening I started shaking uncontrollably and my teeth started chattering. After a while it subsided but left me feeling worn out. Again this evening the same thing happened and when my teeth started chattering it was a whole lot worse. So much so that my jaw bone was extremely painful. I had the heating on in the house but my spine became extremely cold. Any ideas???
I am just (hopefully) in the last few days of a very nasty flu virus but yesterday early evening I started shaking uncontrollably and my teeth started chattering. After a while it subsided but left me feeling worn out. Again this evening the same thing happened and when my teeth started chattering it was a whole lot worse. So much so that my jaw bone was extremely painful. I had the heating on in the house but my spine became extremely cold. Any ideas???
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