Uncontrollable shaking

[slykornchck]

Hello,

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

[JustAFriend276]

I was also waking up with the shakes and couldn't understand why this was happening. I then went to my doctor and found out it was an allergic reaction to Reactine. The shaking you are experiencing could be an allergic one. Have you been tested for allergies? Since I have stopped taking the Reactine my shakes have stopped. Who would have thought that an allergy medication can cause allergies? Hope this helps you somewhat and good luck.

[DeedraNHughes]

I have just started to experience similair issues. Thursday 3/19 was my first issue. My heart began to race, my face turned bright red to the touch, I was dizzy and shaking all over. Assuming I was having an alergic reaction to something I took some benadryl and laid down. Once the Benadryl took over I was better. Another time over the weekend I had the same thing happen. I did the same thing and it went away. This past Friday 3/27 I became so dizzy I had to lay down on the floor. Within minutes I was shaking very badly and my breathing was heavy. I was not able to control my breathing or shaking. The only way I can describe this is I felt as if I were going to come out of my skin. I went to the Emergency Room where I was told I was having an allergic reaction to medication. I had not taken any medication that day or the night before. I have a low Thyroid and I take Levothyroxin daily. However, when I woke up that morining I had a glass of milk. Levothyroxin must be taken on an empty stomach with water only. AT the hospital I was given Benadryl and Vallium. Since being home I have stayed dizzy and weak. Today at lunch I became very hot again and once again began to shake very badly. This time I took the meds I was sent home with along with benadryl. I am not sure what is going on but I am quiet afraid. Could this be related to my thyroid? If anyone knows anything please let me know. I have an appt with my general dr. on Tuesday but I fear I will just be brushed aside as "nuts". Thanks for your help.

Deedra

[hippo3330]

My brother was just sent to hospital for what we thought was a slight stroke.  He was shaking uncontrollably, sweating, lack of memory, and just acting very strange; he also said he had a lot of excessive rectal bleeding with extremely runny stool.  He is on 4 types of medication (2 for a slight irregular heartbeat problem, high blood pressure, and cymbalta, may have misspelled these). He seemed fairly lucid once they admitted him and are running every test know to man but so far they say the CT scan came back fine and the blood test are fine. The bleeding has stopped and the neuro doctor seems to think he is having panic attacks however he claims he is not anxious or panicked.  He does say his heart is racing a little but he thinks this is due to the irregular heart beat problem he has had for several years. I have no idea what is going but I can tell you my brother is one of the hardest physical working men I know. He is consistently on the go and has insomnia a lot.  the only problem I have ever know him to have is he drinks... but his wife says he has cut way back in past few months and his problems are getting worse... if anyone has any suggestions let me know. If I find out anything I will post updates.

[monster666]

sounds like you guys got Et other wise known as Essential Tremor you guys if you belive this is it go see your closet qualified neurologist know about your health, your family medical history, medicines you may be taking, and any surgeries you have had, your doctor will want to know bout this. there are treatments, the two proven are Stereotactic Thalamotomy Chronic thalamic deep brain stimulation(DBS) ask your doctor bout that. you will also most likely be put on meds.... which will help with the conbusions... Patients who cannot undergo surgery include those who have medical conditions other than ET that make them poor surgical candidates and those with a significant loss of thinking ability.

good luck

[frostedflaketiger]

Check out this discussion.  I posted some good stuff about an all-natural series of products like Amoryn, Seredyn and Mellodyn:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/198914

Also check out the actual homepages of these homeopathic alternative treatments for depression, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, vitamin deficiencies.

http://www.amoryn.com
http://www.seredyn.com
http://www.mellodyn.com

I ordered all three.  I imagine I'll only use Seredyn and Mellodyn as needed.  Amoryn is the longterm treatment that I'm most looking forward to.

Hope this helps!  Good luck!

[frostedflaketiger]

...Continued.....

My doctor called my two episodes, along with my extreme fear and anxiety, "severe anxiety" or Panic attacks.  She proscribed Paxil (generic version is called Paroxetine).  I do well with 10mg but have the best results with 20mg once a day at the same time (usually before bed is what they say on the bottle).  Anyway, it also helps treat depression as well.  I find that things don't bother me and make me worry like before.  I'm just much more calm and relaxed.  It's supposed to treat the symptoms and not just cover them like Xanax (tranquilizer).  It took a week or so to kick in but it definitely was a noticeable improvement.  My friends noticed as well.

It also helps to exercise regularly and eliminate caffeine.  Caffeine worsens anxiety symptoms and usually makes you more irritable.  I also regulate your blood sugar levels so that you're more level.  High fiber (beans, etc) along with Vitamin B and C are good for that.  I really like this organic stuff called Moringa, Noni juice and Coral calcium.  All three of these help regulate blood sugar levels, improve immune system and energy.  

I'd also highly recommend keeping a regular sleeping schedule.  A great natural way to fall asleep is using Delta Wave cds.  In other words, there are programs out there that you can rent from the library or purchase that help you reach sleep and dream states easier by generating certain tones that you can hear by using stereo headphones.  These tones help to stimulate your own body's brain patterns that most closely resemble those stages of sleep and dreaming.  I have found that it helps me reach deeper sleep, despite any anxiety I might have.

There are other natural sleep aids out there but you have to be careful when mixing them with medications that treat anxiety or depression, especially tranquilizers.  Supplements like Melatonin can accelerate the drowsy effects of medications in these areas, making you a little too sleepy or in the extreme, death.  Of course, if that happens, you can counter it by using products like Emergen-C (high vit C and B) to boost your energy quickly and keeping it up for hours.  Vitamin C is the quick energy and vitamin B helps regulate your energy so that it lasts longer and limits the peaks and valleys.

I hope all this helps.  The best thing is to listen to your body and don't be afraid to ask for help from medical professionals.  =)