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Tremors not from anxiety prevent me from living my life!

by ladeanjanel, Oct 21, 2009 04:59PM
I'm 30 years old and have 2 children who are 4 and 6 years old.  I say that I can not live a normal life anymore because of the tremors that occur in my hands and right leg.  I've quit asking my doctor because he chalks it up to anxiety, but I'm not anxious about anything!  There are times when my hands and leg do not shake, so it is not a 24/7 kind of thing.  On average of 2 or 3 times a day my hands shake to the point where they become useless....I can't pick up a glass to drink, hold a fork to eat, a pen to write or even pick up my children.  My right leg shakes so bad (on avereage 1-2 times per week) that I cut my drivers license in half and now refuse to drive because I'm terrified of having/causing an accident.  The leg shaking also interferes with my ability to walk and stand--twice in the past year, I had to have my husband come home from work early to take care of the kids and me.  
My hands have always shook, it has just steadily gotten worse over the years.  Also with my hands there seems to be no trigger or sign that they are going to start!  I had to quit my job as a waitress because of them.  My leg has just started with the shaking about year to a year and a half ago.  My leg however, I can feel one small area of the muscle behind my knee twitch (not visible) before the shaking starts, although the twitch is not always there.  I tried warm baths to try and relax the muscles so they don't make me shake so much to no avail.  I am now at the point where I am even afraid to leave the house for fear that I will have a shaking episode out in public.  
Seeing another doctor is not too feesable since I live in a rural area.  I've also seen 3 different doctors....one who blamed it on anxiety.....one who blatently told me I was just trying to get attention because I wasn't shaking at her office.....and the last one blamed it on a medication side effect (I quit taking that medication 5 years ago and was only on it for 3 months).
I'm confused and scared. Please help!
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