Question 1

whats benign essential tremor?

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Action tremor: Also called action tremor , senile tremor, or familial tremor, this is shaking, usually in the upper extremities associated with activity as opposed to a rest tremor as seen in parkinsons disease.  Sometimes it is a central tremor presenting as head bobbing.  "essential"  means the cause is unknown.  There are various medications that can help reduce the tremor.

Question 2

what is benign essential tremor?

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Common type: These are tremors that occur on attempt to use hands such as eating with spoon or writing or trying to hold a cup as opposed to the tremors of parkinson  which occur at rest and disappear with action.  Benign is misnomer but these are not life threatening.

Question 3

any effective treatment for benign essential tremor?

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Do not have to treat: But propranolol, atenolol, primidone, remeron, (mirtazapine) topomax, botox, Klonopin can help.

Question 4

medicine prescribed for benign essential tremor (sounds like myciline) 50 mg bid?

Accepted Answer

Mysoline (primidone): Primidone is old medicine which break to phenobarbitol, it helps essential tremors, usually taken starting 50 mg.

Question 5

is benign essential tremor related to my heat sensitivity?

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In Part, yes: Any stressor, such as extreme heat, pain, emotion of negative or positive character can cause an adrenaline surge by the body & temporarily worsen essential tremor. It does not worsen the disease & will dissipate shortly after the stressor is gone. Suggestion: stay out of the heat whenever possible! best of luck, rmh :).

Question 6

feel a head tremor even when resting on a pillow. could it still be benign essential tremor? cause for concern at my age?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes it can, but can be many things. There are several medical disorders that can exaggerate a physiological tremor. Best to check with your doctor.

Question 7

resting head tremor involved with benign essential tremor. suggest rapid progression or something else?  or might it be nothing to worry about?

Accepted Answer

At: Your age should be cause of concern, need neurological evaluation.

Question 8

i suffer from moderate depression and benign essential tremor and want to undergo brain scans to determine brain disease.

should i and which ones ?

Accepted Answer

Go to your doc: Tests are very rarely abnormal and are usually unnecessary, Your primary doc should do a compete regualar and neurologic exam and refer you to a neurologist if he finds anything. MRI of the Brain with and without contrast are the most common, but without a  definite need you'll be wasting money and time.

Question 9

who gets essential tremor?

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Anybody: No way to predict. There is usually a family history suggesting genetic link.

Question 10

what is an essential tremor?

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Movement Disorder: A chronic progressive neurologic disease that may involve the arms neck chin and voice but rarely the legs. It is present during movement and often with sustained posture and rarely at rest. The disorder is partly genetic. Symptoms increase with advancing age, most prevalent cases are >60 yrs. Initially the tremor may be mild and may not worsen for years.Treatment: beta blockers +/- primidone.

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