Shaking hands or tremor
Shaky hands is a symptom in a person's hand or hands has a tremor (shakiness or small back and forth movements). Shakiness can be present at rest, all the time, or only when the person is trying to use his hands. Causes include, brain problems, nerve problems, muscle problems, medicine effects, drug abuse, etc.
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A 16-year old male asked about a 19-year old male:
My brother is experiencing shaking hands or tremor. when he is resting his hands are shaking Even the body starts to shake when nervous or exercising?
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A 62-year old female asked:
I am experiencing shaking hands or tremor and trembling. The following also describes me: Memory problems. What should I do?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing shaking hands or tremor. I am only 16 years old , and want it to be gone. Im never nervous or stress about anything. No coffee or?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing shaking hands or tremor.Ive had post concussion syndrome for 3 yrs.not stressed, and don't drink.What could be causing this?Thanks!
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A 18-year old male asked:
I am experiencing shaking hands or tremor, skin turning blue, double vision (quality: with both eyes open) , difficulty breathing?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing shaking hands or tremor, lightheadedness (worsened by: prolonged standing) and leg tingling. & can hear my own heart beat
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A 19-year old female asked:
My Friend is experiencing arm weakness, arm numbness, shaking hands or tremor, unable to bear weight, hand numbness, hand weakness, unable to grip...
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A 18-year old female asked:
I am experiencing chills, leg weakness, shaking hands or tremor, clammy hands, shortness of breath (time frame: gradual onset) (worsened by: psych...
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A 39-year old male asked about a 78-year old male:
My Father is experiencing fever (better by: with fluids, rest) (worsened by: dehydration (fluid loss), exercise or physical activity) (severity: moderate) , shaking hands or tremor, difficulty walking and hiccups.
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing shaking hands or tremor, dizziness (better by: rest) (worsened by: changing head position, after exercise, hot weather) , vision fading of colors, difficulty breathing (quality: noisy) , shortness of breath (time frame: gradual onset) (
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A 19-year old male asked:
I am experiencing shaking hands or tremor. The following also describe me: Memory problems and High blood pressure (hypertension). What should I do?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I am experiencing shaking hands or tremor and general restlessness. My blood pressure is a little high. Are you able to prescribe beta blockers?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have numbness or tingling (one side only) (time frame: sudden) on R. Side of face and head and shaking hands or tremor w/muscle twitches in R. arm?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I am experiencing feeling anxious (worsened by: psychological stress) , rapid heart rate (worsened by: psychological stress) , shaking hands or tremor, difficulty concentrating, agitation (severity: moderate) , loss of temper, emotional problems (quality
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing mouth tingling, finger tingling (quality: in the little finger, in the thumb, in the index finger) , finger numbness, hand tingling, hand numbness, shaking hands or tremor, foot tingling, foot numbness, leg numbness, leg tingling, thigh
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A 44-year old asked:
What do you suggest if I am 25 but my left hand keeps shaking (tremors)?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I have severe shaking in my hand, but i can stop it when i realize I am doing it, what is that called medically? Type of tremor or something else
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A 24-year old female asked:
Had issues with anxiety related tremors in the past (other pathology ruled out). Hasn't happened in a while, but today my hands are really shaking. Took 2mg Ativan, usually helps, but today it didn't help. Should I be concerned? What else can I do?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Is there any coping mechanisms and ways to stop hand tremors (hand shaking) from anxiety when out in social gatherings? Im not on any medication
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A 31-year old asked:
Do hodgkin's disease symptoms include tremors or shaking in hands or legs?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Can Zoloft (sertraline) cause bilateral hand tremors when trying to hold object still: like phone or pen? Mild shaking bilaterally when holding hands out infront
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A 38-year old male asked:
Hand and fingers started to shake and tenor today. Worse than ever. Have noticed minor tremor before. 38 years old. Have anxiety and sensitive to caffeine. Seems to be related. Or something more serious? Hand shaking more severe this time.
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A 60-year old female asked:
What cause tremor, and how to treat tremor a lot of pain in the leg, and back , shaking of the right hand, and have difficulyty sticking out hand
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A 22-year old female asked:
My hands and legs have been shaking a lot recently more like hand and leg tremors. I've also recently been proscribed pacel. Could this be the cause?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I began shaking and twitching all over my body after I woke up, and I have tremors in my hands, feet, arms. Eating didn't help, not too stressed out. ?
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A 37-year old female asked:
37 y/o, on 50mg Zoloft (sertraline) for 2.5 years. Have been noticing head and hand shaking lately when using them or concentrating or tired, not at rest. What is likelihood it is Zoloft (sertraline) vs essential tremor?
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A 39-year old female asked:
What can cause a person feeling weak and shaking arms after the corona virus, no fever for 4 days originally had fever for 13 days now weakness and shaking hands like tremor?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I have got hand tremors and i feel headache and dizzy. Sometime I have fast heart beating and my face getting red and my whole body shaking. Help me?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Sometimes it feels like my brain is shaking , I will also feel jittery with excessive hand tremors , mild confusion, sometimes I am seen moving my lips as though Im conversing but I am completely unaware of my mouth moving in this way ?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Why are my pinky and thumb trembling slightly when at rest. Does that mean I have Parkinsons? Im currently weaning off Geodon which is causing tremors but this is at rest? Both hands?
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