I have experienced shakes in my entire body at times and in different parts of the body. For me these were body memories of when I was sexually abused as a child. When the abuse was happening I was not allowed to move so I kept all that terror inside. Every time I had an anxiety/panic attack that terror came to the surface. When I got the shakes it was the body releasing all that I had held inside for 34 years.

This was my experience and I am not saying you were sexually abused as a child. But I do feel that your body is releasing fear in the form of shakes and when you find the root cause and heal it the shakes will go away. Mine did. It took a year and a half but they finally went away.

Take care

I have tremors of several types. The ones related to anxiety are easier to manage because simple flowing movement helps release the tremors naturally. (like being in water is how I move them)

Where it is related to physical motion gone awry, I fill in the missing part, and move into the movement to get the tremor to release.

Best wishes!

The shaking can be really scary. I agree that it is trauma leaving the body although trauma can be anything. As anxious people we tend to "store up" trauma instead of releasing it in the moment.

I believe we're more sensitive to what's going on around us so the near miss traffic accident, the grouchy check out person at the grocery, the argument with a family member...for some these may just be part of an average day but we may ruminate and worry about these things, store them up and then need to release them.

Of course, it can be more serious trauma as well.

That said, when we shake everything tightens up - so our back, neck and jaw tighten and wind up getting bad headaches. I have them nearly daily.

Also, our body is conditioned to halt digestion during times of panic so that we can handle whatever emergency is at hand. Your body diverts all the energy to your legs and arms so you can run away if necessary (thus the shaking if you're not racing away from a man eating tiger!).

But when you try to put food in when your body is panicking you'd likely have nausea and diarrhea because your digestive system has been put on "pause." It's the perfectly healthy response to panic.

You do need nutrients though so I would speak with the doctor about this. One of the things I've done in this situation is to have a spoonful of honey as it digests quickly and provides energy. Of course, you can't live off just honey. That would be unhealthy. But from time to time it can work unless you have a medical condition that contradicts such a thing.

The medicine I use for anxiety is propranalol. Last night I wasn't have a full blown panic attack but had the shaking and moderate anxiety with rapid heart beat. I took a propranalol and within 45 minutes I was past it.

Propranalol controls the heart rate and keeps it steady which helps prevent and resolve panic attacks. But it doesn't make you tired or muddle your thinking.

I started having shaky episodes-whole body last yr when anxiety got really bad--would spend entire days with this jittery shaky thing going on--I started having this bouncing feet thing right before I went on klonopin and zoloft---it took a few weeks but the bouncy foot thing went away--I still had shaky episodes, particularly at night and first thing in the am--I will wake up, shake a little, go back to sleep. weirdest thing! but it does seem to be slowly disappearing....maybe new meds? maybe yoga or meditation?

Thanks for the responses. I am going through anxiety now, as I have an 18 yr old son who is mentally unstable and had a violent episode yesterday and I am still reeling about that. I have that to deal with in addition to my own problems.

I just dont get it. I sued to be functioning capable person and in the last few years I have fllen apart.

P>S> I tried yoga for a whopping 8 muniutes, could not concentrate....will try again