Essential Tremor Support Group
Essential Tremor (ET) is a neurological disorder characterized by shaking of hands (and sometimes other parts of the body including the head), evoked by intentional movements. The incidence is unknown, but is estimated to be as common as one person in 20, and it is the most common type of tremor and also the most commonly observed movement disorder.
I've been dealing with ET for 4 years now and have been taking both propranolol & primidone. Neither drugs have been tolerable or successful. I also have hypothyroidism, so doctor has me on 2 different dosages to help treat anxious feelings and tremors.
Because I'm a big fan of holistic health remedies, two wks ago, I started taking a natural supplement, Tremadone and slowly began a tremor-free diet. I can't say I've seen any significant improvements, but I'm feeling better and there's been small changes in my voice, hand, and neck tremors. I'll continue to watch and track my progress to determine how things progress.
Because I'm a big fan of holistic health remedies, two wks ago, I started taking a natural supplement, Tremadone and slowly began a tremor-free diet. I can't say I've seen any significant improvements, but I'm feeling better and there's been small changes in my voice, hand, and neck tremors. I'll continue to watch and track my progress to determine how things progress.
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
I stay away from caffeine, desserts, soda's, candy, anything high in sugar, to much calcium (noticed shaking with calcium supplements so in multi vitamins I always look for the lowest dose), potasium (bananas).
Basically sugars and stimulants, and things that stimulate muscle contraction since my wrist muscles don't move smoothly.
I notice cardio workouts also help burn the toxins out. I run on the treadmill and outside in the summer for my cardio.
One of my problems is I cheat. I might have a bon bon or some other dessert or get on a flavored yogurt kick (high in sugar so I switch to plain and have a table spoon in my hot cereal).
I stay away from juices (high in sugar). But like every diet, its hard to be perfect. But I am always trying to find natural ways.
I tried a lot of vitamins over the years but never found anything of those to work.
Hope some of this helps.
msminn