My daughter is 40 and has had hand tremors for the past ten yeas. She does not have Graves (Thank God) But her doctor never has given her a reason for the tremors. She does have arthritis's in her hands and she is a florist .Another doc is checking her hands next week. Maybe we will get a better amswer.I'll let you know

I know what you mean! I have to do a lot of precision work, too, and my hands shake even with the Beta blocker if I get super-stressed out at work. I have started taking Xanax, and it helps.

They say that stress can also trigger your Graves to become worse. That may be wha is going on. You'll just have to learn to relax.

Hand tremors was the first thing my endo checked on my 1st visit so it must be very common with Graves. For the most part it goes away but when it acts up Ih8graves is right half a Xanax usually does the trick.

Hand Tremors is a part of symptom of Graves and even tho being treated if your under stress it triggers ur graves to react (its stress activated ) It gets better but it happens no need to be embarssed

I had the same problem before and after being diagnosed with graves. It took about a month or so of being on meds before it settled down. And yes I too believe stress triggers it. So maybe when youve been on your meds for a little while longer yours will settle down too.

Yes they will get better..when i first went to my endo, hetold me to hold my hands out straight, thumbs touching each other. Then he put a piece of paper on my hands and the paper was shaking like a leaf. He said "good" and I said "GOOD????" He still wasn't convinced I had Graves till all the lab tests come back and then more tests till almost 6 months went by and was finally put on Methimazole. The hand tremors stopped about 6 weeks later, none since. I felt like a drug addict or something when I had them.... Also my pulse was so strong, I used to freak people out when I walked across the room and then told them to feel it. OOOH....I hated being hyper....

Melaniez1972,

I wanted to let you know that I had SEVERE tremors at times. At my first endo appt I was shaking so bad. On the meds, it took a a month or two for them to go away. It is one of the symptoms that Tapezole controlled for me. (Still have plenty more that hung around). So I just wanted to give you hope that it can get better. :)

I have been on the medication for over a year now. Give it a little time. Remember as well that they have to regulate the meds in your system. My meds amount has gone up and down over the last year. Your endo will do blood tests all the time to check.

Xanax will help but it always happens to me and my teeth will also chatter. Stress makes it worse worse worse..

Yes hand tremors is common..I think when your thyroid is more controlled you have less shaking (at least for me)..