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Endocrine system malfunctions can cause tremors...I get really bad shaking when doctors give me medications containing epinephrine or acetaminophen. Those are known adverse reactions to those medications.
But I get minor tremors sometimes when I'm not taking any medications, so I think tremors from being ill and tremors from medications are two different things.
I often get shaking when I'm stressed. I suppose that's an anxiety attack. It doesn't take much to give me an anxiety attack, even though I'm not a particularly nervous person. Panic attacks and anxiety attacks are common with lupus and ME/CFS. When I'm working on something where a mistake could be a problem, my hands start shaking and I have to stop and try to calm down.
I've also had seizures with violent shaking. But that's clearly something different from tremors.
I too get anxiety attacks, and I can recognise that shaking. it doesn't take much to start one for me, but this shaking is usually sudden and doesn't last long. I've mentioned it to my doctors in the past, but as I have more life threatening concerns than any tremors, they're not too worried. oh well. here's hoping its just a passing thing.
Mary Ann