Oh yes! It happens to me quiet often. I have to use a big handle brush, a big pen. I have a certain fork I can hold better. I have learned what type of objects I can hold better than the others. It is frustrating but you are not alone.

I had this problem for a little while then I would over compensate and grab things to hard, but over a couple months things got back to normal. Hope it gets better for you soon.

I am on gabapentin too & do find this helps. As one of the others said I have large handle cutlery, large pen base, everything is easy grip/large handles including can openers, bottle openers etc.
An occupational therapist is very helpful with this.
Hope it goes away soon

I used to be dangerous if I was holding something in my hands & talking. I talk with my hands so, needless to say, anything I was holding soon became airborne.

This started before MS came into my life. It was embarrassing but now I know why it was happening. I found on line a brace called the Helpful hand & it's great. Best of luck.
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Tammy

I only had this one time where it seemed major for me. It was on a holiday when I was opening a jar of olives or something. I remember my hand opening and the jar starting to fall - it was an odd and scary experience. Luckily it hasen't happened since. MS is such a weird disease. Holidays are always stressful with all the cooking and getting trogether though so I attribute the MS problem to the stress of the day.

This happens to me all the time too. I read this a few days back and then it was happening. I had to giggle despite my frustrations. It is so weird.

I may have spoken too soon about the hand pain. I tried to cut back on the gabapentin the past few days...taking two instead of three a day. I'm starting to feel the burning again and my right hand is feeling like I'm holding something hot when I clench my fist. So much for thinking things were better. Does anyone else have the feeling of holding a hot object? Things are flying out of my hands more frequently too. Back to taking the meds as prescribed. :(

I don't have a burning feeling in my hands but sitting on the couch my back feels like I'm resting on a heating pad. I also get the feeling warm water is running down my leg.

yes well me its more my foot guess it just gets us where it wants to then it will get like its in ice then on -fire- how much are we suppose to take - im on gapa-ya that too it doesn't help much does it if they would do surgery then put fake limbs on us -we could at least --live why doesn't -the drs help us!!!!!!!

Tickey I'm taking 3 x 300 mg a day. I tried to cut back to twice a day thinking that the burning was gone but it came back yesterday. I just hate that if I take three a day I'm really tired. Two a day made a huge difference in my energy level. I understand your frustration with the lack of care, I'm still waiting to see a second neuro to figure out where all this burning pain is coming from.

Mmthivr, I can relate to feeling like your resting on something hot. I always try to put my hand on something cold to relieve the discomfort. My foot has gotten bad again too. Feeling hot and painful to walk. This nerve pains really sucks yet still no dx. Normally my feet are always cold, but when my foot gets hot, it's on fire. It's so uncomfortable.

well let me no what they say-- but-- I see a m s specialist- and its just hummm .. he never explained it I will find out

Don't give up on finding answers, sometimes we have to fight to find out what's going on.

I have been going to a neuro dr thinking I have Parkinson's and that is what he said too. But reading in this MS group I have all the symptoms of MS. ,!!

That water running down the leg has been going on a long time, this is what caught my attention here. I have told various drs about this feeling and they act like I am crazy. (Of course).

The fatigue is horrible....I have another auto immune disease also with my thyroid. My legs are so stiff and right now my eyes bother me. I have fallen several times, once shattering my shoulder very bad with extensive surgery after. My balance is terrible and I am so unstable. I am trying to walk with a cane. I quit my job 4 yrs ago because of the awful fatigue....I took short naps sitting on the toilet every day at work.

how do I get help with this???

One more thing I had an MRI of my brain and had some white spots on it...the neuro doc said all people my age have those. (I am only 62)

I am just so frustrated....I keep dropping things too all the time.

djbritt said it "oh yes". things fly out of my hands constantly. Very frustrating when what you like to do is make jewelry. I can go awhile without it happening than I suddenly get tremors and clumsiness. Not just hands but walking. I run into door jams all the time. I use my walls a lot for holding on because it is easier for me to get around. I have canes strategically placed in our home. It does seem to be worse if I am fatigued, ill or very hot. I do use big handled pens, I don't write much anymore and even this is hard and slow for me. I try to relax before I am gonna do a jewelry project and I just plan on it taking me longer and I have to have a clear space-not cluttered to work so if I do spill its not a total disaster with the bench full! I can pad my tool handles as well. My parents always thought I was clumsy-did yours? They were very afraid of me learning new sports for fear of hurting myself due to it. I tried them anyway and survived. Take care