Hi Danielle, Welcome to the forum. My neurologist told me hereditary was very low percentage on getting Parkinson's. .

Hi Danielle, this was my first sign or symptom of PD, but I didn't know anything about it at the time. My right hand tremour was always at it's worse when stressed or aggitated though it did shake at other times too.
I wouldn't get too alarmed at the moment as the shakey hand/s could be a symptom of a few things. For years the experts down-played the genetic link but now they've had to accept the possibiltiy.

Tremours are the most common first sign though mainly affects one side. No two people with PD are the same and we all react differently to meds & treatments....

All I would say that if it becomes more troublesome I would get it checked out.... but please don't worry you'll be OK...

I wish you well Danielle.... Dirky ?;O))x

Thanks for the input.

Other weird things I've noticed are heaviness in my legs and a feeling like my feet are sticking to the floor... leading to falls GRR!

I'll just monitor this and if it gets to troublesome, I'll have it checked out.

Danielle, Neurological diseases run in my family. My sister has essential tremors and my great aunt had supranuclear palsy and I have PD. I had what you refer to as heavy legs and my feet sticking to the floor about a year before my tremors actually started. If I were you I would go to a neurologist or a neurologist specailizing in movement disorders. Hope you don't have PD - but get it checked out to ease your mind.

Welcome Danielle, this is a great site for pd. that is how my pd started, along with my sense of smell left me, and my body became very stiff and i also was very tired. I pray that this is not the case with you.

Danielle welcome to our site. Early symptoms has been discussed many time in the past. Search it and you will find it interesting and on point. good luck and good health Alex

Danielle,

I would second everyone's advice that you see a movement specialist (probably a neurologist) for a definitive diagnosis. But to save on your resources, I also suggest some basic let-your-fingers-do-the-walking research.

Start here: http://www.tremor.org.uk/types-of-tremor.html

If it turns out that you are dealing with Parkinson's, then deal with it. Meds and treatments are a whole lot better than they were a couple of decades ago... and more improvements are on the way.

And of course, you are welcome here. Hang out. Read. Jump in and ask questions.

Beekeeper

Thanks for the warm welcome :)

Unfortunately, the more I read about PD, the more it sounds like this is it... which I really, really do not want to be true.

I've decided to calm down and wait a few weeks before consulting my doctor. Then, we'll and I'll be able to cope with it.

I thought my symptoms were caused by Osteoporosis medicine and went to my osteo dr complaining about it. Because before the tremor my legs and feet would stick to the floor and I read up on the medicine and I was sure it was the meds but I put off going to the dr. and when the tremors started I thought it was the meds again so I went to my osteo dr. and she watched me and she told me to go to the neurologist. I went right home and looked up "tremors" saw the symptoms for PD and knew that is what I had - loss of smell (years ago) severe constipation (doesn't everyone) tremors often start in the jaw (I had teeth chattering for about 2 years but it stopped the year before) the symptoms would come and go, loss of balance, pd face (my grandkids had complaining what's wrong Grandman, you look so angry for a about a year), not moving arms when I walk (I had an excuse for every symptom). Went to neuro she had me tap my fingers together, do silly things like touch my nose with my finger, take a 1 minute walk down the hallway and told me she wanted to do some blood work and mri first to make sure I didn't have something else but she was pretty sure I had PD. I didn't believe her, I went for second opinion and it was confirmed. I told no one at work and cried all of the time. In October of 2010 I went to a therapist who help me come to terms with my illness and I am now a person with PD who takes lots of meds to help me make it through the day. I've only been diagnosed for 3 years but believe I had it for much longer. But I am just like anyone else - just have to take meds to do it. It is okay.

Here are the symptoms I've noticed:
- At rest tremors in my right hand (since last week)
- My right arm barely moves as I walk, unless I force it to. When I do, it feels heavy; Just noticed after reading up on PD, guess it's been like this for a while;
- Dizzyness, like a black veil over my eyes, for the past 3 years;
- Unsteady legs, for the past three years. Several falls and noticed my right knew seems to be missing a beat as I walk
- Recently, I've noticed that I have to repeat myself: people either do not hear what I say, or do not understand. Put that down to lack of oxygen after the Pulmonary Embolism last year..
- Extreme fatigue, been falling asleep at my PC in the PM if I'm reading, yep at work. Worse since the end of April, but been going on for years. Put it down to the Coumadins.

Where the tremors in my right hand are concerned, I thought it might caused by recovering from a broken wrist (yep, I fell, trying to avoid the dog).

Please, please, tell me that something else could explain all these symptoms.

Also, can trauma trigger PD? My parents always told me that my great-aunt cause herself to have PD after her husband passed away and she didn't want to show her grief to her kids. My husband passed away in 2008 and, for the past 2 years, it's been one health issue after another culminating with the PE, when I could have died,.

Gee I don't know what causes PD - but re dizziness - have you checked your blood presssure - do you have low blood pressure? Check it sitting and then standing. The dizziness could be low blood pressure. If it is then lots of water helps. It is crazy but it works for me. I read that on WebMd Parkinson's Discussion. Some say PD causes you to have low BP or it is the medicine but i had low blood pressure before taking medicine. So if yo have low blood pressure it causes dizziness and lots of water helps right away.

You should go get it checked out by a neurologist. Stop torturing yourself.

If you are taking heart meds or any meds for that matter look up the side effects of these. They have a lot of them. My brother had a serious heart attack a long time ago and is on tons of meds. He has a lot of side effects from them. The Coumadin has a lot of the side effects you are feeling. (dizziness, fatigue)

Don't jump to the conclusion you have PD without getting all the other reasons for the feelings you have checked out first. Go to a neuro doc and find out for sure.

I agree, don't jump to conclusions and look for symptoms. It could be something else. Stress causes a lot of things so hopefully over time you can feel better.
I've never heard of dizziness as a PD symptom, so it could be low blood pressure.
Take care and hope you get some answers.