I have DM and i get shaky too when my muscles are tired. Often just my legs from fatigue. Driving can cause it and other walking exercises. Steroids also make my hands shaky at times when at higher doses. I have not noticed an adrenaline thing, but if your anesthesia is for dental work or numbing a spot for treatment it could be the epinephrine in the lidocaine, it stops some bleeding and they use it in Derm/Plastics and dental work... Just an FYI.
If true anesthesia where they put you to sleep, then you need to talk to the anesthesiologist, that is not a typical reaction...
Best to you, Shawna

Hi BNY. I have exactly the same thing. A visit to the dentist for a filling is a very shaky experience. Sometimes I lie on the floor and put my legs on the bed for a while. I also have a biscuit or something sweet to drink. For me its related to ,ow blood pressure which is a good thing do I don't worry too much about it. Autumm

I was mowing the lawn today. I got shaky and felt weak from the exercise and hot sun. I always need to take frequent breaks because I get very tired. My heart will also race without warning. I think all these things are part of having DM/PM.

I get that feeling as well. My muscles in my arms and legs will just quiver/shake sometimes. And they burn really bad at the same time. It can last 15-20 min. or even longer. It sometimes happens from increased stress/adrenaline from say a fight with my husband or stressful situation with my young kids, but also happens out of the blue sometimes. Often mid afternoon, or after taking a shower. Taking a shower seems to tire my arm muscles out so much. I guess it is the raising arms---but come on really showers used to be invigorating not exhausting before I got sick in Feb.

Hey Maj22, I used to have problems with the shower causing exhaustion. I love hot showers. I have learned that hot water causes a drop in blood pressure. I found that it helps to start with luke warm water. I move away from the water to lather up. I spend a few moments in the hot water then finish off with a cooler temperature. I have become used to cooler water over time. I do not feel shaky or weak after rinsing with cooler water.

Try different water temperature adjustments and see if this helps!

What you're describing sounds very similar to what I was advised were muscle spasms...

I went to the Specialist... I don't recall being told anything to do specifically but it eventually got better.

THank yall so much... good to know i'm not alone, but sorry anyone else has to feel that way!!!
Showers - ugh.. same response with me too.. in fact when I was crashing 2 years ago (after all this started).. I would just "melt" after each shower.. i'd lie on the ground outside of the shower unable to get up and walk, unable to hardly breathe, swallow etc!! I couldnd't smile or even make the "crying" face- which made me more upset! Heat and showers did me in before IVIG.. still my symptoms are much exacerbated since it's become warmer here though too

Shawna - general anesthesia I tend to have some respiratory issues coming out of it .. but my epidural with my son 2.5 years ago - affected my severely.. my same areas that are affected with this mess were affected- my tip of my tongue both arms and more in my right leg than left (though left still affected) and breathing - they were about to intubate me.. In my pictures the first time I was holding my son my hands were basically paralyzed still and look really strange- not to mention the snarl of a smile I had on my face and slurred speech! ugh! it was crazy!!!! - thus why I don't want to do a muscle biopsy unless it's under local

So why need for Muscle Biopsy?? i have not had one and you are already getting IVIG, so i'd refuse too, but you may want a consult with a good anesthesiologist to see what their take is on the whole reaction to anesthesia. Those are not normal symptoms at all.

When i am in a flare, showers kill me too, but now i am doing well, and i love a hot shower or bath. it increases my blood flow to my sore muscles and i feel great afterwards, ready to exercise...

Hope you can find some answers soon,
Shawna

I don't get "shaky" but I sometimes get something more like really restless legs. Back when I was in really bad shape last year - I couldn't get out of bed or stand on my own, but I would have an irresistable urge to run such that I had to do something akin to butterfly kicks in the bed for a half hour until it went away. I decided it was my brain trying to compensate. I used to be an avid cyclist before I got DM and I had these ginormous legs that were used to hill climbing. Now I got me a couple of sticks that remember their glory days. Ironic I used to ride 150 mile tours with some sort of handkerchief with somebody's name on it that had MS. I'd puke at 75 miles and think I can keep going - just think about that dude on the hanky and how bad he has it. And now there could be someone out here with my hanky riding for me. If you're out there - learn from my mistake - the green bottle labelled pickle juice - it really is pickle juice, not re-branded gatorade - don't drink it - its gross!

I get the same thing but mine don't go away so quickly. They thought it was essential tremors but over the year I have been sick we have monitored it and it only comes when I get fatigued, stressed, over exercise ext. I have cut back my work, taking exercise really slow and trying to eat clean! Good luck!!