l been having involuntary head shaking tremors, it hurts my neck and down to the third vertebra below my shoulders this has been going on for two years but has begun to get more noticeable and worse. A lot of people stare at me. It is very hard to do anything I even get cramps in my arms and hands and legs. I have epilepsy and diabetes type 2 and high blood pressure and sleep apnea on top of it, my mom was battling Parkinson's before she died of a heart attack.

It started with tremors on the left hands then it progressed to my left leg and now it seems to affect my right leg and trunk as well. It started like a year ago but it only happened a few times but late July last year, I was experiencing tremors on my left leg on a daily basis. I went to the doctor who prescribed me with carbamazepine which seemed to work well, I still have tremors but it seemed to be more controlled. Although it worsens during times of stress, fatigue, too much excitement.

I began with a noticeable head tremor, but what was devastating to me was that I couldn't write well. My doctor prescribed 60 mg per day of propanolol. My head still moves noticeably but not radically. However, I can write legibly again, for which I am very grateful.

I was hospitalized for seven days recently with severe body tremors. I had MRIs, CT scans, and even a spinal tap, and no cause could be found. After the hospitalization, I went to my neurologist. Upon seeing my condition, he immediately told me to quit taking Mirapex, a drug that I had been taking for about 10 years for restless legs. Slowly but surely, I am now getting better. I'm still not out of the woods. Apparently, it takes a while to get the drug out of your body.

I've had tremors since I was very young. My tremors are aggravated by trying to hold still. The only thing that has helped is low doses of Inderal. It doesn't affect my blood pressure but it reduces my tremors by at least 50%. Still looking for a natural cure.

Gabapentin. I have spasmodic dysphonia and essential tremor and I'm so much better (not totally) since I'm taking Gabapentin.

I am 58 years old. I knew something was not right in my early 20s. Presently, my head, jaw, both hands, and legs shake. I am barely able to get food or drink to my mouth, but have learned a number of little 'tricks' to help. I take 120 mg propranolol long-acting and 100 mg Primidone a day. I have deliberately held off increasing the medications until I am forced to, so I have some place to go. The meds all have side effects but are more tolerable than being disabled from the tremor. I am visiting a movement disorder center in later this year with hopes of new avenues of treatment. Do not be hesitant to tell people what is happening to you. You would not believe how many people are in the early stages and are unaware that it is a disease and are scared and do not know what to do. Share what you know with them.