Posted by 10derHeart on April 3, 2008, at 17:11:39
In reply to shivering, shaking, I don't know why, posted by Mike Andersen on April 3, 2008, at 4:05:14
Hi Mike,
Just a pure hunch here, and I know you said your pdoc and your psychologist are also stumped, but your post sure does make me suspect significant anxiety as a possible cause. Sometimes MH professionals aren't entirely well versed in every area, and if they aren't intimately familiar with anxiety/panic, maybe they didn't put all the things you've just written here all together....?
All the things you named - trembling or shaking, nausea and/or vomiting, indigestion and a feeling of a cold flash are all physical symptoms of anxiety/panic disorders (along with many others, too, of course). Could you have been anxious to the point it would qualify as a disorder since childhood, and maybe it evolved and changed as you reached adulthood, were on various meds, etc.? - so many factors could be in play in why it wouldn't always produce the same symptoms.
Although you remember having eaten something bad before the trembling/cold feelings came over you, followed by vomiting (which sure *can* describe episodes of 'food poisoning' as I unfortunately know from several experiences - yuk!), and I'm sure that's true - is it possible *some* of those times it wasn't the food , but fear over something else happening around the same time? And even when you were sick, could it be the anticipation of throwing up and all the other scary, bad stuff that can come along with being sick (especially to a child) triggering panic which showed up as shaking, etc.?
Are you someone who worries at night when you lay down to sleep - maybe for years so now you hardly even notice it, but still it could be the root cause of the shaking? Although 8 hours is really a long time....must be so uncomfortable!!
I'm truly just throwing out ideas here, and I may be way off base, but I know from a friends' experience and what I've learned about anxiety here at Babble, it can be tricky, it can be lifelong, it can morph over time, and it can easily be missed by the sufferer and all sorts of doctors.
Have you read all the stuff out on the net about anxiety/panic disorders to see how it feels as far as fitting your experiences? I notice when you wrote you did mention stress and panic, so maybe you're suspecting this as well, on some level?
Hope someone else throws out some ideas, but this board tends to be quiet and slow with low traffic. You did put this on the correct board, as you weren't asking about meds, per se, but you may want to go the the main board (Medication)
and post something briefly about "any anxiety experts here?" or "mysterious symptoms - what is this?" or whatever might catch attention....and then post a link over to this post. I suggest this as that's a very busy board and there are so many knowledgable folks over there that could help you play detective.
Welcome to Babble, and my best to you in your search for answers. If I can assist with the logistics of my last suggestion or anything else, please let me know. (I've kinda been here for a while and know my way around where it can be pretty confusing when you are new...)
--10derHeart
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