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Posted by KhAoS on March 5, 2002, at 22:51:39
Hi Im 16 M and over the last year have been having mental health problems such as anxiety (panic disorder), also some depression(general teen stuff). 2 Months after a cancer scare, I started noticing my hands and legs were very shaky. for instance if I layed down and had my knees bent they would shake uncontrollably. Than I noticed my hands shaking when I held em out. I read up on parkinsons disease and its symptoms. and on the symptoms "Essential Tremor" is on there. I constantly look for the "pill rolling (resting tremmor) and it drives me nutz, because if i see my thumb or fingers move it feels sometimes like im moving them. but I cant tell. can some1 describe their tremmors and what they look like.. in detail, and when they tremmor. I dont have the $ or inssurance to go to the doctor right now. But I need to put my mind at ease b4 I can go get the EEG's and EKG's done.
another question.. where do benign essential tremmors occur. and where do parkinsons?
Posted by JohnX2 on March 6, 2002, at 4:52:07
In reply to Essential Tremors?, posted by KhAoS on March 5, 2002, at 22:51:39
Hi,
These are some pretty complicated questions maybe best
suited for the doctors. Is there a 1st line GP that wouldn't
be to expensive for 1 visit you can get into to do an
initial diagnosis and answer your questions?What was the cancer scare?
Tremor can sometimes just be a symtom of anxiety/panic,
which a medicine like a beta-blocker can treat, which
also by the way treats essential tremor.
But I think you may know this. Parkinson at 16,
am I reading your age correct? That's very young
to exhibit parkinson's.Anyways, I'm not a physician. Best to somehow
find a way to get into at least a GPs office.please take care.
John> Hi Im 16 M and over the last year have been having mental health problems such as anxiety (panic disorder), also some depression(general teen stuff). 2 Months after a cancer scare, I started noticing my hands and legs were very shaky. for instance if I layed down and had my knees bent they would shake uncontrollably. Than I noticed my hands shaking when I held em out. I read up on parkinsons disease and its symptoms. and on the symptoms "Essential Tremor" is on there. I constantly look for the "pill rolling (resting tremmor) and it drives me nutz, because if i see my thumb or fingers move it feels sometimes like im moving them. but I cant tell. can some1 describe their tremmors and what they look like.. in detail, and when they tremmor. I dont have the $ or inssurance to go to the doctor right now. But I need to put my mind at ease b4 I can go get the EEG's and EKG's done.
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> another question.. where do benign essential tremmors occur. and where do parkinsons?
Posted by KhAoS on March 6, 2002, at 19:13:15
In reply to Re: Essential Tremors? » KhAoS, posted by JohnX2 on March 6, 2002, at 4:52:07
well right now my family is in a bind (anxiety), and we dont have enough money for insurance. I think its best i save up to go get a physical exam, but ya you read correctly. Im 16, but i have also read there have been DX of PD at ages of 6? very fearful! Also the cancer scare was on my right testicle. It was first diagnosed as a benign cancer cell, (less than 50 types of bacteria) and was almost removed till i had a radio-thingy(its like an ultra sound) and it was DX as Swollen or infected Epididimus. But thats gone now.
I have one more thing to add about my tremors..
this isnt a real local tremmor, I shake all over, my legs, body, arms,head... but they dont seem to be resting, or "pill rolling". Ill wait till my doses of St. Johns and Paxil are up and see what it could be from there.
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