Posted by UgottaHaveHope on November 23, 2006, at 12:50:32
In reply to What's giving me the shakes?, posted by gardenergirl on November 23, 2006, at 9:27:39
Gardengirl, I am so sorry.
The short answer is yes, at least in my opinion, that one of those meds or a mixture of those meds is causing the shakes.
I dont know if this will help, but let me tell you a story: When I first started being challenged with anxiety 10 years ago, I would also have the shakes. Sometimes when I tried to write, out of nowhere, my hand would shake and I was all over the place. Sometimes when I drank a Coke, my lip would shake and make the can shake.
Of course, this was all new to me and scared me like nothing else. I thought my world was coming to an end. Did I have Parkinson's or some rare disease? The more I focused, the more I noticed the shaking, and the more I freaked out. It was a complete downward spiral.
What helped? Time. Over time, I realized that these shakes would come and go. If I did not focus on them, then I would not notice them as much. I dont know if any of this helped. But I feel for you. My heart goes out to you.
One last thing: I was thinking the other day when I was a kid I woke one morning and had a bloody nose. I have never had one before or since. This was more than 20 years ago. As a kid, I just shrugged it off and moved on, as if nothing happened. NOW if that happened today, as an adult, out of the blue like that, I would totally freak out and probably have 100 medical tests next week.
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