werehorse Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I've had a tremor for a while now, sometimes more noticeable than others. It hasn't really bothered me before but I've started going to a fused glass workshop and it's quite precise, delicate work, and I'm getting really frustrated because I can't make things the way I want them because my damn hands tremble so badly! What med is the most likely culprit? I'm suspecting it might be depakote and right now I feel like I want to stop taking it. But then that would be quite a risk so I don't know what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifluous Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) i have persistent eps from things and i get "tremor" and cogentin/propranolol/artane resolves it and other eps things largely one of the three, depending...i want to say propranolol is best for that...but likely depends on the person might be a better option than discontinuing anything. or not...my jury's kinda out at the moment x Edited February 16, 2014 by mellifluous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I too bet propranolol will help. The thing about it is that if you're planning on going to the workshop you can take it and it'll work in pretty short order. I used to take it at work when I knew I was going to have a meeting or be around a lot of people. The rest of the time it didn't bother me a lot so I'd do without. I have what is called a benign tremor. My hands shake, have my whole life. But it gets worse when I am nervous or have performance anxiety. My pdoc gave me propranolol to use as needed. One of my many roles is a videographer of live performance and my hands CANNOT shake. Propranolol works beautifully. I take it right before a performance. I also take the smallest dose of valium. I do believe that helps my shaking hands because it also helps my screaming nerves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamagotchi Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Other people like surgeons and musicians also use propranolol for tremor, here is a study in which it helped residents to reduce anxiety and tremor in microsurgery without decreasing performance http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1298399/ Edited February 16, 2014 by tamagotchi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtclms Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I had a fine tremor the entire time I was on Depakote. That would be my guess, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werehorse Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Thanks for the replies. I had an appointment this morning and she said the standard treatment is procyclidine, but it tends to make people quite buzzy so probably not ideal for me. So we're going to try reducing the depakote a bit and seeing if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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