I have a patient with longstanding essential tremor who cannot...

We found no trials of alternative therapies in essential tremor. Clinical Evidence has a chapter on essential tremor [1], this lists the following interventions and likely benefit: Likely to be beneficial - ...

[Mary Bourbonnais]

Inderal completely controls my essential tremor UNLESS I forget to take it.

[Mike]

I've been taking Inderal for my essential tremor for almost 30 years now and it controls it very well.

[KRAZYKAT]

I have been taking it for about 8 years, works very well for tremors but NOT my migraines. Unless I too forget to take it.

[Gowardhan Sanga]

Essential tremor does it have no permanent cure. Even No alternate therapy? Are you Guys with Essential tremor got Married. I am unmarried and afraid to get Married.

[imtiaz ali shah]

i m the patient of essentila tremors since 2002 and i treated well with many good doctors and hospitals.still it is spreading slowly in my all body.i have taken inderal mysoline lexotinal and many more but i dont know what to do know.my friend gowardhan is worried that he as got tremors and afried of geeting married so my dear there is no connection of tremors with marrige u must do it to get good attention and care from your partner.

[Stranger In The Land]

Try Velvet Bean, aka Mucuna, add to this Tyrosine,(an amino acid).

The Mucuna is completly natural so take more than it says on the bottle. Or if you live where you can get them, eat fava beans. I think you will be surprised at the positive results you get.

[Stranger In The Land]

Also, magnesium chloride has been found useful in treating Parkinson's and tremors. You might try this in the form of "Magnesium oil",(google it).

https://www.magnesiumdirect.com/nexusarticle....

[Shelly]

Gowardhan Sanga wrote:

Essential tremor does it have no permanent cure. Even No alternate therapy? Are you Guys with Essential tremor got Married. I am unmarried and afraid to get Married.

Don't be afraid to get married. I've been married for over 19 wonderful years to a man with ET. We didn't know what it was when we got married, but a few years later discovered a familial tendency when he met distant relatives. His brother also developed ET, and of his sister's six children, one has it, and another has it only when she is sick or stressed. One of our children has it also. About 7 years after we were married, he finally got a diagnosis. I don't say all this to reinforce your fear, but to say that my husband's tremors do not affect the kind of man he is, nor the kind of husband or father he is to our children. He is a successful business owner, a fine carpenter by trade, and it does affect his fine motor skills, which is frustrating for him, but he doesn't let it keep him down, and he doesn't let it affect his fine work. I feel very thankful and blessed to be his wife, with or without tremors. I hope you decide to push past these temporal things. The male psyche is so much different than a woman's. Most women don't worry as much about the small things as what kind of a man you are inside. An honorable, upright, loving and caring man is the prize, not how steady his hands are. Regards. Shelly

[Dallas]

I have been a cop for 16 years and have been diagnosed with ET. It is now in both my left arm and my left leg. ET is forcing me to exit a career that I love. I have been married for 14 years and have 7 children. However, my family makes it easier knowing that I have them to support me. Don't let ET control the life you want/need to live.

[KRAZYKAT]

Dallas wrote:

I have been a cop for 16 years and have been diagnosed with ET. It is now in both my left arm and my left leg. ET is forcing me to exit a career that I love. I have been married for 14 years and have 7 children. However, my family makes it easier knowing that I have them to support me. Don't let ET control the life you want/need to live.

Sorry to hear about you ETs. Have you tried taking Inderal? It has helped me so much! You can hardly tell I have any tremors. I will keep you in my prayers.

[Lilac St Cyr]

Dallas wrote:

I have been a cop for 16 years and have been diagnosed with ET. It is now in both my left arm and my left leg. ET is forcing me to exit a career that I love. I have been married for 14 years and have 7 children. However, my family makes it easier knowing that I have them to support me. Don't let ET control the life you want/need to live.

I know this post is rather old....but my cousin (and myself) have the E.T.'s. He's 50 years old, and he doesn't work or really do much of anything. He does have a wife (she doesn't have E.T), but she doesn't work either. I can remember even when we were very young we couldn't stop shaking. I take Atenolol, Propranolol, and NOW Hydroxyzine, too, so am able to keep a job. It does make me really tired and despondent, but it does stop the tremors as well.

[Lilac St Cyr]

KRAZYKAT wrote:

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Sorry to hear about you ETs. Have you tried taking Inderal? It has helped me so much! You can hardly tell I have any tremors. I will keep you in my prayers.

Inderal/Propranolol does seem to work well enough, but it makes me so tired and sleepy. I sleep much of the time when I'm not working. Some of that could be severe depression too, however.