Essential tremor

[chocklate]

Hi all. Does anyone battle with tremor made worse with asthma inhalers? My GP won't give chronic script for sedatives as it is additive. Any advice on non addictive meds that may help but will not clash with asthma and diabetes meds.Thank you.

[sassy59]

Hi choklate, is your tremor affecting your everyday life? If so, your GP should be more helpful as there are meds to help. My hubby Pete has a tremor but doesn’t use his inhaler often so it could be other meds causing it. Do go back to your GP and explain how your issue is making you feel.

Wishing you well xx

[chocklate in reply to sassy59]

Thanks sassy 59 it makes my daily activities impossible. The GP advised only taking symbicort inhaler at night instead of twice daily but I worry that it won't help to keep asthma controlled. He really could not come up with any alternative.

[Sunshine404 in reply to chocklate]

Maybe adjusting the dosage might help. For instance when I was prescribed with seretide 25/250, it made me tremble too. But instead of taking double puffs twice, i started with single puff twice and as i was adjusted to it, I gradually increased the dosage to normal i.e 2 puffs twice.

[chocklate in reply to Sunshine404]

Thanks sunshine 404 will try again.

[Will57]

tremors after using inhalers is not uncommon and can affec each individual quite differently. Sorry for the bad news but didn't your GP explain what the side affects are. Also can increase heart rate

[chocklate in reply to Will57]

Hi Will 57 no they did not inform me or offered very little assistance

[Patk1]

Have u been diagnosed with ET

[chocklate in reply to Patk1]

Hi Patk 1 no I diagnosed myself as GP said it's not Parkinson's.My dad had it as well .

[Patk1 in reply to chocklate]

Mine did too.i see a neurologist and take primidone at night.it doesn't stop all tremors,but has improve them.x

[chocklate in reply to Patk1]

Hi Patki thank you. Have seen people user Primidone but problem is it seems to flash with my other chronic meds like hypertension and diabetics.

[chocklate in reply to chocklate]

Meant clash

[Patk1 in reply to chocklate]

I'm ok with my diabetes+ BP meds.ive had no probs with it but we're all different x

[chocklate in reply to Patk1]

Thank you Patki1 I should ask my GP and try it out.

[Patk1 in reply to chocklate]

I would.the tablets are 50mg.they start u on that.im now on 4= 200mg.i got noticeable benefits from 3tablets,better on 4.i didn't find any added benefits on higher dose than that

[chocklate in reply to Patk1]

Thank you Patki1 I will definitely check with the Go as I feel helpless and cannot carry on living like this.!

[Ern007]

I have tremor in my left hand, I was given gabapentin for this, other options are beta blockers. I take Lorazapam but not for tremor, some doctors will refuse this class of drugs. Read the link below, it gives an idea what your doctor may prescribe.

mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...

[chocklate in reply to Ern007]

Thanks Een for your reply.

[chocklate in reply to chocklate]

Een/Ern