Shake it all about

[pollyjj]

Good morning everyone.

In the middle of the night when I reach for my glass of water my hands shake so much it takes me all my time not to spill it, and when I get up to go to the bathroom my whole body shakes. I am still like this for a couple of hours in the morning after I get up.

Does anyone else have this problem.

*polly

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I do but not as bad as you pollyjj, Some inhalers cause it.

[elian]

This can be a very embarrassing problem and I'm sorry to hear you're suffering it at the moment pollyjj I stopped going out for meals for a while because I couldn't hold a fork to my mouth, my hands shook that badly. I thought I was starting with Parkinsons disease

Fortunately, this only happened when I was on a course of steroids due to a chest infection and once I'd stopped taking them the 'shakes' faded to the point that they are hardly noticeable now

Do check this out with your GP.

[Baron in reply to elian]

Yep, steroids will do it both in inhalers and oral steroids. There is also a condition called 'flappy hands' which happens if you get a coughing fit etc. I find the 'shakes' are worse when I am keeping my hands and arms close in as if you were eating, but at distance, with outstretched arms it greatly reduces or stops.

It's all part of the fun... innit?