My mind is "somewhere else", maybe I'm daydreaming
Then I become aware I have no tremors
Suddenly, the tremors start
I try to stop them
They get worse
Until I get distracted again into a day dream
I'm trying to learn to let the distraction happen
rather than make them happen
Meditation helps
Dr. Hadlock talks about reducing anxiety
Suggestions?
Anyone else?
60,m,diag 3yrs,no meds,mild tremor....does the same as you describe
So, have you figured out how to daydream without the conscious intention to day dream?
Mine are the opposite - start when I am not paying attention.
Yes, I also have instances where I am say talking on the phone
engaged in a conversation
then I notice the tremors start
but I can't "make" them stop
Try doing something with that hand, even just changing position a little.
You probably misunderstand the term 'resting tremor'.
Tensed body/mind, stress, nerves, anxiety and intense focus can all trigger tremors, which may not necessarily cease when you move the hand
try CBD oil - if it is legal in your country; lots of links on this site.
I have the same situation. Based on it two doctors told me I do not have PD, but postural ET. If my focus is away I'm normal.
Coot18, Your experience makes a lot of sense to me. It sounds like your "daydreaming" state with "the mind somewhere else" simulates the sleeping state, where the mind detaches its attention from the outer senses. And we all know that tremors stop when we fall asleep. On several occasions, I've noticed that my tremors stopped completely for an hour or two when I got deeply engrossed in my mental work. (This couldn't be credited to my meds, which had long since expired in my body.) Advanced meditators/adepts can perhaps go into this detached, tremor-free state--samadhi?--at will but the rest of us have to depend on mental happenstance.
It reminds me of one of my clients. He came to me with the question "why can't I lose control"? My answer was "because you try to"
Great discussion going here
Let me add another link to the thread chain
If you have practiced astral travel or lucid dreaming
you are aware of the technique of keeping your consciousness
in the "middle state" between awake and asleep
I am still attempting to answer the question
"Why did God give me
the gift of Parkinson's disease?"
You all are helping me do that.
Thanks for the inspiration
the harder we try to understand
the more we appreciate
the beauty of something
we will never understand
Dave
Love > hate
Truth!
Nice pic thanks for sharing. Mucuna pruriens seems to ease tremors for me, it doesn't completely stop them but helps calm them.
Curious how much mucuna you take? Do you take Comtam along with it to get across the blood brain barrier, or just add it into the mix so that the carbidopa built into your sinemet? I have tried several teaspoons of it in a glass of water in the past, with no noticeable reductions of tremor, bradykinesia, etc. I was really hoping it was going to help.
I’m a 40+ year meditator (TM) and have noticed that if I am not fully OFF at the time, after a few minutes of meditation the tremors often will stop. It’s so strange to notice my tremors get quieter and quieter and then stop. But so far, if I am fully OFF, meditation does not do the trick. Toes, feet, thighs, calves and right arm/hand as well as inner vibration feeling will drive me to distraction if I don’t get up and do engage in some physical activity.
I practiced meditation in the past for about 12 years was very fortunate to live near a residence for monks so I had personal training which is highly recommended. But I am now a SDA who has grandly benefited from eastern traditional meditation I just don't practice with all the mysticism attached to it. Back to the mucuna. I buy from nutrivitashop.com/l-dopa-10...
in the US which sells 100% l-dopa. I take only a 1/4 tsp twice a day otherwise its too much on the digestive system for me. And I just mix in a bit of orange juice or something similar. I've had experiences where I ate right behind it and felt like I was going to die, I think it's the protein you can't mix it with. But I've done alot of trial and error. I'm also 49 I've had symptoms for about 4-5 years that I've noticed but was recently diagnosed. I'm a vegan most of the time when I don't eat a slice of pizza or have breakfast at a diner with my family and opt for eggs and homefries. I also use about 15 powdered herb extracts every day. Check my other posts you'll get more info if not don't hesitate to ask. That's what were here for to help each other in this cause. God bless
so Do I want powdered seeds? leaves? cowhand or velvet bean mucuna?
Interesting the issue with protein in gut at same time
also that warning with sinemet
Sinemet issue has something to do with protein using up the enzymes needed for transfer to bloodstream as I understand it. Always thought problem was simply with lack of transfer. Never heard of severe pain Erniediaz reported when mixing.
Powdered seed
I find I can calm my tremors down almost completely if I have the determination to get into a proper meditation. That lasts for a while afterwards. But you can't be doing that all day.
What was interesting to me was
determination to meditate
is that a contradiction? 
I have divided my therapies into
awake and trying to sleep
if tremors come while awake
move around
squeeze stress ball with hand
do exercises
stand on one foot for balance (really helped me)
if while trying to nap
relax, meditate
Ldopa, cannabis help
Love > hate
Sorry I didn't mean to cut that short. What was interesting to me was that when I was having an Alexander Technique lesson the same thing happened. I think AT is a way of carrying meditation into your daily activities. And of course AT is good for PD.
I haven't been good at maintaining it though. And I am quite newly diagnosed - 18 months.
I wonder if other people have had a similar experience.
Great discussion going here
Let me add another link to the thread chain
If you have practiced astral travel or lucid dreaming
you are aware of the technique of keeping your consciousness
in the "middle state" between awake and asleep
I am still attempting to answer the question
"Why did God give me
the gift of Parkinson's disease?"
You all are helping me do that.
Thanks for the inspiration
the harder we try to understand
the more we appreciate
the beauty of something
we will never understand
Dave
Love > hate
Interesting idea to follow up on. Aiming for that kind of internal stillness which is needed for lucid dreams and for meditation - and achieving it sometimes - stops the depression that thinking too much about pd can induce.
Meditation, Alexander Technique, One with the Universe, Mellow out, Reduce anxiety, end fight or flight state, end fear of safety and of dying,
We are in a rowboat on the Sea of Life. The movement of the boat is affected by God's water and wind currents. God gave us an oar. With our free will, we decide when to row and when to float.
PD is God's gift, not God's curse. A wave that came our way. When do we row with medications and therapies? When do we relax and float?
Love > hate
Dr Hadlock also talks about how a patient never had PD symptoms when relaxing at home, and they showed up when she was at work. When Dr Hadlock asked why she thought that was the case, the patient said something like: "I don't have to be punished when I'm at work." There are other examples in her books.
I don't have a tremor. But I have noticed that at times I can be too aware of my slow motion movement and gait issues and then they get worse. It can be frustrating when the more I try to control it, the more elusive speedy, limp free movement becomes. Alternatively, when I don't think too much about it sometimes I can walk and move almost naturally. So weird!
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