Shaking and trembling

[Emmaamelia]

Hi, I’ve recently been dealing with anxiety for the last 4months, since finding out my cousin had cancer I’ve had awful anxiety! I’ve been having hand tremors internal shaking, I can wake up in a morning and instantly gag sometimes I’m sick! Doctors believe it anxiety but I’ve convinced myself it’s parkinsons as my hands feel like there shaking all the time. I was waken the other night ringing wet with sweat and my whole body was trembling! They have given me antidepressants but unsure if it will get rid of my symptoms! Has anyone else had any of these symptoms? Thankyou xx

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Hello Emmaamelia & Welcome

So sorry to hear about your Cousin and when something happens like this those that are close it can bring out anxiety with the symptoms that you have which I have had before and more

Health may become an issue with you because of what is happening with your Cousin things like this can trigger Health Anxiety which is something I experience which was brought on my loosing someone close to me but you can get this under control as you have caught it quick

I would think about taking those tablets prescribed , they can help even though it can take a few months to feel the full benefit from them and then if you still feel no better you can talk with you Doctor again , you have to try and have faith in your Doctor , I know at times like this it is easier said than done but remember they have trained for years and they know what to look for and what to listen to when we go to see them and I am sure if they had thought it was anything sinister they would have sent you for more tests would be more than their job was worth no to so try and keep that in mind

Someone is always around if you need a chat and keep us updated how you get on

Take Care x

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I find that an illness in someone close escalates my anxiety into health anxiety. It’s highly likely that what you’re experiencing is caused by stress and anxiety, then the health anxiety makes you think that you have some awful disease.

[Dorsey]

Yes i can relate to that my son was diagnosed with cancer 3 weeks ago my anxiety even worse now. Every wakinv moment can't stop thinkingabout him.

[Emmaamelia in reply to Dorsey]

I’m really sorry about your son! It’s awful when someone so close isn’t well! Sending you all the love and luck in the world!!!! ❤️

[Miniwheats]

Emmaamelia I'm so sorry to hear about your cousin. I hope the outcome will be positive...keep the faith and just be there for your cousin. Yes, the shaking and internal tremors are what I had too, along with tremors throughout my whole body ( but sometimes just ONE limb) every single time I roused from sleep - be it at night or after waking up from a daytime nap. It settled into my neck region only and this went on for 3-4 months and now it only happens occasionally. I too was convinced I had Parkinson's and I was terrified. I would check the shakiness of my hands at least 50 times a day to see if it was going away and yes at times it felt like my whole body was vibrating, although you couldn't see it. I had every test under the sun and all were normal. Health anxiety is just awful and can produce any symptom that you are fearing. It's hard I know, but you need to tell yourself it's only anxiety and to carry on with what you are doing. When we react fearfully to our symptoms by creating scary theories of what they could be, this perpetuates the stress response and strengthens the symptoms. You need to raise your parasympathetic nervous system tone (the one that kicks in after the stress response has settled) and lower your sympathetic tone (the one that is responsible for the fight or flight response) by doing relaxing meditation every day...there are tons on YouTube you can pick and choose as you like, but my favorite is "Peace" by Jason Stephenson and "Breathe" by Ryan Taylor. Each time you do it your body is recuperating and your brain is rewiring back to a relaxed state which over the long run, will help get you back to your pre-anxiety baseline. Please give it a try.

[Emmaamelia in reply to Miniwheats]

Thankyou for taking the time to message. I do the exact same thing I constantly look at my hands see if there shaking, driving my husband insane keep asking him “do I look like I’m shaking” your right health anxiety is awful. My digestive system is all over the place, loss of appetite and thinking up scenarios for my future “ if I’ve got Parkinson’s what am I going to do etc” I’m only 29 so my doctor said Parkinson’s is very very Rare for my age group to get it and that she defiantly thinks it’s anxiety as I’ve got a lot going on in my life right now! I’ve had loads of blood tests that have come back normal. I’ve started to take medication for it today as I’m terrified I’m going to get worse!

[Miniwheats in reply to Emmaamelia]

Your doc is right, Parkinson's happens later in life and yes, I know, anything is possible but ask yourself what's more likely in this situation: a 29 year old with Parkinson's, or a 29 year old with anxiety who has the same symptoms as thousands of people with anxiety who were never diagnosed with anything sinister. A doc once said in a video "what's common, is common", meaning don't start looking for rare diseases for common symptoms. I too was so worried about my future because I don't have kids, and all I saw was darkness and despair, picturing myself old,ill, and alone with nobody to advocate for me. Well I stopped with all that nonsense and my symptoms are gone. In fact, I think what happened was that I took our normal, physiologic, baseline tremor which we all have, and magnified it in my mind and blew them out of proportion until I was constantly noticing it. I haven't checked my trembling hand in weeks because I haven't noticed it, but low and behold when I test it right now, the tremor is still there when I move my arm up and down. So what does that tell you?

[Emmaamelia in reply to Miniwheats]

I know, I’ve felt so much better since finding this forum and realising I’m not alone, I’m not going mad and that I’m not going to die from these symptoms of anxiety! It’s so lovely and feels refreshing to speak to you all! I’m always here to talk to if you ever need to! Thankyou again for making me feel better

[Miniwheats in reply to Emmaamelia]

You are so welcome 😊 That's why I feel the need to contribute to this forum...I got through it and I want to somehow provide comfort to others who think they are alone and can't believe their symptoms are purely psychological when they actually are😊