My favorite hobby is scale modeling but it is becoming an exercise in frustration as my hands are trembling to a point that I can’t build them any more. It is hereditary as my dad had it and his dad hat it too. Contributing factor may be the PTSD and the shit experience from the war in ex Yugoslavia, I just don’t know to what degree. The doc doesn’t seem to think it is a big factor due to family history. She can put me on some meds that are fairly expensive and may or may not help. She is not to keen to put me on these meds for the sake of a hobby and neither am I. These tremors are not effecting my everyday life and work, it is that I really enjoy model building.
Any thoughts? Any natural remedies that are out there that won’t break the bank? Anybody has any experience with this?
I think it’s pretty common for surgeons, musicians to take beta blockers to steady the hands but I assume that would work best for nerves rather than a neurological cause. I think pretty benign drug?
Have you been diagnosed with essential tremor? I’ve got a buddy who started working for this company: https://calahealth.com/ and their stuff seems to be working well to calm the tremor by just wearing a watch - no drugs or surgery needed.
I have essential tremors and a prescribed medication Primidone works great. It’s cheap (with my insurance it’s $10 for 90 day supply). Unfortunately it interferes with Xarelto and other blood thinners so I had to stop taking it.
There is an over-the-counter supplement that I take now that helps a lot, but not as good as Primidone. DHA; Walgreens is the only place I can find it stand-alone. It’s also an ingredient in women’s pre-natal vitamins but better to take it standalone. Make sure you buy DHA not DHEA.
The third choice is drink enough to make your hands rock-steady. If enough alcohol steadies your hands that is an indicator that you have essential tremors and not something else.
Have you been diagnosed with essential tremor? I’ve got a buddy who started working for this company: https://calahealth.com/ and their stuff seems to be working well to calm the tremor by just wearing a watch - no drugs or surgery needed.
I just read that info; almost $6k for the “watch” and you would need one for each hand? Ouch.
I’d try this before taking drugs:
15 minutes of “hand yoga” a couple times a week. Extend, flex fingers in unison and one at a time, fast, slow. Make the joints all work at all kinds of angles, get a lot of circulation in there.
What may be happening is that age-related fascia/diminished circulation/neural deactivation is impinging the smaller muscles, making a few big ones do all the work. Since they only do fine work sporadically, they’re under a lot of strain.
pia but may help
Cut out caffeine and see if that helps
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Cut out caffeine and see if that helps
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I have a tremble in my hands. I drink 4-6 large mugs a day. When I slow down my coffee intake it gets much better.
Cut out caffeine and see if that helps
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Will give it a try 
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I’d try this before taking drugs:
15 minutes of “hand yoga” a couple times a week. Extend, flex fingers in unison and one at a time, fast, slow. Make the joints all work at all kinds of angles, get a lot of circulation in there.
What may be happening is that age-related fascia/diminished circulation/neural deactivation is impinging the smaller muscles, making a few big ones do all the work. Since they only do fine work sporadically, they’re under a lot of strain.
pia but may help
Thanks, it is worth a try
Have you been diagnosed with essential tremor? I’ve got a buddy who started working for this company: https://calahealth.com/ and their stuff seems to be working well to calm the tremor by just wearing a watch - no drugs or surgery needed.
I just read that info; almost $6k for the “watch” and you would need one for each hand? Ouch.
Yup, a bit pricey. I would go for it if the tremors would significantly interfere with everyday life, but not for the sake of a hobby
I have essential tremors and a prescribed medication Primidone works great. It’s cheap (with my insurance it’s $10 for 90 day supply). Unfortunately it interferes with Xarelto and other blood thinners so I had to stop taking it.
There is an over-the-counter supplement that I take now that helps a lot, but not as good as Primidone. DHA; Walgreens is the only place I can find it stand-alone. It’s also an ingredient in women’s pre-natal vitamins but better to take it standalone. Make sure you buy DHA not DHEA.
The third choice is drink enough to make your hands rock-steady. If enough alcohol steadies your hands that is an indicator that you have essential tremors and not something else.
Thanks, will run this by my doc
I have essential tremors and a prescribed medication Primidone works great. It’s cheap (with my insurance it’s $10 for 90 day supply). Unfortunately it interferes with Xarelto and other blood thinners so I had to stop taking it.
There is an over-the-counter supplement that I take now that helps a lot, but not as good as Primidone. DHA; Walgreens is the only place I can find it stand-alone. It’s also an ingredient in women’s pre-natal vitamins but better to take it standalone. Make sure you buy DHA not DHEA.
The third choice is drink enough to make your hands rock-steady. If enough alcohol steadies your hands that is an indicator that you have essential tremors and not something else.
Thanks, will run this by my doc
As part of the diagnosis, my doctor actually asked me if drinking heavily caused it to go away. Another signal is the more tired I am the worse it gets. He will have you hold a pen or pencil between your fingers with your arm straight out and see how bad it shakes. My primary care physician knew exactly what it was but of course to cover his ass he had to refer me to a neurologist