Hands Shake When Moving, But Not When Still ...?

[joko]

ive noticed that sometimes my hands shake a bit, i feel like i have the jitters, but only when im moving them, doing stuff, when i hold them out to check the shake, they are steady as a rock.

any ideas why?

thanks

[Kathyan]

Could be what they call an 'essential tremor'. I have one and it's annoying to say the least. I take medication for it but it doesn't really help.

[mazie]

Hi joko. Look up Essential tremor. My husband has this.

[mazie]

It's more common than I thought. According to the website it affects 1 in 20 people over the age of 40.

[ferlew]

I am a tad shaky when doing my parchment craft, I was advised by fellow parchers to hold something in my opposite hand, for example an ink bottle, flipping heck it worked. Not a clue why though. A pencil sharpener, half a dozen pencils, anything that will fit in a loosely closed fist - it just works.

[albaqwerty]

cor blimey Mazie! never knew it was as 'common' as that.
You live and learn.

Joko, make appointment for GP xx

[mazie]

As Alba says, might be worth getting confirmation from your GP. Good luck with it .

[Old_Geezer]

Oh it's common is it ? I just thought I was in for a dose of Parkinson's when I was even older. I get it on and off. Not permanently though, so maybe it's different.

[Sqad]

I think you mean..INTENTION TREMOR.
Usually not a big deal and doesn't suggest any serious disorder.
Rarely it is the presenting symptom of a neurological disease...very rarely.
I would monitor the situation over the next few months and if then, you are worried, see your GP.

[Cloverjo]

I have the same thing, and the neurologist I saw said it was "benign essential tremor".

[mazie]

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Tremor-(essential)/Pages/Introduction.aspx

[joko]

thanks all.

Yes mine is occasional too, not constant, seems to just go away on its own, i wondered if it was to do with blood sugar or something

i will keep an eye on it