Essential Tremor

[livingwith]

I started having right hand tremors about 10 years ago now. They have gradually progressed to where now I am getting them in my other hand and my head too. I am now 66 and folks look at me as if it is a normal thing for older people to have these. I inherited it from my father, though he died before his got as bad as mine. Hands at rest, I do not shake, but try to pick up a glass or utensil and I can’t hardly make it to my mouth.
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[kgallo]

hi jean - I am a 38 year old woman who was recently diagnosed with Essential Tremor. It came on quickly, I first noticed it on my honeymoon. Both my hands shake incredibly, my right much worse than my left though. I went through a lot of various testing. The doctor first prescribed propanolol, but that did not help at all. He put me on primidone about a month ago...that has helped, but it only reduces the tremors about 50%. Can I ask you how much it has progressed in you over the last 10 years? My doctor seems "fairly certain" that it is not Parkinsons, for which I am grateful, but it's pretty aggressive right now at the age of 38, what's going to happen over the next 10...20 years??? Any advice you could give me I would appreciate!