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S.J. Wolfe wrote: > > Anyway, several years ago, I developed a slight hand tremor which > was exacerbated by tiredness, stress, exertion, and was accompanied by > loss of balance, etc. I immediately thought of Parkinsons and went to a > neurologist, who checked it out and diagnosed essential tremor. The first > thing he did was to decaffienate me (eight weeks of unmitigated hell, > because I was drinking nearly a gallon of iced tea a day!) which really > made a big difference. I also got a track ball for my computer and I blame > all my spelling mistakes on the tremor! > There isn't much that can be some for it, I guess, but watching my > caffiene and sugare intake has reduced the severity of the symptoms. I can > aleays tell I am overtired, though, the tremor is then quite noticable! Hi S.J. Interesting your relate.In my case (tremor in my rigth hand mostly) it is exacerbated too by stress,tiredness etc.,however I keep taking my strong cups of coffee and sugar many,many times during the day.I do control the tremor quite well with a low intake of levodopa twice per day. Best wishes, +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+