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--------------A322E09920B9D606B44602EF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Chris , Quite related Chris . In my case I notice only tremors ( mildly) in my right hand and I was diagnosed by 5 different specialists as being Parkinson ( one examination was made int he research center of NIH in Bethseda,MA ) . Neverthless you certainly do know that there are many other cause of tremors besides Parkinson and only a through examination of each case may tell . Chris Derry wrote: > This is my first post to the list; I just have a (rather > hypochondric-y) questionabout tremors. Recently, I've discovered that > I have something similar to generalized anxietydisorder. I've always > had it, but never thought it was something that could becatergorized. > It seems to run in the family. Anyway, I've always (I'm 24), on or > off, had minor tremors. I've always passedthem off as excess "nervous > energy," but I'm a little concerned that they may beearly warning > signs of something, and Parkinson's disease comes to mind first.The > most extreme tremors usually aren't much, and tend to come only > whenI'm extremely nervous. They tend to be body-wide, but not > violent. My handsare always a tad shaky, but I recently had a minor > injury to the hand, and thesame hand shook quite a bit for about 30 > minutes or so. From my understanding, Parkinson's disease is due to > low levels of dopamine,and I'm thinking perhaps similar "symptoms" may > be caused by my anxiety (?). Sorry if this is unrelated, but I would > much appreciate any wisdom you couldshare with me. Best wishes, +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+ --------------A322E09920B9D606B44602EF Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> Hi Chris , <P>Quite related Chris . In my case I notice only tremors ( mildly) in my right hand and I was diagnosed by 5 different specialists as being Parkinson ( one examination was made int he research center of NIH in Bethseda,MA ) . Neverthless you certainly do know that there are many other cause of tremors besides Parkinson and only a through examination of each case may tell . <BR> <P>Chris Derry wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>This is my first post to the list; I just have a (rather hypochondric-y) question</FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>about tremors.</FONT></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Recently, I've discovered that I have something similar to generalized anxiety</FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>disorder. I've always had it, but never thought it was something that could be</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>catergorized. It seems to run in the family.</FONT> <FONT SIZE=-1>Anyway, I've always (I'm 24), on or off, had minor tremors. I've always passed</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>them off as excess "nervous energy," but I'm a little concerned that they may be</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>early warning signs of something, and Parkinson's disease comes to mind first.</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>The most extreme tremors usually aren't much, and tend to come only when</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>I'm extremely nervous. They tend to be body-wide, but not violent. My hands</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>are always a tad shaky, but I recently had a minor injury to the hand, and the</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>same hand shook quite a bit for about 30 minutes or so.</FONT> <FONT SIZE=-1>From my understanding, Parkinson's disease is due to low levels of dopamine,</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>and I'm thinking perhaps similar "symptoms" may be caused by my anxiety (?).</FONT> <FONT SIZE=-1>Sorry if this is unrelated, but I would much appreciate any wisdom you could</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>share with me.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Best wishes, <BR> <BR> +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + <BR> | [log in to unmask] | <BR> +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+ <BR> </BODY> </HTML> --------------A322E09920B9D606B44602EF--