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Michael.... There's a fairly significant number of Parkies who don't have a visible tremor, however, they DO have what's referred to as an "INVISIBLE tremor. You might have that and are sensitive to the algorithm (the heart-beat feeling ya have) of that invisible tremor. I wish I had more information or could better explain THIS bit of info, but that's 'bout all I can think of which might be causing that "heart beat" type feeling. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Michael Kamensky <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, October 30, 1999 2:05 PM Subject: Sensing your heartbeat in your body? >Hi everyone - >I'm not quite ready to do a full-blown introductory post, but I wanted to >ask a question of the group about a potential symptom, particularly during >very early onset. > >Has anyone else here had in the past, or have now, a sense that they can >feel their heartbeat constantly in their body, particularly in their upper >torso, neck, head, hands and arms? I found only one reference to anything >like this in PD materials online. > >Recently I've had this sense and I can feel my pulse almost everywhere, >usually when I'm at rest (along with a general sense of slightly shaky >anxiety throughout my body). I don't have a typical tremor in my hand(s) but >I do have a slight shake that's perfectly in time with my pulse and is >particularly noticable to me, if still subtle in a way, when I'm holding a >piece of paper and trying to read something. It's equal in both hands, >although my right shoulder feels more tense (and that's the one I swing less >when walking). > >Thanks in advance, >Michael