If suddenly you are faced with the fact that your hands are shaking, then the first thing you should do is try to determine the cause of what is happening. Most importantly, do not ignore the situation, as trembling hands or in the medical language - tremor can be an important symptom of an illness or other changes in the body. Be sure to consult your doctor for recommendations. And before going to the doctor, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with some reasons that explain why your hands are shaking.
- Malnutrition. Recently, women, following the fashion to keep a diet or even starve, have brought themselves to a deplorable state. These fanatical diets fans, of course, lose weight. But this does not add to their health: dizziness, tremors, and increased sweating are added to the slim figure. There is only one cure in this case - food, and you will forget what trembling hands are.
- Hypoglycemia. When your hands tremble, this may mean lowering your blood sugar. Hypoglycemia can be accompanied by such a symptom, as well as severe fatigue, attacks of hunger, palpitations, numbness of the lips. As soon as you feel unwell, eat some sugar or drink a glass of juice containing sugar.
- Coffeemania. In other words, addiction to coffee is a very addictive habit for those who drink many cups of coffee a day. And the tremor in this case will be not only a consequence of caffeine abuse, but also an alarming symptom of impending significant heart problems.
- Excessive emotionality. But not always, when hands tremble, there are health problems. Tremor can occur as a result of nervous stress. It doesn’t matter what age you are, if you are nervous, worried, hand tremors will tell you that now you need to calm down, take a deep breath and exhale. Save your nerves!
- "Essential tremor." If the above reasons do not apply to you, and your hands tremble when you hold something, not necessarily heavy in them, then you probably have an “essential tremor”. Observe yourself: trembling is especially pronounced in the morning, both hands are trembling, but you should lower your hands to the table or to your knees, and the trembling will go away - all these are signs of this ailment. Some are trying to cope with it by taking alcohol, it is unlikely that this way you can solve the problem, but to aggravate easily.
- Side effect of the medicine. You are taking some kind of medication, and noticed that it is after their administration that your hands tremble. What to do in this case? Look for a similar side effect in the instructions for the drug you are taking. This is especially true for antidepressants, thyroid hormones, corticosteroids, psychotropic drugs, which are based on lithium and haloperidol. Ask your doctor for another medicine at the doctor’s appointment.
- Parkinson's disease. As a rule, this disease affects people of advanced age and it begins with tremor of the hands. See a doctor immediately.
- Excess copper. You have trembling hands, legs, and in general the whole body, there are impaired speech and coordination - another reason not to postpone a visit to the doctor. These signs may well be signs of a disease called Wilson-Konovalov. It manifests itself in excessive accumulation of copper in the body, which is not excreted. This disease is hereditary, so look for its origins among the ancestors. About hereditary diseases it is better to know everything in advance, so you can prevent them by taking the necessary measures.
- Thyroid problems. Not only hand tremor, but fatigue, muscle weakness, sweating and thermoneurosis will tell you that your thyroid gland is not all right. Do not neglect your health without paying attention to all these symptoms, if you start the disease, you will also have diabetes.
If tremor has arisen as a result of high physical activity or on the basis of nervous experiences, then there is nothing to worry about. However, if you suspect you have any kind of illness, consult your doctor.