This is unpleasant and uncomfortable when the fingers are constantly trembling, or even the hands move with a shake. Instead of signing on paper, an incomprehensible squiggle turns out, the number on the mobile phone does not want to be dialed the first time, and coffee from the cup strives to splash out onto clothes. In addition, hand tremor is very noticeable to others, and God knows what they might think: you may be suspected of unclean thoughts, mistaken for an extremely unbalanced or heavy drinker. And the more often this happens, the more anxiety you yourself will experience, constantly asking yourself questions: because of what my hands are constantly shaking, what should I do to stop this “devilish dance”?
Perhaps the worst thing you can imagine is Parkinson's disease. Indeed, shaking hands are the main symptom of this severe ailment, also called trembling paralysis. This insidious neurological disease occurs for no apparent reason, can not be cured and leads to disability, but its tremor, if I may say so, is unique - his hands tremble at rest, and practically calm down when moving. In addition, one hand shakes noticeably stronger than the other. With such expressive symptoms, Parkinson’s disease can be easily eliminated even on its own, because one thought about it causes a strong attack of trembling.
There is also an “essential” tremor - a specific condition when one's hands or one of them are shaking . This disease is often hereditary, and differs from Parkinson, first of all, in that the trembling of the hands is not at rest, but during any action, intensifying with emotional stress. Actually, this is the end of all the symptoms, there is neither a speech disorder, nor impaired motor functions that appear during Parkinson's, so the “essential” tremor can be considered completely harmless.
Another thing is when trembling hands accompany various serious illnesses. With renal disorders, increased thyroid function, damage to the liver or brain, too, it happens that your hands shake quite a bit. What to do in these cases? Of course, to treat the main disease, because tremor in such a situation is the smallest of the problems.
The most natural manifestation of trembling in the hands is physical strain. But this phenomenon is temporary and it cannot testify to any disturbances in the functioning of the central nervous system. As well as emotional outbursts with severe irritation, fear, excitement ... But you never know what happens in life situations during which hands shake involuntarily. What to do if you have a “nervous tremor”? Calm down, relax, breathe deeply, sit down once or twice. But if such a reaction begins to manifest itself at the slightest excitement, constantly, then this is already a hysterical tremor - a consequence of disorders of the nervous system. Perhaps it will not be superfluous to go to a consultation with a neurologist.
Alcoholic tremor is a common phenomenon. It manifests itself in alcohol abuse. Hands of a drinker often tremble and swell. What to do in this case is understandable: “tie up” urgently, because tremor is only one of your many problems.
In general, all kinds of stimulants can often cause shaking of hands, so if you are subject to tremor, do not lean on coffee, strong tea and chocolate. Forget about smoking. May provoke tremors and certain medications. For example, some people who take barbiturates, compaz or dilantin have shaking hands. What to do - give up medicine? Perhaps it will be enough to simply reduce the dose, and if it does not help, then either change the drug, or put up with tremors for the period of treatment.
As you can see, shaking hands is not a disease in itself. It is only a symptom, which can sometimes manifest itself even in healthy people. So what if hands tremble? First of all, calm down. You can take tincture of motherwort, or another soothing collection, or herbal tea. Then you should analyze your condition recently and make sure that you have no other symptoms of any disease. If tremor in itself has become your “companion”, do not let it take power over you - strengthen your nervous system, develop fine motor skills and lead a healthy lifestyle.