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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / August 2006has anyone experienced
Shaking. there are times where I will just be sitting here and my body will just start shaking. Its an uncontrolable shake and it starts in my hands then eventually takes over my whole body. It comea and goes. Jennifer > Shaking. there are times where I will just be sitting here and my body > will just start shaking. Its an uncontrolable shake and it starts in my > hands then eventually takes over my whole body. It comea and goes. > > Jennifer What does your doctor say about that Jennifer? Harv well, I don't go see my doc until the 10th and this just started. Jennifer >> Shaking. there are times where I will just be sitting here and my body >> will just start shaking. Its an uncontrolable shake and it starts in my [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Harv Do you ever get a headache afterward? Do both hands start shaking at the same time, or does one side go first? Does it coincide with tingling in another area of your body? Lots of questions, but probably best answered with the help of a neurologist. Kelly C. > Shaking. there are times where I will just be sitting here and my body > will just start shaking. Its an uncontrolable shake and it starts in my > hands then eventually takes over my whole body. It comea and goes. > > Jennifer No headache, it starts in both hands and then moves up my body, and I get tingles in my feet, ankles and knees and sometimes when this happens I have to sit down if I am standing because it basically makes me feel like I'm going to fall down. I'm probably going to ask my doctor when I see her on the 10th what is going on. Jennifer > Do you ever get a headache afterward? Do both hands start shaking at the > same time, or does one side go first? Does it coincide with tingling in [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Jennifer Have you recently started taking anti-depressants? If so, I would contact the doctor before the next scheduled appt. Some, like Welbutrin have a high seizure risk. I hope this is something easily remedied. I think it sounds scary. I don't think I could wait for the 10th. Kelly C. > No headache, it starts in both hands and then moves up my body, and I get > tingles in my feet, ankles and knees and sometimes when this happens I [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>> >>> Jennifer nope, only thing I'm on at this point is Celebrex, Prednisone, 2000iu of vit D, 1500iu Calcium, percocet, atentolol and albuterol. Atentolol is for my high blood pressure and albuterol is for my asthma but I've been on them for years. I've been on the celebrex since march and she put me on the prednisone on the 20th of July along with the vit D and calcium. Jennifer > Have you recently started taking anti-depressants? If so, I would contact > the doctor before the next scheduled appt. Some, like Welbutrin have a [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>>> >>>> Jennifer The albuterol can make you have the shakes too. I don't get them all the time, just sometimes. Maybe when my body is worn down or something. Also being on pred you should watch those blood sugar levels. They can really jump around when on pred.  SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > nope, only thing I'm on at this point is Celebrex, Prednisone, 2000iu of > vit D, 1500iu Calcium, percocet, atentolol and albuterol. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jennifer > No headache, it starts in both hands and then moves up my body, and I > get tingles in my feet, ankles and knees and sometimes when this [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jennifer I wouldn't wait until the 10th to have a neurologist look at you. Not to alarm you, but what you're describing sounds a little like Guillain Barre syndrome, aka Landry's ascending paralysis. > Shaking. there are times where I will just be sitting here and my body will > just start shaking. Its an uncontrolable shake and it starts in my hands > then eventually takes over my whole body. It comea and goes. How long has this been happening, and does your doctor know about it? ... sigline removed to avoid California sigline tax. >Shaking. there are times where I will just be sitting here and my body will >just start shaking. Its an uncontrolable shake and it starts in my hands >then eventually takes over my whole body. It comea and goes. > >Jennifer Is there any chance you could have diabetes? Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. My last blood test showed that my sugar wasn't high enough for it, it was around 103 fasting. Jennifer >>Shaking. there are times where I will just be sitting here and my body >>will [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. >My last blood test showed that my sugar wasn't high enough for it, it was >around 103 fasting. > >Jennifer Low blood sugar will give the symptoms that you describe. It is something that needs to be checked into. I get shaking if I overdo something I shouldn't have been doing. Also blood sugar drops can do that. It would be best to have your own meter to check what your blood sugar is when that shaking starts happening. Blood sugar levels can jump around so much. I go into hypoglycemia attacks at times. The rest of the times my blood sugars look good or are even high. But then there are times they bottom out. So it would be worth checking to see if that is happening to you. Exhaustion of the muscles, joints etc can make you shake too. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Shaking. there are times where I will just be sitting here and my body > will just start shaking. Its an uncontrolable shake and it starts in my > hands then eventually takes over my whole body. It comea and goes. > > Jennifer Well, I saw my doc today and she confirmed what I was thinking that the prednisone is causing the shaking episodes. She still wants me to continue to take it until I see her on the 10th which isn't too much longer. (I had an unoffical visit, needed to get paper work filled out for DSS). Anyhow, she said that on the 10th she will more than likely take me off the prednisone and put me on Methotrexate and probably some other NSAID at this point since the Ins company is being a pain in the a.s. They have told me and told her that they will not cover dolobid, ralafin and a bunch of other NSAIDs not even celebrex is covered which is what I'm still on at this point. What they need to do is send her a drug list of what they will cover instead of telling her what they won't cover and they refuse. Jennifer >I get shaking if I overdo something I shouldn't have been doing. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> Jennifer It sounds like an insurance company that aims to refuse everything at first, in hopes of getting out of paying for anything at all. Is this a policy through a workplace? If so, it might be worth taking it up with the key person in the company's Human Resources or call the insurance company yourself, demand to speak to someone in charge and insist on a copy of their formulary. And be prepared to pursue it up the chain with letter-writing at the insurance company. Of course, this is just if you are in the mood to fight them on the coverage of meds. I realize I just got so fired up hearing how much trouble they are giving you and your doc that I took off running.... I hope the shaking improves. Is she tapering your prednisone yet, or is she keeping at the same dose unitl you see her again? Make sure she takes you off the pred with a slow taper - she sounds like she'll have the sense to do so, but we do hear horror stories from time to time of folks whose docs took them off it cold turkey. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > Well, > I saw my doc today and she confirmed what I was thinking that the prednisone [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Jennifer yes she is tapering it off I'm on 5mg at this point. As for the ins its Medical Assistance through the state and we have been fighting them tooth and nail since all of this as started. I have called and so has she and the secretaries. Jennifer > It sounds like an insurance company that aims to refuse everything at > first, [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >> >> Jennifer > yes she is tapering it off I'm on 5mg at this point. As for the ins its > Medical Assistance through the state and we have been fighting them tooth > and nail since all of this as started. I have called and so has she and the > secretaries. argh - more penny-wise, pound-foolish stuff. at least you have a good doctor in your corner, someone who works with and for you. It's a shame when people who feel lousy are trapped by such insurance issues. I remember being there myself a couple of years ago. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare |
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