Uncontrolable shaking!

I shake so bad in my hands I drop everything and now my arms are starting to shake too. I feel like I not only have fibro mixed with parkinsons disease! What a life, what else is it gonna throw at me! Does anyone have any suggestions?

Hi, Fibro Choc, and welcome! I would suggest you call your doctor on Monday and set up an appointment for a thorough check-up. You can have fibro and other problems. Fibro can have some weird symptoms but not everything is caused by fibro so do please get checked out to see what is causing the shaking.

I see Karen referred you to Fibro 101. Do read this what you get a chance. There are good links about fibro and you will learn a lot there. Good starting links are called Symptoms. What Else Could It Be, and A Thorough Explanation of Fibromyalgia.

Do let us know what you find out. I'm looking forward to getting to know you better. Don't hesitate to ask questions because we are here to help you. Hope to hear more from you soon.

Sherrine

Taking meds and eating certain foods can also cause or exacerbate shakes in me.

I shook like a crazy person when I went through a few rounds of antibiotics after it seemed I had a very stubborn UTI. I shook so bad I thought my body was going into shock and might die or have a seizure or something. Luckily I did not.

I'd ask, how long have you been shaking? Does it come and go or is it constant? Does it worsen after certain activities? How old are you, or what is your age range?

If you are getting worse you need to get checked out again. Fibro isn't a progressive illness.

My back pain started getting worse last year...really bad.... and I saw a rheumatologist and discovered I had developed a disease called ankylosing spondylitis that affects the entire spine. It wasn't fibro causing the problems. By the way, I had had fibro with back pain for 25 years but when it kept getting worse I knew I needed to be checked out.

If I were having the shaking you are describing, I'd see a neurologist. Just my humble opinion...

Sherrine

Fibro Chic

cipro, the antibiotic, made me shake the last time I took it. But it did not make me shake the year prior that I'd taken it. I think your body can respond differently to a med each time. My body shook out of control almost. I could not stop it and it was involuntary like you mention.

If you notice the shaking is worse now after having taken it, perhaps its affected you. But if not, perhaps its something else.

I hope that the shaking goes away fibro chic. Keep us posted on what the doc says and how it goes.

Hugs, Karen...

I have the shaking on occasion in the normal temperatures. When it gets warmer out I shake a lot more. When I get back from running on the days I can run in the heat I have to stop and hold onto my dog to keep me steady.

IF my legs want to move and I cant go fast enough they shake . If I am doing a weight workout and cant do the weight that day my hand shake but sometimes my hands don't shake until after I have worked out and like I am trying to put a spread on my toast.

They also shake just at the market again no rhyme or reason - if I try to load a soda in the cart.

Mine isn't med related because it happens whether or not I am on the meds

 I hope things check out okay

take care

Thanks everyone! I see a lot of people here post their medical history so here's mine. Rheumatic Fever at age 9, IBS ever since I can remember, Cystitis at age 12, PID From 16-21, Stage 4 T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma from 21-25, Fibro since 1999, Ulcers since 1997, Depression since 1996, Hep B 2001, and Hysterectomy 2010! Phew I finally got it all out!

The trembling that you are getting that sugar makes better is from low blood sugar, this is a flat out shaking. It is not the same as when my sugar gets low, it is more like a parkinsons disease shaking but I really appreciate your input. Please keep it coming!

Fibro Chic,

That shaking sounds really disconcerting. You do have quite a medical history...I had Scarlet Fever when I was little, but it didn't progress to Rheumatic Fever. I was on Amoxicillin for at least 6 months so that wouldn't happen. And I've often wondered if taking it so long-term could have started a cascade of health problems....anyway...

I hope you get it figured out soon! And then, I hope it goes away. Rootin' for you!

Debbie