Trembling Worse - Anxiety Message Board

andrews · 12-07-2002, 08:58 AM

My last post about 3 weeks ago i had sent in was about my "fine" trembling i was feeling as i was going to sleep and started feeling some slight trembling on and off thru the day. Now it seems to be constant !! Cant stand it and its driving me nuts. I have prescribed Valium and Serax benzo's that i havent taken in many months. I am reluctant to take anyone of them. What the heck is wrong with me? With all the years i've suffered through this this symptom just seems to bother me more than anything. I mean i could have a full blown panic attack and handle that better since i know it will be gone. But this trembling ? Its not visible from the outside but internally i'm shaking from top to bottom !! Please help !!!

kim simone · 12-07-2002, 10:39 AM

AndrewS,

I have the same thing. I have had anxiety for over 20 years, the trembling/twitching started about 6 months ago, and has gotten much better after Zoloft and xanax, but has yet to fully go away. I do find the less I think about it, the less I feel it. I have had almost a full week where it hasn't bothered me at all. I know how hard it can be NOT to think about it, when the trembling is a constant reminder. But if you can, try to dismiss the trembling as nothing that will harm you, and put it in the back of your mind immediatly. Then go on with whatever you were doing. If you have been to a doctor, and they have ruled out all the bad stuff, then believe them! Your mind is a powerful thing, and can bring you some very undersirable physical symptoms. Also, read Dr. Claire Weekes book "hope and help for your nerves" It will help you to understand and deal with your symptoms, and ultimately heal them!

Best wishes!

Kim

andrews · 12-07-2002, 11:51 AM

Thanks Kim...i'm gonna go buy that book asap....

12-07-2002, 01:48 PM

hey, can you explain what you mean by trembling? is it like a shakey feeling, like a electric shock through your body sort of thing and ony you know its there and it freaks you out?

andrews · 12-07-2002, 04:03 PM

yea littlesheep..thats it...not severe but just "there"...u know wut i mean do you ?