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Why are you shaking?
by: Jessica on Tue, May 22 2007
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The first time I noticed my hands shaking was during 5th grade band when I had a playing test and I had to play my clarinet in front of the entire band. I wasn’t nervous, well, not until everyone in the class started whispering “Look, her hands are shaking!” I covered it up with “I’m nervous.”

This continued on through high school and then when I began to pursue a music degree in college it began to interfere with my life. I decided tonight that I am going to do something about it. Everyone still thinks it’s because I’m nervous, and until tonight I had never thought about it. I believe I have essential tremor and I really want to find help. Playing clarinet is something I love to do and I want to manage this problem. Besides, it’s really embarrassing when I’m trying to hold a plate of food at a barbeque and all my food goes all over the place because of my condition. Or, when I’m trying to take a picture with a camera and I’m shaking so bad that every picture turns out blurry. It bothers me that everyone has to say something about it.
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  1. Thu, Sep 06 2007
    I know exactly what you're talking about. It is the most frusterating & depressing feeling. I get soooooo upset when people make jokes about it....Read

May 2007

  • I have ET - by Glenda - (Wed, May 30 2007)
    I have always had people notice my “nervous” hands. My maternal grandfather had ET and the condition is quite common in my family. I take Propranalol which helps but does tend to make me drowsy. [more..]
  • Why are you shaking? - by Jessica - (Tue, May 22 2007)
    The first time I noticed my hands shaking was during 5th grade band when I had a playing test and I had to play my clarinet in front of the entire band. [more..]

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