How to prevent, diagnose and treat tremors

The original Russian concept of “excitement” comes from the word “wave”. At sea, a wave appeared at a moment of disturbance; the more restless the sea element, the greater the wave. When translated into the human condition, the meaning is preserved. Excitement occurs when there is anxiety, nervous feelings, or stress.

The ratio remains the same - the greater the stress, the stronger the anxiety . In this case, the blood flow of the cerebral vessels is disrupted.

The manifestation of this condition is expressed in trembling of the limbs, increased sweating, nagging pain in the heart area, spasm of the vocal nerve, and increased blood pressure. The most clearly visible manifestation of excitement is hand trembling. So why do your hands shake when excited?

Hand tremors when excited

Visually, the most noticeable human reaction to a nervous state is hand tremors. If the cause of the tremors is a stressful situation, then when the stress is removed, the tremor goes away. This cause is not pathological and is not systemic in nature. The amount of oscillation of the limbs depends on several factors:

• From the strength of experiences;
• From the state of the nervous system;
• On the number of situations that lead to nervous overload;
• From the emotionality of a person;
• From lifestyle.

Why is it that when you are nervous, some people’s hands shake more, while others’ hands shake more unnoticed?
As a rule, in people with a strong nervous system, excitement is manifested by slight trembling of the hands. On the contrary, people with weak nerves often shake their hands violently when excited. The listed manifestations are classified as visible.

When you get out of stress, the tremor goes away at rest and does not require drug treatment.

People with increased emotionality may experience trembling in their hands constantly. With sufficient rest, in a calm situation, the tremor almost goes away, however, with each new exciting moment, the trembling intensifies.

Doctors call this condition hysteria, and tremor - hysterical. Tearfulness, screaming, and laughter are added to hand trembling.

Such symptoms disappear when attention is switched to another object. If there are frequent attacks, it is worth observing the person. As a rule, without witnesses who can see the person’s serious condition, such seizures pass.

Sometimes you have to observe such a situation - if a child’s hands are shaking when he is nervous, mothers aggravate the process by telling him - and sometimes even raising their voices - a phrase like “don’t shake, are you sick?” This is unacceptable, the child closes down and his hysterical tremor can turn into depressive tremor.

Anxiety may include the patient's depression. Staying in this position for a long time leads to the fact that a person ceases to control the coordination of movements; they become sharp and impetuous. In such a situation, tremors are experienced not only by the hands, but also by the head, legs, neck, and eyelids.

If you experience frequent hand tremors, you should consult a doctor for examination and decide on treatment for the disease.

Doctors distinguish separately age-related - teenage tremor, to which almost all young people are susceptible.

Types and symptoms of head tremors

There are the following types of head tremor:

• By vibration amplitude:

1. high-frequency tremor (8-12 Hz), characteristic of pathological conditions;
2. low amplitude (less than 8 Hz).

• According to the involvement of other parts of the body:

1. isolated (only the head; most often this is a manifestation of cervical dystonia);
2. combined (combined with trembling of the voice, tongue, facial muscles, lower jaw, hands);
3. generalized, in which all parts of the body are involved.

• In connection with the patient’s motor activity:

1. rest tremor (in a relaxed state);
2. tremor of action (when trying to hold a certain position, when moving the head, during certain actions with other parts of the body).

The occurrence of involuntary movements manifests itself in the form of the following symptoms:

• head shaking (back and forth like “yes-yes”, or to the sides, “no-no”);
• gradual onset, then intensification of movements as the activity of the process increases;
• with essential tremor - first the hands begin to tremble, then the head; other neurological abnormalities are present, such as gait disturbance; tremor increases when looking in one direction and weakens when looking in the other;
• increased symptoms in the presence of provoking factors (listed below).

Teenage tremor

During adolescence, the body grows rapidly and in some cases a large release of hormones occurs. An excess of the latter leads, among other things, to nervous breakdowns. Increased excitability and irritability of young people often becomes the cause of conflict situations. Outwardly, this state is noticeable in the shaking of hands. At this age, young people are especially sensitive and vulnerable. Therefore, measures must be taken as delicately as possible.

Children, when their hands shake from excitement, sometimes consider themselves defective, inferior and perceive such a situation painfully. This pathology must be eliminated very carefully so as not to injure the already tense nervous system of the teenager.

Often young people try to get out of a difficult situation on their own, resorting to alcohol and stimulants. But such a solution to the problem only relieves symptoms for a short time, without eliminating the cause that led to trembling hands.

Teenagers are not willing to share problems with adults, so parents need to be attentive and careful. During such a period, others should treat the child’s problem with understanding, support him, and not provoke him into conflicts.

Typically, teenage tremors go away over time. The exception is cases of hereditary disease that the child inherited from his parents.

To the teenager’s question: “When I’m worried, my hands shake – what should I do in this situation?” – there is only one answer: contact a specialist.

To successfully treat prolonged hand tremors in a teenager, you need to contact an endocrinologist . The doctor will examine the thyroid gland, review tests and may prescribe an ultrasound of the thyroid gland.

Excess of hormones can also manifest itself in the formation of nodules on this organ. In this case, appropriate treatment is prescribed that will eliminate the problem. Over time, such drugs are abandoned as hormonal levels normalize.

Students also often ask themselves the question: why do your hands shake when you’re nervous? – see below the causes of tremors in the hands.

What to do

You are probably wondering how to get rid of such trembling at a moment of great excitement? It all depends on the reason that provokes it.

1. If there are psychological problems, you should seek advice from a psychologist or psychotherapist. A specialist will be able to cope with this problem with the help of psychotherapy sessions, and if necessary, he will prescribe sedatives.
2. If you suspect problems with the thyroid gland, make an appointment with an endocrinologist. The specialist will prescribe tests (it is important to determine the level of hormones of this gland), and will also refer you for an ultrasound examination of this organ. If abnormalities are detected, special treatment will be prescribed, which may, among other things, include hormone therapy.
3. If it's all about diabetes, you also need to contact an endocrinologist. It is important to follow all his recommendations, follow a diet, and undergo treatment.
4. If you have hypertension, your family doctor will also help by prescribing a drug that helps normalize blood pressure.
5. If you have cervical osteochondrosis, you can sign up for massage and physical therapy with a referral from a therapist.
6. It is important to take certain measures to normalize your internal state in order to prevent an acute reaction to anxiety. To do this, you can resort to relaxing procedures, for example, sign up for yoga, do meditation, or start visiting the pool.

Causes of hand trembling during excitement

Experts carefully study the nature of this unpleasant phenomenon and identify several reasons that lead to hand tremors during excitement. This:

• Non-pathological causes;
• Excess of stimulants;
• Consequence of taking medications;
• Other reasons.

So why do hands tremble when excited if a person is physically healthy? Non-pathological, and therefore physiological, causes include hand tremors caused by excessive anxiety, physical exertion, and hypothermia. Such a tremor is not dangerous; it quickly passes when the situation that provoked such a reaction of the body to external influence is eliminated. Almost all people are susceptible to this type of tremor, since we all react to certain stressful situations.

Often, when stimulants are abused, the hands and head shake with excitement - tremor of the limbs, neck, and head occurs. It is dangerous because cerebral vascular spasm, which is the main cause of trembling limbs, is caused by chemical exposure, and not by experiences. In addition to the brain itself, the entire digestive and circulatory system suffers.

In order to get rid of the tremor caused by this influence, it is necessary not only to abandon the stimulant, but to cleanse the body. Bring blood counts and blood pressure back to normal.

For some complex diseases, the doctor is forced to prescribe medications that can cause a malfunction of the brain. Such side effects are inevitable when the patient's life is at stake. As a result, victory in a fight - life or death - is won by a person. And this is the main thing. In such cases, it is necessary to follow the doctor’s instructions, then the tremor will have minimal manifestation and will not cause much discomfort to the patient.

Due to the fact that at a respectable age people already have rather frayed nerves, the slightest experience leads to severe trembling. The phrase “don’t be nervous” is clearly not enough in this case.

Good rest, healthy sleep, protection from stress, and balanced nutrition help.

Other causes of tremors in older people are liver and kidney diseases, medications, and high blood pressure. As a rule, older people take care of their health independently (unlike young people) and take medications regularly.

Hunger and some diseases (diabetes mellitus) can provoke tremors. In such cases, it is enough to normalize the diet and the problem will be solved.

Causes of trembling in different parts of the body

Various parts of the body can tremble:

This condition is called tremor. It can be either short-term or long-term. Short-term trembling occurs with excitement, severe stress, overwork, or nervous shock. It ends quite quickly and does not have any negative consequences. But if the phenomenon becomes regular and you cannot get rid of it, you need to visit a doctor for a diagnosis.

Head shaking

The head can shake in people of any age, from young children to the elderly, for various reasons:

• hereditary - the disease is passed on from generation to generation;
• nervous and psychological overload characteristic of adolescents and young people;
• age-related diseases in old age - Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis;
• alcohol abuse;
• concomitant serious neurological diseases affecting the cerebral cortex, in addition to tremors, there are other symptoms, incl. obvious - bruises on the head;
• cervical osteochondrosis, which occurs with prolonged immobility of the neck and head.

Sometimes head tremors cannot be cured - in Parkinson's disease and severe brain damage. In other cases, treatment should be started immediately after consulting a doctor.

The most popular ways to combat head shaking:

• relief of symptoms of underlying diseases, which may lead to the disappearance of tremor;
• taking sedative medications;
• use of nootropics, vitamins;
• physical exercises that have a relaxing effect;
• using infusions with soothing herbs (chamomile, lemon balm);
• relaxing baths.

Body trembling

Almost every person at least once in his life has encountered trembling of his own body. It can be short-term in nature with strong excitement, when trembling occurs throughout the body, or it can last for a long time. In this case, medical attention is necessary. Among the main causes of body tremors are:

• chronic diseases not diagnosed in time;
• lack of nutrients and vitamins in the body;
• injuries, incl. heads, causing circulatory problems.

Body tremors can be cured by eliminating the causes of the disease. Additional methods are taking pills, gymnastics, massage.

If your hands tremble with excitement - how to treat

Treatment of tremor is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. For a positive result, you need to consult a doctor and analyze several factors in detail:

1. Patient's health status;
2. Identify the situation that led to a sharp increase in trembling in the hands;
3. Determine the possibility of eliminating the cause of the excitement;
4. If there is no way to eliminate the cause of stress, make a decision about drug treatment for tremor, taking into account all the components.

Due to the fact that the cause of tremor is a disruption of the blood vessels in the brain, taking drugs that are actively advertised in the media is dangerous.

The ideal can be considered therapy in which the very fact that caused the excitement, and with it the tremor, is eliminated. Strengthening procedures, avoidance of alcohol, artificial stimulants, as well as taking medications prescribed by a doctor will lead to healing.

After recovery, it is necessary to periodically see your doctor. This will avoid troubles in the future.

The old truth - it is better to prevent a disease than to treat it will never lose its relevance. Tempering procedures, moderate physical activity, thoughtful nutrition, quitting smoking and alcohol will not protect you from anxiety, but will help the body cope with stress with minimal damage to health.

The discomfort that people experience when nervous is not a death sentence or the end of the world. On the contrary, as long as we can worry and rejoice, we are alive.

Causes

Tremor of the body or its individual parts has not been fully studied. All the structures that are involved in the appearance of muscle tremors have not yet been fully identified. It is known that the nervous system initiates this process. Especially often it includes those departments that control muscle tone and movement. First of all, it is the cerebellum. This pathology is often accompanied by dizziness, as coordination is impaired. Sometimes the condition worsens when driving fast. This is due to dysfunction of the vestibular apparatus.

Tremor rarely acts as an independent disease. It accompanies neurological diseases. The reasons may be different. If your arms, legs, head, body begin to shake, anxiety, fear, muscle hypertonicity appear, the temperature rises, nausea appears, you should understand the root cause. Does trembling increase with load, tension, or change of position? This should be done by an experienced neurologist.

Sometimes shaking is a hereditary trait (essential type). A similar disease can occur in infants and even newborns. The child needs to be carefully examined. In other cases, this may be the result of a number of diseases and conditions (tumors, head injury, brain abscesses, hemorrhages, nerve pathologies).

The most common causes of pathology:

• overstrain (both physical and emotional);
• TBI;
• Parkinson's disease;
• thyrotoxicosis (excess of hormones produced by the thyroid gland);
• multiple sclerosis;
• liver or kidney failure;
• use of certain medications.

Tremors inside the body are divided into:

• intentional;
• postural;
• mixed;
• static.

Static tremor is observed in patients with parkinsonism, hepatocerebral dystrophy, poisoning (mercury), and essential tremor.

Postural tremor can cause poisoning (alcohol, lithium), parkinsonism, thyrotoxicosis. With alcohol poisoning in the morning, the patient often suffers from tremors in the limbs and cold sweat.

Internal body tremors can occur with anxiety or fatigue. At the same time, the body experiences increased stress, its strength quickly declines. The person appears to be healthy, but experiences serious discomfort. The tremor can also spread to the throat and vocal cords.

Sometimes this condition is provoked by a difficult pregnancy or regular toxicosis. The body becomes dehydrated and its strength dries up. At the same time, hormone surges also occur. The woman experiences anxiety, constant fatigue, weakness, and changes in blood pressure. She may unconsciously become depressed. This condition is especially common in the first trimester. Then this short-term discomfort passes safely, the body gets used to the new status.

Tremor can also be caused by a hormonal surge, for example, during menstruation, PMS.

Intention tremor occurs with cerebellar pathology. It may be accompanied by a headache or an unexpected fall. This condition is permanent. It requires the help of a surgeon.

Such vagueness in determining the causes and types of tremor is due to the fact that the mechanism of the process is at the stage of study.

Diagnostics

Muscle tremors can appear at any age. It is important to make an accurate diagnosis. For this, instrumental methods are used. They allow you to accurately determine the cause of the disease. Nowadays the following methods are most often used:

1. "Rapid". High-frequency filming is being carried out. The resulting frames are then viewed in slow motion.
2. Tremography. Oscillations are recorded relative to three planes.
3. Electromyography. Muscles are examined.
4. Dark photography. Luminous components are attached to the limbs. Then, in the dark, they photograph how the vibration occurs in the problem area.
5. CT, MRI.
6. Biochemistry of blood.

A full visual examination and neurological testing are also important. When collecting anamnesis, the neurologist will clarify whether there were any cases of tremor in the family, when it appeared in the patient, whether there was a head injury or poisoning, etc.

Prevention

Severe forms of tremor are difficult to treat, so it is worth taking care of its prevention in advance. You need to forget about bad habits and not take medications uncontrollably.

Since tremor is associated with the nervous system, you should control yourself as much as possible and not get nervous. A nervous person is more susceptible to this problem than a calm person.

A lack of vitamins can also trigger tremors. You need to ensure that your nutrition is complete.

Traditional methods will be of little help in the fight against tremor, although there are examples of fairly successful recovery from the disease, but an experienced neurologist will best cope with this task.

Classification

Tremor in each individual patient has a different intensity, speed, and pattern of movements. It can affect the head, limbs, and tongue. The shaking is sharp or relatively smooth. The patient may have difficulty falling asleep, sleep becomes superficial, extremely restless, and sensitive.

According to the conditions of occurrence, tremor is distinguished:

• Static. Appears in that part of the body that is at rest.
• Dynamic. Occurs during muscle activity.
• Postural. It is observed at the moment when a person tries to maintain a pose, to maintain his position in space.
• Mixed. Disturbs both when moving and at rest.

Considering the causes of tremor, the following types are distinguished:

• hysterical;
• senile;
• mercury;
• emotional;
• thyrotoxic;
• alcoholic;
• due to lesions of the cerebellum;
• with parkinsonism;
• essential.