What is Essential Tremor

Essential Tremor (ET) is a neurological disorder characterized by shaking of hands (and sometimes other parts of the body including the head), evoked by intentional movements. The ...

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Alcohol & Essential Tremor
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There are many that drink alcohol to calm their tremors and they say in medicine that, those whom do not react to all other medications yet some alcohol with severe tremor may be the ones for DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation - Surgery). Yet many drink small amounts to calm themselves, I was wondering if anyone does do this on a regular basis?
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Posted on 07/03/08, 08:07 pm
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Reply #1 - 07/10/08  2:48pm
" Drinking alcohol calms the tremor initially but you have to be careful because when the alcohol begins to break down it releases chemicals, at that point it makes my tremor worse. And if I drink too much, i can't do anything the next morning. "
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Reply #2 - 07/19/08  5:44am
" I think one beer should do the trick. If I am too anxious and my tremors acts exceptionally bad then one beer normally calms me down. But I don't do it on a regular basis. I've never relied on alcohol to calm my tremors but rather to calm my nerves and in calming my nerves- my tremors isn't quite as bad. "
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Reply #3 - 08/03/08  2:18am
" I'm an alcoholic so, I don't drink. 1 drink wouldn't be enough. "
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