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Internal tremor - shaking inside ?

I have had a shaky feeling on the inside for about 3 months now.  It started off as every now and then but for the last month it is all the time 24/7.  It is really taking a toll on my life.  It is so bad it wakes me up and prevents me from falling asleep. I have had thyroid, hormones, mri, ct scan and many other tests.  The only test that came back questionable was my ANA, it is positive, speckled pattern.  My RA factor was negative.  I have no diagnosis as of yet.  I do have Epstein Barr virus too.  Just want to hear peoples opinions on this internal tremor thing.  Anyone have it and what is your diagnosis?  Thank you
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I have read through all 12 years of replies. I do believe that any bacteria (candida) and parasites (80% of us have them) ARE ACTIVATED BY EMF’s. All these devices are waking them up and they are stirring. Get rid of the bugs!!!!
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how??
Can’t explain it but I do a lot of research and it just makes sense. The people who went on the candida diets or went on anti parasitics got better. There’s also morgellons which google lies about. They’re synthetic bugs with transmitters in them. I’ve seen Drs showing this on videos. Go on telegram and look up morgellons.
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just had a wow experience regarding this. I had these tremors in the chest area as many other here... first it was so subtle i thought maybe it was the drilling of subways tunnels a mile away i could feel when going to sleep.. suddenly it got stronger and stronger. ended up with no sleep, an full of wory. Got beta blockers from my docter and it helped a lot. anyways. i meditate a lot and just for the fun of it thouht i would try OHM chanting ... the second i started it, it was like a off switch for the tremors in the chest... instant... i have no explanation as to why this works - but it does. maybe the omh vibrations when chanting cancels out the chest vibrations or whatever - i dont know. i just know it works... like instant
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Hi, I'm new here and having the same
Problems as all of y'all sadly. There was a post from a 72 y\0 woman from about a year ago who had " Hystoplasmosis  Virus and Pseudomonas caused by inhaling spores from the Missippi River region."  
  Can y'all please help me to try and contact this lady
I was on here for 10 hours reading all of your post finally realizing I wasn't alone or going crazy with all of this. And she is the only person I've ever known of with this,I thought it was only in animals. And of course I lost my place in the thread and... I have severe lung disease already and believe this could be one of my issues, I will let you all know.
  Thank you so much for any help, and just for being here when I was so very tired of it all.
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Great thread - count me in too. I always thought it was related to a hormonal imbalance as it started around menopause.
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I had the exact same issue! My Magnesium was super low, after taking a prescription supplement and increasing water intake, it's almost completely gone!
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I've had these internal tremors for 2 months now. They started when I was taking citalphram. I quit taking them but it is still happening. Sometimes they'll go away for a week or two where I can hardly notice them but they always come back. When i get these tremors, I also get really bad dry mouth and electrical type pains in ny extremeties. Like others, I get them a lot at night and I wake up multiple with these vibrations. I take magnesium and it helps slightly but hasnt't cured it. In the process of getting autoimmune tests. The fact that this discussion has been going on for 9 years makes me think we definately have something going on that the medical community, unfortunately, hasn't been able to address. I really hope in the near future we can figure out the cause.
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I had internal tremors from the following conditions:

Hypothyroidism
Magnesium deficiency
Acute kidney failure

The tremors went away when the conditions were treated.
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I was told if on meds for thyroid not to take magnesium
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I have Fibromyalgia and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity,i get internal tremors that can last 4 months,usually after a chemical exposure, Fibromyalgia,MCS,Lyme and Metal Toxicity cause these tremmors
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I too have beeb feeling like this for about one month now.

I have auto immune illnesses such as hashimotos thyroiditis fybromyalgia and psoriatic arthritis.

Apart from feeling yuk from all of this i now have this tremor feeling happening

What is it???


chrissy
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I have had internal tremors for 3 weeks - 24-7...what has helped is Acupuncture ..ask your practitioner about Liver Wind and 500 MG doses of an Amino Acid called L- Theanine have dialed them down a bit.  I take high does of Melatonin to sleep. And Kava root (liquid form) for anxiety.  I've been reading other message boards and some think it's related to menopause.  Others have had success with a drug called Gabapentin (I haven't tried this yet), Black Cohosh (herb), Progesterone cream and estrogen (also have not tried) and Chinese herb called Xiao Yao Wa.  Please keep posting any cures/helpful meds to make these awful tremors go away and I will do the same.
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Do you have any other symptoms? A positive ANA may indicate some autoimmune activity. Make sure your testing includes thyroid antibody testing not just TSH. Many Dr.s miss autoimmune thyroid.
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What is autoimmune thyroid?
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Yes, it's 2016 and I'm replying to posts in 2008, but maybe this can help others, as some comments here help me.  I have weird internal trembly, electric vibrating feeling mostly at night after rest.  I also have Chronic EBV and chronic Lyme.  Thank you for someone who suggested too much sugar could make this worse.  I'll try to see if reducing sugar can help. You can't see the shaking zapping which is NOT normal.  I've only been ill three years so I remember what normal feels like.  I'm hoping acupuncture helps... Blessings of healing to all of you!
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Thank you for compiling the list of possible issues.  I have a lot of testing to look forward to in my future :)
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I had this type of symptom prior to being diagnosed with Parkinson's. A neurologist could tell you.
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Sri Lankan Ayurvedic medicine can CURE fibromyalgia.  I know someone close who took it when diagnosed.  Took time, but he is alright now.  I hope this information helps you.
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I too experience cold feet in connection with the internal tremors. They get cold when the internal tremor begins.
So far I have only managed to read less than half of the postings, but I am intrigued that no one so far seems to have mentioned the likely physiological connection between the internal tremors and inadequate muscle tone.
It seems to me there is only a slight physiological difference between the internal tremor and normal, healthy muscle tone (which we do not notice as a tremor but in fact it is), because recently I experienced internal tremor with a somewhat higher frequency vibration where I felt there was hardly any gap between the peaks. (If I had felt no gap at all then I would not be conscious of the tremor, meaning it would then be normal muscle tone.)
On other occasions the internal tremor has longer gaps between the peaks so that it shows up as a pinging feeling maybe 5 to 10 pings per second.
Another reason to suspect that the internal tremor is actually inadequate muscle tone:- It appears when I lie down and try to go to sleep, or when sleeping and then waking up to it. It disappears on getting up and walking around or standing still, and it very occasionally continues on sitting down. (It may even start when sitting down if close to falling asleep in the sitting position, but not strongly.) Since normal, healthy muscle tone is required to hold our body in (for example) a standing position, and is not needed when we lie down and relax, the internal tremor may be physiologically only slightly different (for chemical, biochemical or electrical reasons such as electrolyte imbalance in the blood) from normal, healthy muscle tone.
Another related comment, on anxiety as a cause:- Anxiety is a standard symptom of several different electrolyte and hormone imbalances in the blood, so in those cases either has a physical not mental cause or they are one and the same and so also physical.  When doctors write off internal tremors as anxiety, they are in fact failing to recognise that whether the anxiety is physical or mental in origin, it is showing up as a physical event. They need to ask themselves which they mean, (1) is the internal tremor merely imagined -- not real -- or (2) is it experienced, i.e. a physical event. If it is a physical event (and those of us who experience it know that is exactly what it is) then it must have a basis in the same biochemistry as muscle tone. If it is merely imagined then why are we able to describe it as a symptom that changes with our body position (standing or lying down, and other postural differences mentioned by many sufferers)?
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hi, maybe your heat pump system was producing vibrations. i think  that all our syntoms are the results of vibrations. i have have many cars near my home and many are tuning speakers ( more powerful ) and they produce low frequency sounds... vibrations. it's a kind of pollution. i'm italian, am a psychologist and i'm studyng about this problem. it's not ansiety caused but cause ansiety.  i'm sure that our problem is caused by infrasounds and other low frequencies. how many of you have some source of low frequencies? disco, hi fi car? home theather? something similar... sorry for my english and good luck to everyone :)
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I'm a 72 year old female. Four years ago my health started going downhill. After about 6 months I started shaking inside and my feet always felt like they were in a block of ice, although they did not feel cold to the touch. Bottom line is that eventually they discovered that I had 2 kinds of Pseudomonas AND the histoplasmosis virus caused by the inhalation of spores when living near the Mississippi river. Once these were cured, the internal shaking went away - what an absolute blessing. About 8 months ago I had a severe fall and in addition to a foot that was fractured in two places and a fractured ankle, the internal shaking started again. Four years ago I think I had every test and saw every specialist there was but no answers. Four years ago I lived at the beach and now I live in the dessert - obviously not environmental at least for me. Just had my annual physical and my blood tests were amazingly good - my doctor said that people would pay good money to have them that good. My cardiologist who is in his early 40s said my heart tests are better than his. I do have fibromyalgia but no pain thanks to Dr. St. Amand's guaifenesin protocol. I can't find a connection between the internal shaking and anything at all - I've even kept a diary to be sure. The only possible thing I've heard is that someone wrote a book about how our body shakes inside to change the way our nerve endings that are just under the skin re-organize themselves after they have been disturbed. Makes sense in my case. Evidently the book explains how when you have surgery, these connections go haywire due to cutting the skin. Has anyone heard of this book? Also after 8 months I still have a lot of body pain from my neck to my toes on the right side so I'm not healing well from the fall either.
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I wrote here on 5 August 2014:

"I have been wondering about possible irritation of the sciatic nerve by tightness in the piriformis muscle, but haven't seen an osteopath about that yet."

The osteopath wasn't interested in my suggestion.

A physiotherapist, whom I had consulted about my calf muscle pain, had told me that my piriformis muscles were in spasm.

Eventually, I saw a chiropractor who said it was possible my foot tingling was coming from sciatic nerve irritation, even in the absence of pain down the upper leg.

I finally have pain going down the sides of my upper legs, which has made my soleus calf muscle pain worse. Also, pain in buttocks. Although they were already tender, they hurt now when I sit.

I'm pretty sure the foot buzzing after cycling was caused by pressure on the piriformis muscle caused by the hardness of the saddle.

The spasm above my left hip has got worse.

I am sure now I have Piriformis Syndrome which is a form of sciatica, and suspect this is responsible for the foot tingling.

Hope you find this interesting and that it may enlighten some readers as to the cause of their own symptoms.
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It seems to me that the wonderful people who have researched and shared their cures and/or reliefs for our problems include: Magnesium supplements, slapping and stretching, heavy metal testing and detox if indicated, good mattress, pillow and sleeping positions, PCR test for Lyme disease, EMF issues supplement with iodine, magnesium, selenium and sea salt, candida yeast testing and remediation. I may have missed several, but this list does give us hope. Thank you to all who have contributed.
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It helps me to see that I am not alone.
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Magnesium deficiency is something to research.
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Wow, this forum has been going on for years!  I've read through all the posts and it seems nobody has a really clear answer but it's reassuring to know that I'm not alone in having this bizarre internal trembling. Mine is not external - it just feels like a power source is running through me. It's been going on for about 3 months now and is no longer occasional but every day.  I don't notice it much when I'm up and about because I'm focused on other things but in bed I really notice it when lying still.  Sometimes it's absent, but then when I move around it starts up. I don't know whether anyone else has felt they can calm it down by concentrating on it to disappear - I can seem to do this temporarily. I have other similar symptoms to many people here - strange skin sensations, numbness, tingling in various parts of my body, menthol sensations on my tongue, lips, lower back pain, neck pain. I was convinced I must have MS and asked unhelpful GP to referme to a private neurologist. He organised an MRI and EP tests but both show negative as well as various blood tests. Only question was a slight 'change' in an area of the spinal cord in the cervical area - cause unknown. Another common denominator seems to be a positive ANA which I tested to over 12 years ago. I don't drink, don't take meds, but yes I certainly have had a build up of stress in my life over the past 5 yearsand have been found to have high cholesterol and low vitamin D which I now supplement along with a few other vitamins.  I think we all fear a serious illness is behind our symptoms - I know I do, and when doctors put stress down as a cause it just feels like they're not interested or don't want to spend the NHS's money (UK) on investigating symptoms that are too vague and can have so many causes. I want to try to get an answer (and hopefully the right treatment) if it costs me ££ in private med charges so thinking about seeing a rheumatologist or endocrinologist who will have a different angle. In the meantime as my stress isn't going to go away I will try other routes such as massage, yoga, acupuncture and maybe homeopathy to see whether any of these make a difference.  i hope some of you have managed to resolve this or at least found coping mechanisms.
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Hi did you find an answer? My symptoms mimic yours to a tee. I also get muscle twitching as well as the internal vibration feeling and menthol feeling on lips. Please help if you csn. 10 months I've had this nonsense and neurologists found nothing. Next stop endocrinologist.
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omg Im having the same exact thing your having for 2 months now. internal tremors that wake me up at night. I notice them when laying down or really tired going to bed, and I believe I also have the ebv virus and all my test results were the same as yours. positive ANA test but everything else plus my RA was negative I dont know what step to take next .maybe a neurologist
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I have experienced the trembling most people have on this board. It has become permanent for the last 2 years. It has complicated my heart issues (atrial fibrillation). I think my heart is trembling along with the other muscles over a majority of my body complicating my heart-associated fatigue. This trembling has been present for a number of years and seems to link to other conditions involving muscle tremors that I first noticed following sinus infections and alcohol consumption which left me for a few days with brief tremors in my superficial muscles of my head and ear drum. Another condition appeared along with my heart problems; shivering in my chest area that required me to leave bed and sit over a floor furnace for 45 minutes till the shivering stopped. I consider it life threatening. I have experienced this in the e.r. while connected to ekg and there were no electrical traces of the symptom.

There has been some success for me in dealing with the issue in the past. Sometimes I can't do chores because it seems that the trembling is affecting my heart. Howerver, often in the past, the tremors went away with exercise involving the muscles of my chest; lifting heavy bundles and pushing a lawnmower. This applies to symptoms of afib as well as the trembling symptom.

My diet has been full of sugar which could easily cause nutritional imbalances. I just took an epsom salt bath and am attempting to alkalize my tissues in hopes that it is an issue with electrolytes. Exercise no longer resloves the trembling for me.

A new area of therapy cropped up recently: energy work using lasers and scenar devices. These devices can be obtained for home use for a combined expense of under $1000. The operative theory is that tissues become under-volted and membranes do not pass nutrients in and waste out. Additionally, the nervous system "switches off" healing to areas that the brain has repeatedly attempted to heal. The scenar creates nerve impulse like signals that re-set the healing process. These devices have given me temporary relief. The laser stopped trembling (or significantly reduced intensity) in several different regions of treatment for a day or two. Laser is light energy that penetrates to problem tissues (see LLLT on the web). These devices can be applied to energy pathways (Chinese acupuncture meridians) to treat systemic issues, i.e. nervous system dystonia. Given that my history includes shivering in the same areas as trembling could it be that the trembling is a spastic response to a lack of energy?  

Though these means are not proven in the U.S. they have a successful history in Eastern Europe. They have the appeal of capability to be broadly applied and broad in effect.

My layman's interpretation of the progress of my condition focuses on the muscle tissues rather than the central nervous system. Opinions seem to be divided on the question of which system is at fault. I don't see how the cns could affect particular muscle masses. How does the condition "spread"? is another question for me. It appeals to me that the source of the problem does not necessarily have to be determined in order to treat it. Broad solutions such as nutrition, dirty electricity/EMF control, energy devices, yoga, alkalizing techniques offer hope to me for all my health issues. I will pursue these in favor of medical treatments.

Sorry this is such a long post but I wanted to share even though I can't offer a treatment (yet).
John
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Here are some areas that I have worked on without any success.
Improvements have been made in my thyroid with armour and megadoses of iodine. EMF exposure has been reduced 80%. 4 colonic series with herbal colon cleanse. More exercise. Device protocol for Parkinsons (LLLT and Scenar). Restore autonomic nervous system balance with above devices. Quantum Pulse device treatment series.
Now I will try heavy metal testing
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Hi All,

I am 31, Female and have had the most stressful period in my life. Everything started in October, 2015 when I lost my job and I got extremely stressed out. In December I went to have some beers with friends and the following morning I felt pan above my belly button, I had CT Scan and Blood work everything looked good but found a small cyst on my ovary. Then I got another job and after a month I lost it because of Visa paper wok ( I am Hungarian living in the USA) Haven't been able to work for more then 2 months. I have been stressed out for 3 months but I think everything started getting better, I did FODMAP diet and no alcohol, exercise etc.
In March I had my birthday and I went out had some wine and beers for 2 days. I did no feel any pain in my belly so I was happy. But right after the first day of having wine I felt tingling in my feet. I got very stressed what else could come after all I have been through. I also started taking Vitamin B6 50 mg and Symprove probiotics a couple days before having alcohol. Since then I have not been feeling good at all. I have muscle twitches, week legs and arms, painful jaws and grinding teeth. The last couple nights I have experienced the Shakes too. That is so awful. At the moment when I am about to fall asleep I start shaking in the inside (nothing visible in the outside) then I wake up calm myself down and its gone. Also feel this weird thing in the morning when I wake up. Its been 3 days now. I cry every day, I am so nervous and don't understand what is happening.
I remember having this shakes once when I was a teenager and had lots of booze the night before. Also I had it a month ago when I was waiting for the CT Scan results but when I learned it was ok then it went away and now its back.
Can anyone help and tell me why I feel this and what could help. :(
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Check your magnesium level. Your symtoms are the same as mine and my magnesium level was low. Once I started supplements,the symptoms slowly went away.
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