overheating and tremors

[CheyTag]

Hi all hope you're all well:)
Was wondering if any of you get tremors (especially limbs) when becoming overheated... this just started happening and I'm just curious:)
Thanks:)

[CheyTag]

Wow LuLu that's crazy!! Thanks for your input... I will let my PCP know:)

[Lulu54]

A few years back I was exhibiting mild tremors and my neuro labeled them essential tremors.  they would come and go but they were much as Ess describes. And it got worse - my father has had essential tremors for years so the dx for me was no surprise.  

What was a big surprise is the tremor went away AFTER the discovered I had that nasty round with sepsis and was hospitalized.  It turns out that infection was responsible for the tremor.  My point in revisiting this is don't take anything for granted with these types of symptoms - sometimes the obvious answer isn't the right one.

[yousyous8]

That was very interesting Ess. Thanks for the info.

[CheyTag]

Thanks JJ.... My other symptoms are headache, tingling/weak/heavy legs mainly left leg, agitation, fatigue.

As far as the tremor... Both times it started as I was changing my clothes and it starts in my hands but I can actually feel it deep inside first... Strange... But it starts in my hands when I'm doing something. It takes over my whole body sometimes, even my head.

It lasts for about 20 minutes until I sit down and relax/cool down...

Thanks for your response...

[supermum_ms]

I've actually been wondering if what you're describing could be the same as the tremor that's 'more common' to MS eg action/intention or if it sounds like it could be something else entirely?

With out more information or a description, there's the potential with sx's like 'tremor' to make assumptions that its one thing, but 'tremor' is basically an umbrella term with different types (and causes) under it, so exactly what you experience can be a big clue leaning towards the type of tremor you have.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/739106_4

The above article list and describes all the different types of tremors and it will give you some idea of how complex 'tremor' can actually be to work out, and maybe some clues to what it might be....

I noticed you've not mentioned any of your other sx's, also being affected when you overheat and if that is the case, then i'm not sure if it could be the same as MS Uhthoff's (heat intolerance) and causing you to experience a pseudo-exacerbation.

Cheers............JJ
    

[CheyTag]

Thanks ESS that was very helpful

[essdipity]

Hi and welcome.

Unfortunately there is no way to edit posts at this site, so we're stuck with what is there when we click on Post A Comment. Just come back with another post if you feel you need to clarify a comment.

Essential tremor is not an MS thing, but a separate disorder. From what I know, it is called 'essential' because it isn't a part of some other disease, and is benign. Mine started when I was 20 or 21, but MS didn't appear until many years later. It is usually hereditary, though not in my case, that I know of anyway.

In any event, essential tremor is a kind of action tremor, which is what is seen in MS. The tremor occurs when reaching for something or trying to do something. You should see me applying mascara. Takes 2 hands! There are a lot of descriptors for this kind of tremor and the names are confusing to say the least. I think what matters from the diagnostic standpoint is that there is no tremor when the limb in question is at rest. In Parkinsons, by contrast, resting tremors are frequent.

It is possible to have tremors, including essential tremors, in other parts of the body than just hands. Mine appears very mildly in my voice. You might want to read up on this subject just for general information.

If tremors are part of your MS, it makes a lot of sense that they get worse when you're overheated or very tired. If things improve considerably after resting or cooling off, that's considered a pseudoexacerbation.

ess

[CheyTag]

Thanks Melly81b:) This has happened to me two days in a row...

[Melly81b]

I don't know how to edit my posts.  My tremor is mainly in my hands and worse case, my head.

[Melly81b]

Yes, this has happened to me quite a few times. I have MS and was recently dx'd with something called essential tremor.  If I'm outside in the heat all day, I noticed the tremor is much worse at night.  Or if I'm completely worn out from pushing myself so hard all day. I try my best not to overheat because it aggregates the MS (hands tingle and makes inflammation worse.)