Parkinsons Fear

[msclifton34]

I have a fear that I have Parkinsons Disease but my dr's don't seem to think so.  I am a 34 year old female.  My left hand tremors when it is in a resting position similar to the way you hold your hands while meditating in yoga.  If I hold my hand like that or even when it's just laying in my lap my hand will tremor.  It stops when I move it.  I also have pain in the hand similar to what I think arthritis might feel like and my arm also has a dull achy pain.  At times it feels like my whole arm is shaking but it's not visible, it's more internal.  I have the internal shaky feeling all over actually.  My concern is that this is the very early stages of Parkinson's disease but not one is convinced.  My MD referred me to a neurologist and she was not concerned with the tremor.  She said some people tremor.   I was told it was maybe anxiety.   Can anxiety cause tremors?  I am having a hard time moving on from this and obsess about it all day long.  I'm constantly checking my hand to see if the tremor is still there...... which it is.  I am convinced it is early Parkinsons disease.  I don't have any of the other Parkinsons symptoms but feel it is just a matter of time.  Does this sound like Parkinson's disease to you?  Should I get a second opinion from a different neurologist?

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Thank you for your question. Although without being able to examine you I can not offer you the specific advice on diagnosis and treatment that you need, but I would try to provide you some relevant information about your health concern.

In Parkinson’s disease apart from tremor, other associated symptoms are poor balance, inability to walk & coordination of muscles and unstable mood. Therefore, this possibility may be the least likely cause here. Generally, this kind of non-intentional tremors occur when you are depressed or stressed due to general anxiety disorder or sometimes due to hormonal (thyroid) imbalance. A doctor may suggest counseling or psychotherapy, physiotherapy, treating related stress and avoidance of triggering factors by doing meditations/yoga that can be helpful in recovering from the condition. Additionally, it will be helpful if you keep the tremor occurrence log where you can record and specifics the tremor, including how long they lasted, any triggering factors that you may have noticed. This will help your doctor to determine the nature of the tremor and factors that causing it, therefore what kind of treatment need to be started. Hope this information proves helpful to you.

Take Care & Regards!!!

[opinmin]

I agree with theasian.  If it will give you peace of mind you can get a second opinion.  

Keep us posted.

[theasian]

I'm no expert but resting tremor doesn't necessarily mean PD. I've done a bit of research since I have a tremor mostly at rest too but before most neuros will consider PD they will want to see other symptoms like problems with your gait and things like that.

Sometimes a tremor is just a tremor is just a tremor. And yes, anxiety can definately cause it. I know with me, it definately makes my tremor alot worse.