Propranolol or Primidone for Tremor?
I was diagnosed 5 years ago with Parkinson's, the main symptom being a severe tremor, which hasn't been relieved by PD meds. So I'm considering trying the essential tremors meds, Propranolol (Inderal) or Primidone (Mysoline). I'm thinking that I might have both PD and ET. Has anyone else tried either of those meds, and what were the results?
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inderal
I take inderal 10 mgs occasionally when I have to give a lecture in a class I'm teaching. It lowers the blood pressure and thus moderates (but does not eliminate) tremor -- one of the stress symptoms of pd. It's quite popular among classical musicians/soloists who don't want their nerves to get the better of their technical skills. It's very inexpensive with, for me, no side effects.
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Early on, I was prescribed Propranolol. It did nothing for the tremor. Every male in my family has high blood pressure. This has been determined to be a genetic trait in my family. I now take Metoprolol due to having PD, which as I understand is a more selective beta-blocker yet still Propranolol. It works wonders on the high blood pressure but as my luck would have it, nothing for the tremor. As a matter of fact, nothing I have tried helps with the tremor. All I can really say is try it. If it works, great! If not move on to the next one or learn to live with the tremor. Big choice, huh?
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tremor and twiddling
I have a tremor only in my left hand. If I twiddle my thumbs, the tremor disappears. I've been using this technique for five years as a way to mask my malady. It also has the added benefit of making me look contemplative and deep . . . :). Unfortunately I haven't figured out a way to twiddle my thumbs and type at the saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame time.
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