The Orthostatic Tremor Forum (archive)

I totally get the downstairs problem. A lot of times I get the shakes all over when I try to navigate the stairs. I’ve been known to stagger at times randomly. In fact I broke our kitchen table when I lost my balance and fell onto it a few years ago. I really try to hide my Essential Tremor as much ...

My name is Mark, I’m 41 and I was just diagnosed with OT on 6/3/11 by a neurologist who I found very attentive and concerned (we talked for an hour at my appointment, unheard of now a days). I was also diagnosed with Essential Tremors the same day. I didn’t know what they were but just knew that I h...