The Orthostatic Tremor Forum (archive)

Hi every one, it has been some time since I came online - so here is an update. I am now taking 6 .5 mg tabs Clanazepam in the morning as the lower dose was't giving me the same relief plus my Dr in the UK has done a lot of research and I am now taking Pregabaline also. 3 capsules in the morning (wi...

Hi Vallis I have had OT for over 20+ years. I was put on 'Clanazepam' - just 1 x .5mg tablet a day which worked wonders from day one of taking it. As time went by my problem came back as my body got used to the drug, so I had to take 2 .5mg tablets. Once agian this helped but then the OT started to ...

Hi Harry So pleased Lyrica is working well for you. Have you had any side effects? I Started on Lyrica (Pregabalin) on the 7th December 2009. I started on 50 mg at night and gradually built up to 200mg twice a day I have found that gradually over the period I have developed some nasty 'side effects'...

Hello Cara, my name is Daphne and I have been taking Clonazipam for over 20 years. I take 4 x .5mg in the morning and I found this was not helping. I started originaly on 1 x .5mg and it worked wonders. I was able to stand with no problem. Gradually I had to take extra as one was not working anymore...

Hi, my name is Daphne and I have had OT for over 20 years. I am 66 years old and live in the Oxfordahire Area. Firstly I would like to say that I have been taking Clonazepam since I was diagnosed. I started on one .5mg a day (taken first thing in the morning. This worked really well and my OT stoppe...

Hello Blossom

Many thanks for the information re Dr Silburn. Yes his name was Dr Peter Silburn and I have gone on to the website and emailed them to see if it is the same one andto ask if they would be able to give me his email address.

Thank you once again.

Daphne (UK)

Hello Joyce Re your question about 'Clonazepam' - I was diagnosed in 1995 (by a Dr who was working in Oxford UK for a couple of years - His name was Dr Silburn and he came from Australia) luckily for me he knew straight away what my problem was and he put me on 'Clonazepam.' He put me on 1 x.5mg tab...

dEAR GLORIA I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN PUT ON THE NEW DRUG CLONAZEPAM. ARE THERE ANY OF YOU OUT THERE WHO HAVE BEEN HELPED WITH THIS DRUG. i AM ALSO TAKING TREATMENTS ON A WAX D THEREPY MACHINE AT A CHIROPRATOR OFFICE WHICH SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO BE BEING HELPED BY THIS PROCEDURE IF THERE IS A BACK PROBLEM ...