The Orthostatic Tremor Forum (archive)

I have been diagnosed with Orthostatic tremor and orthostatic myoclonus. I had deep brain stimulation surgery about a month ago and it was highly successful. I was wheelchair bound for about a year prior to the surgery. Now I can stand, walk, and do not have any tremors or myoclonic jerking. I'll be...

I am a new member of this group. I have been diagnosed with Orthostatic tremor and Orthostatic Myoclonus. After trying a number of medications, none of which did much good, deep brain stimulation surgery was suggested. I had the surgery in June of 2013 and it was very successful. I had been wheelcha...

I have been diagnosed with Orthostatic Tremor for about 3 years and with Orthostatic Myoclonus for about a year. They tried several medications and none of them worked, some made the condition worse. As a last resort, Deep Brain Stimulation was suggested. I was somewhat apprehensive about it, but si...