The Orthostatic Tremor Forum (archive)

Sometimes I have vertigo depending on the position of my head. I think my whole upper body is messed up from trying to compensate for my leg tremors.

Hi everyone, Its been a while since I have been on the forum. I just went 39 weeks without any OT during a pregnancy and now they are really bad. I am going to try to explain this the best I can. I start out ok in the am but by the end of the day I am leaning up against the sink in the bathroom just...

Hi Everyone. My OT were gone through my entire pregnancy. Did anyone else have this experience? Now they are back really bad.

:oops: The other day for the first time I had a problem while walking for split second my right leg felt like it was going to give out and I felt a little spacial disorientation. It took me a long time to realize that the feeling of falling was not comming from my head, but my legs when I was standi...

I was wondering if anyone had a bacterial infection such as Lyme Disease or Bartonella prior to POT. I have chronic Lyme Disease which has caused some neurological problems. Does anyone now it nerve damage due to bacterial infection has caused Tremors in the legs?

:roll: Hi, the more I use my legs to try and stand or the more I have to stand during the day the worse the muscles feel by the end of the day. The muscles hurt to pinch them. I think they are tight because I use them so much to try not to fall when I am standing still. I have flares somedays are wo...

:roll: I have the most difficult time in the shower. I feel like am going to go down. My legs become like jello. I think that I use the muscles in my legs so much more to try and stand still with out falling all day that when the hot water hits them they become worse because they relax and I cant st...