The Orthostatic Tremor Forum (archive)

I have to add my two cents worth about showering. My tremors are pretty good, and there are many things I can no longer do. But showering is NOT one of them. I have a stool in the shower as well as a bar of the shower wall. I have a cover on the toilet seat and, before I get in the shower, I put a t...

Have any of you found a little thickening around the waist and tummy? I have and I know why. I sit to do everything possible. Cook, bathe, volunteer work. And I'm afraid to walk alone. I live in an adult community and everyone stops and chats when you are out taking a walk. I try to walk and my inte...

Hello, J: Good to hear from you! NO. You are not alone, feeling the way you do about your OT's. All of us, who have it, feel as you do. There are many things I just cannot do, and many that I do, I need help. I, too, use a bench in the shower and also in the kitchen. I wouldn't be able to prepare di...

I was wondering if anyone out there has tried acupuncture or meditation to relieve the stress of OT. It was mentioned to me when I first had OT, and I scoffed at the time. Now that I've tried every medication in the book (that my neurologist and I know of), I'm wondering about the above.

I have written a couple of letters to the orthostatic tremor website over the past 5 years and have responses from at least half a dozen of you. I also have had a personal connection with Gloria. My OT's are the bane of my existance. I would be interested in hearing if there are any new medications ...