STRESS and increase in symptoms
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 6:29 pm
When I first joined the group a while ago, my thought that stress increased the symptoms was verified by Gloria. (Haven't heard anything from her in ages. I hope she is OK.)
Six weeks ago, and again today, the situation was verified again. Six weeks ago, I had an epidural cortisone injection in my back to decrease the extreme pain of sciatica due to spinal stenosis. It was hell. Today, I had another epidural cortisone injection which was nearly painless. (The edema had decreased enough to allow the med to go where it was supposed to go.) Talk about stress!! Each time, my OT symptoms were so bad after the injection, and part of the next day, that my legs and total torso were like jelly. But eventually the extreme tremors lessened to their annoying, aggravating, awful state the next day.
So there is great truth, at least for me, that stress exacerbates OT tremors. Each time involved mental and physical stress. Aren't we lucky to have this rare disorder????
Six weeks ago, and again today, the situation was verified again. Six weeks ago, I had an epidural cortisone injection in my back to decrease the extreme pain of sciatica due to spinal stenosis. It was hell. Today, I had another epidural cortisone injection which was nearly painless. (The edema had decreased enough to allow the med to go where it was supposed to go.) Talk about stress!! Each time, my OT symptoms were so bad after the injection, and part of the next day, that my legs and total torso were like jelly. But eventually the extreme tremors lessened to their annoying, aggravating, awful state the next day.
So there is great truth, at least for me, that stress exacerbates OT tremors. Each time involved mental and physical stress. Aren't we lucky to have this rare disorder????