benign essential trem
"I grew up playing classical piano and as I got older my hands would shake at every performance. By the time I was a senior in college it was anxiety provoking to play concerts. Then in my mid 20's the tremor starting happening in social situations, picking up glasses, soup is the worst, and even when I was alone. It has very little to do with feeling nervous. I have much empathy for all the comments about people saying "are you nervous?" It is so annoying. I saw a neurologist who started me on Primidone. I tried it for a few months at 50mg BID but it just didn't cut the tremor down enough. I'm a medical student now and I felt like it slowed down my mind. I couldn't think quickly. Propranolol works the best for me 80mg ER."