hands shaking – side effect??
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Pred made my hands shake so badly! It wouldn’t hurt to mention it to your doc. I saw the symptoms subside once I weaned off the pred. Be well- Tracy CD class of ‘98 my homepage: http://home.talkcity.com/ParadiseDr/goodboie/index.html : ) smile – it makes people wonder what you’re up to!
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I get the shakes too, the neurologist said that it was a familial tremor and prescribed rivotril shich my sleep doctor put me on for leg tremors aka nocturnal myoclonus. Killed two birds with one pill, actually four pills, 2 in the AM and 2 in the PM. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My hands are continually shaking. Not badly, just there all of the time, makes balancing food on a fork difficult. Does anyone know if this is a side effect of pred (40mg /day) or azathioprine (100mg /day) or any other UC meds? have been on pred before & not noticed this. Just been in hospital for 2 weeks with bad flare & am now pain free & relatively symptom free. TIA Tony I believe the general rule is: If your hands shake when you are attempting to do something with them (hold food on a fork, etc.), it could be a benign, clinically unimportant "intention" tremor. Sometimes these are hereditary. On the other hand, if your hands shake while they are at rest (e.g., lying in your lap), it may be a more serious problem. But do check with your doctor.
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oh yeah, i had it with the pred. too, remember now. i remember the sweats…omg!! jeffy
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I had it when i took pred and cyclosporine (and lots a other stuff) together, but after dropping pred, no longer. i get it bad with tacrolimus (prograf) and cyclosplorine. it is possible with pred. aza, i didn’t take long enough, had enough trouble with the large muscle pains and chest pains! jeffy My hands are continually shaking. Not badly, just there all of the time, makes balancing food on a fork difficult. Does anyone know if this is a side effect of pred (40mg /day) or azathioprine (100mg /day) or any other UC meds? have been on pred before & not noticed this. Just been in hospital for 2 weeks with bad flare & am now pain free & relatively symptom free. TIA Tony — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. So check it anyway! No attachments unless advised in body of email. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
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I had it when i took pred and cyclosporine (and lots a other stuff) together, but after dropping pred, no longer. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – i get it bad with tacrolimus (prograf) and cyclosplorine. it is possible with pred. aza, i didn’t take long enough, had enough trouble with the large muscle pains and chest pains! jeffy My hands are continually shaking. Not badly, just there all of the time, makes balancing food on a fork difficult. Does anyone know if this is a side effect of pred (40mg /day) or azathioprine (100mg /day) or any other UC meds? have been on pred before & not noticed this. Just been in hospital for 2 weeks with bad flare & am now pain free & relatively symptom free. TIA Tony — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. So check it anyway! No attachments unless advised in body of email. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
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i get it bad with tacrolimus (prograf) and cyclosplorine. it is possible with pred. aza, i didn’t take long enough, had enough trouble with the large muscle pains and chest pains! jeffy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My hands are continually shaking. Not badly, just there all of the time, makes balancing food on a fork difficult. Does anyone know if this is a side effect of pred (40mg /day) or azathioprine (100mg /day) or any other UC meds? have been on pred before & not noticed this. Just been in hospital for 2 weeks with bad flare & am now pain free & relatively symptom free. TIA Tony — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. So check it anyway! No attachments unless advised in body of email. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
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Just a thought- We all started to notice that my Father-in-law’s hands were shaking and we thought he had Parkinsons. It turned out to be Diabetes. He’s doing well watching his diet. Just a thought. Diana
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Tony: I’m on 100mg’s of azathioprine, and was told by my doctor that hand shakes are a side effect of this drug. My shakes come and go, and aren’t really that bad, but noticeable. Take care. Dean – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My hands are continually shaking. Not badly, just there all of the time, makes balancing food on a fork difficult. Does anyone know if this is a side effect of pred (40mg /day) or azathioprine (100mg /day) or any other UC meds? have been on pred before & not noticed this. Just been in hospital for 2 weeks with bad flare & am now pain free & relatively symptom free. TIA Tony — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. So check it anyway! No attachments unless advised in body of email. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
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I’m on 50mg Azathioprine but don’t get any shakes. I suspect I’m going to be told soon that the dose should go up, so this is very useful information – British medics routinely lie to patients. S.
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My hands are continually shaking. Not badly, just there all of the time, makes balancing food on a fork difficult. Does anyone know if this is a side effect of pred (40mg /day) or azathioprine (100mg /day) or any other UC meds? have been on pred before & not noticed this. Just been in hospital for 2 weeks with bad flare & am now pain free & relatively symptom free. TIA Tony
I believe the general rule is: If your hands shake when you are attempting to do something with them (hold food on a fork, etc.), it could be a benign, clinically unimportant "intention" tremor. Sometimes these are hereditary. On the other hand, if your hands shake while they are at rest (e.g., lying in your lap), it may be a more serious problem. But do check with your doctor.
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My hands are continually shaking. Not badly, just there all of the time, makes balancing food on a fork difficult. Does anyone know if this is a side effect of pred (40mg /day) or azathioprine (100mg /day) or any other UC meds? have been on pred before & not noticed this. Just been in hospital for 2 weeks with bad flare & am now pain free & relatively symptom free. TIA Tony — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. So check it anyway! No attachments unless advised in body of email. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
