I have what appears to be a permanent hand tremor due to my med history. For a great while it was terrible, and sometimes parkinsonian in magnitude. Some meds were changed around. Now I only have the tremor when I am agitated.

What is interesting is the neurologist diagnosed me with a moderate essential tremor, essential meaning they do not have a clue what is causing it. He placed me on high doses of Propranolol which helped me to get dizzy and pass out a few times. He told me I will eventually need brain surgery. I then ignored him. I switched to Primidone with the help of my pdoc. This helped allot.The switch of my other meds allowed me to get off of Primidone.

As an interesting part of this saga of mine, my dizziness was blamed on orthostatic hypotension by my cardiologist. I did not believe him. I thought it must be my meds. I went through two other cardiologists before one thought my meds may be causing my dizziness. So after another change in meds with my pdoc, these symptoms also disappeared.

I tell you, I believe some of these doctors should not have their license to practice medicine when something brain-dead simple is overlooked, even by multiple doctors. Between this and problems finding a pdoc that actually knows what he is doing and willing to work with me at the same time, it is a wonder I am able to function as well as I am. It has taken ten years to get this far. And I am lucky I am on disability with a program that pays for all my meds and my pdoc visits. Otherwise I would be SOL.

Sorry for the rant.