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&#039;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 &quot;are you nervous?&quot; 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&#039;t cut the tremor down enough. I&#039;m a medical student now and I felt like it slowed down my mind. I couldn&#039;t think quickly. Propranolol works the best for me 80mg ER."