Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  Lode(noun) a water course or way; a reach of water. 2  Lode(noun) a metallic vein; any regular vein or course, whether metallic or not.
An anticholinergic medication may be recommended to reduce symptoms of bothersome tremor in people with Parkinson disease under age 70 who do not have significant akinesia or difficulty walking. Anticholinergics may be given alone, or with levodopa or dopamine agonists in people with more advanced disease who have a persistent tremor.
The beta-blocker Inderal (propranolol) has been used to treat essential tremor for more than 40 years. Other beta-blockers such as Lopressor also may be effective. It is not clear how Inderal reduces tremors, but the drug may work by blocking nerve impulses to the muscles.