Poll Do You Shake?

[SunnyBrookFarm]

I shake externally and internally - sometimes when triggered - often when under EXTREME stress or when I am at that almost breaking down point. I have CPTSD.

 

[NarcSis]

I usually shake internally but when faced with extremes in stress (like a confrontation or a bad trigger) I find my hands tremor - it annoys me. Used to be normal response to an adrenalin dump when i was working but now, it happens with alot less stress than a 'bad call'.

 

[CCurry]

External for my bf. The very first time I saw that was right after we had sex for the first time. I had never seen that before but at the time I thought boy this guy is REALLY into me....LOL.

Too funny now that I think back, turned out it was ptsd. I've since found out any stress good or bad can cause his shakes.

C.

 

[AmberEyes]

I've been shaking a lot, off and on all day long. It seems to be getting worse. I have more external shakes. I've almost always had the startle thing, it comes and goes. I have to sit with my back to the wall.

 

[LoveWins]

I have PTSD and I shake when upset, anxious, afraid and during flashbacks

 

[This Ends Now]

i was prescribed atenolol (it is a beta blocker used for people with heart problems) it helped my shaking a lot, when this first started happening. I haven't used it in a while but it does help. I also have a cousin with PTSD and she shakes too, she finds acupuncture helpful. The shaking made me feel so totally out of control.
I think i would rather have hot flashes, my mother just says get on with your life..stop feeling sorry for yourself..Ya I love this life. Sorry, i am having a HUGE poor me day, well week.
Take care everyone.

Atenolol rocks! My MD started me on this just a few months ago and it has helped a lot. I was very skeptical at first, but this past week I have been taking it every day as a preventative measure and have noticed a much more stable attitude and reduced need for colonzepam. I also do not get dizzy as much and react better even when triggered. I wonder how many others have had this work?

Liz H.

 

[No-Twitch-Tabitha]

I apologize if this has already been mentioned, but for anyone who takes Wellbutrin, one of the side-effects is fine tremors. Mine got to the point where I was having trouble performing fine motor skills like writing and typing. My psych changed my prescription and I still tremor, but it isn't nearly as bad. I also think it could have to do with my C-PTSD and GAD. I shake and go cold when I'm anxious.

 

[Cate]

I take Propanolol when I know I'm going into a situation where I will panic.

Propanolol is a beta blocker so it doesn't drug you up or make you stoned....it does stop the shakes and the hypervenilating (I tend to hyperventilate) and it's not addictive in any way.

Cate

 

[Deleted member 1860]

I shake externally, but this is something new for me. When I am about to go into panic mode (before a panic attack) I start to shake. Like I said before, this is something new to me as I have only started shaking within the last few months. Oh, and I have PTSD

eta

I have been using atenolol for ten years now... I asked the pharmacist in the phospital about why propranolol was prescribed more often for PTSD and he said it was solely b/c it was one of the first beta blockers so there is more evidence for its efficacy. However, atenolol works just as well and has the benefit of once a day dosing whereas propranolol must be taken multiple times a day due to its short half life.

 

[Glaucus]

Rarely internally, but now. Mostly, I shake externally but I do not notice this myself. I say I feel OK when hypervigilant and sharp. And that's OK even if I am shaking.

 

[Red Feather]

I have never used the word internally when it comes to shaking, but I do it all the time. I have been shaking internally for many years now, and with PTSD it has gotten much worse. And I also shake externally quite often, when I am stressed or feeling unstable than I shake all the time.

I think it is really stressful to shake all the time. I think the only time I don't shake is when I am sleeping, which is why I need my sleep so much.

 

[who am i kim]

CPTSD - I shake internally after an event of any sorts, it is a sign of the anxiety that i am going through. But I do not notice it until afterwards how bad the anxiety was until I get the shakes.