![]() Would it be dramatic to ask my doc if I can take a beta blocker? Or should I just warn people like “I’m not nervous, I just have a tremor lol”? Of course first step would be to eliminate the stimulants, but I don’t think I could function in medical school without them either. I will say that genuinely being unsure or nervous makes it worse, as does caffeine and my Ritalin. Any unease I have is usually surrounding my tremor, not the situation itself. Ill be completely calm and start doing something as simple as taking a cervical swab, and all I can think is “okay be steady” and of course my hands instantly start to shake. I’m rarely nervous in clinical situations and am confident in my abilities to do various hands-on tasks. I don’t want patients to see me shaking because it’s not very assuring to think your provider is nervous to the point of trembling lol, and I don’t want attendings to think I’m an incompetent nervous wreck either. It’s not disabling, it’s just frustrating.īut now that I’m doing hands-on stuff clinic-side, I’m quite concerned. ![]() When I worked in a lab, trying to load a gel had me shaking like a leaf, especially if my lab mates were watching. The more I focus and try to be steady, the larger the amplitude gets. It happens when I’m trying to make fine motor movements, especially when I am trying to concentrate on precision or if I know someone is watching me do the task. My mom can attest to the fact that, even as a child, my hands would shake when trying to do my barbie’s hair. I have had bilateral hand/arm tremors for as long as I can remember. So I am a 3rd year on rotations right now and I am getting increasingly worried about my essential tremor.
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