AIBU to ask you what you think if a young man has trembling hands

[ConfusedWife1234]

What is the first thing you would think of? Would you give it a second thought at all? This is just a poll cause I wanna know.

As I do it myself and have done my entire life (dm is the same) I’m unlikely to think anything

My hands often shake people always ask me if im ok because im shaking. I used to have to say i just always shake i dont know why. Found out 2 years ago from a pharmacist its from my my salbutomal inhaler. Why drs havnt been able to tell me this for 23 years prior i dont know

Essential tremor, medication, mental health.
I’d not think too much into it tbh. My asthma inhaler used to make me shake like crazy

I have essential tremor so I'd think maybe he has too.

My son suffers with this - for him it's from 15 yrs of motocross riding. There are all sorts of causes, certainly not all alcohol, drug or mental health-related.

Anxiety. My hands can tremble eating/drinking infront of people it's an awful condition that I find very embarrasing incase I spill my drink or food because my hands are shaking.

Full dose Venlafaxine

My first thought would be that they were taking antipsychotic medication, but I’m a mental health nurse so my perception is probably skewed!

I would think a condition like MS or Parkinson’s

My dad had trembling hands all his lifecfrom a young child. Hundreds of doctors appointments over the years never found the cause. They stopped trembling when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the age of 69.

I knew a guy in his early 20s with Parkinson's so yea u can have it young

It could be
Parkinson's
Dyspraxia
Addiction
Anxiety
Too much caffeine

My husbands medication makes his hands tremble slightly

Stress and the subsequent adrenaline build up can cause tremors

My S's hands tremor , it's just what they do !

Not because of alcohol , drugs , illness etc

Benign essential tremor.

I think most people would be empathetic rather than judgemental.

And I would assume that part of the ptsd is that he would feel vulnerable towards others judgements.

Am glad he's getting help. X

yes my grandson since he was 17 ... suffers from MS

Your poor DH. My hands tremble whenever I'm nervous (public speaking and having to fiddle with laptops/slides/sheets of paper is a particular nightmare). I'm self conscious about it, but it's made me very empathic towards other people who have trembly hands. I never assume anything and just ignore it.

My son has trembling hands. In his case it’s linked to epilepsy.

I would probably have thought nervousness/medical condition (not alcohol or drugs unless there was some other indication of them) - until I met my friend who has shaky hands for literally no known reason. Has done since a kid, apparently (she's now 45). They only stop when she's had a few drinks .

So now I wouldn't think anything except, "Oh, shaky hands."

I would think essential tremor.

Child I know has this - essential tremor. Adult I know, side effects of medication.

I used to work with a guy years ago who had really shaky hands. I always thought it was Parkinson's disease but I found out years later he was an alcoholic so it was withdrawal symptoms. It could also be depression as well or anxiety or nerves.

Come down/withdrawal from a weekend of coke binge