The shakes
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 9
The shakes
Ive had a quick look about the net for ways to combat or lessen the shaking of the hands and didnt find too much.
One website said that a squeezing excercise,squeezing a stress ball for 5 seconds and then relaxing the hand, would slowly help to strenghten the nerves. Ive only been trying this with a pair of rolled up socks for 2 days so far, so i dont have much to report.
I was wondering if anyone had any other information they would like to share on the subject, anything at all.
One website said that a squeezing excercise,squeezing a stress ball for 5 seconds and then relaxing the hand, would slowly help to strenghten the nerves. Ive only been trying this with a pair of rolled up socks for 2 days so far, so i dont have much to report.
I was wondering if anyone had any other information they would like to share on the subject, anything at all.
Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,414
It depends on how long you've been sober too. If it's a matter of days right now, you're probably best advised to see a Dr just to make sure the shakes aren't indicative of some bigger problem.
If it's been weeks then it should improve with a little time.
Again, tho, if you're concerned, see your Dr
D
If it's been weeks then it should improve with a little time.
Again, tho, if you're concerned, see your Dr
D
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 9
Been on and off and back on again for a while now, i relapsed on friday and continued drinking till sunday, now im off the booze again (and its wednesday here in england) but ive had the shakes for 3 maybe 4 years
Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: shreveport LA
Posts: 2
Originally Posted by housecat09 
Ive had a quick look about the net for ways to combat or lessen the shaking of the hands and didnt find too much.
One website said that a squeezing excercise,squeezing a stress ball for 5 seconds and then relaxing the hand, would slowly help to strenghten the nerves. Ive only been trying this with a pair of rolled up socks for 2 days so far, so i dont have much to report.
I was wondering if anyone had any other information they would like to share on the subject, anything at all.
One website said that a squeezing excercise,squeezing a stress ball for 5 seconds and then relaxing the hand, would slowly help to strenghten the nerves. Ive only been trying this with a pair of rolled up socks for 2 days so far, so i dont have much to report.
I was wondering if anyone had any other information they would like to share on the subject, anything at all.
Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Washington, MO
Posts: 2,306
B1, B6, B12, folate, zinc, potassium, E, and C at max doses daily with coffee, food and tapering are what I did and my withdrawals were minimal. Just my experience--I was a 20-40 unit all-day drinker.
Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,536
Yeah, for as long as this has been going on, it is time to see a Dr. It may not be related to alcohol use at all. I also agree with nutritional supplementation. For me, feeding my body what it needs to function solved a myriad of issues, but I still saw my Dr and got direction for that.
12 Step Recovered Alcoholic
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 6,613
Somebody must have found a solution for shakes in early sobriety but I don't know what it is. When I came in, tea was served after the meeting with cups AND saucers because a lot of us could not pick up a cup without spilling half the contents.
Now we serve tea and coffee in mugs and no one much seems to have a problem with the shakes. Dunno how they do it. For me, the longer I was sober, the less I shook. Probably took six months to a Year to settle down. I didn't really think of it as a problem as it was so common.
Now we serve tea and coffee in mugs and no one much seems to have a problem with the shakes. Dunno how they do it. For me, the longer I was sober, the less I shook. Probably took six months to a Year to settle down. I didn't really think of it as a problem as it was so common.
Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 99
When my wife and I went to the pharmacy to pick up my Ativan Rx, she had to fill out the paperwork because I couldn't write legibly.
In my experience, only remedy for the shakes is not drinking and time.
In my experience, only remedy for the shakes is not drinking and time.
My brain is trying to kill me
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Palo Alto, ca
Posts: 401
When I realized I was powerless over alcohol and my life had become unmanageable that initial feeling of surrender felt like defeat; then I realized it was victory. I recognized that I couldn't change the world, but I could change myself; that allowed me to seek the medical attention I'd been denying my physical body and adress the shakes, and the other dozens of symptoms of alcoholism while also focusing on my mental needs; attention that helped me focus on changing myself. It was that initial admission, surrender and victory that set the course for my Sober Recovery, the shakes, hangovers, diaheria, pains.....all fell away and were replaced by an indescribable feeling of Serenity and Freedom. 3+ years with a strong program of sobriety have kept the disease under control. I recognize it is a disease with no cure, only treatment.
I also went through the exact same experience as Ionray and agree with the remedy mentioned in the post above.
I also went through the exact same experience as Ionray and agree with the remedy mentioned in the post above.
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 9
yeah i understand that not drinking and time should hopefully calm things down, i just wondered if there was anything else i could be doing as i progress in my sobriety, like anattaboy mentioned the various vitamins.
Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Alberta
Posts: 51
Apart from seeing a doc (who might grant you a diagnosis and medication) time really is the only proven remedy. I remember reading an article on that. Nutritional supplementation doesn't hurt though... Unless you're overdosing on vitamins. :P
Good luck.
Good luck.
Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
