15 Reasaons your hands maybe shaking

Trembling hands are unpleasant and inconvenient, often causing concern that something may be wrong with our bodies or that it might be a symptom of a serious issue. The truth is, anyone can suffer from hand tremors at any age due to non-threatening causes such as stress, fatigue, or excessive caffeine intake. However, it can also indicate a problem that requires medical attention. Tremors can intensify and make daily tasks difficult, necessitating a prompt identification and treatment of the cause. This is essential not only to stop the tremors and regain control of our hands but also to maintain overall health. If you suffer from hand tremors, here are 15 possible causes to consider:

1. Essential Tremor (AKA benign tremor, familial tremor or idiopathic tremor) 

This is the most common reason why many people cannot hold a cup of coffee without their hand shaking. The tremor begins when the hand is in use but stops when the hand is at rest. The cause is not entirely clear, but experts believe it to be genetic. If your symptoms are mild, there's no need for concern. However, if the tremor interferes with daily activities, treatments such as medication, occupational therapy, or surgery might help.

2. Excessive Caffeine

Do you need your morning coffee to start the day? How about the coffee at 10:00, after lunch, and in the evening? That's a lot of coffee and, consequently, a lot of caffeine, which can cause hand tremors if consumed excessively. Note that caffeine is also present in other items you may consume, including headache medications, chocolate, and soft drinks. So even if you don't drink many cups of coffee a day, be mindful of your total caffeine intake. 

 

3. Certain Medications 

As mentioned, some medications contain caffeine, which might contribute to your hand tremors. Additionally, some medications have side effects that include tremors. These typically include mood-altering drugs, migraine reducers, asthma treatments, or neuropathic pain medications, and sometimes antihistamines. Check the leaflet of any medication you're taking to see if hand tremors are listed as a side effect. 

 

4. Lack of Sleep  

You can't expect your body to function properly without adequate rest. Hand tremors due to lack of sleep are a signal from your brain that you need to rest. Fortunately, if you provide your body with the necessary sleep, this issue should resolve. Try taking a nap to see if it stops the tremors. 

 

5. Parkinson's Disease

 

 

Here we move into more serious causes. Hand tremors caused by Parkinson's disease occur when the brain cells linked to muscle movement are damaged. The tremor usually starts in one hand and spreads to the other over time. Besides hand tremors, you might also experience slower movement, balance issues, or stiffness in the arms and legs. Treatment is typically medicinal, but surgery can also help improve hand control.

6. Multiple Sclerosis 

This disease damages the fatty and insulating coating of nerves called myelin. This disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses between nerve cells, with hand tremors or tremors in other body parts being a primary symptom. Treatment involves medication, and occupational therapy can help you better manage the symptoms. 

 

7. Hyperthyroidism 

 Hand tremors can indicate thyroid issues, particularly hyperthyroidism. This means your thyroid gland is overactive, leading to many other unpleasant symptoms. Besides tremors, you might notice weight loss (without trying), sensitivity to bright light, rapid heartbeat, and sleep problems. A simple blood test can diagnose this, so don't delay if you suspect thyroid issues. 

 

8. Low Blood Sugar 

Your body needs sugar, which is transported throughout via the bloodstream. If your blood sugar is low, your hands may start to tremble. Eating something sweet can stop these tremors. Note that consistently low blood sugar levels can indicate diabetes, excessive alcohol consumption, or poor diet. Some medications can also cause this. If it happens frequently, see a doctor to determine the cause. 

 

9. Stress 

Are you facing a stressful task, like public speaking, or watching a scary movie? Any stressor can accelerate your heartbeat and cause hand tremors, but these symptoms should disappear once the stressor is gone. Try relaxation techniques to reduce the stress and associated tremors.

10. Smoking  

If you thought smoking to cope with stress would help you stop the tremors, think again. Smoking can actually worsen the tremors because it increases your heart rate, causing your hands to shake. If you're looking to calm down and stop the tremors, cigarettes are not the solution. 

 

11. Alcohol Withdrawal 

A glass of wine each evening doesn’t make you an alcoholic and won’t cause serious issues like tremors. However, if you suffer from alcohol addiction and stop drinking, you may experience withdrawal symptoms, one of which is hand tremors. This begins about 10 hours after the last drink and can last for weeks, so you might not connect the tremors to alcohol withdrawal, but they are likely related.

12. Vitamin B12 Deficiency  

Vitamin B12 plays a significant role in maintaining the health of the nervous system. Vegetarians or vegans are at a higher risk of deficiency in this essential vitamin, and some medications can also affect its levels in your body. Besides hand tremors, you might feel tingling in your legs. If this happens, a blood test can confirm your vitamin levels and determine if you need supplements. 

 

13. Pheochromocytoma 

 This long word describes a rare tumor that can develop in the adrenal gland. Although usually benign, it secretes an excessive amount of adrenaline and noradrenaline into the blood, affecting the heartbeat and raising blood pressure. This leads not only to hand tremors but also to headaches, excessive sweating, and shortness of breath. Ultimately, the tumor can cause heart disease and stroke, so it should be surgically removed.

14. Liver Problems Hand tremors are a very common symptom of liver issues, an organ that detoxifies the body. When the liver fails to perform its function properly for any reason, toxins build up in the body, which can cause hand tremors. These tremors can become jerky and involuntary, similar to a bird flapping its wings, indicating hepatic encephalopathy – a condition resulting from liver failure due to chronic liver disease. 

 

15. Brain Injury 

If you've had a stroke or suffered a head injury that affected the brain, it can certainly cause chronic hand tremors. To address this issue, see a doctor who can prescribe suitable medications or refer you to occupational therapy. In such a case, it’s essential to avoid the controllable causes of hand tremors, like caffeine and nicotine, as they can easily worsen your symptoms.

 

 

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10 Reasons Your Eyes are Bloodshot

While red eyes may have people questioning your health, wondering if you're sick or upset, bloodshot eyes can be the result of many things. However, very often, they are a sign of another problem, such as dry eyes, too little sleep or even overdoing it on certain eye drops. Below are 10 possible culprits and how you can fix them:

1. Your eyes are dry

Dry eyes become irritated and inflamed. In fact, it's this inflammation that is causing the redness. This eye condition is especially common in adults over 50, but it tends to affect younger people who spend a lot of their time looking at screens. This occurs because we do not blink as much when looking at a monitor.  

 

Other symptoms: Burning, stinging, and a gritty sort of feeling, as though something is in your eye. 

 

What to do: Tears can moisten your eyes, reducing inflammation and easing the redness. To prevent the problem from occurring, blink more often, especially when you are in front of a screen. You should also adopt the 20-20-20 rule to help reset your blinks, reducing dry-eye issues. So for every 20 minutes you are in front of a screen, focus on something 20 feet away from you for 20 seconds. If your eyes are chronically dry, best see a doctor. They might prescribe eye drops that reduce dryness-related inflammation.

2. You have seasonal allergies

Pollen and grass may cause swelling and inflammation in the eyes, leading to redness. Allergies may also tend to make your eyes itchy. Consequently, you'll likely rub them more, leading to more inflammation and redness.  

 

Other symptoms: Itchiness, sneezing, congestion, and watery eyes. 

 

What to do: Apply a cold compress to your eyes for 15 minutes several times a day and consult your primary care doctor to figure out the best way to keep your allergies under control. They may recommend antihistamines, decreasing your body's response to allergens and easing inflammation. But as antihistamines may make your eyes dry, you may have to use artificial tears to prevent dryness and redness.  

 

3. You're taking certain medications

Besides antihistamines, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and even pain relievers such as ibuprofen can cause dryness and redness. Furthermore, these medications can reduce blood flow to tissue in and around your eyes, making them dry and red.  

 

What to do: To get quick relief, opt for artificial tears. For long-term relief, talk with your doctor who prescribed the medication so that they may be able to adjust your dose, or offer an alternative prescription with fewer side effects.  

 

4. You haven't been getting enough sleep

When your body is lacking on sleep, your eyes are likely to appear bloodshot in the morning. Your eyes need to be closed for an extended period of time so that your tear layers may regenerate and replenish. Loss of tears leads to redness.  

 

Other symptoms: Squinting. Your eye muscles need to recharge over night and if they don't get the rest that they need, you'll have a harder time focusing on things both close up and far off. 

 

What to do: Artificial tears can help you re-moisturize your parched tear layers. Aim to get up to 7 or 8 hours of sleep, keeping dryness at bay. 

 

5. You're drinking too much

Alcohol causes your blood vessels to relax. Consequently, this allows more blood to flow through the vessels in your eyes so that they appear redder.  

 

Other symptoms: Headache, dehydration, nausea, and feeling like a wreck.  

 

What to do: Opt for an over-the-counter eye whitening drop like Visine. This constricts the blood vessels, which reduces blood flow to your eyes making them appear less red. The redness should dissipate within 15 minutes. With this in mind, you shouldn't go overboard with eye drops either - read on to discover more.  

 

6. You smoke or stay near people that do

Cigarette smoke causes the blood vessels in your eyes to constrict, drying out the surface of your eyes. When your body senses the dryness and lack of blood flow, it tries to compensate by dilating your blood vessels, causing more redness.  

 

Other symptoms: Dryness may occur in the short term. In the long-term, blood vessel constricting effects of smoking (or exposure to second hand smoke) can increase your risk for macular degeneration and cataracts, causing vision loss and even blindness.  

 

What to do: Ideally, take the steps you need to quit smoking. If not, seek fresh air - your eyes should clear within an hour.  

 

7. You have pink eye bloodshot eyes

This is contagious and can easily spread from one eye to the other just by rubbing your eyes. This infection causes inflammation in and around your eye, making it appear red and swollen. 

 

Other symptoms: Itching or burning, watery eyes, mucus-like discharge, and sensitivity to light. 

 

What to do: Go to your doctor and get your eyes examined in order to determine whether your pink eye is viral or bacterial. If it's viral, the best thing to do is to wait it out - unfortunately this may take two to three weeks. If it's bacterial your doctor will likely prescribe antibiotic eye drops, soothing your symptoms within a couple of days.  

 

8. You just went swimming

The salt in ocean water will cause your eyes to dry, leading to redness. This may also occur in pools which contain chemicals like chlorine, killing off some of the good bacteria in your eyes, leading to irritation and redness.  

 

Other symptoms: Your eyes will likely feel irritated. 

 

What to do: Flush your eyes with a saline solution or artificial tears, washing out the irritating gunk and easing the redness. If you wore contacts while swimming, take them out and have them cleaned immediately. The next time you decide to take a swim wear goggles, keeping the salt and chemicals out of your eyes.  

 

9. You popped a blood vessel

Popping a blood vessel can occur if you were straining, like coughing intensely, or if you slept in a weird position putting a lot of pressure on your eye. It may also occur if you've experienced some kind of trauma - such as getting punched or being in a car accident. When a blood vessel bursts, blood tends to get trapped under the surface of your eye causing a bright red splotch, turning the entire white of your eye blood red. While it may sound serious, it actually isn't.  

 

Other symptoms: Popped blood vessels don't hurt, though your eye might feel slightly heavy from the extra blood.  

 

What to do: This type of redness tends to go away by itself within a week. 

 

 10. You used eye whitening drops too many times

Eye whitening drops can make your red eye problem worse. The drops work by constricting the blood vessels in your eyes, reducing blood flow. Furthermore, when you use drops on a regular basis, your body will adapt to the drops. When you stop, you end up getting a rebound effect where your blood vessels dilate, causing your eyes to look red.  

 

Other symptoms: Symptoms tend to vary depending on the underlying issue that's making your eyes red (see above).  

 

What to do: Use eye whitening drops once in a while, but refrain from using them every day for weeks at a time. If your symptoms of dry eyes persist, see a doctor to determine the real cause of redness.

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