Does else anyone ever get "the shakes" (you know, hand tremors) after using alcohol?

I get them from time to time after waking up from a long night/day of drinking. I'll usually somewhat buzzed at the same time.

I'm 19. It's been happening since I was 16. Is that irregular? I only know 1 person that gets them (or ever has) that is my age.

My mother said the youngest person she ever saw get them was 30 years old.

Any other drugs or prescription medication that you take?

Nope, it's definitely from the alcohol.

Also, there is a LONG history of alcoholism in my family.

edit: added the parts after "nope"



[This message has been edited by GOD_Burnsout (edited 08-01-2003).]

Welcome to the wonderful world of alcoholism!---Only kidding. This is probably due to overloading your nerve with poisonous alcohol by-products and will go away with normal hangover therapy, though it can often be a precursor to full blown alcoholism. Cut back!

quote:Originally posted by GOD_Burnsout:

Does else anyone ever get "the shakes" (you know, hand tremors) after using alcohol?

I get them from time to time after waking up from a long night/day of drinking. I'll usually somewhat buzzed at the same time.

I'm 19. It's been happening since I was 16. Is that irregular? I only know 1 person that gets them (or ever has) that is my age.

My mother said the youngest person she ever saw get them was 30 years old.

I wdnt worry two much about it, my cuisin gets it 2, just have a stong cup of coffie and it should ease off.

maybe you have heart problems?

Not that I know of.

sounds to me that you have the DT's - detremian terrors. caused by prolonged alcohol use, usually alchos, from alcohol withdrawl goto the docs he may be of some help.

Seems like a sign to quit drinking to me. Spend your money on a drug you can actually remember your evening on, and doesn't hate your body as much. Sorry to criticize your drug choice, but I've been on an anti-alcohol kick of late. The beer lobby is behind those anti-drug commercials. Anyone notice that there aren't any anti-underage drinking commercials though?

quote:Originally posted by psycho0_1:

sounds to me that you have the DT's - detremian terrors. caused by prolonged alcohol use, usually alchos, from alcohol withdrawl goto the docs he may be of some help.

Could you mean "delerium tremens",or DT,s?This ussually comes on in the latast stages of alcohoism, and can be fatal.

Yeah, that sounds like a damn good sign of severe alcoholism. My dad got those before he went into rehab and got cleaned up. I though I had the DT's once, but then I realized that I was standing outside on a January morning without a coat on. Mornings are hard with a hangover....

Ive never gotten shakes from booze, but i get the shakes from DXM almost every time now, my teeth start chattering and stuff, but i'm not cold.

i dont get it from the moonshine, but i do get them from puffin the cheeba, kinda twichy motion

ABSOLUTELY, I thought I was the only one.



Except not after alcohol, just Diphenhydramine, or Codeine, basically any pills. Weird.



The night I tried codeine for the 2nd time and my friend tried it for the 1st, we both got it, just not really that bad.

Eat magnesium.

how bad are your shakes? i went to this class after i got busted for dui and they said that alcohol blocks a certain chemical in your brain from getting to your nerves but in the morning (or whenever you recover) your nerves are fried and send signals to different body part which makes you twitch. anyone else heard this one?

oh shit man.. im the same way only i get the shakes not after drinking alcohol but EVER FUCKING DAY... i don't notice it but other people keep telling me about it... sometimes i blame it on coffe but then realize that even when i don't drink coffee my hand shakes alittle... it fucking sux...

never happens to me, but i go at least one day without drinking... never a few days in a row or something, sounds like you should cut back

-DB