Treatments for tremor

Tremor is the most common extrapyramidal disorder. It can be based on a variety of reasons. Before choosing a method of treating tremors, you need to establish the underlying disease precisely. Unfortunately, it is impossible to achieve complete disappearance of tremors. The purpose of treatment is to minimize its severity.

Adrenoreceptor antagonists

These are special drugs commonly used in the treatment of tremors. Their effect is due to the action of peripheral muscle spindles on P2 receptors. Especially effective doctors consider propranolol( indira).These drugs have side effects - congestive heart failure, aggravation of obstructive pulmonary disease, with diabetes masks the signs of hypoglycemia.

Primidone( hexamidine, misolin)

This anticonvulsant reduces the severity of tremor. The mechanism of its action is still not completely known. To treat tremor, it is prescribed at a significantly lower dose than for the treatment of convulsive conditions. Initiate treatment usually with 25 mg. Of the drug at night, gradually increasing the dose to 50 mg. Doses greater than 150 mg / day. Do not lead to an improvement in the condition. Often in patients suffering from an essential tremor, ataxia is observed with the use of large doses of primidone. Also, patients complain of drowsiness, especially at the very beginning of treatment.

Inhibitors and benzodiazepines

Inhibitors have recently been increasingly used in the treatment of essential tremor. Usually from this group of medications doctors prescribe metazolamide( neptazan) or acetazolamide( diacarb).They in some cases cause mild side effects, for example, changes in taste and paresthesia.

Benzodiazepines are prescribed in cases where other types of treatment are ineffective. They do not completely give up the symptoms of trembling, but bring only temporary relief. Long-acting drugs such as clonazepam can be taken, but most patients prefer short-acting drugs, such as alprazolam( xanax).

Surgical treatment of tremor

It is used only in the case of a tremor resistance to drug treatment or if a tremor, for example, does not allow the patient to eat alone. The most effective method is the stereotaxic thalamotomy, which significantly reduces the severity of tremor. One-sided surgical intervention is performed. There is a regress of symptoms in contralateral extremities.

Treatment with folk remedies

To reduce tremor( especially hand trembling) helps the decoction of oats, which must be drunk daily. In the evening, nine spoons of oats for an hour cook in water( 3 liters) over low heat. At night, wrap the pan with broth, give the oats as steam. In the morning the broth is filtered and during the day it is drunk arbitrarily - as long as it pleases. For the day you need to drink the whole broth.

To calm the tremor of hands, pour 1 table into the thermos. Spoon of dry herb sage and pour 200 ml. Boiling water. Leave for the night, and in the morning strain, wring out raw materials and drink 1 tsp between meals. It is best to drink with infusion of fresh milk or jelly.

A very effective folk method of tremor treatment is a healing bath. They should be taken before bedtime.500 grams of dry herb sage fill with 8 liters of boiling water, then boil the broth( preferably in an enameled bucket) with a boiler, cover with a blanket for half an hour. Then strain through gauze directly into the tub with warm water. The temperature of the water should not be more than 40 degrees. Stay in such a bath should not be more than 20 minutes.

To improve the condition of the muscular system, you need to restore their function. Massage of muscles and joints, which are subject to tremor, helps a lot. It's better if close people help you in this. Effective in the treatment of tremors such ointment: powder 1 glass of hoof leaves into a powder, fill 0.5 liters. Unrefined sunflower oil. Shake it, put it in a warm place for 2 weeks. Then rub this spine on five minutes 3 times a day.

You can make a balm. To do this, mix pharmacy alcoholic tincture herbs oregano( 400 ml.), Lily of the valley( 150 ml), herb Leonurus( 300 ml) and field hops( 150 ml).Drain all preparations in a clean glass jar or in a bottle. Shake well, then take a tablespoon 3 times a day before eating.