What is essential tremor?

A relatively common disorder characterized by a fairly specific pattern of tremors which are most prominent in the upper extremities and neck. The tremor is usually mild, but when severe may be disabling. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance may occur in some families.

How do members experience essential tremor?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with essential tremor*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for essential tremor*

*Data from patients with essential tremor, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with essential tremor*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Inderal)
Perceived effectiveness
for essential tremor (1 evaluation)
Side effects
dizziness
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
essential tremor (6)
Treatment

(Mysoline)
Perceived effectiveness
for essential tremor (3 evaluations)
Side effects
balance problems dizziness and feeling faint 3 more
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
essential tremor (2)

*Data from patients with essential tremor, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has essential tremor on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 36
30s 69
40s 106
50s 203
60s 284
70+ 318

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 329
Female 684