Chrissy Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I get shivers/tremors all the time for no reason. But it never fails when I'm eating or anticipating eating I start to shake mildly, but uncontrolably. Not sure the connection. Anyone else have this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary P Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I get shivers/tremors all the time for no reason. But it never fails when I'm eating or anticipating eating I start to shake mildly, but uncontrolably. Not sure the connection. Anyone else have this?I shiver for qite a while after taking Midodrine and I've always taken Midodrine not too long before I eat the 3 main meals of the day. However, I never shake.Mary P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted December 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I don't take Midodrine. I guess it is more of a shiver, but it is bad enough to be noticable to the people around me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloppyllama Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I used to shiver and tremor ALL the time before I started treatment...now that my symptoms are more under control it occurs far less commonly, probably only once a day, when it used to be almost constant. Now I get the shivers commonly around meal times. I think that this is related to POTS in your case as well, as my doctor at Mayo believes it is. I hope it starts to go away for you in time with treatment, I know its annoying!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 yeah tremors and shivering are all POTS related - i get that when my pots is bad and even get chattering teeth at times. A Beta blocker knocks those symptoms for six no problems. Its worse when i havent eaten for a while or when i watch a scary movie or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaCrystal Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Lots more blood goes to work for my stomach while I eat so I shiver and sometimes my limbs get cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthMother Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Have you checked your blood sugar? I use to shake a whole lot more before I started to track mine and learned I was reactive hypoglycemic. Digestion is still a huge thing for me. I do much better if I eat small meals throughout the day. I think it may simply take too much blood volume to break down a large meal at one sitting. I tend to lie down after eating and it helps with the post pranial pots.Good luck finding something that works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 This use to happen to me more so before I was on a beta blocker. Also eating more meals a day but smaller amounts might help?? I still get the shivers/tremors bad if I get any sort of adrenaline reaction, ie., suprised, startled, shocked, excited, etc. The other night it was snowing and we sort of lost control of the van while we were driving for a bit due to snow conditions and than about a few minutes later, I started shaking to where my teeth were chattering and it lasted for about 20 minutes. I was in church so I couldn't exactly do much about it but to just let my body do it's thing So yes, it is a POTS thing and possible a beta blocker or a benzo may decrease the frequency it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I watched Dark Knight last night and I was all trembly afterwards. Great movie, but that reaction sucked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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