Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Apsley, Ontario
Uncontrollable Shaking In Arms For 4 Days Posted: 03-03-07 10:43am
Hi! Newbie here.
My daughter, 14 years old, for the last 4
days, her arms have been shaking
uncontrollably.
It started 4 days ago at school. We got a
phone call and had to go and pick her up.
We've been to 2 hospitals, a pediatrician,
family doctor and last night called 911
and had an emergency response team come
and take her to the hospital.
They took blood test, twice, and all
everyone is saying is that it's stress.
panic attack or anxiety attack.
She claims that everything is fine; school
is going good, no boy issues, no social
issues. She says nothing is bothering
her.
My question is: If this stress, but she
claims to not have any, and does not seam
to show anything, Is this a Panic attack?
and does it usually last this long?
From what I've been reading, her symptoms
don't seam to jive with panic attack.
Anybody have any ideas? I don't trust
doctors around here and we've been having
problems with the local doctor telling my
wife that she just needs "to learn to live
with it" regarding her back pain. She
broke her tail-bone 3 years ago.
Thanks!
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san54
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 227 Location: Virginia
Re:uncontrollable Shaking In Arms Posted: 03-03-07 11:10am
If you are not satisfied with the doctor,
seek a second, third, or fourth opinion.
It may well be stress, even though she
says she doesn't have any. She may be
holding it inside and that could cause the
shaking. Our minds can make our bodies
ill. And as for your wife's back pain,
unfortunately the the doctor may be right.
I have several things wrong with my back,
I cracked several vertebrea, broke my tail
bone, and have a congenital birth defect
on my spine. I have lived with cronic pain
for at least 30 years of my 58 years. Good
luck in finding out what is wrong with
your daughter. Sometimes doctors don't
pick up right away what is wrong with
their patients. Good luck.
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InsaneLunatic
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Apsley, Ontario
Posted: 03-03-07 13:36pm
Thanks for the reply!
As for my wife's back pain, I know the
doctor is an fool! We just came back from
there 5 min ago. We wanted to confront
him, because she talked to the specialist
in Toronto yesterday and we discovered
several things.
First, he recommended 300mg of codeine to
reduce the tylonol 3 by 3000mg to manage
the pain. Then there's a bunch of
recommendations they suggested and our
family doctor did nothing. His policy is
no narcotics. So he left her with 30mg
codeine and a bunch of tylonol. Every time
we go to him, it's always "There's nothing
that can be done, just learn to live with
it."
As for my daughter, I have a feeling that
she's "Pushing it". Now that I'm home,
I've had a chance to observe her and I'm
not convinced that the "shakes" are real.
I left the room, and when I came back she
was not shaking until suddenly she noticed
that I was there, then the shakes suddenly
started again. I did it a couple of times,
discretely, and each time was the same. No
shakes. Only when she heard me coming.
I believe there is something going on and
this is her way of ... getting our
attention. I believe we have a good,
honest and open relationship and we have
talked about many personal issues such as
boys, sex and so forth. I believe her when
she says she has no issues with boys or
sex, right now, so I'm at a loss.
Her blood test came back completely
normal.
Is this self induced? Exaggerated? Real,
and if so what is it?
