I am a 24 years old male located in india
with a normal lifestyle
pattern , diet well balanced without
any habit of smoking /alcohol consumption
nor any medical record . I do indulge in
light workouts almost daily. Since past
1-2 years I have observed that my hand
size has decreased along with some
swelling on my fingers
(on the side opposite to that of my
palm)(especially on my lower middle
finger) of the left hand alone.
And the worst problem I am facing is that
my hands start to tremble when I encounter
any stresful situation which leads to
embarrassment.
Why does this happen ?
What might be the possible reason for
this?
Please suggest me with an suitable
solution in form of exercise or diet
(ie in the form of fruits and vegetables)
as frequent occurrence of such situation
annoys me.
Waiting for your valuable reply.
Thanking you
vikaghi
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Crystal Chanda Leir
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 51 Location: Australia
Posted: 03-18-04 06:14am
Hi vikaghi,
firstly you have probably extended your
life about an extra 10 years by choosing
not to smoke and consume alcohol. It is
not unusual for the hands to decrease in
size if you have taken up an excercise or
fitness program. With any type of regular
workout, you will loose weight and start
to build muscle. You did mention swelling
in your fingers, is this swelling painful
?? If it feels that you have an aching
type of pain where the swelling is, I
would suggest that you may be developing
arthritis in your fingers. Especially if
you have a job where it involves a lot of
use of the hands, such as using computers,
or any other type of repetitive use of the
fingers.
The trembling sensation you are
experiencing in your hands when in a
stressful situation sounds as though it is
a case of mild anxiety. Do you get
nervous when you talk to people or a group
of people ? Is there anything you fear
such as snakes, going out in public,
talking to someone of the opposite sex,
heights etc. ? Do you experience any
symptoms at the same time other than hands
trembling ?
You sound very intelligent, and are quite
concerned with your health which I must
congratulate you on as many people are
not.
Good luck.
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 03-19-04 23:20pm
I agree you have been doing all the right
things, but that doesn't mean you can't
develop some mild anxiety issues.
This can happen at any time of life no
matter how healthy you are & it can be
caused by sooooooooooo many things (past
events - even ones you don't recall -
& present ones). So as was asked
above: are there particular times of day
or ocassions when this happens?? Does it
happen after eating any particular food (i
doubt this but am asking in case of an
allergy which may have developed?)?
If you'er suffering anxiety due to
particular situations (social, work,
family, - one thing for me is plants -
love them but become almost unable to move
etc if I get too close) or in relation to
certain issues - at 24 I imagine your
family may be putting pressure on you to
settle down & provide grandchildren
etc etc (we parnets can be a real pain in
that respect!!). Anyway if the anxiety is
anything like this you need to work
through your feeling as to cause(s) &
come to an acceptance (i just stay away
from plants!!) &/or compromise
&/or see a counsellor.
However if the anxiety is stronger or you
can't relate it to any of the above i'd
try anti-stress medications (natural ones
so relax!!!!) like 5htp (tryptophan),
sam-e, vitamin b's & st johns wort
etc. You can go on the net to a search
engine like google.Com & check these
out for yourself.
One last thing to consider is whether
maybe you are eating too much of a
particular food (nut, fruit, dairy etc)
& that that is causing the shaking.
Again unlikely but it would be worth
considering again go to the net &
check say ; foods that can cause hands to
shake, or side effects of eating too much
of certain foods start there &
consider what foods you eat most.
