I have been having ET for last few months to the point is affecting my work and future career. I have had extremely low Vitamin D levels where they are undetectable. My B12 levels were also down extremely low but they are back to normal now. Vitamin D is still extremely low but doctor has put me on 7000IU per day for the next 7 days. Really hoping someone has some experience with high doses, I really need to get rid of the ET to function normally. All other bloods are normal and I'm not lacking in magnesium or anything else suggested.
Congratulations Jane. So glad I found this thread so that I too can share my good news! I’ve had an essential tremor since my 20’s and I am now 52. Over the last few years my neck started shaking so bad that it started interfering with my daily life and was very obvious. It would keep me up at night as well. Beta blockers were prescribed but I wanted to find something natural....and not drinking wine like my neurologist suggested 20 years ago. Lol. It didn’t work anyway. After many trials, I have discovered that Shilajit is what works for me. It’s a black tar substance from Russia that contains over 80 minerals. From what I’ve read, about 25% of the world population are deficient in minerals and that would make sense with the poor quality of food available to us these days. I’m just so excited to have made the connection that this is what has been helping me after trying nearly every vitamin and herb out there. I hope this helps someone else. God bless.
I was extremely low in vitamin d as well and began taking very high doses as prescribed. New blood tests however, revealed little improvement. It was because I was not taking it with food. Please remember to take vitamin d with food and also the vit d + k2 combination is superior in my experience.
Did you have normal calcium levels. i have severe vit d deficiency with normal calcium and magnesium.
Hi i have tremors as well but only when resting or in the morning when i wake … Did any of you have shortness of breath ,anxiety with D deficiency ?
I was experiencing fatigue, weakness, and internal vibrations (internal tremors)- I went in to have my vits checked and sure enough my vit D is low. How should I start? I am going to start taking vit D of course but how much and I wonder how long it will take to kick in?
Yes. Do you have a vit d deficiency?
same here i started treatment weeks ago still waitung for the vibrations and tremors to stop
Agreed, its seems you already know what to do.
Hi, I stumbled on this post/thread upon scouring the internet regarding my symptoms. It seems that I am experiencing the same. And right now I am suspecting I also have Vitamin D Deficiency and B vitamins deficiency.
I am pretty sure I do have those because I dont go outside during the day(I am an extreme nocturnal, I actually picked working nightshifts cos I hate daytime so much). I havent been in daytime for 10 years now. I even blackout my room during the day, I dont like being striked with sunlight(I live in the tropics so the sunlight is extreme)
I also dont take any multivitamins for 5 years now, so that kinda guarantees the deficiencies.
Here are my symptoms, they are going for 4 weeks now:
Tremors - they are worse when i am lying down/resting, and much worse when I do something. When I raise my leg or arm they shake and they are weak. I also cannot stand now because of that and I am currently using a wheelchair.
Fatigue - so severe that I am drowsy and worn out all day without doing anything. I cant even take daily baths.
Out of Breath - walking to the toilet gets me winded as if I sprinted.
Palpitations - simple movement hikes up my heartbeat.
Anxiety - Comes and go, much worse when I am sleeping, I wake up having a mild panic attack and all the symptoms that comes with it.
Sleepy all the time - upon waking up 5 minutes after I am already sleepy again.
Insomnia - I find it so hard to fall asleep, I got this feeling as if I drank alot of coffee(feeling on edge, tremors, palpitations all while lying down trying to sleep) even though I dont drink coffee at all.
Headaches upon waking up - When I wake up from sleep I am having headache.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome - I have this since I was 15 years old, I am now 27 this July 17th.
I have been to doctors regarding this, all of them talked arrogantly and dismissively towards me then passing me to a Psychiatrist.
Actually I recently got back from being in the hospital for 3 days for a workup of my symptoms.
The Endocrinologist did tests on me:
Cortisol - normal
Thyroid Hormones - normal
Electrolytes - normal
Fasting Glucose - 80-100 mg/dl range.
Glucose 2 hours after eating - 100-140 mg/dl range.
The doctor said my glucose range is normal so the tremors, fatigue and muscle weakness isnt coming from Hypoglycemia.
Heart ECG - normal
RBC - normal
Kidney and Liver enzymes(?) - normal
Abdominal Ultrasound - normal
Chest X-ray - normal
Blood Pressure - 140 over 90 - 150 over 100 range.
Before all of the symptoms, my Blood Pressure is always on the 120 over 70 range.
The Endocrinologist concluded that I was just being anxious(he said it was all in my head), he sent me home.
I did not get any better, actually got worse.
The tremor, fatigue and drowsiness got worse.
I dont wanna go back to the doctor for a follow up since he already said im just being anxious and its gonna be a waste of time and money going back to him and getting prescribed antidepressants that I dont even need.
Now I am gonna try to supplement with Vitamin D and B Vitamins to try if I will get better.
I hope I can hear from all of you, your inputs will help me alot to figure out whats happening to me since no doctor seem to wanna find out whats wrong with my body. Its really sad.
I also forgot to add,
Cramps - I am also having cramps upon simple flexing of my muscles.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS JANE it gave me hope! i have vitamin d deficiency , tremors and many other symptoms of vitamin d deficiency.
if vitamin d doesnt work for people can you please tell them to take these things with the D:
according to my research, vitamin d needs to be taken with these things:
lecithin to absorb (and it also recoats the nerve sheaths so helps the tremors and neuropathy) (i use soy but theres also sunflower)
magnesium to absorb (pill or dark leafy greens)
vitamin k to make it safe (puts the calcium in the bones (kale, wheat grass juice, dark leafy greens,
or pill)
and the the calcium can go in the bones not coat our organs and joints turning us into stiff painful statues! if the d isnt working for some people maybe its because they need these co-factors to absorb it.
my vitamin d deficiency is severe and i had no idea it was causing all my problems . THANK YOU FOR THE RAY OF HOPE!!! im only 1 week in to ensuring my D levels are up and my back pain is less, my hand tremors are less, but i still shake and my back is still in severe pain so i needed to see it took a year so i dont give up
did tremors go away right away or did they intensify then gradully go away? thanks
hi Jane. did you also feel weakness in those limbs that were shaking? im starting to have tremors in both hands but they are also weak not all the time but intermittent, and I found I have low Vitamin D. How long did it take for you to notice improvement? Im on Vitamin D suplementation for 2 weeks and no improvement at all… thank you so much
hello, I have a tremor. I first noticed it around 2020. I stopped the antidepressant I was taking, thinking it was a side effect of that. It did subside after a year, but I needed to restart an antidepressant because my life was in ruin with my mood. For 2 years I tried to manage the tremor, it wasn’t particularly disabling but it really affected my self-esteem. In recent months it got so bad that i was starting to deteriorate mentally even with the antidepressants. After developing RLS I requested bloods, thinking my folate might’ve been low. Turns out I was vitamin d deficient and from day 1 of taking a loading dose of D3 i saw improvements in my tremor. Id say as much as 90%! I hope it maintains.
Hi Jane! I am so thankful I’ve found your post. I know it’s pretty old, but I will say that I’ve had a tremor on my left side for a little over two years. I haven’t looked into it much out of fear that it could be Parkinson’s. I’m 34, and recently had my vitamin D levels checked… it showed I had a count of 15 which is super low.
Could you describe your tremor? Was it painful? Also how did you take Vitamin D in what dosage? Thank you so much for your time & God Bless.