This web site has helped me greatly on some issues I have experienced with my T's. This is an effort to share some information with other T owners that might help those who have a condition that I have.
For 5 years I took medicine for Parkinson. This Spring I was reassessed and was diagnosed with Hereditary (Essential) Tremors. It runs on the male side of my family. If your father or grandfather had or has it you may have tremors in your hands, arms, and even possibly feel like your brain is having tremors. I was put on a medication called Primidone and got up to 5 pills per day. Due to side effects I cut this way back and started putting up with the tremors. We purchased some vitamin B12 a week ago Sunday at Walmart. I am practially (currently) TREMOR FREE. Don't know if it would work for others the same way or not but please keep it in mind or at least talk to your doctor about it if you have this condition.
Just had to pass this along. Hope it did not bother anyone that I would post something like this.

Harry, I have always thought of this forum as a community of people whose common bond is that they like Model T's. I don't think that precludes bringing up information that could be useful to others here.

Model Ts are for enjoying. Anything that hinders or helps us do that is fair game in my book.

Harry, you just might have helped me. I was diagnosed with the same thing about 20 years ago. I have been just living with it but find it increasingly hard to do the close work that I sometimes need to do. I am going to try that B!@ and see if it helps me.

Thanks
Steven

How that B!@ got in there I don't know, may be the tremors, Sorry

That runs in my family too. Dad had it real bad. Two of my brothers have it and I have had a lesser case for 50 years. Our doc called it familia tremors and said it was hereditary. Then I found out familia was the Italian word for family and might be the same for Latin.

I used to work for a guy with a drinking problem and my friends accused me of catching his disease. He is the only person that I ever saw that alcohol seemed to have a positive medical effect on. He would calm right down and run smooth after about two drinks.

Steve, I sent you a private email with the information off of the bottle of B12 that I have been taking. Hope it helps you like it has me.

Interesting. If you google [b12 tremors], you get over 2 million hits. At a glance, many seem to be about tremors as a result of a vitamin B12 deficiency, so taking supplemental B12 seems to make sense.

What did we do before Google?

well..before google we went to the doctor and had proper medical treatment...my dad had a type of parkinsons that had no symtomatic tremors..it kinda went for mobility and ultimately swallowing and respiration..not a good way to go, but the docs made him comfortable as possible..[google pallitive care] or ask your doc.

James, what you referred to about the guy you worked with led us to get the B12. My wife is a retired RN. She said that when they got alcoholics in ER that were having "DT's" they would automatically give them B12 to help control the tremors.
As far as the guy you worked with calming down after a couple of drinks, that is mentioned on one of the web sites that it can help some.

A very interesting report! I have sent it to my cousin.

Thanks Harry

I was bothered with night leg cramps, sometimes twice a nite. I read an article a couple of years ago about B-12 and nerves.

I started taking 5,000 micro-gram tablets once a day and I probably have only had 10 or 15 cramps since. Love it.

Sincerely
Jim Weir

Jim, that's interesting. On my doctor's advice, I started drinking a glass of tonic as a nightcap and have had only one cramp in over a year.

Dick

Harry, thanks for the info.

Pharmacist here. The tonic water has quinine in it. That is what helps with your leg cramps. FDA says it doesn't work, but you and I know that it does.
Drunks in ER should get Thiamine. I am surprised that B12 works. As you get older your body doesn't absorb B12 as well, so you need higher doses for the same effect. Glad to hear B12 is working for you.
I might also recommend B6 for anyone with pain/tingling in the fingers or feet.

dave, RPh

Dave, yes, I knew that quinine was the operative ingredient. Doesn't hurt that I've always liked tonic, of course. I am almost certain that I recall as a kid that the labels on what we now call "tonic" at that time read "quinine water."

Dick

B12??

ive had familia essential tremors all my life for 21yrs. its getting worse these days, i HATE it. im onli 21 lik and it kills me!

Hungry horris, I have sent you a personal email concerning the background on my tremors. Maybe I am lucky and fortunate that the Vitamin B12 has helped me so much. That is why I wanted to share it.