Can't stop shaking
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Ditto on the low blood sugar. I got the shakes the last time I went shooting. It was hot, I was sweating a lot and there i was, pointing my pistol down range, looking through the sights and watching my pistol shake. I put the gun down, took a short rest, and it kept happening. I can just tell when my blood sugar gets low, and that's all it was. Not something that happens all that often.
MikeNice81
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If you are drinking that much water, and shaking, get checked for diabetes.
Actually, the most common cause of tremors is something simply called a benign tremor. They are more common the older we get. One of the other entities in this consideration is Parkinson's Disease. Doctors are trained to tell the difference between these two entities. Those are the two most common neurological causes of shakes.
Diabetes with low blood sugars from too much medicine, too much exercise or too little food would come with other symptoms such as sweating, heart racing as well as anxiety.
If the only time you exhibit these shakes is when shooting, I believe I would be hard pressed to know the cause of that as a physician. Medical causes for this should be evident in other activities as well. If it doesn't occur at other times as well, it may be a bad habit negatively reinforced over time and may be a symptom of recoil sensitivity. Lastly, there may be a possibility of peripheral nerve compression like carpal tunnel aggravated by the recoil. Doctors should be able to diagnose that by a physical exam, but in this condition I would also expect other symptoms at other times as well.
If it is only an isolated issue when shooting, then practice with dry fire at home might be a way to start to overcome this issue.
i hope this gives you some place to start.
Diabetes with low blood sugars from too much medicine, too much exercise or too little food would come with other symptoms such as sweating, heart racing as well as anxiety.
If the only time you exhibit these shakes is when shooting, I believe I would be hard pressed to know the cause of that as a physician. Medical causes for this should be evident in other activities as well. If it doesn't occur at other times as well, it may be a bad habit negatively reinforced over time and may be a symptom of recoil sensitivity. Lastly, there may be a possibility of peripheral nerve compression like carpal tunnel aggravated by the recoil. Doctors should be able to diagnose that by a physical exam, but in this condition I would also expect other symptoms at other times as well.
If it is only an isolated issue when shooting, then practice with dry fire at home might be a way to start to overcome this issue.
i hope this gives you some place to start.
You don't have to be a Diabetic to have low blood sugar once in awhile. It happens, especially if you are athletic and/or simply haven't eaten enough. This is fairly common, temporary and not dangerous, unless you are driving or operating machinery. Parkinson's is comparatively a rare disease.
+1 for the rehydration! I was out yesterday in full Missouri sun shooting for an hour and a half. I started sweating heavy... as time on the range passed I watched my groupings fall apart and I couldn't hold the red dot on the bulls eye!! Packed it in and came home to a Gatorade.
In addition to diabetes insipidus as a possible issue, you might consider hyper hydration. By drinking large amounts of pure water and failing to replace electrolytes lost to sweating, you may dilute your electrolytes to the point that your nerves begin to malfunction.
Seek medical advice.
It could be almost anything.
Seek competent medical advice. Maybe a sport medicine specialist.
Edit:
Why Drinking Too Much Water Is Dangerous
http://drbenkim.com/drink-too-much-water-dangerous.html
Water intoxication, also known as hyper-hydration, water poisoning, or overhydration, is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by over-consumption of water.
At the onset of this condition fluid outside the cells has an excessively low amount of solutes (such as sodium and other electrolytes) in comparison to that inside the cells, the fluid shifts through osmosis into the cells in order to balance its concentration. This causes the cells to swell. In the brain, this swelling increases intracranial pressure (ICP). It is this increase in pressure which leads to the first observable symptoms of water intoxication: headache, personality changes, changes in behavior, confusion, irritability, and drowsiness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
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chris in va
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I get the shakes if I shoot a snappy caliber too much. Try renting an all steel 9mm and see if that helps.
Essential Tremor
I think you have what I have and it's called essential tremor. Started in my early 40s and I too can barely get through a magazine of ammo before it kicks in. Every case is different. I can shoot revolvers all day without incident. Switch to autoloaders and there it is. No known cause or cure.
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Essential tremor
Tremor - essential; Familial tremor; Tremor - familial
Last reviewed: June 24, 2009.
Essential tremor is a type of involuntary shaking movement in which no cause can be identified. Involuntary means you shake without trying to do so.
See also:
Drug-induced tremor
Tremor
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Essential tremor is the most common type of tremor. In general, tremors occur when there is a problem with the nerves supplying certain muscles. However, everyone has some essential tremor but the movements are usually so small that they can't be seen.
The specific cause for essential tremor is unknown. Some research suggests that the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls muscles movements, does not work correctly in patients with essential tremor.
Noticeable essential tremors can be seen at any age but are most common in people older than 65.
Essential tremor can also occur with other neurological conditions, including dystonia, parkinsonism, and certain inherited nerve conditions such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
If an essential tremor occurs in more than one member of a family, it is called a familial tremor. This type of essential tremor is passed down through families (inherited), which suggests that genes play a role in its cause.
Familial tremor is usually a dominant trait, which means that you only need to get the gene from one parent to develop the disorder. It usually starts in early middle age, but may be seen in people who are older or younger.
Symptoms
The tremor is usually most obvious in the hands, but may affect the arms, head, eyelids, or other muscles. The tremor rarely affects the legs or feet. People with essential tremor may have trouble holding or using small objects such as silverware or a pen.
I think you have what I have and it's called essential tremor. Started in my early 40s and I too can barely get through a magazine of ammo before it kicks in. Every case is different. I can shoot revolvers all day without incident. Switch to autoloaders and there it is. No known cause or cure.
See the following:
Home | About PubMed Health | Contact Us
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PubMed Health
Home > Diseases and Conditions > Essential tremor
Essential tremor
Tremor - essential; Familial tremor; Tremor - familial
Last reviewed: June 24, 2009.
Essential tremor is a type of involuntary shaking movement in which no cause can be identified. Involuntary means you shake without trying to do so.
See also:
Drug-induced tremor
Tremor
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Essential tremor is the most common type of tremor. In general, tremors occur when there is a problem with the nerves supplying certain muscles. However, everyone has some essential tremor but the movements are usually so small that they can't be seen.
The specific cause for essential tremor is unknown. Some research suggests that the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls muscles movements, does not work correctly in patients with essential tremor.
Noticeable essential tremors can be seen at any age but are most common in people older than 65.
Essential tremor can also occur with other neurological conditions, including dystonia, parkinsonism, and certain inherited nerve conditions such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
If an essential tremor occurs in more than one member of a family, it is called a familial tremor. This type of essential tremor is passed down through families (inherited), which suggests that genes play a role in its cause.
Familial tremor is usually a dominant trait, which means that you only need to get the gene from one parent to develop the disorder. It usually starts in early middle age, but may be seen in people who are older or younger.
Symptoms
The tremor is usually most obvious in the hands, but may affect the arms, head, eyelids, or other muscles. The tremor rarely affects the legs or feet. People with essential tremor may have trouble holding or using small objects such as silverware or a pen.
g.willikers
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Maybe we've all overlooked the obvious.
You've become politically correct, and are now afraid of guns!
You've become politically correct, and are now afraid of guns!
Try Kava Kava.
TBS, I can't find it at Walmart anymore.
PS: power lifting is for the Olympics, your to old son. If you are not, that's why your looking for answers to your problem.
Honestly, I get the shakes sometimes to, I just don't need to drink so much the day before I go shooting.
TBS, I can't find it at Walmart anymore.
PS: power lifting is for the Olympics, your to old son. If you are not, that's why your looking for answers to your problem.
Honestly, I get the shakes sometimes to, I just don't need to drink so much the day before I go shooting.
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Water Intoxication
Those of you who drink truly large amounts of water might want to read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
Those of you who drink truly large amounts of water might want to read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
It could also be that you are not breathing regularly while your aiming and shooting. I had that issue way back. Now I breath normally during my range sessions and all the shaking has stopped. It also had a lot to do with my coffee consumption, and I drink a lot of coffee. Now with the breathing, and NO coffee before the range, I have the shaking under control.
Brasscatcher84
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If you're drinking that much water in a day and working out, you are probably flushing electrolytes out of your body. This will result in the symptoms you describe. You need to be careful w/ that much water, I had a good friend who spent 4 days in ICU because he flushed all the electrolytes out of his system.
Try adding a little more salt to your diet and a little gatorade. Also, look around and see if you can find coconut water. I get it at my local grocery store, but if you can't find it there, look at a health food store (if you can stand doing business with dirty hippy retreads). NOTHING replenishes electrolytes better than coconut water. I'd bet dollars to donuts that at least part of yout problem is electrolyte deficiency.
Try adding a little more salt to your diet and a little gatorade. Also, look around and see if you can find coconut water. I get it at my local grocery store, but if you can't find it there, look at a health food store (if you can stand doing business with dirty hippy retreads). NOTHING replenishes electrolytes better than coconut water. I'd bet dollars to donuts that at least part of yout problem is electrolyte deficiency.
