Hands trembling side effect

sharonkw

I have been thru 4 cycles of AC chemo and my third week of Taxol.  I started getting hand trembling early in my treatments and it has been getting progressively worse.  None of the other patients around me are having this problem.  Does anyone else have this side effect, if in fact it is a side effect.

Sharon

coonie

Hi Sharon

I was getting the "shakes" during chemo too and mentioned it to the onc nurse. She said it could be the "Clonzapene" (???not sure about spelling of that), but it's a drug I took every 6 hours for nausea. Well, when I quit taking it, the shaking stopped. Might want to see if it could be something you're taking along with chemo. Hope you're done soon!!

sharon68

Hi Sharon,

I,too, had shaking with chemo 5yrs ago.....can't remember if it started with the A/C or the Taxol.

It was mainly my L hand (I'm L handed) and it has continued to some degree better/worse all this time. My lower legs shake too when I lean forward....hard to explain.

My Onc said it was called Essential Tremors and I could try a pill (can't remember the name, it's used for high BP,too) tried it for a while but didn't want to take yet another pill for a partime problem.

Hope you see a difference when your treatment is done!