Is A Feeling Of Becoming Ill Along With Body Tremors A Concern?

Posted on Mon, 16 Jan 2017

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Question : I am 71 , 5'7" 208# watching exciting fb game, felt a wave sensation as if I were going to be sick, but did not. got shakey and covered up a proceded to shake from my hips down very dramatically. took a Xanax which almost never do. about 30 minutes later it all stopped as if nothing was wrong . this was 8:00 pm went to bed around 10 and slept until 9:45. this has happened about 4 times in the last 2 years. I should mention I smoked a little pot about 6:30pm as I have for the last 50 years. any thoughts?

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Probably an anxiety disorder!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have reviewed your information fully. This is suggestive of anxiety disorder and clearly shows why xanax was good at controlling it. This happens when we have excessive stimulation of excitatory nerves. There is no need to get a doctor's visit for this unless it happens several times and more often than about once every 6months. Xanax is good and you may also want to have some clonazepam which is a better drug at managing this.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar