Brief Answer:
Normal lifespan with ET

Detailed Answer:
Good afternoon. My name is Dr. Saghafi from XXXXXXX OH, USA. I'd like to answer this question with a very succinct and short answer:

NO WORRIES.

If you believe you have essential tremor as those in the family seem to have had according to your brief description then, you are correct in guessing that you run a fairly good risk of getting it yourself (40%).

However, it is highly unlikely that your grandfather or father died at the young ages of 45 and 60 due to essential tremor. Much more likely they died either from some genetic predisposition for something genetically catastrophic, cardiac disease, or possibly brain aneurysms, etc.

There are several specific treatments available for tremors that are considered to be essential. Of course, you really want to be certain that's what you have so I would suggest getting a good physical examination by someone who can properly diagnose you by getting a thorough history and then, a physical examination before jumping into medication.

I see you're message is coming from White Plains, NY...specifically it looks like you were sitting somewhere in Brodway Ave. Park close to West Chester and Main streets. Were you feeding the pigeons? I know you weren't watching people sunbathing out there....it frickin' snowed like nobody's business here this afternoon! LOL

Can you believe that? Snow? It had all melted...now, back again...I'm glad I didn't take the snow tires off the cars yet!

But I know a very good doctor in White Plains, NY....you should hook up with her to get a checkup and then, get on medications depending upon what type of tremor you have. There are essential tremors, there are familial essential tremors, there are cerebellar tremors, there are rubral tremors, there are parkinsonian tremors....etc. etc.

So it really can change in terms of medication depending upon the diagnosis. But as I said, there are clearly medications out there depending on what type it is.

I hope these answers have helped you along a bit more and I'd appreciate your providing a STAR RATING with some brief written feedback if your questions have been satisfactorily answered. In addition, CLOSING THE QUERY on your end will also be most helpful to expediting this transaction as well as allowing the information in this case to be archived so that other doctors may use it to their advantage for anyone with a similar problem.

Don't forget that my webpage to keep me abreast as to how your wife's doing is:

bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi

All the Best

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