Shaky hands

[mattoc62998]

When I'm relaxed and having fun like when doing animal dissections in anatomy my hands don't shake at all. However, when I am nervous whether it was when I was giving myself a subcutaneous injection or when I was pipetting in front of my research mentor, or even presenting something in my English class. I get really shaky. I do take adhd medicine, but i also never have coffee. I am pretty confident that 95% of this has to do with anxiety. Does anyone have any advice/ tip/ recommendations to help lessen this issue?

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[getdown]

take beta blockers

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Continuing to put yourself in those situations helps. Many people get a little shaky when they're nervous. Breath control and BCT (via your school counselor) really help. If you have bad anxiety, meds can help, but many people get over it or at least learn to manage it without them.

 

[WrenchesToMD]

Continuing to put yourself in those situations helps. Many people get a little shaky when they're nervous. Breath control and BCT (via your school counselor) really help. If you have bad anxiety, meds can help, but many people get over it or at least learn to manage it without them.

This is solid. While I don't have shaky hands, I do start sweating really bad when placed in anxiety-provoking situations. Focusing on taking controlled, deep breaths helps me a lot as well. Lastly, something I always try to do after a stressful situation is to have a little self talk i.e. "see, ya got all worked up and there was no reason for it"

 

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[thumbz]

Everyone is shaky when they're doing something new and terrifying for the first time. Watching a new intern try and drop a central line is like watching Michael J Fox try and play darts (I have mad respect for him in case you're wondering, he's done amazing things for Parkinson's research).

As you do it more it'll all be like dissecting animals for you. If it's down right pathologic beta blockers can help but they come with side effects, and usually are taken situationally and will be useless when the coding patient needs a line now and not in 30 mins when it kicks in.

 

[tri99]

I also take adhd meds (and indulge in caffeine) and experienced the same issues. It’s all nerves. When I started working as a MA the pediatric nurse training me in vaccinations asked if I had essential tremors lol. Since then my issues have resolved, I can teach others injection technique without the slightest shake.

Now last week when I removed staples for the first time... not so smooth lol.