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Child With Headache And Shivers. Thyroid And Blood Test Are Normal. How To Overcome This?
Question: My Daughter ( 11 years) is complaining of shivering of both hands in school. We have checked her with her pediatrician , who says she is OK. Also got her T3 / T4 / TSH / Blood Heamogram / Li[pid profile checked. All are in range . Her hands continue to shiver. Sometimes more sometimes less. She also complains of headache . originating in back. Please suggest
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I would like to know couple of things to guide you better.
1. Does Shivering only happen at school? Has it happened outside school setting?
2. How has her behaviour been?
3. Is she afraid of anything in school i.e. afraid of teacher, bullying by colleagues etc?
4. Does she take her Livolin inhalers everyday?
5. Does headache and shivering both occur at the same time?
6. How long does shivering last for?
There are many causes of shivering ranging from anxiety, fear to thyroid issues to muscular problems.
Please revert back with answers and any more information you can provide me about her schooling/behaviour etc.
Waiting for your reply
Regards
Dr Tejas Shah
I would like to know couple of things to guide you better.
1. Does Shivering only happen at school? Has it happened outside school setting?
2. How has her behaviour been?
3. Is she afraid of anything in school i.e. afraid of teacher, bullying by colleagues etc?
4. Does she take her Livolin inhalers everyday?
5. Does headache and shivering both occur at the same time?
6. How long does shivering last for?
There are many causes of shivering ranging from anxiety, fear to thyroid issues to muscular problems.
Please revert back with answers and any more information you can provide me about her schooling/behaviour etc.
Waiting for your reply
Regards
Dr Tejas Shah
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
1. Does Shivering only happen at school? Has it happened outside school setting?
Shivering happens at school in first or second period. Mostly around 10 to 11 AM.
It subsides during the day and is minimum or absent in the evening.
This has started recently . Maybe one month
2. How has her behaviour been?
She is a very good child and well disciplined child. Not afraid of anything and courageous to ask questions. As a young child respects teachers but not afraid of teacher
3. Is she afraid of anything in school i.e. afraid of teacher, bullying by colleagues etc?
She is not afraid of teachers but bullying we did not discuss but feel it is not there.
4. Does she take her Livolin inhalers everyday?
She takes livolin for 3 - 4 years but not regularly . Once in a week or month. Recently we have observed as we switch on ac at night , she starts coughing and livolin provides relief. She is taking in school also,
5. Does headache and shivering both occur at the same time?
No. She is complaining of headache for past 2 days.
6. How long does shivering last for?
Starts vigoorously for 30 minutes , then subsides slowly. and is observed in both hands.
Shivering happens at school in first or second period. Mostly around 10 to 11 AM.
It subsides during the day and is minimum or absent in the evening.
This has started recently . Maybe one month
2. How has her behaviour been?
She is a very good child and well disciplined child. Not afraid of anything and courageous to ask questions. As a young child respects teachers but not afraid of teacher
3. Is she afraid of anything in school i.e. afraid of teacher, bullying by colleagues etc?
She is not afraid of teachers but bullying we did not discuss but feel it is not there.
4. Does she take her Livolin inhalers everyday?
She takes livolin for 3 - 4 years but not regularly . Once in a week or month. Recently we have observed as we switch on ac at night , she starts coughing and livolin provides relief. She is taking in school also,
5. Does headache and shivering both occur at the same time?
No. She is complaining of headache for past 2 days.
6. How long does shivering last for?
Starts vigoorously for 30 minutes , then subsides slowly. and is observed in both hands.
Thanks for reverting back.
Livolin causes tremors as side-effect. Does she take it everyday before going to school?
I would give simple pain-killers like Paracetamol for headache. May be its the weather causing headache currently.
Has her teacher ever complained about excessive sleepiness or staring episodes at school? Does she gets violent jerking of hands?
Regarding shivering:
1. Her Thyroid profile is normal
2. The fact that it happens in school only make me feel that it is either related to some issue related to school. However, as you have mentioned, there are no schooling issue and she is very bright and confident girl.
3. Either your wife or yourself should talk to her in details about shivering, schooling, friends, home situation, sibling etc and that may give a clue to the cause of the problem. Please reassure her that this is not a serious problem.
4. I would suggest a review by a Paediatric Neurologist to make sure we are not missing anything. She needs to be thoroughly examined.
5. Whenever she gets shivering, I would suggest you explain to her about deep breathing exercises. She needs to take a deep breath for 8-10 breaths. She has to hold the breath whilst counting upto 10-15 in her mind and then slowly breathe out. (Some patients develop low Carbon dioxide due to heavy breathing and that can lead to tremors, deep breathing exercises have been found very useful).
I hope I have been able to resolve your query.
Please do come back if there are any more questions/queries or doubts and will be glad to assist you.
Regards
Dr Tejas Shah
Livolin causes tremors as side-effect. Does she take it everyday before going to school?
I would give simple pain-killers like Paracetamol for headache. May be its the weather causing headache currently.
Has her teacher ever complained about excessive sleepiness or staring episodes at school? Does she gets violent jerking of hands?
Regarding shivering:
1. Her Thyroid profile is normal
2. The fact that it happens in school only make me feel that it is either related to some issue related to school. However, as you have mentioned, there are no schooling issue and she is very bright and confident girl.
3. Either your wife or yourself should talk to her in details about shivering, schooling, friends, home situation, sibling etc and that may give a clue to the cause of the problem. Please reassure her that this is not a serious problem.
4. I would suggest a review by a Paediatric Neurologist to make sure we are not missing anything. She needs to be thoroughly examined.
5. Whenever she gets shivering, I would suggest you explain to her about deep breathing exercises. She needs to take a deep breath for 8-10 breaths. She has to hold the breath whilst counting upto 10-15 in her mind and then slowly breathe out. (Some patients develop low Carbon dioxide due to heavy breathing and that can lead to tremors, deep breathing exercises have been found very useful).
I hope I have been able to resolve your query.
Please do come back if there are any more questions/queries or doubts and will be glad to assist you.
Regards
Dr Tejas Shah
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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