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Could Hand Tremor Be From Lung Meds And Is It Reversible?

My dad is 71 and has COPD and takes nebulizer treatments and multiple inhalers for it. He still smokes several cigs a day. He s very sedentary but does still work part time. I noticed his hands have begun to tremor when he tries to use fine motor skills. Could that just be from his lung meds and is it reversible?
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal.

Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query

Yes, some of the medicines are known to cause tremors. they are usually reversible, but some irreversible cases have been recorded.

could be, at his age that he is developing some problem. suggest to meet a neurologist to rule out parkinsons syndrome.

suggest to stop smoking

I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck.

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Could Hand Tremor Be From Lung Meds And Is It Reversible?

Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal. Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query Yes, some of the medicines are known to cause tremors. they are usually reversible, but some irreversible cases have been recorded. could be, at his age that he is developing some problem. suggest to meet a neurologist to rule out parkinsons syndrome. suggest to stop smoking I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)