Internal shaking?? Especially while sleeping.

Does anyone else experience this? I have it EVERY time I sleep. I HATE IT!!

Have you had your adrenals checked with a 24 hour saliva test? Low functioning adrenals can cause this too.

This was your regular MD right? It's not surprising! Most don't have a clue as to what to look for in someone who has these issues. Don't let that stop you, ask again- but be a little insistent about it.

You will need to have a 24 hour saliva test done- this is the only way to know if they need supporting before they crash.

You will also need to be evaluated for thyroid issues, as many of those with Lyme have thyroid issues - but not all.

A site that I recommend a lot is www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/‎ as it has good information on both adrenal function and thyroid function.

As Thrive said, for some the internal shaking is just part of Lyme disease, but if it's from low functioning adrenals it needs to be addressed sooner rather than later.

One of the reasons Lyme is so hard to treat is because we are infected with a very complex bacteria - it does things that many bacteria can't. This makes each case unique, so each person needs something different. There may be similarities in cases, but not often that 2 people will have the exact same issues and use the exact same treatments.

Tremors are well known by many Lyme patients. They aren't harmful for most - unless they get really severe - which is unusual. I had tremors a lot. Mine were mainly due to my adrenals that had almost stopped functioning though - at least that's what my doc and I believe because once my adrenals stabilized, the tremors slowed until they stopped. Of course I was in treatment for Lyme at the same time, so it could have also been due to the Lyme disease. That's why it's best to have the right tests done to find out how some things are functioning and get them supported as needed. This way your body is in prime position for healing.

My tremors would get so violent that when an 'attack' happened, I would 'bounce around' and bounce myself off the exam/treatment table or out of a chair - and I had no control over this. Try as I might, there was no amount of relaxation that would stop this. I had to laugh about it as I could understand all too well what it must have looked like!!

For your own sanity, it's a good thing that it isn't happening so often at night!!

It an be very disturbing when it happens to you, but I was taught to laugh at hard situations. It takes the stress out of the situation and allows me to think a bit more clearly.

I have used only natural medicine for my adrenals & mostly for my thyroid and have had very good results - but that isn't so for everyone. The first step is to find out how well your adrenals and thyroid are functioning, then determine if you need only some support herbs/homeopathic meds or if you need something that will actually help supply those natural hormones for you. Then you decide if you want to go the natural route or if you want to use allopathic medicine.

I've used both the supportive herbs/homeopathic meds and replacement hormones for my adrenals and thyroid as we were hoping that they only needed a bit of support, but discovered that I need more than they could provide on their own. I buy all of my 'meds' at the health food store.

HallieMae, a deficiency in magnesium can also cause symptoms similar to what you described. Bacteria lowers our magnesium levels, and as we begin to replenish our magnesium levels, we begin to see some of our symptoms subside.

Magnesium supplements are inexpensive and it acts almost immediately in your body. Not all magnesium is the same. Magnesium citrate and magnesium maleate are better absorbed than magnesium oxide (what you find at most places). I supplement my magnesium by eating lots of beans and fruit that is high in magnesium and potassium.