I've had ET for approximately 7 years. I try to play golf (used to be pretty good, until ET) and a few beers does help with the swing. But take my word, I use to drink 6 to 7 days a week, years ago.........you don't want to take that path either. So far, I've been lucky. If you can drink it when you really need it and can stop until you need it.......this is great! I've been able to keep it at a bare minimum at home.......fortunately! So my lesson for the day.......keep the alcohol drinking to a bare minimum........VERY GOOD video, by the way!!

I was absolutely floored when I found this video. I had been trying to figure out what my shaking was related to when it started 20 years ago in my early I mid 20s. I started noticing gag alcohol would make them completely stop so i started drinking just to go out, to go to work, to function, cuz the head shaking was so embarrassing. My husband still thinks my shakes are only when I'm upset or have anxiety but he doesn't realize it happens while I'm doing my makeup or watching a movie. It's so random. Yes some emotions can make it worse but I also suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder  and CPTSD so my emotions are very strong. Maybe that's why certain emotions can make it worse.

💌 I just got a call from my 25 year old daughter tonight. She had 40 minutes of tremor today. She isn’t saying she may have ET, but with your informative talk I just listened to ...she may. She has made a virtual appointment with her physician and will begin this journey tomorrow. Thanks for offering your expertise to the public. Jennie from Muskoka, Canada.

I appreciate you. I'm undiagnosed. My legs and voice, eyes are all affected. I don't have Parkinson's. All tests are negative. I have action tremors of legs, hands. Having no diagnosis is most exasperating 😢

I'm 52 and have been living with ET since high school.  At some point in my 20's my neurologist told me alcohol would help.  Worst advise I ever got.  Yes, alcohol made it better while I was drinking, but the tremors got worse over time so I drank more, and the next thing I knew I wasn't drinking just for the tremors.  The tremors were so bad when I was not drinking that I could barely write and it was messy.  No problem, couple of drinks later and I was steady as anyone, but the next morning they were back.
I finally decided to quit drinking for good 5 years ago and after a few days I realized that my tremors are NOT NEARLY as bad as they were when I drank.  Not at all.  I now choose to just live with it and take a couple of drugs that help (I was on those all along anyway).  I know that if I drink, the detox shakes will be much worse than they are normally and that vicious cycle could start again.
DO NOT use alcohol to control your ET.  It is a very slippery slope.

For years I had a problem with tremors in my hands, I stopped smoking and drinking coffee and I drink fresh lemon juice while I want to get fast enough on the tremor

Myself and others online have found that heavy strength training (e.g weighted squats), particularly stuff that hits the legs or back hard, helps ET hugely. For me there is a night and day difference between doing this or not. Other kinds of exercise don't really seem to have an effect. Can anyone speculate on how that could be possible in relation to the cell loss talked about here?

Thanks for this post it helps so much that my tremor has progressed since a small child and the only person that seems to understand is my neurologist. Knowing that there are people like yourself want to help raise awareness. I have all three elements and it’s upsetting when people blatantly stare and assume it’s drink or drug related.

Interesting.  Glad to have accidentally stumbled on to it

It is very touching to hear from a medical professional validate our suffering. All the blessings this world can give.

Alcohol is a relief.

I randomly came across this and I learned so much about my et! My bf told me recently that I should pay attention to interrupting people. I have been paying attention and I do have difficulty stopping myself. Interesting to know this is related to et.

I've had ET since I was around 15 and that was more than 50 years ago.... I use alcohol to mitigate the tremor but I do know that there is a rebound to that and that I need to watch myself and not overuse it... my brain knows that it helps and wants me to use it.  
Thank you for all of the info here that I wasn't aware of... the details about cells and alcohol... Good motivation for more moderation in my use of alcohol. It is my drug of choice for the treatment of my ET because I've tried everything the doctors prescribe and they are worse. Thanks again.

I first noticed tremors when I was 20 while shooting competition...couldn't hold the rifle study/noticed minute shaking. Now 53 and tremors are visible to others. Never was a heavy drinker but certainly partied in college. But being an engineer my career always took precedent over alcohol. Started a very special medication in 2008 for narcolepsy. It doesn't mix with liquor at all. I primarily have action tremors if I understood your video. Overall my health is good except for narcolepsy. Definitely looking for answers.

I have had ET since I was a child (long before I ever had a drink). I remember being embarrassed by my tremors constantly. I started drinking to self medicate with my adulthood. Recently, I tried to detox, but I couldn't stop the shakes. I have tried this twice, but every time I tried I would get to the point where my shakes were low enough but then I would encounter insomnia and the shakes wouldn't stop.

ET runs in my family and my cousin has it. My family doctor when I was little suggested to my mother that I had simply had too much caffeine, via pop (or soda, as you may).  

I really appreciated this video. Thank you, Dr.Sullivan. Not sure if I can recover from this because I've been self medicating my tremors for so long, but this was so very informative.

Wow. Your video jest taught me more about my ET and relationship with alcohol than any literature, group (therapy/AA) or doctor ever had before. I feel like I have more agency over my alcohol use and am 1 step closer to getting it under control. I can't thank you enough!

I've Had Tremors since I was a teenager, I remember I first noticed it on my fingers than it went to my whole hand. eventually I felt it on my foot as well, This was all before my senior year was over.
I was in school sports and music programs, I really enjoyed music and sports. As soon as I graduated I went to college and started drinking to make my tremors not present while I was in class taking notes. I noticed I was drinking everyday on campus and I just quit college cause I though It would just be a waste of time. After that I realized that my life would be different than others forever.
I started working construction because it fit around my issue better at the time, I could also drink around my work friends (after work hours). Eventually I started a business of my own in construction but every time I have to go meet with a new client it gives me anxiety to think that I have to be in front of them while my body shakes. I started drinking before meeting to ease the tremors and it did help but that means that I have to drink Every time I have to go on a meeting? Yes My drinking habit has been built up around my tremors. I am 37 now and Have serious problems because of this, They just divorced me because my Ex thinks I'm just an alcoholic, I have a 3 year old daughter. I have yet to see how the rest of my life is going to unfold from this point on.
As I think back of why I have this tremors, I remember that I played with mercury. I would grab mercury place it on my hands thinking its was cool, as my dad was a dentist and had it at reach.
I have yet to try to detoxify my body from heavy metals to see what happens.
This disease has taken control over me more than I thought and I'm working to see if I can live a better life or if this is it.
I dont think anyone wants to use alcohol as resource, You can also become an alcoholic and have more problems down the road such as liver problems.
Just thought of sharing my life story because I know this is a hard condition to have.
Thank You for listening.

Thank you so much for that I just watched your video for the first time and it really touched my heart I've had tremors my whole life and I've tried every medication under the sun and the only thing that helps me is alcohol and I have to drink a beer first thing in the morning and the last thing before I go to sleep so that was very inspirational and I'm looking forward to seeing more!! Thank you very much for what you do it certainly means a lot because I felt so alone in this world and thought I was the only one that had this condition!

I learned a lot,my husband is heavy drinker,he has tremors in his hands,ty for the information

God help me, I have this. It’s life changing and reliving the worst day of my life, ever damn day