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Also known as: Mysoline

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Benign Essential Tremor	3 review(s)	9 medications		8.0

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kelp88 (unregistered) said:		User Rating:		6.0
primidone: I've had essential tremor for most of my life. It has got worse in the last 5 years, so I've taken 7 to 8 different drugs (at different times) to see how well they worked. Propanolol worked best, but unfortunately brought out my old asthma that I hadn't had since childhood. Primidone was the only other that seemed to work for me, but was not a cure all. The problem I had with Primidone was the bad effects it gave you, but I persevered and it went away in 3 to 4 days and has not come back again. The bottle says to take three 50 mg pills a day. This is a lower dosage. But, I just take one 50 mg pill once a day and have on occasion upped it to two when I want to feel more confident in public without embarrassing myself with hand tremors. 0 user(s) found this comment helpful. Did you? Yes No Report as inappropriate
November 8, 2009 11:38 AM

Anonymous user said:		User Rating:		7.0
Mysoline (primidone): I found Mysoline effective for my essential tremor, but the side effects of tiredness, lack of energy, plus reduced sexual function (difficulty in ejaculating) is quite frustrating. 1 user(s) found this comment helpful. Did you? Yes No Report as inappropriate
July 13, 2009 8:56 PM

Ken V (unregistered) said:		User Rating:		10
primidone: I started using this in combination with propranolol for my tremor. I take 80 mg of the propranolol in the morning and 50mg of Primidone before bed. I had been taking the propranolol for 6-7 years already and it cuts the intensity of my tremors by 50-70%. By adding Primidone as a combination therapy I would say that it's 80-95% reduced. If you have a hereditary tremor like this you should ask your doctor about these medicines. Good Luck! 3 user(s) found this comment helpful. Did you? Yes No Report as inappropriate
February 3, 2009 4:09 PM