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Some Medication Causes of Tremor by Type

Medication

Postural Tremor

Resting Tremor

Intention Tremor

Amiodarone*Amiodarone*

Amitriptyline*Amitriptyline*

Amphotericin BAmphotericin B

Beta-adrenergic agonists (inhaled)*

Caffeine*Caffeine*

CalcitoninCalcitonin

CimetidineCimetidine

Cocaine*Cocaine*

Cyclosporine*Cyclosporine*

CytarabineCytarabine

EpinephrineEpinephrine

Ethanol*Ethanol*

Haloperidol*Haloperidol*

IfosfamideIfosfamide

Interferon-alfa

Lithium*Lithium*

MDMA (Ecstasy)

MedroxyprogesteroneMedroxyprogesterone

Metoclopramide*Metoclopramide*

MexiletineMexiletine

Nicotine*Nicotine*

ProcainamideProcainamide

Reserpine

SSRIs*

TacrolimusTacrolimus

TamoxifenTamoxifen

Theophylline*Theophylline*

Thioridazine*Thioridazine*

Thyroxine*

Valproate*

Vidarabine

* More common cause of tremor.

MDMA = methylenedioxymethamphetamine; SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

Data from Morgan JC, Sethi KD: Drug-induced tremors. The Lancet Neurology 4:866–876, 2005.

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