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. 2020 May 26;91(8):822–830. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2019-322676

Table 1.

Overview of medication and toxins that may cause tremor52 53

Medication Toxins
Sympathomimetic drugs (adrenaline epinephrine, bronchodilators, theophylline) Drugs of abuse (nicotine, alcohol and its withdrawal, cocaine, caffeine)
Antiarrhythmics (amiodarone) Lead
Metoclopramide Mercury
Antidepressants (SSRI, TCA) Manganese
Lithium Arsenic
Neuroleptics, tetrabenazine Cyanide, DDT, CO
Antiepileptic drugs (valproic acid, carbamazepine, phenytoin) Naphthalene
Immunosuppressants (tacrolimus, ciclosporin) Toluene
Anticancer drugs (vincristine, cisplatin, paclitaxel, doxorubicin, cytosine arabinoside, ifosfamid, tacrolimus, 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate, tamoxifen, cytarabine) Lindane
Hormones (thyroxine) Solvents
Steroids (progesterone, anti-estrogens, adrenocorticosteroids) Pesticides

CO, carbon monoxide; DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; TCA, tetracyclic antidepressants.