Eye won't stop twitching!!!! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

brinkn1 · 05-05-2004, 05:55 PM

It started around September '03 and hasn't really stopped for any longer than one day. My right eyelid twitches sporadically... it's driving me crazy!

Anybody else have this problem? Know what causes it, or how I can make it stop?

miko · 05-05-2004, 07:25 PM

i've never had it for that long, usually only a couple days. But i've always wondered what caused it!

EVIDENT · 05-05-2004, 07:37 PM

The fact that it hasn't stoped for more than a day since Sept. could very well mean something is wrong. You should see a doctor about that.

Ripsaw · 05-06-2004, 08:06 AM

I get a twitch in my left lower eyelid when I don't get enough sleep, or am not hydrating properly. Drink more water and sleep.

gonadman · 05-06-2004, 05:44 PM

Its called fasciculation and is usually due to a stimulant, like caffeine or stress. It affects the eyelid muscle often because the muscle is small and thin and more prone to stimulation. Try cutting out all caffeinated soda, coffee or tea and see if it helps. If not, take a vacation!

BTW, you said it started Sept 03- That wouldn't be about the time you started school, would it?

raeanna74 · 05-07-2004, 11:19 AM

I've heard that it has something to do with a B vitamin deficiency. Since I've been taking a daily multivitamin I haven't had it even once. I used to get that a couple times a year or so.

Cowman · 05-07-2004, 11:34 AM

Potassium.

JStrider · 05-07-2004, 12:28 PM

i'll occasionally get it... like every day of a few days or a week.... and then it will go away... i havnt really been able to find a rhyme or reason for it...

but damn its annoying

brinkn1 · 05-10-2004, 06:22 PM

Thanks y'all. I don't think I can cut caffeine out of my diet - I need to be at work at 6:00 am and cafeine is the ONLY thing that lets me function at that ungodly hour. I'm going to try the multi-vitamin suggestion & hydration... sleep too. & if those don't work, I'll just keep living with the twitch...

SparklingDot · 05-12-2004, 09:14 PM

We used to call them "eye seizures" and always attributed them to stress and lack of sleep. heh. JS had it for the better part of junior year in high school. And I still get it occassionally.

Good times.

05-12-2004, 09:21 PM

Lack of sleep, maybe? How much have you been sleeping?
Because that always happens to me when I have lack of sleep or being really, really tired.

05-05-2004, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
brinkn1 Crazy	Eye won't stop twitching!!!! It started around September '03 and hasn't really stopped for any longer than one day. My right eyelid twitches sporadically... it's driving me crazy! Anybody else have this problem? Know what causes it, or how I can make it stop? __________________ I'm melting down your 20 inch rims to build 5 foot plates for the shins of my 30 foot android.

05-05-2004, 07:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
EVIDENT Tilted Location: DFW	The fact that it hasn't stoped for more than a day since Sept. could very well mean something is wrong. You should see a doctor about that. __________________ " " - Silent Bob

05-06-2004, 08:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ripsaw Chef in Training	I get a twitch in my left lower eyelid when I don't get enough sleep, or am not hydrating properly. Drink more water and sleep. __________________ "We are supposed to be masters of space, but we cant even line up our shoes?" One life, one chance, one opportunity.

05-06-2004, 05:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
gonadman Psycho Location: Philly	Its called fasciculation and is usually due to a stimulant, like caffeine or stress. It affects the eyelid muscle often because the muscle is small and thin and more prone to stimulation. Try cutting out all caffeinated soda, coffee or tea and see if it helps. If not, take a vacation! BTW, you said it started Sept 03- That wouldn't be about the time you started school, would it? __________________ For me there is only the traveling on paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart. There I travel, and the only worthwhile challenge is to traverse its full length. And there I travel, looking, looking, ...breathlessly. -Carlos Castaneda

05-07-2004, 11:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I've heard that it has something to do with a B vitamin deficiency. Since I've been taking a daily multivitamin I haven't had it even once. I used to get that a couple times a year or so. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.

05-05-2004, 07:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
miko Insane	i've never had it for that long, usually only a couple days. But i've always wondered what caused it!

05-07-2004, 11:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cowman Psycho	Potassium. __________________ You don't like my point of view..but im insane

05-07-2004, 12:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	i'll occasionally get it... like every day of a few days or a week.... and then it will go away... i havnt really been able to find a rhyme or reason for it... but damn its annoying __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

05-10-2004, 06:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
brinkn1 Crazy	Thanks y'all. I don't think I can cut caffeine out of my diet - I need to be at work at 6:00 am and cafeine is the ONLY thing that lets me function at that ungodly hour. I'm going to try the multi-vitamin suggestion & hydration... sleep too. & if those don't work, I'll just keep living with the twitch... __________________ I'm melting down your 20 inch rims to build 5 foot plates for the shins of my 30 foot android.

05-12-2004, 09:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
SparklingDot Insane	We used to call them "eye seizures" and always attributed them to stress and lack of sleep. heh. JS had it for the better part of junior year in high school. And I still get it occassionally. Good times. __________________ 17 seconds is all you really need - Smashing Pumpkins

05-12-2004, 09:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
:::OshnSoul::: Guest	Lack of sleep, maybe? How much have you been sleeping? Because that always happens to me when I have lack of sleep or being really, really tired.