Eyelid twitch - any ideas to stop it?

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For about a week now, one of my eyelids is fluttering involuntarily for a few seconds. It's every few minutes or so the whole time I'm awake.

As well as being very annoying and making me feel like I'm in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, it affects my vision so I've been avoiding driving.

Has anyone successfully made a twitch like this go away?

It's usually tiredness or stress that causes it for me, I try to get some extra sleep and relaxation and it stops eventually. Sorry, not an immediate cure!

Thank you, it's definitely both of those things but solving them is easier said then done atm.

I get this when I’m either really tired or really stressed. I’ve had it last for a few weeks before and it was very annoying! The doctor told me to reduce caffeine and make sure I was getting enough vit d, b12 and magnesium and it would eventually stop. Having dry eyes can cause it too so you might need eye drops.
for more extreme cases where it lasts for months without getting any better, an injection of Botox in the eyelid muscle will stop it in its tracks

Cheers, I'll drag the supplements out. An injection in the eyelid sounds unpleasant!

Another one here who agrees it's down to tiredness and stress. I have it fairly often and you think everyone can see it but in reality, it's hardly noticeable to others. That doesn't help you though, sorry

Sorry to join the chorus but it’s sleep (lack of) and stress. All good advice you’ve received about supplements, I hope somehow you can get a bit of a break.

It's fatigue. A good night's sleep (or better still several) is the solution. I found a nightcap of a small whisky helped.

Cold teabags on eyes will help but sleep is the cure

I'm amazed I don't get this more tbh.

Can you book yourself in for a massage? You need to chill.

Magnesium supplements work for me when I get random twitches

Yes, that has happened to me when tired or stressed, also when I have been out in very cold weather. It is annoying but it does stop.

It’s magnesium deficiency. Which can be caused by stress because magnesium is used to produce, among other things, stress hormones. Cut down coffee (affects magnesium absorption) and get some magnesium supplements. Usually it goes away after a single big dose.

I get this when I'm tired, so more rest cures it.

Magnesium supplement taken regularly at night - and sleep

I'd go to the Dr, if it doesn't stop after say a month then botox. This happened to a friend of mine

Yes - cut out caffeine

Yep, I got this really badly about 2 months and it was stress and lack of sleep. Just realised now it’s gone (it lingered a while).

2 months ago

I don't know if increasing rest is going to be possible, but I hear you all loud and clear and will do my best. Thank you.

I had this and thought it was down to tiredness but when I went for an eye test, the ophthalmologist said it was because my sight had changed and my eyes were having to work harder to see. I got new glasses and the twitching has stopped.

Ah thanks, that's an interesting theory. My prescription is pretty fresh though, I had a test only a couple of months ago.

I second the magnesium deficiency

Mine was symptomatic of B12 deficiency , if you're also really tired and especially if your skin and hair are very dry or if your hair feels thinner get a blood test

Botox injections around the eyes are the treatment for Hemifacial spasm, which is a rare neurological condition that generally starts with an eye twitch. It certainly doesn't stop it in its tracks it works for a few weeks to calm that's all.

I’m currently pregnant and I get these twitches in random places, such as my abdominal muscles, in larger muscles they are clearly visible and the twitching looks really weird. Magnesium and B-group vitamins, especially B6 are used in production of progesterone so it’s normal, it’s my body telling me that I need to eat foods rich in both and supplement them.