For the love of God how do I get my eyelid to stop twitching?

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Just that! Left eyelid has been twitching every couple of minutes or so for the last 2 days!
Obviously not painful but its drivng me crackers! Any random remedies out there?

*driving

I would eat bananas - aren't twitches a result of low potassium?

My eyelid twitches when I haven't had enough sleep. So perhaps a few early nights are needed.

More sleep and less caffeine.

And cut down screen time.

Thanks for the replies
Caffeine - I drink about 5 cups of tea per day, is that bad?
Sleep - had decent sleep recently so not that
Screen time - ah, too much MN? Time to put the Ipad down perhaps?!

I think it is magnesium you need. I take it for my twitches and tinglings with my fibro.

Magnesium, OK, will look into that.
BTW this is how my eyelid feels!
Sympathies to those who suffer in a more serious way.

Screen time - I find my eye starts twitching like crazy after long days of intensive screen work.

I get this if I'm tired and stressed. It's so annoying and even more so because no one else ever notices.

More sleep, less mumsnet and yes a multivitamin wouldn't hurt.

I had this for a few months about 7 years ago. I changed jobs and it stopped overnight.

Definitely try magnesium, I take this to stop eye twitching and foot cramps in bed

www.amazon.co.uk/MegaMag-Muscleze-Formerly-Ultra-Supplement/dp/B00934GYZO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460200466&sr=8-1&keywords=muscleze

This is a better way of increasing magnesium levels -

www.betteryou.com/magnesium-oil-original-spray

Quite easy to buy in town too.

It's not an actual oil by the way, so doesn't leave you greasy.

Thanks for all the suggestions...a day away from screens and eyelid still twitching!
Am off to get me some magnesium! I knew you guys would come up with an answer, thank you
Will let you know if it helps.

InsaneDame do you reckon I could (carefully) spray that directly onto eyelid? Or would it be a general body spray to absorb the magnesium?

I wouldn't recommend you spray it near hour eyes, I suppose you could spray some on your hand and rub a little on the lid but if it is twitching due to magnesium deficiency then just spraying and massaging into your skin will do the job. The recommended dose is 10 - 20 sprays a day. So go for the higher dose to begin with. Good idea to make it your routine so spray on your body and massage in after a shower/bath or do it just before bed. (It's also supposed to improve sleep). I usually wash it off my hands though as it makes them feel a bit weird! You can use it orally to improve dental health but you are not supposed to swallow as can produce a laxative effect (hence why the spray is better than an oral supplement and also better absorbed through the skin than the gut).

*your, not hour

You may as well soak in Epsom salts if you're going to spray stuff on your skin. Quite a bit cheaper as well.

Fab advice thanks

magnesium spray helped stop my eye twitch and leg cramps at night.

one bit of advice do not spray onto freshly shaved legs! stings like hell.