Eyes closing

[camper]

Does anyone have this problem. Whenever I'm concentrating on what someone is saying or when I'm on the computer my eyes close and I have a job opening them. Is this a pd sympton?

[jillannf6]

hi i hav PSP nto parkinsons - if you google it u will find the differences but my eyes close a lot of the time and i hav e trouble open gin them again - no meds to take for this PSP only supplements which are not proven to do any good ...

so check out if this isa sign of parkinsons as well -soeme of the symptoms are similar

lol jill

[camper in reply to jillannf6]

Thanks for your reply Jill.

[Pete-1]

Yes. Called Blepharospasm. See the following link to the relevant wikipedia page.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleph...

[camper in reply to Pete-1]

Interesting reading Pete thanks for that.

[JohnPepper]

Hi Camper. I have the problem of falling asleep at my computer or while reading or even listening to people talking. This I think is a common Pd symptom but just having the eyes closing, I have not heard of before. You mean that you are not sleeping, when this happens?

John

[camper in reply to JohnPepper]

No I'm not asleep. Check out what Pete says it's interesting!

[froggatt55]

Yes, so far as I know. My left eye (my Parkinson's side) in particular tends to close especially if I sit back and relax - most photographs have me with lowered lids

Now when I a being photographed I consciously open my eyes

[Ken_Butler]

H I have the same problem. Had botox treatment which has helped a little but I think some of it has leached into my top lip as this is now frozen

[ivyanne in reply to Ken_Butler]

Hi..can you tell me what you mean by saying that the Botox is leaching into your upper lip? i too get botox injections for my eyelids and I noticed that .the area between my nose and upper lip doesnt seem to move when I smile. is that what you mean by leaching. my smile is weird life a slash across my face.I am very self conscious about this.

[camper in reply to Ken_Butler]

Botox injections into your eyelids! What I'd like to know does it hurt!

[Ken_Butler in reply to camper]

Not at all but the sensation in my upper lip is weird.

[ivyanne in reply to camper]

Yes but just for a little while..worth the pain

[Tz2388]

Eyelid problems common with PSP. Mine stay open and I don't blink. Terrible problem with dry eyes. Use humidifier, drops, salve and restasis (very expensive and makes my nose run.) Tal

[etterus]

For me it is a problem when I need to hit the toilet at night which is very frequent. Sometimes I crawl on my hands and knees to the bathroom.

[gmunsot]

I have PD and never fell that. I use daily the computer and read a lot, when I have time.

My doctor never mencioned as a PD synthom

[charsie]

A friend of mine in our PD Support Group has the problem. She found Botox shots about every three months cures the problem, similar to solving drooling.

[dmerritt]

I do the same thing in photos and try and make a effort to hold eyes open. Sometimes worse than others. My kids always laugh at the pictures. When im tired its much worse. I also fall asleep while conversation is going on around me. The other day fell asleep in docs office, he woke me up when he came in. LOL

[camper in reply to dmerritt]

The same thing happens to me when I have my photo taken. I had to laugh when you said you fell asleep in the Drs office. My eyes tend to close when I look down at the keyboard on the computer!