constant eye twitch

[Becca75]

Hi so when i was a kid, every now and then I'd get an eye twitch that lasted only for a bit and someone once told me it's cuz I'm tired.

Now both eyes twitch almost all the time....it's crazy. Anyone else have this - and is it because I'm fatigued all the time now.

[butterflyEi]

Hi Becca75

As a child I often had a twitchy eye. I was also told tired eye. I sometimes get it now when I have been doing cross stitch and reading and too much computer time. Whether or not it is from fatigue I cannot guess but I do understand exactly what you mean. Do you also get dry eye? I find that a cold flannel across my eyes or a couple of used green tea bags cold and still damp can be soothing.

Do hope someone on here can be more helpful.

Best wishes

[Becca75 in reply to butterflyEi]

they're not dry as of yet anyway. Sometimes I wonder if they are - but that's occasionally - I get twitching in my eyes quite often.

[jennyhall06]

Hi Becca75, yes I also get a twitch in my one eye, only occasionally and lasts for a few seconds, stops then starts again, that can go on for 10/15 minutes, don't know what causes it, mistery

Jenny xxx

[Junolee]

I always thought it was stress related, but can see how it can be caused by tiredness alright.

[Jude1]

Yes I think your find it is Becca75. I also get a sore throat well it feels like a sore throat, but once I've slept it goes away.

[Shiloh119]

Hi Becca75,

I have a twitch underneath my eye that is sometimes there when I wake up and it can last for days. I never had it before the PBC diagnosis and wondered it if it was connected.

The optician said that it is common when you're tired and nothing to worry about and I do suffer greatly from fatigue and so I guess that would make sense. X

[Becca75 in reply to Shiloh119]

ok - that's what I wondered - if it had to do with my fatigue

[Lizzy71]

I get it if I've had too many coffees or just really strong coffee like a long black. Weird but it started when we got a Nespresso machine and I was having too many! Now I have to limit myself to one espresso per day but Blend 43 doesn't seem to bother me :-). Classy!

[Becca75 in reply to Lizzy71]

I don't drink coffee and don't drink tea with caffeine (diet pop is caffeine free as well).

I'd like to stop whatever is keeping it going - it's SUPER annoying when both eyes are going at the same time...

[CBCB]

Eye mentioned my eye twitching to my Eye Doctor he recommended quinine water - good tonic water seems to help greatly.

[Becca75]

did he say what causes it?

[CBCB]

Some sort of deficiency that the tonic water elevates.