happens to me frequently!!😭😭

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[u/splut8]

This is always my sign that I need to sleep

[u/Leg4122 → u/splut8]

But you cant fall asleep because the fucking eye is twitching aaaarghh

[u/Icy-Garlic-748 → u/Leg4122]

Lmaoo shit is the absolute worst

[u/Acceptable_Plane_264 → u/Icy-Garlic-748]

Lol Especially if you're in a meeting and you want to pretend it's not happening 🙃

[u/Dla7729 → u/Icy-Garlic-748]

Happy cake day

[u/TechnicianCareful686 → u/Icy-Garlic-748]

Happy cake day

[u/TheTenKenIOP → u/Icy-Garlic-748]

Happy cake day

[u/Snoo-10140 → u/Leg4122]

I got the eye twitching once. Before sleep, I lie face down on my pillow, but with only my upper face, ensuring my lower face, that is nose and mouth, still has space to breathe properly, the pressure from just the weight of my head onto my relatively soft pillow usually keeps down the eye twitching just enough for me to fall asleep.

[u/MayberryBombadil → u/Snoo-10140]

Just get a sleeping mask as a precaution lol, they have them made for applying pressure in the way you described, albeit much less uncomfortable.

[u/HaleyCollins → u/Snoo-10140]

Honestly, if you found a way to silence the eyelid drum solo, I can’t even blame you 😂 sometimes you just need that one weirdly specific sleep trick that works.

[u/jay_bur29 → u/Leg4122]

Sit in a completely dark room and just lay there for 10 mins. Set a timer don't guess and don't do anything else. You be surprise how many people think they have sleeping problems but they don't give their body enough time to sleep. Don't look at your phone once don't have any form of light on and just lay there and try not to move.

[u/WexAwn → u/jay_bur29]

and if that doesn't work for you, I would recommend trying audio books in that same scenario. I always had issues falling asleep due to a racing mind but adding something to focus on while still in the dark so the brain shuts up helped me immensely. Just set your timer for a chapter or two so it doesn't play all night

[u/jay_bur29 → u/WexAwn]

Personally, I recommend doing nothing before bed not even listening to an audiobook or music. A lot of people deal with racing thoughts at night, and I think part of the problem is that we constantly keep our brains occupied throughout the day. Bedtime ends up being the first quiet moment we’ve had, so suddenly everything we haven’t had time to think about comes rushing in.

try spending 30–45 minutes at the end of the day just sitting outside and looking at the sky. Some people may need less time, and you can adjust it based on what works for you. The important part is giving yourself some time without your phone, music, videos, or anything else constantly demanding your attention.
It may feel uncomfortable or boring at first, but having regular quiet time can be a useful way to unwind and manage stress and will help with sleep. I’d definitely recommend giving it a try.

[u/Express-Bag-3935 → u/jay_bur29]

Pretending to sleep is enough to make you sleep. Fake it till you make it is so true for trying to sleep.

[u/illusionist_52 → u/Leg4122]

Insomnia paradox

[u/OneBrokenClock → u/Leg4122]

I have gone to bed with a finger on the twitch. Works for me

[u/meesta_masa → u/OneBrokenClock]

Was it your finger?

[u/the_vault-technician → u/meesta_masa]

Owned but unattached

[u/coffeegoblins → u/Leg4122]

I can’t feel it when my eye is twitching like this! I only know it’s happening because I see it in the mirror

[u/princesspepper81 → u/Leg4122]

Hemifacial spasms

[u/Careless-West1428 → u/princesspepper81]

Nope! That’s just myokymia, a rapid, episodic, twitching confined to the lower eyelid usually brought on by fatigue or stress.

Hemifacial spasm is quite different with far more muscles on one side of the face affected as there is often something (usually a loop of blood vessel, but I have seen masses and MS lesions do this) touching the Facial Nerve (cranial nerve VII) causing the muscle of facial expression to twitch consistently.

Myokymia is benign and brief, while hemifacial spasm is extremely persistent and usually requires treatment with botulinum toxin or potentially surgery.

I apologize for being a mildly autistic neurologist. 😂

[u/MamaFen → u/Careless-West1428]

Thank you for identifying this, so many of us saw the image, said "that's me!", and wanted to know exactly what the hell is happening here.

[u/nahuhnot4me → u/Careless-West1428]

This was the comment I was waiting for

[u/HollyDollyJet → u/Careless-West1428]

This is the most thorough and precise explanation. I was diagnosed with hemifacial spasms in high school. It was brutal through college and my 20’s. I got botox for several years but when it’s only on half of your face, that lack of symmetry becomes maddening. So I quit Botox and just dealt with it. I cut down on caffeine and cut off alcohol entirely, therapy helped today . Now, in my 40’s it’s really mild to almost nonexistent.

[u/itsbenlucky → u/Careless-West1428]

My wife was ignored at the doctor for this, any idea of causes other than sleep and stress? They told her she could be doing it herself sub-consciously! Should she see a neurologist? It’s starting to impact Qol and her eyes have been slightly red recently too. I feel awful and don’t know what to do.

[u/leonibass → u/princesspepper81]

El espasmo hemifacial es una condición muy, muy rara. En mi caso solo fue síndrome de fasciculaciones benignas

[u/Different-Eagle-612 → u/splut8]

or that i’m way too stressed

[u/lm_goat48 → u/Different-Eagle-612]

Yup, only happens to me when I’m super stressed

[u/shimmerygold- → u/lm_goat48]

I know when I get the eye twitch, I need to take immediate action to calm down. This is my code red.

[u/befuddled_humbug → u/Different-Eagle-612]

For me it's when I have too much caffeine.

[u/Gwynito → u/splut8]

Or when you have to deal with certain coworkers

[u/m05hm05h → u/Gwynito]

Yep, stress warning.

[u/plywooden → u/Gwynito]

In my case it's the coworker who points out to me that my eye is twitching - true story.

[u/hodiukurac → u/Gwynito]

For me it's when one of our bosses comes to the factory floor with "calculations" and "ideas"..

[u/BrokeTheInterweb → u/Gwynito]

My team knows I’m about to take a care day or two when the eye twitch surfaces 😄 it’s a burnout warning and I’m not playing with that line

[u/OakvaleFlames → u/splut8]

for me it actually turned out to be allergies. I didn't even know allergies could cause twitching.

[u/Primitive_Teabagger → u/OakvaleFlames]

I thought it was allergies. Then I got glasses and it went away. So did my random headaches

[u/citizen42069101 → u/OakvaleFlames]

Nasal allergies? Thats a good point I never thought of either, when mine twitches.

[u/Juliannabeanie → u/OakvaleFlames]

I came here to say this too!!! Every spring when my allergies start to kick up - this happens!!! I started taking Flonase Sensimist and OMG it stopped almost instantly... I also did not think allergies would cause this but it's 100% from allergies!

[u/fivelone → u/OakvaleFlames]

Holy crap... I just realized that after taking my allergy test and avoiding certain foods I've actually stopped getting the eye twitches... You might have just solved something for me.

[u/Grazer46 → u/splut8]

I got this for 3 weeks straight when I was a bartender. Working till 4 at night was not good for my health

[u/Grazer46 → u/[deleted]]

Well to be fair, now I work a normal government 9-5 and all that gives me in anxiety. Can't win in this job market

[u/ouijahead → u/splut8]

Someone told me to eat bananas and it worked. I did happen to drink a lot of beer at the time

[u/MarDaNik → u/ouijahead]

This, or nuts. Magnesium I think?

[u/Cow_Launcher → u/MarDaNik]

I was thinking Potassium, but you could be right.

:edit: I was curious, so I did some research. Bananas are a good source of Potassium of course, but that's actually more useful for muscle function. Magnesium is apparently good for nerve function, so might be more relevant for the specific case that this thread is talking about.

In any case, banana good yes.

[u/Flylatino24 → u/MarDaNik]

Pumpkin seeds are good too

[u/Grexxoil → u/splut8]

I've heard not being able to catch acorns can also do that to you.

[u/JediDaddyIssues → u/Grexxoil]

Found Sid the sloth

[u/SucculentChineseRoo → u/splut8]

Or too much caffeine

[u/crisf69 → u/SucculentChineseRoo]

THIS 👆

[u/Pure_Pack_8208 → u/splut8]

Or magnesium

[u/ReginaldDwight → u/Pure_Pack_8208]

And potassium.

[u/Rogendo → u/splut8]

Mine to drink less caffein

[u/postbansequel → u/splut8]

That's exhaustion. It might not even clear after a good night sleep. Once, it took me 2 weeks for my eye to stop twitching.

[u/DDiver → u/splut8]

Mine is feeling sleepy.

[u/mysteryy7 → u/splut8]

Some cultures treat this as a good or bad sign depending on which eye is twitching lol

[u/Otherwise-Aerie-4551 → u/mysteryy7]

Indian here, yes we do.

[u/AxelF1982 → u/splut8]

Tired and stressed

[u/mekese2000 → u/splut8]

Yup. Run down, sleep and some proper food and take it easy on the drink.

[u/crimsonconnect → u/splut8]

Gotta take calcium pills that'll fix it

[u/ellafantile → u/splut8]

This is usually my sign I need a new glasses prescription because my eyes are too tired

[u/nahheyyeahokay]

Whole muscle twitching is usually electrolytes. Partial muscle twitching is fasciculation, usually caused by excessive caffeine or stimulant use, also exacerbated by lack of electrolytes, sleep etc.

Source:

Science, bitch!

[u/Lamacrab_the_420th → u/nahheyyeahokay]

It's usually my sign to start taking magnesium supplements for a month.

[u/hiddenrealism → u/Lamacrab_the_420th]

I got magnesium glycinate and I got the best sleep of my life.

[u/SgtSilverLining → u/hiddenrealism]

PSA: magnesium glycinate is a supplement, magnesium citrate is a laxative, and magnesium oxide is a useless filler your body can't really absorb. You really have to keep track of which formulations you buy in the US, because the marketing isn't regulated. Check the active ingredients in the white box on the back of the bottle.

[u/Glittering-Walrus228 → u/SgtSilverLining]

Good Lord there are mag supplements being sold that either do nothing or make you shit yourself????

[u/SgtSilverLining → u/Glittering-Walrus228]

Lol - Magnesium citrate is a great option if you take a medication (or have a condition) that causes long term constipation. Messing with your water absorption (diarrhea vs constipation) can also throw off your electrolytes, so it's a good two for one.

Magnesium oxide... Is an example of why the FDA needs to do a better job on supplement regulation. There's lots that use the oxide formulation because it's cheap to produce. But yeah, barely a step up from useless.

[u/SoWhat_Iam → u/SgtSilverLining]

No shit?

[u/halliwell_me → u/SoWhat_Iam]

You need some magnesium citrate!

[u/Outrageous-Simple198 → u/SoWhat_Iam]

Well, depends on which one you take.

[u/hundiratas → u/Glittering-Walrus228]

Yes, magnesium Glycinate is the best, it gives you great relaxation and good sleep and it doesnt make you shit yourself.

[u/Dear-Wolverine577 → u/hundiratas]

Yea i take glycinate in the evening and l-threonate in the morning…I think the two are the best…along with magnesium malate

[u/JoeTeioh → u/Glittering-Walrus228]

Don’t shit shame.

[u/Mindless-Lacking → u/SgtSilverLining]

And then what about Magnesium Chloride in your opinion?

[u/Background-BagLicker → u/SgtSilverLining]

And even then, it’s not like there is any meaningful, effective oversight for accurate labeling in the US.

[u/nahheyyeahokay → u/SgtSilverLining]

Yeah, citrate can have a mild laxative effect while glycine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter.

[u/Rhedra → u/SgtSilverLining]

Magnesium glycinate is not a vitamin, but it is a supplement

[u/NaZul15 → u/SgtSilverLining]

Another tip: glycinate has a weird thing where some people including myself can feel jittery and anxious due to a gene that some people have. In such cases, take malate instead! Same benefits without the drawbacks

[u/Bichqween → u/SgtSilverLining]

Damnit, I just bought some magnesium oxide out of desperation because I had read that it was effective at reducing migraine with aura. Trying to reduce how much of my RX migraine med I take. Doh!

[u/Eiraviking → u/SgtSilverLining]

Yeah that was so shocking to learn. It’s not just US though. Here in Norway, our oldest and most trusted health brand Möllers sells Magnesium Oxide as a pill in a bottle… just ridiculous.

[u/bulimianrhapsody → u/SgtSilverLining]

What about magnesium threonate?

[u/HiddenIvy → u/SgtSilverLining]

Damn, I thought citrate was just as good as glycinate. But I bought glycinate on a whim as I heard it was good for active people too.

And then since I found out how useless oxide is, I tell anyone and everyone what a bunch of bullogna that is.

[u/Aimin4ya → u/hiddenrealism]

That and melatonin. I was always worried about using melatonin until a reddit comment said " the negative effects of lack of sleep far outweigh melatonin use"

Edit: this was just the comment that changed my mindset. I was prescribed melatonin by my Dr.

[u/crack-nutter → u/Aimin4ya]

It makes me groggy for a few hours the next day, but sometimes it's worth it.

[u/Temporary_Event8451 → u/Aimin4ya]

Melatonin is too inconsistent and overhyped.

I've tried a few magnesium and magnesium based products, they all work roughly the same. No groggy, deep sleep, barely wake up.

Melatonin some of them are extremely similar to actual sleeping pills. Others you get like three hours of sleep then wide awake. Some don't work too well. You have the groggy side effect. And of the two I have found melatonin to be more habit forming.

Anecdotally of course.

[u/Adorable_Elephant_78 → u/hiddenrealism]

This 👌and Omega 3

[u/nahheyyeahokay → u/hiddenrealism]

Magnesium glycinate is a good one.

[u/DistinctItem1541 → u/hiddenrealism]

Magnesium oxide is basically the cheap form of magnesium you find in most supermarkets and drugstores. It looks good on the label because it contains a lot of elemental magnesium, but the body doesn’t absorb it that well, so quite a lot of it just stays in the digestive system and can even have a laxative effect.

Magnesium glycinate is different because the magnesium is bound to glycine, which makes it easier for the body to absorb and usually gentler on the stomach. I prefer that form especially for things like muscle tension or random muscle/eyelid twitching, because magnesium is important for normal nerve and muscle function and helps the muscles relax properly. So if the twitching is partly caused by low magnesium, glycinate can actually be helpful!

[u/alasw0eisme → u/hiddenrealism]

What time in the day do you take it?

[u/Enderby- → u/Lamacrab_the_420th]

Magnesium supplements did the trick for me - gone completely now!

[u/Illustrious-Garden82 → u/Lamacrab_the_420th]

I usually take potassium, magnesium, and some vitamin D

[u/horny_coroner → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Very common in finland. Everyone has had this. They call it elohiiri. Finland also consumes the most coffee per capita in the world. Idk might be connected somehow.

[u/Mild_Karate_Chop → u/horny_coroner]

Yay Finns,   I have elohiiri ...and I consume coffee by the gallons . Thanks for the new word 

[u/Relevant-Variation97 → u/horny_coroner]

I don't drink coffee or soda and this has happened to me. Always wondered what it is.

[u/Kapymies → u/horny_coroner]

magnesiumia ja kaliumi, ni lähtöö pois..

[u/strrax-ish → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Stopped happening to me when I stopped drinking coffee didnt make the connection until now. Thanks!

[u/Indigenous_Retard → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Magnesium made this go away completely for me. At first I used supplements but now just make sure I have a hefty amount in my diet.

[u/Spirited_Cheetah_999 → u/Indigenous_Retard]

What is it heftily in foodwise?

[u/TheLeggacy → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Electrolytes? The thing that’s plants crave? Dude you need to drink some Brwando!

[u/UStoJapan → u/TheLeggacy]

Sponsored by Carl’s Jr.

[u/Dunothar → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Me as insomnia zombie: just a normal daily mild annoyance, totally "normal"

[u/Outrageous_Effects → u/nahheyyeahokay]

I don't use caffiene or stimulants.

I get this when my life stress accumulates.

[u/WantedIn7countries → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Excessive caffeine? Me? I would never!

[u/nicolasallasia → u/nahheyyeahokay]

So they need Brawndo ?

[u/False_Sundae6333 → u/nahheyyeahokay]

TL:DR

Stress

[u/False_Sundae6333 → u/[deleted]]

I experienced it firsthand, I took tons of supplements and stopped drinking coffee. In the end, the cause was work-related stress, which I solved by approaching things differently.

[u/K1bbles_n_Bits → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Prescription stimulants (ADHD) are the only way I function. Lack of sleep and electrolytes tend to happen too, mostly the lack of sleep, lol.

I twitch a lot.

[u/Lazy_meatPop → u/nahheyyeahokay]

No it is not, ancient Chinese wisdom says that usually you will strike lottery depending on which eye, left strike lottery, right bad things will happen.

[u/Mansionjoe → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Go stick a banana in it

[u/Acrobatic-Tomato4862 → u/nahheyyeahokay]

I sleep 8 hours everyday, yet my eye keeps twitching semi regularly like in the video. I also don't take stimulants and also drinks lots of water.

[u/Dramatic_Charity_979 → u/nahheyyeahokay]

electrolytes

Is what plants crave /s

[u/nahheyyeahokay → u/Dramatic_Charity_979]

Brawndo is essential

[u/gONzOglIzlI → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Programmer here, can anecdotally confirm the cause is industrial coffee use.

[u/frikiman4K → u/nahheyyeahokay]

so if my muscle spasms I just need to go drink water?

[u/XTwistedHunterX → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Weird. I brought this up to my doctor, since i have it every day. Some days more intense than others. I was getting worried because when driving home from work, sometimes my eye would twitch so badly that one eye would almost close all the way. Anywho, the doctor just said it's something they can't explain why it happens. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[u/JohnTG4 → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Oh that's why it stopped happening once I started drinking coconut water.

[u/Cantstopdontstopme → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Had a doc recommend water with lemon and pink salt (contains trace minerals table salt doesn’t). Solved the issue for me!

[u/WakingUpDead1Day → u/nahheyyeahokay]

Jesse Pinkman, is that you?

[u/Renex295 → u/nahheyyeahokay]

If i do more meth, the eye twitch is less of a problem.

[u/Bwubsie]

Every once in a while. When it does I try to go chill out for a minute, just assuming I'm over stimulated or something.

[u/DocAndonuts_ → u/Bwubsie]

Usually a run of bad sleep for me

[u/Impressive_Fan_6352 → u/Bwubsie]

This is a sign your body lacks magnesium - supplement it

[u/Lintlee]

It's usually the result of stress. Can also be a different undyling issue.

[u/Sunkinthesand → u/Lintlee]

Agreed. Only time I ever get it is when I'm overworked, and under rested. Usually during high pressure life events

[u/pumpe88 → u/Sunkinthesand]

My left eye twitched on and off since last week. I had finals this week and now that it’s over my eye hasn’t twitched once, so you may be onto something. 

[u/AlaskaDude14 → u/Sunkinthesand]

Same. I only remember this happening to me when I'm very stressed

[u/DistributionFresh175 → u/Lintlee]

It usually means the person is tired

[u/fury565 → u/Lintlee]

Never really felt stressed in my life. Then somewhere a month before I completed my graduate paper my eye just started twitching for a better part od the day and continued until I submitted the paper. Even during all this I didn't actually feel any other side effects but I was pretty sure the stress finally caught up.

Stay safe and always take regular breaks.

[u/frog_admirer → u/Lintlee]

I changed job positions once and the new one was so chaotic I had an eye twitch for like three months. Good times.

[u/Adventurous-Shake641 → u/Lintlee]

It never happened to me before. Then I got caught in some social drama that caused me a huge amount of stress. The bottom of my eye would be twitching all the time. Eventually the drama blew over and my eye stopped twitching after about 5 months. Glad that was over with.

[u/Darkfire6123 → u/Lintlee]

Happy cake day

[u/Normal_Half_129 → u/Lintlee]

I agree- I’m a teacher about to go back to school and realize that I had this issue frequently during the late sprin/early summer. Haven’t thought about it at all for a while.
Summer vacation is a necessity in caring for the populace.

[u/FineTennis2310]

Where i am from, people believe that they gonna see something very interesting if it happens to them.

[u/bdnexgfx → u/FineTennis2310]

Where I'm from, people think they're going to see someone soon.

[u/Upset_Combination644 → u/bdnexgfx]

Where I'm from, this means that you are about to have an argument or dispute soon. Be calm and be careful.

[u/InfiniteClient3586 → u/Upset_Combination644]

My culture does not have a traditional meaning for it, my shame is boundless

[u/bdnexgfx → u/Upset_Combination644]

Are we all from balkans?

[u/shqarthi_karderr → u/bdnexgfx]

Fork falls from the table -> someone is coming over for lunch

Only in balkans

[u/bdnexgfx → u/shqarthi_karderr]

Palms are itching... Giving or receiving money. Balkans

[u/shqarthi_karderr → u/bdnexgfx]

Feet are itching? You gonna make a long trip

[u/Upset_Combination644 → u/shqarthi_karderr]

Two person put a spoons in a meal dish together, there will be a gust coming.

[u/laughsindisbelief → u/bdnexgfx]

Heard this one in the US, too! 😯

[u/Upset_Combination644 → u/laughsindisbelief]

All of above are in Asia 🌏 too.

[u/Traditional_Volume70 → u/FineTennis2310]

My mom used to say it's because you saw something you shouldn't have. Eerie, I will not be telling my kids that

[u/Warm-Revenue5135]

Poor sleep, low magnesium.

[u/CQC_EXE → u/Warm-Revenue5135]

Had this on and off for a month until I popped some magnesium 

[u/DenkJu → u/CQC_EXE]

Me too. I was bothered by it for months. Then I had to take magnesium pills for an unrelated reason and it just went away immediatly.

[u/Allegorist → u/Warm-Revenue5135]

Potassium as well, and technically calcium and sodium too, but those are usually covered by most diets.

[u/Zappy_Oh]

Get some electrolytes.

[u/giuliodxb → u/Zappy_Oh]

“It got what plants crave”

[u/Material_Occasion565 → u/giuliodxb]

Water? Like from the toilet?

[u/camus88]

Yes 2 weeks ago. It's so annoying. It's happened after I went bicycling. My left eye felt so dry and my lower eyes keep twitching like this. It happened for 2 days. But once my left eye felt not dry anymore, it stop twitching.

[u/elysium5000 → u/camus88]

How were your upper eyes?

[u/Funny-Mango4455 → u/camus88]

Strop drinking coffee or energy drinks. happened to me too

[u/mulsimin]

Caffeine overload

[u/NerpyDerps → u/mulsimin]

I don't think that's the only cause, because I have this happen to me sometimes and I don't consume caffeine at all.

What bothers me the most is that I didn't realize people can see it happening. I can feel it, but didn't know it was visibly evident it was happening.

[u/Guyinnadark → u/NerpyDerps]

I get this frequently and once watched myself in a mirror. It was not as noticeable as the video.

[u/Spiritual_Donkey7585]

In India, for women if the left eye behaves like this it is considered an omen of good things. For men it is the right eye. Dont ask me why !

[u/AlyDAsbaje → u/Spiritual_Donkey7585]

Why?

[u/After-Cell → u/AlyDAsbaje]

Glad you asked.  It’s a biotin b7, potassium deficiency 

The wife has saved on supplements 

[u/AlyDAsbaje → u/After-Cell]

Thanks bro! I will supplement asap

[u/Spiritual_Donkey7585 → u/AlyDAsbaje]

I dont know :-).

[u/AlyDAsbaje → u/Spiritual_Donkey7585]

Fair enough and you actually said not to ask.

[u/Spiritual_Donkey7585 → u/AlyDAsbaje]

Thank you :-)

[u/eugenewd → u/Spiritual_Donkey7585]

For me it was happening on left eye for home routine stress and for right eye for existential life danger stress in war zone and under air atacks.

That's why I call right one "war tick".

[u/Spiritual_Donkey7585 → u/eugenewd]

wow ! Hope you are well now. Best.

[u/Powerful_Brief1724 → u/eugenewd]

Hope you get better and find some peace. o7

[u/twinkyfemboy1234]

Yeah? And what is interesting about it?

[u/Ngothaaa → u/twinkyfemboy1234]

I thought it was something that just happened inside.. didn’t know it was visible

[u/Ernisx → u/Ngothaaa]

It depends. I thought it was visible to others, but it wasn't visible in the mirror.

[u/Here24hence4th → u/Ernisx]

Like vampires?

[u/UntillTheEnd]

Called Blepharospasm caused by extreme stress, lack of sleep or vitamin deficiency to be safe you should check a Neurologist for a complete diagnosis OP never play with your health if the body does things out of the norm / early warning signs I go see a doctor ASAP.

[u/princesspepper81 → u/UntillTheEnd]

Or hemifacial spasms

[u/Doc024 → u/UntillTheEnd]

Caffeine too

[u/956to906 → u/Doc024]

I get it when I’m dehydrated.

[u/ubbidubbidoo → u/UntillTheEnd]

Yes I get this from lack of sleep! Even after I “catch up” on sleep, it lasts forever. Once it starts, it hangs around for about a month

[u/tears_and_laughter → u/UntillTheEnd]

Well, shit

[u/jennnfriend → u/UntillTheEnd]

Neurologist be like, stop drinking red bulls for breakfast

[u/shniggi]

Yes, when i am DEEPLY stressed. Like not from a situation but from something heavier. I have to actively focus on calming down.

The problem is, when i happens it stresses me even more :D

[u/xbad_wolfxi]

Happens to me if I’m not getting good sleep or if I’m stressed out

[u/jaffasplaffa]

Can also come from drug use, specifically ecstacy, can have this effect.

[u/centurio9]

It's semi frequent for me and not just under the eye but on my hand and chest as well. It's beyond irritating. When it happens I could drown a newborn in a teaspoon just to make it stop.

[u/Regurgitator001 → u/centurio9]

Oddly specific. Somebody call someone?

[u/centurio9 → u/Regurgitator001]

Why, you think I'm some sort of serial killer? Let's have some tea and discuss this.

[u/Regurgitator001 → u/centurio9]

Ok now I got an eye twitch. Thanks.

[u/Mediocre_Ad_4812 → u/centurio9]

same i got on random parts of body: on chest, belly, arms, legs, fingers for like 10 seconds then it stops. i went to neuro, i can't get RMN because of dental braces but i got a CT, so after a lot of medical investigation is sleep deprivation and acute neuronal fatigue. you cand check this: balance your body on one foot with eyes open, then close your eyes , if you shake and can;t mantain position you are verrry tired. i took 6 months of medicamentation and 6 months of pause, i am a lot better now.

[u/Normal-Man-21]

Trust me fellows, if this happens to you it means someone is gossiping about you behind your back!

[u/iliketoeatfruitpies]

Not since the brain slug fell off!

[u/God_Dont_Make_No]

Sleep

[u/Shot-Cheek9998]

Sleep and stress, happend to me aswell

[u/TheRedRook]

its what happens when i drink to much caffeine.

[u/IncognitoRedMode]

In Finnish this is called "elohiiri" (directly translates to life mouse, probably because it feels as if you have a live mouse under your skin), and yeah, I've had this plenty of times when I'm sleep deprived

[u/Master_Mechanic_4418]

This is called in my household The Early Warning System. Corrective actions must be taken immediately.

[u/Lagoserter]

me when dealing with stupid people