Eye twitch

[Melchi0r]

Lately my left eye has been twitching. A month or two ago it would twitch just once a day but now it's becoming more frequent. What's going on?

[Ironic Infidel In England]

No idea. Are you stressed or nervous?

[Maverick]

It's just a muscle spasm. Being on the computer a lot, too much caffeine, or being really tired can cause it to happen. Like what Infidel said it can be from stress, too.

[*lynn*]

i get those sometimes by my eye too. i just press my fingers against where it is twithching and it goes away. they aren't a big deal.

[Eliza]

Apparently, one way of treating eye twitches is to get a Botox injection:D

Here's what I found:

Mild Eye Twitching
-Will usually go away on its own
-Cut down on stress
-Rest up

Severe Eye Twitching
-Medication (different depending on situation) usually to relax muscles
-Botox injections
-Surgery only for the severest of cases that hamper vision

Hopefully, yours is only mild? You could still always try and convince a proffessor that you need to be excused from this months major project work, as it's making your eye twitch get out of control! :P

[Ethannnnnn]

it happens if you drink alot of caffeinated drinks

[Zazu]

It happens to me and I don't drink lots of caffine and I'm not under a huge amount of stress. I'm not too sure what it is either, but I've got used to it lol. It only happens about once a week to me. If it's really annoying you go to your doctor.

[Ragdollonstrings]

yeah it happens to me alot too. I know how irritating it is but I think it should pass.
best wishes

[Glenn]

it happens to me and i think tis when i really really really get annoyed with life and everything ... it goes away ina minute or so tho

[Maxx 3 1/2]

you strain your eyes to much.... thats what my mom always told me it was when i get it.

[countrygeek]

The answer is found in bananas! You're lacking (I think) potassium. Eat a banana or other potassium-enriched food and it should be back to normal. :)

Unless its like violent, like Open-Close-Open-Close at 23948 blinks per second...

[SaChris]

nothing severe just to much caffine or sleeping related such as if u ever get really tired but ur not wanting to go tlseep a thing ur body will do is send muscle spasm saying to stay awake the most common is ur leg randomly kicking or twitching lol ive kicked the wall so many times on all nighters

[Archduke Robert of France]

Nerves misfiring? It should go away on its own. If it doesn't I would see a doctor.

[lallous]

I know it might be a bit late, but it could be something called bletherospasm. (I have it too :rolleyes:). Bletherospasm is uncontrollable twitching of the eyelids due to almost everything said in the earlier posts (computer, fatigue etc).

[Archduke Robert of France]

I heard somewhere that eye twitching can be a sign of a stroke, but at your age I highly doubt that's the case.