Eyelid twitch for solid week?
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Anonymous
+1. Cut in half what you're drinking daily and see if it helps. My HS senior had one out of the blue, and he cut out caffeine, and it's gone. |
Anonymous
Natural Calm is a great mag supplement, for me it is often needing a bit more potassium as well. (Lo or Nu-Salt can be added to the Natural Calm drink or start eating an avocado a day). Due to soil depletion, food has a lot less magnesium than it did in the past, most benefit from more mag, I'd start with Natural Calm, OP. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/magnesium-deficiency-symptoms#twitches-cramps https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17740-low-potassium-levels-in-your-blood-hypokalemia |
Anonymous
| Eat a banana |
Anonymous
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If it persists and doesn’t respond to any of the other excellent suggestions offered here, you may want to see a neurologist to rule out a hemifacial spasms which occurs when a blood vessel in the brain presses on a facial nerve. It often presents initially with constant eye twitching. The first line of treatment is Botox. There is a surgical option if that fails. (I have had both and am so much better.)
In no way am I saying this is what it is, but I have seen people run from doctor to doctor before getting a good diagnosis. https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/specialties/neurology/parkinsons-disease-and-movement-disorders/hemifacial-spasm#:~:text=Hemifacial%20spasm%20(HFS)%20is%20a,neck%20on%20the%20same%20side. If you are interested in a consult, Amy Stone, MD is a specialist in this field (and no, I’m not Dr. Stone). https://neurologycenteroffairfax.com/person/amy-r-stone-md/ |
Anonymous
| Mine magically go away when I have something else to think about. |
Anonymous
| Has anyone had a twitch above the ear area? |
Anonymous
| Dry eyes caused one of my eyes to twitch for a few weeks. Try Systane drops and warm compresses before bedtime. |