I have been getting a twitch or muscle spasm in my eye near the tear duct for 4 days now. Sometimes it twitches so badly that it makes my vision shake on that side. I know it is not the eyeball though because I can see the lid area/tear duct twitching in the mirror and when I put pressure on the area it stops (until I release my finger). I have been under quite a bit of stress and the spasm in my eye is freaking me out itself. Until now it has only come late at night but now it started about 10 mins ago and it is the morning. Everytime it starts I start panicking and my heart starts racing and I start stressing that my eye is going to twitch like this forever. I placed a call to my dr who said it is most likely stress or fatigue... but since it causes me MORE stress I don't know how to relax! I am bordering on a panic attack right now over this :( Has anyone had this happen?
It is a stress and lack of sleep reaction. Try very hard to get more sleep!!
Exercise, read, listen to soothing music, yoga...something to relax.
I have had that eye twitching before at times in my life. Getting more sleep got rid of it. The Doc is right.
its a stress point...It happend to me in Jan for about 3 weeks. Try releaving any stress in your life...if you cant, then you need to go excersize..the endorphines will release in your body causes your body to naturally releive stress.
Eye twitches/spasms usually mean your eyes are tired - not necessarily that you are tired. Do you spend a lot time on the computer, or doing meticulous eye/hand coordination type crafts or projects, or reading, or reading in bad light, or computer in bad lighting...Get the picture? If so, take a break for a day or two if you can and/or change the location so you're in more natural lighting and be sure to take lots of breaks - even if that break means looking up from your task and staring longingly outside and then closing your eyes for a few seconds. Hopefully, these types of mini breaks (with lots of deep breaths and reflective moments) will help with your stress too.
Best of luck,
S.
This is a pretty common stress reaction -- I've had eyelid twitches with stress (and none since my daughter was born, oddly). But do see a doctor right away to rule out any other causes such as infection etc. There is a condition called dystonia that can cause eye twitches among other symptoms, BUT please don't jump on the Internet and research it -- just ask the doctor and remember, the simplest explanation is usually the right one, so figure on stress but do get a thorough physical exam of the eye too. By the way -- Did the doctor ask to see you or just diagnose it as stress over the phone without asking to examiine you? If that was the case -- find another doctor. No doctor should diagnose over the phone!! If your doctor seems to be blowing you off and not taking it seriously, or examines you and finds nothing but the twitch continues, perhaps see an opthamologist?
I used to get that all the time in college dur4ing finals... not enough sleep and too much reading. I get it sometimes now if I do a lot of computer work over a short period of time. It's probably nothing but if it's freaking you out have the eye doctor check it out.
Good luck.
I had this happen to me in my teens when I took a waitressing job. I went to the dr, and he said that it was just my eyes being "overused" because I was constantly looking around, and I was stressed. It has happened to me a few times since then (studying for exams for hours, driving for a long time, etc), but it goes away. Just try to relax and get some sleep.
Yes, you are not alone! The good news is also the bad news ... your dr is correct! Firstly KNOW that this is nothing serious and it WILL stop. Go & see an eye specialist if that will put your mind at rest. Once you can stop stressing about the eye, you can concentrate on what started it off in the first place! Use whatever works for you to relax - trust me, things are never as bad as they seem. When I "twitch" I start repeating in my head the phrase "this too shall pass" while I concentrate on breathing slowly and deeply. It works for me within a couple of minutes. Good luck!
You need a GOOD sleep.
