Muscle twitches

[Reverend]

Why does it happen? How can we stop it?

I've got this twitching eyelid for 2 days now. Is there a scientific explanation for muscle twitching? Or is it a sign from the heavens that something good or bad is about to befall me?

 

[RussSchultz]

Meh. I get them occasionally too.

They go away, though they're really irritating when they happen.

 

[nelg]

Why does it happen? How can we stop it?

I've got this twitching eyelid for 2 days now. Is there a scientific explanation for muscle twitching? Or is it a sign from the heavens that something good or bad is about to befall me?

I get exactly the same thing from time to time. Always my right eye. The only thing that I find that helps is more sleep and a mega B complex vitamin (with niacin).

 

[ChryZ]

Happened to me too, it was gone after a day or two. I am pretty sure, it was a diet deficiency in my case.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003296.htm

 

[Barnabas]

Same here, left eye in my case. Seems to be linked to tiredness/exhaustion combined with spending too much time in front of a monitor/TV.

 

[Sazar]

Why does it happen? How can we stop it?

I've got this twitching eyelid for 2 days now. Is there a scientific explanation for muscle twitching? Or is it a sign from the heavens that something good or bad is about to befall me?

my grandma used to tell me when I was a little kid that the twitch was coz I had seen someone's bottom...



wrt how you can stop it... its a muscle spasm...usually occurs due to tiredness or related...

less coffee, more sleep and likely some form of lubrication for the eyes (ie drops) can help... if its REALLY bad a botox type injection will help because it will suppress signals from your nerves that tell your muscles to contract...

 

[nutball]

I usually go out and axe murder a few dozen people, that usually does the trick.

 

[Mariner]

Plenty of sex is good. Don't know if it will help with the twitching eye, but it certainly gives you something else to think about!