# Eyelid twitch

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-twitch/59608>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 27, 2001, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-twitch/59608 "2001-03-27T00:33:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![City\_Gent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@City\_Gent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/City_Gent)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-twitch/59608/1 "2001-03-27T00:33:49Z")

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My right lower eyelid has been twitching involuntarily for about two months, and if it doesn’t stop soon I’m gonna go on a three-state killing spree. Anyone else have this problem?

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**Author:** ![robinh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@robinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robinh)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-twitch/59608/2 "2001-03-27T02:12:02Z")

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I don’t know how much help this is, but I have had eyelid twitches appear when I am extremely stressed or overtired. It happened the first time in high school when I pulled my first all-nighter. It will show up anytime I push myself too far.

Is it constant or does it come and go? If it is an on-and-off thing, can you point to anything that might trigger it?