# I want to stab my eyeball out of my face **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 23, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534 "2013-09-23T19:01:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/1 "2013-09-23T19:01:50Z")
I have a muscle twitch in my lower left eyelid that has been going, pretty consistently, for close to a month now, and it’s driving me out of my mind. It’s been going especially crazy today. That is all. Insert more swearing as desired. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/2 "2013-09-23T19:06:35Z")
Oy. I get all sorts of twitches. Eyelids, fingers, shins; my left forearm and fingers started up as I was typing this. Nothing near that duration, though. I hope you get relief soon. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/3 "2013-09-23T19:13:28Z")
“If thy right eye offend thee . . .” ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/4 "2013-09-23T19:50:22Z")
I work in ophthalmology, and after a particularly long-lasting bout of eyelid twitching, I asked if there was anything to be done about this. Not only was the answer no, but the suggestions were to get more sleep, go on vacation, or cut down on caffeine. I laughed. (It eventually went away on its own.) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/5 "2013-09-23T20:04:58Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > “If thy right eye offend thee . . .” But it says nothing about left eyes! ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/6 "2013-09-23T20:16:06Z")
Isn’t potassium supposed to help with muscle spasms? Eat a banana. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/7 "2013-09-23T20:17:16Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > But it says nothing about left eyes! Well, if you take out the right eye, that’s all you’d have left! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/8 "2013-09-23T21:56:06Z")
A small quick shot of highly diluted cosmetic botox. Partially paralyze the lid to relieve the twitching, and patch the eye until the botox wears off. Dilute it even further than the normal cosmetic botox. Do keep in mind I am not a doctor nor have I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express recently. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/9 "2013-09-23T21:58:20Z")
I had a twitch in one of my eyelids (right one, I think) for several weeks a while ago. I thought it was a permanent thing, but it did go away eventually. It still gets a little twitchy now and then, though. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/10 "2013-09-23T22:44:19Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Isn’t potassium supposed to help with muscle spasms? Eat a banana. Yeah, muscle spasms or cramps can be caused by a lack of minerals, either potassium, magnesium, or calcium. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/11 "2013-09-23T22:47:05Z")
I had a lower eyelid twitch for months that nearly drove me insane. After reading that it might help, I started taking a daily magnesium supplement, and the twitch did stop a few days afterward. Whether the magnesium had anything to do with it, I don’t know. Might be worth a try, though. ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/12 "2013-09-24T00:22:26Z")
Huh, just goes to show what double standards this board has. No one’s called out the OP on their flagrant hate speech and threats of violence, but I bet you if a _conservative_ were to post “I want to stab Smeghead’s eyeball out of his/her face” there’d be an uprising. Enjoy your circle-jerk, liberals! _That’s_ what this pit thread was missing. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/13 "2013-09-24T00:34:26Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I had a lower eyelid twitch for months that nearly drove me insane. After reading that it might help, I started taking a daily magnesium supplement, and the twitch did stop a few days afterward. Whether the magnesium had anything to do with it, I don’t know. Might be worth a try, though. Didn’t the magnesium give you the runs? This thread needed some shit. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/14 "2013-09-24T00:42:06Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > …nor have I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express recently. So you still have both your kidneys, eh? > [@PatriotGrrrl](#): > > Yeah, muscle spasms or cramps can be caused by a lack of minerals, either potassium, magnesium, or calcium. That usually works for me. And there’s worse ways of taking your medicine than eating a banana. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/15 "2013-09-24T05:49:47Z")
Solution: The Drink! ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/16 "2013-09-25T04:54:18Z")
Is it improper to suggest you just make light of it? that’s assuming remedial actions are ongoing. “No you don’t look weird. I just have an eye twitch.” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/17 "2013-09-25T16:53:07Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Didn’t the magnesium give you the runs? 250mg/day didn’t. But I didn’t push my luck. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/18 "2013-09-25T17:09:52Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Didn’t the magnesium give you the runs? Ooof… **Magnesium Force**. I too thought potassium was the key, bananas and Gatorade. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/19 "2013-09-25T18:39:06Z")
Reduce stress and caffeine, and the supplements probably wouldn’t hurt. Changing jobs eliminated my two-year daily eye twitching completely. Also the sudden-onset heart palpitations. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534/20 "2013-09-25T20:03:17Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > Reduce stress Aaaaahhhhhahahahahahahahaha. Well, a good laugh always helps, right? I’ll let my PhD advisor and my autistic three-year-old and my infant know that they all need to back off a bit. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-stab-my-eyeball-out-of-my-face/669534.md?page=2)