# Muscle twitches **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 26, 2002, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-twitches/125580 "2002-08-26T05:44:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aurelian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@aurelian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurelian)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-twitches/125580/1 "2002-08-26T05:44:10Z")
(Apologies if this has been asked before, but I searched and didn’t find anything…) My eyelid has been twitching involuntarily for a few days now…I’ve heard such spasms are stress-related…? Anybody know for sure, or have any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![LadyMack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@LadyMack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMack)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-twitches/125580/2 "2002-08-26T07:11:39Z")
Yes, please. My left eyelid has been doing this. Vision hasn’t changed, and no injury, eyelashes attacking, etc. It does seem to be worse when I feel the blood pressure creeping up. Answers, we need answers! ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-twitches/125580/3 "2002-08-27T18:31:57Z")
Calcium. Increase your calcium intake. Lots of dairy stuff, and also try calcium supplements. It might take a week or so, but the twitches will stop nicely. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-twitches/125580/4 "2002-08-28T02:17:15Z")
**VOW** is quite correct. And some tonic water wouldn’t hurt either. ---
**Author:** ![femtosecond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@femtosecond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femtosecond)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-twitches/125580/5 "2002-08-29T12:43:48Z")
[My left eyelid keeps twitching. Why?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=111752) ---
**Author:** ![LadyMack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@LadyMack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMack)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-twitches/125580/6 "2002-08-29T22:44:24Z")
Thanks. I’ve been trying less computer time, already take vitamins, but not a B complex. Standing with my face in a hot shower spray seems to help, and I bought some calcium supplements today. [panicmode]Please _Please_ let this work. My coffee mug is grafted to my hand.[/panicmode] 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-twitches/125580/7 "2002-08-29T23:16:08Z")
This is a nice thread, as I also have the “Eye-twitching” for quite long periods at a time. May I ask, also, if the advice given also works for muscle spasms in the legs etc? ---
**Author:** ![ShetlandPony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@ShetlandPony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShetlandPony)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-twitches/125580/8 "2002-08-31T20:31:02Z")
Hi I’ve had this off and on for several years. It appears to be stress related but my doctor recommended Magnesium. It works for me ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2002, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-twitches/125580/9 "2002-09-01T03:59:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Celyn \* > \*\*This is a nice thread, as I also have the “Eye-twitching” for quite long periods at a time. May I ask, also, if the advice given also works for muscle spasms in the legs etc? \*\* * * * It should. My mom has been given a prescription for quinine sulfate and they calm down leg muscle spasms and pain in a fairly quick amount of time. Barring that, tonic water and the calcium/magnesium ought to do it.