# My eye is twitching **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 4, 2001, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214 "2001-07-04T15:29:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/1 "2001-07-04T15:29:13Z")
Yep. Well, to be more specific, the skin under my right eye is twitching. Has been for the last day or two. It’s really quite strange. And, no, it has nothing to do with the fact that I’m writing my PhD thesis (twitch). Why do you ask? (twitch) ::Giraffe lurches back to his office, twitching and drooling:: ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/2 "2001-07-04T16:37:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Giraffe \* > \*\*Yep. Well, to be more specific, the skin under my right eye is twitching. Has been for the last day or two. It’s really quite strange. > \*\* …weird. Same with me, only it’s my left eye. I wonder if it’s from the chemtrails that the black helicopters are leaving behind? :eek: Seriously. It’s a little weird. Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/3 "2001-07-04T16:46:11Z")
Black helicopters, eh? That might explain why I can’t remember Monday… [sub]And don’t even get me started about how much my ass hurts.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/4 "2001-07-04T16:51:28Z")
That used to happen to me when I used drugs. It usually went away after I quit using them. That’s what I recommend. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Iguana\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@Iguana\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iguana_Boy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/5 "2001-07-04T18:42:25Z")
My left eyelid has been twitching recently. Maybe it’s a SDMB thing… ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/6 "2001-07-04T19:09:10Z")
I’ve had the same condition recently. Not currently, but off and on over the last several months. My wife attributes it to stress, and it does seem to come and go with particularly eventful days. If anybody figures out what causes this and how you make it go away, I’d appreciate hearing about it. Oh, and “stop leading a stressful life” is not an answer I’m hoping for. ---
**Author:** ![Carina42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Carina42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carina42)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/7 "2001-07-04T22:51:51Z")
I occasionally get that twitchy eyelid thing. Have you ever lookled at your eye in the mirror while that’s happening? Looks like a tiny spider when the eyelashes are going, wierd. Several months ago I had a little area on my upper arm that was doing that. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/8 "2001-07-05T01:32:37Z")
This is probably a humorous thread, but I figured I’d throw my two cents in. My eye twitchs when I play video games for too long. Pulling gently down on the facial cheek right underneath the eye until you’ve stretched it as far as it can go. This seems to help. ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/9 "2001-07-05T01:35:47Z")
**FAITH!** Aw, you fellow Buffyphiles are all laughing, admit it! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/10 "2001-07-06T00:52:58Z")
Just in case this is serious: 1. you need more calcium/magnesium; and/or 2. you need some quinine (tonic water); and 3. you can always put a lukewarm compress on it. A former twitcher, Viva ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/11 "2001-07-06T01:40:01Z")
I had an attack of this once and turned out to be…, no, I’m not going to do that. See an eye doctor, that’s what I did. And it did turn out to be quite simple to deal with, but it did have to be dealt with. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eye-is-twitching/71214/12 "2001-07-06T02:32:22Z")
You know, I had this happen a couple times… I think it was my eyelashes rubbing against my glasses when I pushed them back too far (“them” being the glasses, not the eyelashes). So, yea, I’m weird too. 😛