Conversation with my eye doctor.

Doctor: I mentioned this when you were here last year. Your eye is most likely twitching because you are stressed out. Do you feel stressed out?
Me: Well...I was sitting in a meeting the other day and my boss was listing out a whole bunch of things I needed to work on this week and my eye went crazy. So yes, I think I might be stressed out.
Doctor: OK then.
Me: I also live in a noisy apartment building and I don't sleep very well. I have called the on-site police officer twice in the last month because of loud music at 3am.
Doctor: Oh, that's unfortunate.
Me: Yes. I am hoping to move soon.
Doctor: In the meantime, I think you should go buy one of those gel eye masks that you put in the fridge. Relax for about 10 minutes every night with that on. I will also give you some drops on your way out. I also think you should see a general practitioner for an overall physical. And hopefully, work will calm down and you will find a quieter apartment soon.

I have eye problems.

I had some serious eye twitching issues over the last 10 months or so. My right eye started twitching again about a month and half ago.

I attempted to ignore it. Took Tylenol PM on occasion to help me get a good night’s rest. Bought some eye drops and kept them in fridge and put them in my eye when it started twitching, something the eye doctor told me to do last year. Nothing is working.

I have also been getting raging headaches lately. I thought it was because I don’t always wear my glasses while reading or sitting in front of the computer, but when they started happening while I am watching TV or driving, I knew there was an issue. They also last for hours at a time and are terrible in the morning if I watch TV before I go to sleep, which I do every night.

I made an appointment at the eye doctor tomorrow to see what is going on. I assume my eyes have changed over the last year and I may need glasses or contacts on a more regular basis, but who knows. I know the twitching is from stress (my boss was talking about everything we needed to work on during a meeting today and my eye went out of control!) and lack of sleep, so maybe I need to see a shrink while I am it.

Eye update.

I went to the eye doctor this morning. This appointment was long overdue, but unfortunately, she didn’t tell me much more about my twitching eye than I already knew. She did give me some eye exercises to do (weird) and some drops to keep in the fridge (apparently the cold drops may help relax my eye muscles).

I also found out that my left eye, the twitching one, has become worse (which has nothing to do with the twitching) and that is why my old glasses, which I haven’t worn in about 3 years, gave me headaches and why my eyes feel strained at work.

So, in the end, I had to get glasses. I picked out a pair of funky red ones. I figured I should live a little.

Eye issues.

My eye, technically the lower outside corner of my eyelid, has been twitching for over a month now. It’s extremely annoying and is actually starting to worry me. My eyes have twitched before, maybe for a week or so at the most, but this is downright crazy!

Here is why eyedoctorguide.com has to say about my twitching eye:

Blepharospasm is the technical term for involuntary eye twitching (eye spasms). Blepharospasm is more specifically defined as an abnormal involuntary blinking or spasm of the eyelids.

The more common causes for eye twitching include:

• Corneal irritation or injury (doubtful)
  
• Stress (check)
• Lack of sleep(check)
• Fatigue(check)
• Prolonged staring or eye strain (check - thanks computer)
  
• Neurological disorders (I hope not!)
  
• Possibly Hereditary (don’t think so)

Eye twitching may be nothing more than a sign you need to take it easy, or need a little R&R, as much as it may be a sign that something more serious is going on. At this time, there is no successful cure for eye twitching, although several treatment options may reduce its severity. Some patients may request drug therapy for chronic eye twitching problems, though drug therapy is often considered an unpredictable form of treatment.

Rest and relaxation often resolve most minor cases of eye twitching. If you experience more severe twitching your doctor may recommend BOTOX therapy (needles in my eyes?!) or medication.

Prevention is best when it comes to twitching. All in all you should work to relieve your stress (tell that to my boss and clients) and get as much rest as possible (tell NBC to put the Olympics on earlier, the bars to close at midnight instead of 2pm and remind my cat that I occasionally like to sleep in).