Seeking cure for nervous tick

[devin_chain]

It's my eyelid. I have some kind of jumpy nerve there. It used to come and go, hitting every couple of months, but now it's here several times a day. Should I take some vitamin or miracle oil or something? Does anyone know what might make it go away?

ETA: Giving child a laptop for Christmas. Just installed NetNanny and ha! What a joke. I defeated it over and over. You seem to have two options with this software -- extreme lockdown and wild west. Not much in between. Otoh, man hasn't tried his hand at it. He will undoubtedly have more patience configuring than I. Good luck to him.

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[ingrid-m.livejournal.com]

I had that, it got particularly bad when my thyroid was acting up. Also, stress is a big factor.

Try relaxtion techniques or chamomelie tea. That might help.

[itsaslashything.livejournal.com]

You have this too?!? Mine started about three weeks ago. At first you couldn't see it, but I could feel it twitch. Now it's a visible twitch of my eyelid. I've heard it can be stress or fatigue. Stress maybe...but I'm not nearly as fatigued as I've been in the past. It really bothers me sometimes. If you get any good ideas, please share them.

[awaysail.livejournal.com]

*pokes head in*
My left eyelid tends to twitch during times of stress... relaxation techniques seem to work... hope this helps :)

My own

[captainwhimsy.livejournal.com]

Mine does it too. Stress definately. Also, if Ive been drinking coffee and not enough water to go along with it, that brings it on too. But then, I tend to drink more coffee when I get stressed, so....

[catmoran.livejournal.com]

I've had that happen, and I've always assumed it's stress. My cousin, who's an RN, says it could be a potassium deficiency. But I don't pay enough attention to my banana eating habits to say if there's a connection.

[deadlychameleon.livejournal.com]

re: net nanny
*snickers*

Yeah, those programs aren't even moderately effective on anyone over the age of say, 12.

Recalls being 15 and ohsoaccidentally typing all sorts of things into search engines, like Playgirl, naked men, David Duchovney full frontal....
Perfectly random misspellings of cancer research, Capital of Pensylvania, and all that, mind you.

[meret.livejournal.com]

It's my eyelid. I have some kind of jumpy nerve there.

I have no idea if this will work, but have you tried a hot compress to relax the muscle?

[dramady.livejournal.com]

I get that too, as does hubby. No cure that I know of. Just wait for it to pass...

[luthorienne.livejournal.com]

I find a little ice held on the spot works. Be careful you don't freeze your eye.