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I've had upper eyelid twitching off and on for 2-3 years. Stress usually triggers it. A small glass of tonic water twice a day has enough quinine in it to control the twitching. It is a drug so check with your doctor first.

Thanks for the tip!

I tried the tonic water and the spasms have ceased.

What a relief.

Still curious about the conjunctivitis in relation to twitching.

Yes I have been experiencing eye twitching for the past few weeks on and off. I have read that stress and lack of sleep cause this. It is annoying as heck though.

Hello nurselady-
funny, but my lower left eyelid started twitching when I started wearing my progressive lenses for more than a half hour. same deal. now, it twitches on and off. I dont know if i need to wear them less, or more. but mine is definately eye strain, i can tell. aint too much you can do about. the eye is an intricate thing...
it stinks and i hate it. thank goodness mine isnt noticeable to others, only annoys the daylights out of me!

My eye doctor also told me to drink tonic water. I've drunk bottles and bottles, no help. and what an AWFUL taste! Surely, there has to be a cure!!! This has been going on since August 16.

It has started again slightly, but I have solutions. My twitch seems to be myself almost doiing it. It feels like im making my own eyes twitch, i make the muscles behind my eyes contract ( A LOT!!). I'm trying to stop it again, here are some things i discovered.

Try to rid yourself of it! The following will either help you feel a lot better, or try to get you rid of it. Hope it helps.

If you wear contacts, contact your eye doctor to see if they don't fit properly, they could easily be the cause. Try wearing glasses for a week. Or at least try to limit your contact use, wear glasses the moment you leave work/school.

If you are constantly on the computer or you watch a lot of t.v. This can easily be the cause ( I use to be on the computer a lot!). Limit your use!

Moisturize your eyes as much as possible.

Before/while going to bed, get a warm wet towel and lay it over your eyes. This really helped me! Or put rice into a pillowcase and throw it into the microwave for a bit. Than wrap it in a towel, or wait until cool enough to lay on face.

Stress and not receiving enough sleep is a huge cause I discovered. Try to relax throughout the day, don't constantly think about your problems and worries. Get sleep, you need it and deserve it!

One of the largest solutions I found for myself is to not think about the twitch. Do you constantly think about doing it? If you can try to train yourself to ignore it.... (which is extremely hard, try your best) than slowly it might go away.

I haven't tried to massage my muscles, but tonight I am going to try this. This sounds like a good solution.

I hope this helps. I plan on adding more and other helpful hints soon!

one of my eyes has been twitching forever and im afraid my other eye will start to twitch as well. is there any cure for this annoying problem? i try to ignore the twitching but its soo annoying and it drives me off the wall..

Cagey - Did you change the lighting in your house and has it helped?

I also have a twitch below my right eye. I wrote everything down that I ate for several weeks, but the twitching does not seem to be related to food.

I have also considered light and suspect sunlight is a trigger. Next, I am going to keep a diary of my activities (indoor/outdoor, compuer time, etc).