Weird facial twitch

[Easy Mac]

For the docs on the board:

I woke up this morning and went to brush my teeth. While looking in the mirror, I noticed I had some weird twitch/spasm thing under my right eye. It's right at orbital bone, I guess maybe it's a nerve or something. I can't really feel it, although sometimes I feel something there, kind of like I have an eyelash that fell in that spot. It's been twitching all day, about 3 times a second or so. I asked my lady, and she said it was probably just a lack of sleep (I slept about 4 hours last night) or too much stress. I'm just trying to make sure it's nothing else. It's really just an annoyance and kind of a self-conscious thing, since I don't really like walking around with a part of my face spasming. It's only right along the orbital bone, maybe in the tissue just above it. It's only noticeable in light, it kind of looks like a shadow moves over that strip of my face in a flash. My face doesn't hurt or feel numb.

Any ideas? I'm sure it's probably lack of sleep, but having a nerve/muscle twitch all day kind of gets on your nerves (no pun intended).

[Schmidty]

I've had something like that multiple times, and it usually goes away with in a day or two.

[Ironhead]

Happens to me every once in a while. I have always just chalked it up to a combination of eye strain/lack of sleep.

[Karlifornia]

It's probably from the time you took a unexpectedly took a money shot in the face.

[hukarez]

That's actually happened to me just recently too.

I've never had it happened before either, and it went away after a couple of days. Just a day ago, my left eye started doing the same thing -- but not quite as lengthy as my right one, as it only lasted for a day.

[JonInMiddleGA]

It's probably from the time you took a unexpectedly took a money shot in the face.

That's actually happened to me just recently too.

There ought to be some sort of name for Gold! back to back sentences like that.

[hukarez]

Gah!

Walked right into that one. Completely overshot that previous post before mine..

[Eaglesfan27]

Enough deprivation can cause twitches/muscle spasms in anyone. Also, interestingly enough, a large enough amount of sleep deprivation can eventually lead to psychosis in most people.

That being said, if this persists or worsens, you probably want to go see your doctor if possible.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Also, interestingly enough, a large enough amount of sleep deprivation can eventually lead to psychosis in most people.

You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well, I'm the only one here. Who do the fuck do you think you're talking to? Oh, yeah? Ok.

I gotta cut back on the caffeine & get more sleep, I really do.

[illinifan999]

Did someone squirt grape juice in your eye?

[Easy Mac]

when you say psychosis, you mean a prolonged state of "insanity" and not the normal out-of-it-nonsense I experienced throughout college where there were weeks where I averaged about 3 hours of sleep a night. Those were fun confusing times.

[Easy Mac]

Originally Posted by illinifan999

Did someone squirt grape juice in your eye?

No, someone prematurely popped in my eye. And that is why I now have herpes... which I then gave to the dog.

Name that movie.

[RPI-Fan]

Originally Posted by illinifan999

Did someone squirt grape juice in your eye?

Grapefruit juice...

[TroyF]

My father was suffering from some facial twitching. It turned out to be Belle's Paulsy I think. Not really sure what the doctor did for him, but he said it wasn't a big problem and that the doctor said it was something that just needed to be monitored.

[NoMyths]

Dude, could you have a few more medical issues? Hypochondriac.



Don't make me come over there and dunk you in the Cooper to straighten things out.

[Samdari]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

a large enough amount of sleep deprivation can eventually lead to psychosis in most people.

So, kids are right and their parents are crazy?

[Bea-Arthurs Hip]

Had the same problem on and off for a long time. I was told by my doctor, and others, to take vitamin B. I started taking the vitamin and shortly after it went away..

[Icy]

It happened to me a few times past year after working a few days without stop with the computer and sleeping 3 hours per day. After one or two days with a standard sleep pattern it dissapeard. One time it got me more worried as it lasted for a week, but anyway i was working too much at nights on the pc before getting married last year and sleeping less that i shoud. Once i got married i returned to sleep 7 hours per day again... but soon i guess it will change with out incoming babe.

[ice4277]

Originally Posted by TroyF

My father was suffering from some facial twitching. It turned out to be Belle's Paulsy I think. Not really sure what the doctor did for him, but he said it wasn't a big problem and that the doctor said it was something that just needed to be monitored.

That's a buzzkill in an otherwise light-hearted comedic-injury thread.

I've had the twitch thing happen a number of times as well. I think I had it happen a few weeks ago for a couple hours. Just thinking about it now will probably make it start up again.

[GrantDawg]

This happens to me all the time, and has since I turned 30. It goes away for a while, and then comes back. I would say it is nothing to worry about.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

when you say psychosis, you mean a prolonged state of "insanity" and not the normal out-of-it-nonsense I experienced throughout college where there were weeks where I averaged about 3 hours of sleep a night. Those were fun confusing times.

Actually, I meant temporary psychosis during the period of sleep deprivation that goes away once one sleeps sufficiently. However, those that are predisposed to Schizophrenia can frequently find that the first break is precipiated by sleep deprivation.