Eye Twitching Remedies

Tried for years to get rid of this. Tried everything. Started during Covid all the sudden it stopped and then started again. I had been taking potassium supplement and didn't realize I had run out. This for me is a must. Omg after over 3 years of an eye twitch, it's finally resolved. Potassium!!!! God bless it!

I was having these eyelid spasms for a month. I tried calcium, magnesium, bananas, eye drops, warm compress.. nothing worked.

Then I saw the tonic water cure. So I bought a few cans of Schweppes tonic water. After drinking it, I could feel the twitching easing up a bit, but it was still twitching even on my fourth day of gulping down at least 3 cans of tonic water per day. Was really envious of those who got cured by this quickly.

Then I decided to switch brands, and I bought this more expensive tonic water with quinine sourced from south america. At that point in time, I remembered how I always cure my nerve pain (I get them every now and then after my shingles episode) - ie LYSINE. And I felt this eye twitching is probably due to some nerve abnormaly. Hence, I started taking like 2 lysine tablets every 6 hrs or so. At the same time, I started drinking the more expensive tonic water. Within a few hours of starting this regimen, I could finally feel it improving substantially. By the next day, it was like 95% gone. Also, pls avoid coffee. Coffee triggers my nerve pain, and makes my twitching worse.

In short, try taking Lysine and drinking tonic water with south american quinine. Hope this helps others plagued by this distressing ailment.

Junebug,

A lack of potassium and or magnesium can cause eye twitching and muscle spasms. Figs are a good source of potassium.

Art

I had an annoying upper eyelid twitch for 3 weeks. I read on here to try tonic water. I can say it definitely worked for me! While it never stopped it completely, after drinking a glass, it would give me reprieve for a few hours and then when I felt the twitch, I would drink more. I drank a litre a day on and off for 2 weeks and then dropped it back and then I woke up one day and it stopped. While I don't know if the tonic water cured the twitch, it will definitely stop the twitch for a certain amount of time, which really helped my anxiety as the twitch was really impacting my daily life. I would definitely try this miracle drink and go for the diet version (less sugar).

My left upper eyelid twitched for 6 weeks and I thought I was going to lose my mind until I found this thread about people having great results with tonic water. I went out and bought several liters and drank 8-16 oz a day for a week. The twitch is 90% better! Amazed and thankful!

I had an annoying eye twitch for months. Tried supplementing with Magnesium (tablets and transdermal-lotion) and increasing my potassium too, neither seemed to help. Finally I gave up, but recently realized the twitch was gone. I've recently gone low-carb and have cut out all of my daily glasses of milk (still eat plenty of cheese though! ) I think that for me, I had an overabundance of calcium caused by all the milk I drank, and supplementing with magnesium & potassium still couldn't bring it into the proper ratio. So my suggestion is to try cutting DOWN on your calcium if you tend to ingest alot, like I did.

My sister-in-law suggested plain water for the twitching of my eyes. Apparently it comes from dehydration. Two days later (after a regimen of a liter a day), my twitching stopped, not to have returned. My last episode of eye twitches was five years ago.

Suzie, you could try supplementing with magnesium oil - transdermal is probably best. Magnesium calms muscles.

See Ted's response here: https://ted.earthclinic.com/cures/allergies2.html

I have sat where you sit and still have my battles but between Earth Clinic and Dr. Batmanghelidj information on salt and water ratios (because he believed histamine was a dehydration signal from the body), I have overcome many things, you may also need a bit of kefir, if you use it start on low dose of 2 TBSP and work your way up. Blessing and good health to you. Love, Charity

Castor oil cured my eye twitch.

I applied a drop of castor oil in my eye before bed. It itched a little at the site of the twitching. It took about 3-4 days before the twitching stopped completely.

I had an eye twitch that would happen many times throughout the day for about a month. I went to the eye doctor and he also suggested tonic water with quinine. I went right to the store and bought a bottle. Had only a few sips that night, as the tonic water is very bitter. The next day the twitch was completely gone. It was amazing!

I was suffering from an eye twitch on the upper lid of my right eye for over a year. I tried magnesium supplements and eliminating caffeine, without any effect. Then I started snacking on figs to curb my desire for sugar. Within probably less than a week of eating about a cup of dried figs a day, I noticed my eye twitch was gone and I was sleeping much better. I missed a day of eating the figs and my trouble sleeping returned that night, but my twitch did not return. I have since continued eating the figs daily. It's been about a month now that I have been eating this way and still no return of the twitch. I imagine it's the magnesium content of the figs but also perhaps something in the balance of that with other minerals in them because mag supplements and other magnesium-rich foods that I tried like hemp and pumpkin seeds had no effect.

Thank you, Art. It might be the potassium, but I eat bananas almost every day, so I am still inclined to think that there is something about the balance of minerals in figs that is making the difference (for my body at least).

Hi Xanadu,

I occasionally get eye twitching as well. I've found that it is when I am usually a little stressed and my diet hasn't been too good. I find that taking multiple b supplements a few times a day with my meals usually gets rid of it within a day. Usually 50mg works well.

Hope this helps! By the way, that's in addition to my daily vitamin regimen.

Twitching Eye:

Coconut water is a great source of potassium and it contains less carbs than a banana.

Just a note re: the comments about magnesium/calcium and potassium for eyelid twitching.

Magnesium and calcium are regulated by a cellular "pump" and your body needs them at a 2:1 (calcium to magnesium) ratio. If you over-supplement with one or the other, your body will try to correct the imbalance (calcium is also related to iron absorption; if you take too much calcium you can give yourself anemia!). So those reporting cures are perhaps taking them in the correct ratio, or they are taking in adequate amounts of one or the other in their diet to offset the supplement.

Potassium levels are also regulated by a cellular pump that takes in potassium and removes sodium (or vice versa). Magnesium deficiency can affect the function of this pump. That's why only taking potassium may not help with eyelid twitch or other muscle spasm problems.

I tried the tonic water after reading these posts and experiencing over two weeks of constant twitching in my right eye. My condition improved so much with just under a liter of tonic water in 24 hours that I almost forgot to write in to thank you for the suggestion. I am grateful for a simple and effective remedy, and for the generosity of the poster to share the info. (also glad to hear cigarettes have a potentially useful purpose, and that I didn't have to go that route).

YES! Magnesium works for Eye Twitches! Magnesium citrate is the best magnesium, the stuff from the pharmacy does not work well.

The tonic water works! I had an eye twitch for about 1 1 /2 weeks. I drank around 3 oz. of tonic water (nasty stuff! ) and about 1-2 hours later my eye started watering. It twitched just a few times more throughout the night and then felt dry and itchy. I put on a brewed tea bag for about 20 minutes and woke up good as new the next morning! It has not returned since (about 2 weeks age).

A follow up to my post above about Quinine. The twitch went away and has not come back. Glory be! It works!

Filtered end of cigarette? This sounds like nonsense and isn't even worth considering. Try anything else. Calcium and magnesium are not bizarre solutions.

Ear candles might be an alternative to cigarettes. Although used to remove excess wax, they can an possibly work if it is trapped air.

Every time my eye starts twitching I eat a banana. It's a great source of potassium.

I started a diet and had been eating 2-3 bananas for the past week. My eye started jumping 3 days ago. Today looking for a remedy for eye twitching and came across the bananaa remedy. This is a fail. It does not work.

I had an annoying eye twitch lasting already two months before seeking help from my eye doctor. He said to drink tonic water for the quinine. Quinine is a muscle relaxant, and sure enough, the twitch subsided that very day.