Re: Eye TIC today

[Guest guest]

Hey Barb,

I don't know if the " tic " thing is related to TED or not, but I happen to

have had trouble with one of these pesky things myself lately, and in doing some

research online, I found out a couple of things about these tics:

1. First off, if you wear glasses, make sure you get your eyes checked as an

eye Dr. on a board I went to for eye tics (there is a board for everything!!!

LOL) said that in his experience 95% of tics are related to your lens

RX....especially the astigmatic component. I found that VERY interesting as I

just

recently got an updated prescription on my lineless tri-focals, and from day 1 I

felt that something was " off " in the right eye (which now has a tic in the

lower lid). Just went back to my eye doc about it and we are getting a new lens

that has my prescription shifted a bit in the placement on the lens.....I'm

hoping that will help fix it. :-)

2. A lot of folks on that board mentioned that having a calcium/magnesium

imbalance or lack can be a major factor in developing eye tics, and many of them

testified that once they took these supplements the tic went away. I just

recently followed a link from one of the helpful people on this board that was

all

about the different supplements that you should take if you have

Graves.....and calcium and magnesium was mentioned on there

too.......Coincidence? I hear

the Twilight Zone theme! LOL So I went to my Natural food/health store today

and got some supplements for that as well.

3. The other thing that a couple medical boards mentioned as being a factor

in the eye tics was dry eyes.....another parallel with Graves. Quite the

co-inkydink don't you think? I've also been having trouble with my eyes feeling

really dry lately....especially during the night and when I first wake up. So

thanks to a previous post on this board someone had mentioned what to do for

those

dry eyes, so I went out and got the drops they recommended today as well. It

was Refresh eye drops for the day and GenTeal gel for the night.

Between these 3 things I'm optimistic that my tic will go as mysteriously as

it appeared. They also mentioned stress as being a factor - imagine that! And

doing work that required you to sit in front of a computer screen and

straining your eyes that way. Might be helpful to do something about those 2

factors

if that's an issue. Hopefully one or all of these will be of help to you to.

Good luck and hang in there!

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb,

I'm not an expert on dry eye (though I do have a mild case), but from what

I understand, you can be tearing because of dry eye. That is because the

tear film, which has 3 different layers, is insufficient (that film coats

the eye). So it is good to lubricate with drops as needed. I like Genteal

drops (some people like Genteal gel, but I prefer the drops). I find it

helpful to use the drops before bed.

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb, *I* think it's just one of the ways we process stress or is an

indicator that our stress capacity is at it's fill. I know that for one of

the most stressful periods of my life I had that stupid eye tick for about

3-4 months and it finally went away when things in my life calmed down. It

comes back once in awhile and now I take it as a sign I need to work on

de-stressing.

Oh, once I complained about it during a cranio-sacral session and she worked

on my face and eyes for about 1/2 and hour and that eye tick was gone for a

good 8 months after... it came back recently when we started bombing Iraq,

but didn't last long as I kicked it's butt with some good deep breathing.

Pam B.