left eye twitch along with small muscle spasms and headache

Hi all

I have had a twitch in my left eye for about a year, it has been getting worse and worse and now it seems to be pretty constant, it's a slight flicker of my eye lashes that I can't control I seem to get it more when i'm at work, but it can sometimes happen when i'm relaxing reading a book or just having a chat with a friend. As I said it seems to be getting worse and I can now feel a slight pressure sometimes under the eye, my right eye is starting to do the same, although no where near as bad a the left, but I can sometimes feel a pressure at the bottom corner of my right eye.

I also sometimes get small muscle spasms over my body, which could me anything from a small twitch in my arm, to a twitch of a toe. I'm not sure if the problems are related. I also have a headache sometimes, move of a pressure which isn't that bad just a noticeable pressure in my left temple.

Any advice or ideas on what is going on would be greatly appreciated. This is driving me insane.


Thanks
Ellie

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Although short term twitching is common and usual not serious (myokymia) your's is more concerning because of the time you've had it. You may have blepharospasm. Suggest you see an ophthalmologist. Suggest also you use your smart phone and take a video of your eyelid twitching so that if its not doing it when you go in the ophthalologist can see what your concern is.

JCH MD