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9745005 tn?1410044366

Nah, I'm not winking at you ;-)

Seriously, these muscle twitches will not stop!  I've NEVER had them before and now I have them all the time...they will show up all over my body but really like to hang out at the lower lid of my left eye.  It's so annoying, alarming, and especially distracting to people when I'm talking with them.  

And my left leg...achy, gnawing, numb, weak,...you name it, I feel it!  =(

Ugh, so over "this"!
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5340584 tn?1436669608
Hey HVAC,

You are the first person I've heard about that also has jaw tremors!

I also bite the inside of my lip sometimes due to this. Mine is controllable in that my jaw tremors only if it is in a certain position. And when it does tremor it's like a shimmying tremor. Hard to explain.

Can you describe your jaw tremor to me?

Thanks,
Ree
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987762 tn?1671273328
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Hey babe,

Things like 'all over muscle twitching' is not usually caused by neurological conditions like MS, lower eyelid twitching can be very short lived or last upto months sometimes, but apart from eyelid twitching sometimes being mind bogglingly annoying, they are actually really common and not usually a sign of there being a visual or neurological condition causing it.

Information:

"Called myokymia in doctor lingo, these rippling muscle contractions in an eyelid can be triggered by:

Stress
Tiredness
Eye strain
Caffeine
Alcohol
Dry eyes
Nutritional imbalances
Allergies
Almost all sudden-onset eyelid twitching is benign, meaning the condition is not serious or a sign of a medical problem."
http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/eye-twitching.htm

It's actually a really good article to read, which basically explains the different causes, gives some simple help ideas etc and it even has a life like visual to look at.

Hugs.........JJ

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667078 tn?1316000935
I bite my tongue and inside of my mouth all the time from tremors in my jaw. I have just gotten used to it. I have tremors in my hands and people think I am drunk. I just make a joke.

Alex
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9745005 tn?1410044366
Thanks so much for your response.  I have been doctoring for a year, have seen a couple of neurologists and loads of tests...so far, they can't tell me what is wrong.  Frustrating....

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620923 tn?1452915648

  Hi....these twitches can be a neurological issue and they can be a number of other things for this reason you should be seen by your Dr....and have testing.

Look at your families medical history to help guide your Dr.....
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