Can't keep eyes open but I am not tired!

[cherry0505]

for about 6 months, I started having difficulty keeping my right eye open and was squinted so badly and holding my eye open to try and drive. I went to several eye specialist and now I have a neurologists who takes care of my migraines but he thinks that have sleep apena. I am not tired and I do sleep to where I have no trouble sleeping> I just can't keep my eyes open and I have to make noises with my mouth or sing loudly to keep my eyes from shutting all the way down especially when I am driving.. I even walk and talk at work and home with my eyes completely shut. I am very scared of wrecking or hurting myself. I already hit my head by running into the corner of a walll. I even ran into a woman walking with my eyes shut. What is going on?? I don't think I have Benign Essential B.. eye problem either. spasms of the lids?!?? the eye told me!! Something is wrong. but what?

[Rosebud6465]

Boy I thought I was going crazy thought I was the only person with this type of eye problem... So hard to drive and focus on anything no dry eye here.... But one thing I need to ask has any of you stopped having sleep mucus or eye burgers in your eyes  ever sense my eyes starting closing I stop having sleep mucus/sleep burgers however right before my eyes started closing 24/7 I use to get it real bad... Any one else notice that?  Thank you
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[firedancer4]

I responded to this back in 2014 because I was right in the middle of dealing with it. My eyes are all better now, and started getting better in 2015. So I dealt with this a total of two years, and looking back, it was definitely because of anxiety. I've had PTSD since 2003, and at the time the eye issue started, I had just published a memoir. That was the first productive thing I had accomplished since I'd had PTSD, and I got so motivated that I wanted to do more. I immediately went to school to become a life coach and also started a PTSD support group. I also ignored my rising anxiety levels because I so badly wanted to help people. Looking back I can see my eye issue started around the peak of my anxiety levels that year. As I kept going, my eyes got worse. Numerous tests later, as well as visits to doctors and specialists, MRIs, and Botox (which didn't help at ALL to keep my eyes open; it just froze my forehead), it just felt anxiety-related to me. So I followed my instincts and reluctantly shut down everything I was doing. My coaching practice, the support group, social media for my book, etc. Everything. I also stopped looking for answers to my eye issue because that in itself was causing a TON of anxiety. I gave it to God, to be honest, and let the stress of it go. Just a few weeks later, I was able to apply mascara without holding my eye open, and that was a HUGE moment of excitement for me!

So, for those of you who are struggling with this issue, how are your anxiety levels?

[jcvrs2014]

Hi, just wandered if any mri or ct angiograms had been done to exclude aneurysms or other space occupying lesions. Would be worth discussing with the Neurologist or if they are closed to the idea then an alternative Neurologist / Neurosurgeon?

[jcvrs2014]

Have you had a CT angiogram ?

[Sara_MHModerator]

Thank you for posting jcvrs2014.  Why do you ask this question?  What do you think this would help and do you recommend it?

[JoeW04]

I recently stumbled on another trick to try to reduce light sensitivity. Use duct tape over a pair of wrap-around sunglasses. Poke a large hole in the tape about the size of a ballpoint pen barrel. This hole should be located over the center of your eyes.  The tape can be taken off and adjusted several times until you have it lined up for your eyes. Trim the tape to make it look a little better. I have not discussed this idea with an optometrist so it might be best to check with a professional first.
My eyes are extremely sensitive and I often wear a pair of welder's cutting torch glasses (available on Amazon) with s+5W shading. Restricting the space in these glasses works well for me. The size of the hole you need will depend on your visual needs.

[mariovitki]

I've been having the exact same thing for about 3 months or so. It's like a feeling on the top of my eyeballs feels like behind my eyebrows close to my eyelids. It's like a pressure in there that produces "a tired feeling" and I want to close my eyes. Closing my eyes doesn't help I can still feel it. I am 19 and I don't know why I have this it's been driving me crazy. I live in a country where the doctors aren't that good, and I am afraid that I will have to live with it the rest of my life :( . From reading the posts above I do have TMJ and also my thyroid gland is kinda messed up I produce too much TSH so I don't know if this tired feeling has to do with this. I will go an ophthalmologist soon. I hope this isn't permanent.