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Eyelid twitching

Wed, 05/02/2007 - 14:09
My left eyelid has been twitching all day. It is driving me crazy!!!!! I am taking Topamax 25mg twice a day. Have had 2 tonic/clonic seizures. Posted more about my situation in the new to site section. Should I call my doc? Have never had eyelid twitching like this before????? Thanks Julie

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eyelid twitching

Submitted by lb34 on Wed, 2008-01-09 - 13:41
LB  I was on topomax for 23 months  and I had eye twitching daily which my neurologist thought  was not a big deal, when I went to see an epileptologist he decreased my dose and added Keppra the twitching lessened so I stayed on it for approx. 1 more year then I found a site that spoke about hearing loss with Topomax.  As my ears had felt "clogged" often and on for the past three years I talked to my neuro/epileptologist about it and he took me off of it all together - now I have no more eye twitching and no more "clogged ears"  Seizures are about the same.

Re: eyelid twitching

Submitted by eowc on Mon, 2008-03-10 - 21:34

Such an abnormal eyelid-twitching may just be one of the symptoms of  Tardive Dyskinesia (neuroleptic medication-induced repetitive, involuntary, purposeless facial muscle movements).

 

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/921990098.html

 http://www.webportal.com.my/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4437

 

 

Such an abnormal eyelid-twitching may just be one of the symptoms of  Tardive Dyskinesia (neuroleptic medication-induced repetitive, involuntary, purposeless facial muscle movements).

 

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/921990098.html

 http://www.webportal.com.my/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4437

 

 

Non-stop Eyelid-twitching - Follow-up/ Further Medical Details

Submitted by eowc on Wed, 2008-02-20 - 20:16
Please refer to the following weblinks for further information about  the medications mentioned in the articles above:

 

 
Please refer to the following weblinks for further information about  the medications mentioned in the articles above:

 

 

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