Weird eye symptom -- what's spastic eye like?

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In a message dated 3/25/2003 7:18:16 PM Central Standard Time,

simon@... writes:

> Elaine mentions spastic eye in her book, I wondered whether

> this is just a strange stare or whether their are spasms,

> in which case I will press for betablockers... A prompt

> reply appreciated as I'm having a blood test tomorrow,

> and could ask for extra tests, and or betablockers

> (depending on results).

Hi Simon,

I don't know, but strongly suspect, that betablockers are a bad addiction.

I'm struggling to get off of Toprol and am thinking Toprol may be part of my

eye problem. Anyway, unless you desperately need a betablocker, I'd

hesitate to start.

Bertta

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Hi all,

one symptom I discussed with Rowdy a little in the chat room, has made a

reappearance.

My right eyelid is having minor episodes of not working right, it will

start blinking/twitching on it's own for short periods (only a few

seconds, maybe 20 or 30 at most), but they come in batches. Feels like

the eye lashes are stuck together or similar when it happens, but they

aren't. My eyes are also frequently bloodshot, and skin immediately

adjancet to the outside corners is somewhat reddy/purply.

I don't think it is TED related, and I've literally just had a thorough

check up with the optician who I did persuade to do some TED checks.

I think this is a lack of sleep thing, resulting from hormone issues (I

got one hour of sleep Sunday night), and have been sweating buckets,

showing something is wrong, hyper or temperature regulation issue with

hypo, not sure which, I've acquired a selection of extra symptoms

recently all suitably nondescript or ambiguous. The most obvious is the

way I sweat after a shower, okay a little sweating after a hot shower is

not unusual, but enough to drench a shirt an hour after a shower?

Elaine mentions spastic eye in her book, I wondered whether this is just

a strange stare or whether their are spasms, in which case I will press

for betablockers... A prompt reply appreciated as I'm having a blood

test tomorrow, and could ask for extra tests, and or betablockers

(depending on results).

On description the doctor suggested it might be a tic, and that

tiredness could be to blame. I'm sure it is related to my current poor

thyroid status.

Rowdy said she had similar at start of TED, but lasting many minutes.

Simon, concerned, but kind of resigned to things getting worse before

they get better.

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