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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / February 2004twitching eyelid?
Could a twitching eyelid (my left eyelid) indicate some sort of seizure activity? It's been doing it on and off since Friday, and I've noticed some problems with words and motor skills. (My seizure activity has always been frontal in the past.) A. -- Toby: How the hell did I get into trouble? Josh: Today, my dear friend, all you had to do was get out of bed. -- The West Wing I've had that a few times. Some of the time it happened if I was trying to stay awake late to watch the end of a movie, so got over tired. I don't know if that made me more vulnerable to that happening or not. I seem to get those more at home (indoors/dryer air) than if I'm out and about. But I have had periods of 2-3 days at a time where it can get irritating if I'm trying to read an article or finish a TV program before I turn in. Do your's tend to happen later in the day? or do you have them at other times too? G. > Could a twitching eyelid (my left eyelid) indicate some sort of seizure > activity? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Josh: Today, my dear friend, all you had to do was get out of bed. > -- The West Wing > I've had that a few times. Some of the time it happened if I was trying > to stay awake late to watch the end of a movie, so got over tired. I don't [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Do your's tend to happen later in the day? or do you have them at other > times too? G. It's been happening all day. Today, as I drove to work, my lower face started twitching, too. When I then got a migraine, I started to think it might be seizure related... argh. Things had been going really well. I think I'll call my neuro in the morning to see what he says to do. I'm mainly concerned because I right for a living, and I noticed -- especially when I was at work today -- I was mixing up words again. A. -- Toby: How the hell did I get into trouble? Josh: Today, my dear friend, all you had to do was get out of bed. -- The West Wing Do you have epilepsy? Do you drive? Bloody hell > > I've had that a few times. Some of the time it happened if I was trying > > to stay awake late to watch the end of a movie, so got over tired. I don't [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Josh: Today, my dear friend, all you had to do was get out of bed. > -- The West Wing > Do you have epilepsy? According to my neuro, I'm "prone to seizures". I point blank asked him last year when I was put on medical leave after having a partial at work -- after having been in hospital for three days for being dehydrated. I know what my general triggers are; I stay away from strobes, I stay hydrated, I get enough sleep, etc. > Do you drive? Yep. He says I'm good to drive as long as I don't do it when I'm having a migraine. I didn't have an active migraine when I left work, so I drove. That's our "deal". I obey that deal, so he doesn't report me to the DMV. > Bloody hell Yeah. I find myself saying that a lot lately. A. -- "And you find magic from your God, and we find magic everywhere." --Dar Williams, "The Christians and the Pagans" > > I've had that a few times. Some of the time it happened if I was trying > > to stay awake late to watch the end of a movie, so got over tired. I don't [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Josh: Today, my dear friend, all you had to do was get out of bed. > -- The West Wing It's probably worth a call. There might just be a minor adjustment needed in any pills (if you're using any), or they might suggest something that would work better than any of us here might have experience with. (Other regulars were probably away or watching the Football game... ) If you think it's helpful for others, let us know what they suggest. We have probably 100? or more 'lurkers' who read the group but are too shy to post and some of them might also get those symptoms somewhere along the way. The mixing up words thing might be something that the Dr. should know about as that might need more attention but be related too. G. Howdy! I think that just about EVERYBODY has had a twitching eye at one time or another. Don't look for epelphants under the bed! Let's make sure that we don't confuse a small muscle spasm with seizure activity in the brain.  SignatureDave ???? "Noli illigitemi carborundum decendus" http://www.howdydave.com > > I've had that a few times. Some of the time it happened if I was trying > > to stay awake late to watch the end of a movie, so got over tired. I don't [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Josh: Today, my dear friend, all you had to do was get out of bed. > -- The West Wing > Howdy! > > I think that just about EVERYBODY has had a twitching eye at one time or > another. Yes, and recently I spent about two weeks being aware of both my eyelids twitching almost all the time. I quite like the feeling. It never occurred to me that it was anything unusual and it's stopped now, sadly. > Don't look for epelphants under the bed! Let's make sure that we don't > confuse a small muscle spasm with seizure activity in the brain. Well said. But that doesn't mean that I think we shouldn't be on our guard for unusual happenings whichare worth checking out. I think the OP has done us a service if only to allow Dave to make his point:-))))))))))) Been off-line for a few days, pc trouble then a new one, if only I knew how to transfer data easily. Some of my old (more than ten years old) programs don't want to load :-( Nice to be back though. Mary > Been off-line for a few days, pc trouble then a new one, if only I knew how > to transfer data easily. Some of my old (more than ten years old) programs > don't want to load :-( With a new computer, I imagine that you now have Win XP? Many programs written for Win95/Win98 will not run under any form of Win NT including XP. Those programs will need to be replaced with newer versions. What data is it that you wish to transfer? Bob > > Been off-line for a few days, pc trouble then a new one, if only I knew how > > to transfer data easily. Some of my old (more than ten years old) programs > > don't want to load :-( > > With a new computer, I imagine that you now have Win XP? Yes. It has some nice features. > Many programs written > for Win95/Win98 will not run under any form of Win NT including XP. Those > programs will need to be replaced with newer versions. What data is it that you > wish to transfer? Accounts and addresses from old, small standalone and very friendly programs. The company doesn't exist anymore so there are no new versions. But since I posted this I've been able to load the programmes. Not the data ... I'll keep trying. You seem to know something about the matter, is there software incorporated into XP which will do very simple accounts (not a spreadsheet!), and software for an address book (not the internet one)? I might yet have to type everything in ... :-(( Mary > Bob > > > Been off-line for a few days, pc trouble then a new one, if only I knew > how [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > But since I posted this I've been able to load the programmes. Not the data > ... I'll keep trying. Do you mean that you have the original installation floppies or CD's and have managed to install those programs under XP? If so, programs are usually installed under C:\Program Files Look there on your old computer for those programs and your address data should be in files that imply they are an address book such as having the sequence "ab" or "addr" or somesuch in their names. Just move those over to the same spot on the XP system. > You seem to know something about the matter, is there software incorporated > into XP which will do very simple accounts (not a spreadsheet!), and > software for an address book (not the internet one)? I might yet have to > type everything in ... :-(( I don't have XP, but if you locate those files as above, you should be able to read them with Wordpad & other programs in order to look at them. At the worst, you could copy & paste instead of retyping. Bob > > > Many programs written > > > for Win95/Win98 will not run under any form of Win NT including XP. Those [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Do you mean that you have the original installation floppies or CD's and have > managed to install those programs under XP? Yup. > If so, programs are usually installed under C:\Program Files Look there on > your old computer for those programs and your address data should be in files > that imply they are an address book such as having the sequence "ab" or "addr" > or somesuch in their names. Just move those over to the same spot on the XP > system. Been there, done that. It doesn't seem to work. > I don't have XP, but if you locate those files as above, you should be able to > read them with Wordpad & other programs in order to look at them. At the worst, > you could copy & paste instead of retyping. Hm. Hadn't thought about wordpad. I'm unconvinced about copy and paste though, the orginal programs have different fields. I'd still be fiddling about. Might as well print the lot and re-type - also (as was pointed out by a know-all son) I could discard all the addresses I'll never use again. There's aren't many of those, My publisher uses me as a resource, if he doesn't know an address in our field he knows I'll have it. Thanks anyway, I'll keep trying and let you know what happens. Mary > Bob > > If so, programs are usually installed under C:\Program Files Look there on > > your old computer for those programs and your address data should be in [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Been there, done that. It doesn't seem to work. You might be missing some other files that are needed along with the address book. Simply copy over the entire folder. You've nothing to loose as you can always re-install if you wish. Bob > You might be missing some other files that are needed along with the address > book. Simply copy over the entire folder. You've nothing to loose as you can > always re-install if you wish. Done that! :-) Mary > Bob > > You might be missing some other files that are needed along with the > address [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > :-) and everything works on the old computer, but not on the new one? You didn't say which programs those were, but many old programs were non-standard and put files in folders on C:\ instead of in C:\Program Files. Maybe that's what's happening. Even some modern programs install Data files in C:\Windows\Application Data (or whatever they call it in XP). Bob Mary - with all your efforts bringing your new machine up to par, can I surmise that eye twitching has minimized? Could this be called a form of therapy? > Mary - with all your efforts bringing > your new machine up to par, can I > surmise that eye twitching has minimized? > Could this be called a form of therapy? That's a sensible question but I obviously hadn't made it clear that my eye-twitching stopped some time before the new pc. I'm not really one for such cause and effect explanations anyway, the screen is the same (same monitor) and the challenge is only another of all Life's usual challenges! No change there. When a new one comes along it pushes something else into insignificance. Mary > > > You might be missing some other files that are needed along with the > > address [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > and everything works on the old computer, but not on the new one? Yes. > You didn't > say which programs those were, That's because I didn't think anyone would have heard of them! Smart Address and Smart Accounts. Also Smart and Sticky from the same stable - but that's not as critical as the others, I believe I can start from scratch with that on Word or something else. > but many old programs were non-standard and put > files in folders on C:\ instead of in C:\Program Files. Maybe that's what's > happening. Perhaps. I have to be out this afternoon but I'll be having another go. Might even get a grandson to come and play, they take in these things with their mother's milk. > Even some modern programs install Data files in C:\Windows\Application Data > (or whatever they call it in XP). No idea. Heavens! I haven't had it a week yet! :-) Mary > Bob > > > > You might be missing some other files that are needed along with the > > > address [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > > > Bob We haven't heard as to whether you solved your conversion problem, so I downloaded Smart Address 2000 at: http://www.sa2k.com/index.htm and will be able to play with it. I can come pretty close to duplicating your problem if I continue, but if you've already solved your problem there's no point in spending the time. So let us know how it goes. Ok? Bob > We haven't heard as to whether you solved your conversion problem, I haven't. I can get the program but not the data. What's more, the program - as trasferred from my old pc, not downloaded, LOOKS different ... > so I > downloaded Smart Address 2000 at: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > you've already solved your problem there's no point in spending the time. So > let us know how it goes. Ok? It's not solved. You're very kind. Mary > Bob > > We haven't heard as to whether you solved your conversion problem, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > It's not solved. You're very kind. I thought that I had posted another message on this back on Thursday and even have my own cc of it. However, it doesn't show up in the newsgroup for some strange reason, so you probably didn't see it. So here it is again. (Ooops, I see I accidentally sent it to you directly instead of posting!) Do you boot straight into WinXP? or to you have to supply a user name & password? (It shouldn't matter, but I'm curious). On the new system, can you get to the point where Smart Address is requesting the name of a database? I'm not clear as to what problem you are having exactly. If you have copied all of C:\Program Files\Smart Address 2000 from the old system to the new, then you should be able to simply enter the database name that you used on the old system. Actually, the only files you should need to copy from the old system are the ones in: C:\Program Files\Smart Address 2000\Database Bob > > > We haven't heard as to whether you solved your conversion problem, > > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Bob Hello Mary You haven't responded and I don't know where things stand right now. Has your problem been solved? or do you still need some help? Please let me know if the problem is solved or if you have lost interest. I've got Smart Address installed on 2 systems and I'd like to get rid of it if it's no longer needed. The popup windows are a pain since I have to get rid of them everytime I re-boot. Bob > > > > We haven't heard as to whether you solved your conversion problem, > > > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > everytime I re-boot. > Bob *G* I don't know what I did, but in the first month after I bought this, I found an option under Tools or View? that got rid of the pop-ups. I haven't had them since then (~2001).. Would there just be something you have to set to Shut them Off, then confirm or ?? to permanently disable them? I know they were hated by more than just people with some types of szrs. Google might have something under Popups and Remove or ?? I think it was a geek's group, I don't belong to any longer, where I managed to fix that. G./ "gaross" <gaross@rogers.com> wrote in message news:IOPVb.48204 > > Please let me know if the problem is solved or if you have lost interest. > I've got [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Google might have something under Popups and Remove or ?? I think it was a > geek's group, I don't belong to any longer, where I managed to fix that. G./ I thought Bob was talking about a popup in a particular program, not the ones on websites. You can't turn them off without a licence. Mary > > > > > We haven't heard as to whether you solved your conversion problem, > > > > [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] > Google might have something under Popups and Remove or ?? I think it was a > geek's group, I don't belong to any longer, where I managed to fix that. G./ As Mary mentions in her other post, this is a different Popup than what you are thinking of. It is a little "Reminder" window that pops up in the lower right-hand corner of the screen and is part of the Smart Address program that we are working on. I don't think you have that program. Bob > Hello Mary > > You haven't responded and I don't know where things stand right now. Has your > problem been solved? or do you still need some help? It hasn't been solved to my satisfaction. I contacted the writer of Smart Accounts and he sent me a zipped licence which I put into it and it worked - no more pop-ups. I finally worked out how to get my old data onto the new Smart Address interface - which I'm not really keen on, being a simple soul. Then I noticed that while there wasn't a pop up screen there is a discreet permanent message telling me that I have 15 days left, 14 days left, 13 ... you get the picture. So when I mailed the writer to thank him about Smart Accounts I asked him about the running out of time thing and about the home page. His reply came today: " ... Smart Address ... I guess you had V3 but have now installed V4 (Also known as Smart Address 2000). I'm afraid it is not a free upgrade. The upgrade period has long since passed but we've reduced the new price to less than the original upgrade price anyway, so you haven't lost out. You can purchase a license at http://www.sa2k.com > Also, is there a way to change the default opening screen on Smart Address > to a contacts list as happened with V3? No, I'm afraid not." So I looked on the site, it would cost me ?20 to upgrade to something I'm not 100% happy with. I'm still pondering. What puzzles me is that Smart Address 2000 V3 worked beautifully on Win 98 but it's changed its character since I loaded the same programme on my new Win XP system. > Please let me know if the problem is solved or if you have lost interest. I've got > Smart Address installed on 2 systems and I'd like to get rid of it if it's no > longer needed. The popup windows are a pain since I have to get rid of them > everytime I re-boot. I'm sorry if you thought I'd lost interest, I thought it would be best to go to the fountain head and it's taken some time to get the required answers. I wasn't being bad mannered to you. The trouble is that I NEED an efficient address data programme, easy to use, lots of easy useful features and writable to Word. The internet address book isn't suitable. I'm looking into having a slave drive with 98 so that I can have my old, beloved and faithful smart Address on it. If that's possible I might also have my Agfa scanner back, the new all singing all dancing Epson's screens are all colour and silly fuss and they irritate me. I'm sure it's more complext and slower to work too.Why do they have to mess with things? Harumph! Thanks for your concern, Bob. I would have contacted you today anyway after receiving the communication from Oakley. Mary > Bob > > Hello Mary > > [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] > > > > Bob You haven't answered *any* of the questions I asked you, Mary. My problem is that I'm not looking over your shoulder at your screen to see what's going on, so I'm really flying blind here. :-) That "days left" that we both get is because it is a "demo" and we haven't paid for it. In any case, if you installed that on your XP machine, you will need to un-install it and install your old version. I'm only using the demo to get some idea of how the program works. I sure hope you didn't install the demo on your old Win98 machine! Don't! as it will mess things up. Please tell me what the folder are on your Win98 machine under C:\Program Files\Smart Address Is there one called "Database"? Bob > You haven't answered *any* of the questions I asked you, Mary. I DID! > That "days left" that we both get is because it is a "demo" and we haven't paid > for it. I know that - but I have paid for the original and don't want the upgrade, just the one I registered and paid for some time ago. > In any case, if you installed that on your XP machine, you will need to > un-install it and install your old version. That's the one I installed, it came up looking different. > I sure hope you didn't install the demo on your old Win98 machine! Don't! as it > will mess things up. I haven't installed a demo at all. The old machine is uninterfered with. I'm coming round to using SA on that because it will be in use anyway, as Spouse's computer. He wants to keep SA anyway. > Please tell me what the folder are on your Win98 machine under C:\Program > Files\Smart Address Is there one called "Database"? I haven't looked yet, I doubt it though. I copied all the files to this and there isn't one called database. Mary > Bob > > You haven't answered *any* of the questions I asked you, Mary. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > coming round to using SA on that because it will be in use anyway, as > Spouse's computer. He wants to keep SA anyway. Sounds like you'll be alright then. > > Please tell me what the folder are on your Win98 machine under C:\Program > > Files\Smart Address Is there one called "Database"? > > I haven't looked yet, I doubt it though. I copied all the files to this and > there isn't one called database. Then it's probably not worth spending any more time on. I'll bow out gracefully. :-) Bob > Then it's probably not worth spending any more time on. I'll bow out gracefully. > :-) I'm not unappreciative ... :-) Thanks, Mary (not twitching!) > Bob Mary Fisher <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in article <401edd33$0$8570$4c56ba96@master.news.zetnet.net>... <snip> > Well said. Although I agree with Dave's sentiment as well, don't we have enough to worry about?!? I'd just like to point out that, although not strictly the topic, one of the signs that I am likely to have a fit is my right eyebrow twitching. The end of it moves up and down extremely fast, like a muscle spasm rather than a bad Groucho Marx impression. Also it is very rare that I can notice it, I only feel it on occasion and if I concentrate (like looking in the mirror) it stops. It has helped on one occasion when I my wife sent me back to bed and when I woke up, I was fine no twitching and no fit. > Been off-line for a few days, pc trouble then a new one, if only I knew how > to transfer data easily. Some of my old (more than ten years old) programs > don't want to load :-( My newserver has had problems and work aren't too keen on me spending too much time on the net, so I usually use a read only service, type my replies off line then post when I get the chance. With nothing to read, it's hard to respond ;-) > Nice to be back though. Although not and avid contributor, likewise. SignatureSimon 51:31N 0:38W http://www.cookie-pool.co.uk/Pool1.htm http://www.maidenhead.astronomical.society.care4free.net/ http://www.popastro.com/home.htm Howdy Simon! Ahhhhh... Now that's an elephant of a different color! If a physical phenominon has repeatedly occured before a seizure one MIGHT assume that it could be an aura (real aura - not a simple partial.) SignatureDave ???? "Noli illigitemi carborundum decendus" http://www.howdydave.com > Mary Fisher <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in article > <401edd33$0$8570$4c56ba96@master.news.zetnet.net>... [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Although not and avid contributor, likewise. >one MIGHT assume that it could be an >aura (real aura - not a simple partial.) >Dave ©¿©¬ Dave - I appreciate the distinction - so does my neuro. When I e-mailed her your remark, she replied that this is the first time that she FINALLY GOT IT. She says I only need to lower my body for the real aura. Simple partial, she says cross my fingers and assume my label is correct. -Tim Dave ©¿© <dave@_nospam_howdydave.com> wrote in article <gEdUb.14050$Ll2.13874@news01.roc.ny>... > Howdy Simon! > > Ahhhhh... > > Now that's an elephant of a different color! Yep appreciate that, the proximity of the event made me mention it to distinguish between the two. > If a physical phenominon has repeatedly occured before a seizure one MIGHT > assume that it could be an aura (real aura - not a simple partial.) That was the sort of lines I was thinking along, though hadn't quite got to. Your comment is very enlightening, thanks SignatureSimon 51:31N 0:38W http://www.cookie-pool.co.uk/Pool1.htm http://www.maidenhead.astronomical.society.care4free.net/ http://www.popastro.com/home.htm I had a twitching eyelid. My doctor suggested getting off caffeine. > Could a twitching eyelid (my left eyelid) indicate some sort of seizure > activity? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Josh: Today, my dear friend, all you had to do was get out of bed. > -- The West Wing > I had a twitching eyelid. My doctor suggested getting off caffeine. They clutch at straws sometimes. "There's a lot of it about" used to be a favourite, as was "It's a virus". We had a doctor once whose remedy for everything from ingrowing toenails to morning sickness was to gargle with salt water. Did you get off caffeine? and did it work? :-) Mary > > Could a twitching eyelid (my left eyelid) indicate some sort of seizure > > activity? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Josh: Today, my dear friend, all you had to do was get out of bed. > > -- The West Wing |
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