For almost 3 years, he woke up just about every night with night terrors. He was a HORRIBLE sleeper, waking many times per night. Not once did I think food could be the cause. I just thought âOf course he has anxiety.
The most common known causes of eye twitching include fatigue, stress, anxiety, and excessive caffeine intake. Eye twitching may appear in response to irritation caused by smoke, dust, or a foreign body in the eye. Allergies and infections may cause irritation that leads to twitching.
1 Eye allergies or common eye infections, such as stye, can cause inflammation, affecting the eye muscles. 2  Certain medications may trigger eye muscle twitching. 3  It is believed that magnesium deficiency may cause eye twitching, although there is no scientific evidence for it.