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20 January 2006

I'm getting my pulse in my face. Under my left eye. How do I make it stop?

post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 11:53 | 31 comments

It's too late. You already drank too much caffeine - am I right?

posted by mcgraw 20 January | 11:54

It's a tic. Relax, breathe, go for a walk, drink some herbal tea, do some yoga.

posted by matildaben 20 January | 11:54

Stick a fork in it.

posted by Hugh Janus 20 January | 11:57

I don't drink caffeine on a regular basis. So, no, no caffeine.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 20 January | 11:58

Lacking sleep?

posted by eatitlive 20 January | 11:59

I would google it, but whenever I google small things like this, I find out I have horrible diseases. The tip of my nose was buzzing one day, and you know what Google said I had? ALS. Frightening.

It's possible the sleep thing is an issue- I haven't been sleeping well for a week or two, and I'm not really sure why. Might be the weather, and its effect on the temperature in our house.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 20 January | 12:01

It'll go away. I get it all the time, and I drink very little caffeine. Nothing to worry about.

posted by gaspode 20 January | 12:03

TPS: A friend of mine had the same type of thing - his persisted for weeks while he was trying to get a new job. Eye doctor told him it was nothing to worry about, just an annoyance that can be brought on by any number of stressors and in any degree.

On the other hand, maybe it's a tumor.

posted by mike9322 20 January | 12:04

I only know of one way to stop a pulse, but it may be a little extreme in this case.

posted by mullacc 20 January | 12:08

I get it when I've been internalizing a lot of stress without realizing it. It's my body's way of telling me I need to chill.

posted by matildaben 20 January | 12:08

It's stress. It will make you feel like you're crazy, but don't worry about it. Why do our reactions to stress cause more stress?

posted by amro 20 January | 12:10

My first answer aside, don't worry about it. Tics like that happen when you lack sleep, or are stressed, or are stressing out your body in some way (caffeine, pills, bumps, skydiving).

A buddy of mine in Japan (from Scotland) got a tic in his eye that wouldn't go away, went to a doctor who diagnosed him with MS, tried to no avail to get a second opinion (not really possible in Japan), said his tearful goodbyes, and went home sad and scared. When he went to the neurologist in Edinborough, he was told not to worry, nothing was wrong, he just needed rest.

Don't worry, you just need rest.

But if it makes you less stressed, get a second opinion.

posted by Hugh Janus 20 January | 12:15

Eat a banana and have a good snogging.

posted by sciurus 20 January | 12:16

Best answer = sciurus.

Except that I don't have a banana or anyone to snog (unless one of my co-workers wants to volunteer).

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 20 January | 12:18

Drink a couple mugs of coffee, you'll be fine.

posted by mcgraw 20 January | 12:19

your palm? mash it about in the area, generally.

posted by flopsy 20 January | 12:21

Tonic water and Angustura bitters

posted by warbaby 20 January | 12:22

and you're ugly, too.

*rimshot at conclusion of lame second opinion joke*

posted by warbaby 20 January | 12:24

*volunteers*

*applause*

posted by warbaby 20 January | 12:25

God, I remember the last time I snogged someone to cure their pulsating eye tic. It didn't work, but I do love my son despite his giant pulsating head.

posted by mullacc 20 January | 12:29

Everyone's thinking that it's a muscle twitch, but what if TPS really is feeling her pulse below her eye?

posted by kmellis 20 January | 12:37

Yea, it's definitely a pulsing feeling, going on regularly enough that it seems like it's my pulse.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 20 January | 12:57

We definitely don't want her pulse to stop. Also, please don't stick a fork in it. I'm with the crew that says relax...cues Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

posted by safetyfork 20 January | 13:41

Yell at someone. A good, spittle-flying, finger-jabbing, sailor-mouthed yell can really do wonders.

posted by Triode 20 January | 13:59

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU LOSERS! SITTING AROUND HAVING TIME TO GIVE ME ADVICE ON MY STUPID PROBLEMS!!! I HATE YOU ALL!!! WHY DON'T YOU JUST CURL UP AND DIE??? I WISH YOU WOULD!

You're right, Triode, I really do feel better :-D

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 20 January | 14:01

It is not your pulse. It is a South American Burrow Fly larva working it's way out of your skin. The eggs are so small that they can be inserted into a pore in your skin (typically while you sleep) and then the larva feeds until it is ready to emerge. HTH. HAND.

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 20 January | 14:14

SNAKES ON A MUTHAFUCKIN PLANE!

Thanks, weretable and the undead chairs, I feel a lot better.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 20 January | 14:15

I am here to help. Someone wants to give you a friendly kiss!

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 20 January | 14:17

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 20 January | 14:22

Ha, I'm totally making out with that cow. Problem solved! Woo woo, come here, big momma....

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 20 January | 14:26

I'm totally late for any advice (you're tired and/or stressed) but damn, who knew cows didn't have top teeth?!

posted by deborah 20 January | 18:32

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