What We Treat
  • Allergies
  • Antibiotics
  • Asthma
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  • Online Prescriptions
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Other conditions we treat
Telehealth
  • Primary Care
  • Manage Your Condition
  • Women's Health
  • Children's Health
  • Men's Health
  • Senior Health
  • Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
  • Sexual Health
  • Mental & Behavioral Health
  • Travel Medicine
  • Urgent Care
  • See all
About Us
  • Who We Are
  • Why Trust Us
  • Newsroom
  • Blog
  • Support
  • Contact
Features & Pricing
For Organizations
Log in
Book a video appointment
Book now
  • What We Treat

    • Allergies
    • Antibiotics
    • Asthma
    • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
    • Online Prescriptions
    • Type 2 Diabetes
    • Other conditions we treat
  • Telehealth

    • Primary Care
    • Manage Your Condition
    • Women's Health
    • Children's Health
    • Men's Health
    • Senior Health
    • Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
    • Sexual Health
    • Mental & Behavioral Health
    • Travel Medicine
    • Urgent Care
    • See all
  • About Us

    • Who We Are
    • Why Trust Us
    • Newsroom
    • Blog
    • Support
    • Contact
  • Features & Pricing
  • For Organizations
Log in to HealthTap
HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
Overview
Is Symptom of
Is a Side Effect of
Medications
Related questions
HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
Symptoms
Jerking eye movements

Jerking eye movements

Share

Link copied

Jerking eye movements

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Eye

Is Symptom of

Alcohol intoxication
Condition
Drug or alcohol intoxication
Condition
Vertigo
Condition
Meniere's disease
Condition
Toxic ingestions in children
Condition
Load more

Is a Side Effect of

Gabapentin
1.7
16 reviews
Vimpat
Dilantin
Furadantin
Gabitril
Load more

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Jerking eye movements
Baclofen
2.5
15 reviews
Gabapentin
1.7
16 reviews

Related questions

A 57-year old female asked:

I am experiencing double vision (quality: with both eyes open) , eye movement problem (quality: jerking movements, slow eye movement) , arm weakne...

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 47-year old female asked:

I made a video of my eyes. For the most part they stay straight but they did have a little movement after I stared awhile. It was a small movement . It wasnt a jerk or rapid movement. Is this nystagmus? When I focus on something they dont move?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

Rapid jerking eye movement in both eyes?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 34-year old asked:

Involuntary eye movement jerking--causes?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 47-year old female asked:

Saw Ophthalmologist 2x. I dont have nystagmus or other eye movement disorder. ,perfect vision and no other sx but eyes jerk for a split second at times.its so fast you could miss it.it.only happens when Im focused on something small. What is it?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 37-year old female asked:

Been having tremors in hands and legs, mainly on right side. Right side arm and leg weakness, muscle fasciculations all over my body. Right side facial twitch, jerking limb movements, severe fatigue, eyes feel stiff. What could be the cause?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 23-year old female asked:

I am experiencing eye movement problem (quality: jerking movements) . My eyes occasionally jitter back and forth rapidly at time for a few seconds

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 47-year old female asked:

My eyes jerk sometimes. For a split second. Ive been to an opthamolgist twice who said I dont have nystagmus or any other eye movement disorder. What could it be from?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 16-year old male asked:

I am experiencing headache, shadow over part of vision, ringing in ears and eye movement problem (quality: jerking movements) .

3 doctor answers • 11 doctors weighed in

A male asked about a male:

Non-stop facial tics in 5yr old. Ct scan/eeg normal. Constant eye rolling, head jerks & jaw movement. What could this be?

1 doctor answer • 9 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old female asked:

My 2 month old son is always jerking his head and grunting and has sporadic movements with his arms. It isn't constant but very common. Why is this??

2 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old female asked:

7 mo old pulling ear to shoulder in jerking movements. He is teething, has runny nose and cough... could it just be that his ear hurts from a potential ear infection? He was tugging on it too but its the head movement to one side thats bothersome

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A member asked:

My 1 year old every so often jerks her head to her shoulders and she will do it a few times and then stop. It happens a couple times a day. she also takes both hands and covers her ears. Developmentally she is right on track but these movements started

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old male asked:

Sometimes a few minutes after I eat, I feel like my head, arms or hands want to move, like a jerk or twitch movement. Can this be from blood sugar issues or brain tumors?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 35-year old asked:

What can cause uncontrollable random eye jitters/movements?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 48-year old asked:

What should I do about uncontrollable random eye jitters/movements?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 26-year old male asked:

My son is experiencing blinking eyes and abnormal movements (quality: uncontrollable and repetitive, jerky) .

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old female asked:

I'm 30, a headache woke me up the other day, extending from my eyes up to the center of my head, and hurt more with movement, should I get itchecked?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 30-year old male asked:

Small flashes at the very bottom of l eye with fast movement of eye from down to up in complete dark.Doesnt happen without movement.Eval a month back?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 47-year old female asked:

How long can you stare at yourself without your eyes moving? I recorded my eyes, and after a little while, I noticed very minuscule movements. Barely noticeable. When I focus on something they dont move at all. They werent rapid or jerky moving?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 47-year old female asked:

Is it normal for our eyes to be making minuscule moments when recording eyes. Very tiny movement. Never rapid or jerky. Extremely tiny. Only happened a couple of times in a minute. Doesnt happen when I focus on things? looks nothing like nystagmus?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 36-year old asked:

What controls eye movements and the size of the pupils?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 35-year old asked:

How to deal with uncontrollable eye movement?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old asked:

What can cause pain in the eyes during eye movement?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year old female asked:

The area just below my eye is hurting with movement since this morning..what could be the reason?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A male asked:

If this injury is caused by infection, the patient responds to pain , but has not opened eyes but have random movements?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year old female asked:

I have pain in my left eye on movement only ( when I look to the right and upwards ). This started suddenly after watching tv for 2 continuous hrs.

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old male asked:

Wife 44 is having problems with her vision. Feeling nauscios, can't watch tv, sit in a room movement etc. Had eye exam and saw primary. No answers.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 29-year old male asked:

Normal to have very small ring-like lights in vision in complete dark with eye movements.Are these flashes?Got retina examined a week back, no issues?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 47-year old female asked:

What would make your eyes make small minuscule movements when staring at self in mirror?. This happened yesterday. My eyes were making very very tiny movements but today they are not and I can keep my eyes very steady, didnt look like nystagmus?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified

Patient Care

Online Primary CareOur ServiceFAQSupport Center

Partner With Us

For Organizations

HealthTap

About UsBlogNewsroomContact Us

Join Us

For DoctorsJobs
Member App

Get the HealthTap app

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

1-888-974-2651support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryOur Specialties
Copyright 2025 HealthTap, Inc.