@tan253 Yes, stress can indeed cause months and years of physical symptoms such as eye and mouth twitching (and a whole other host of symptoms).
My eye twitching went on for about 6 months. I had a lot of stress at work, and needed to drink more water. Stress, believe it or not, can cause all sorts of things that you might not necessarily think of. Eye twitching is a very common thing that happens when you have a lot of stress, don’t get enough sleep, don’t drink enough water, or don’t get enough proper nutrients. Please believe this. You need help. You probably don’t have anything serious wrong with you, but if you let stress eat you alive, then what’s the point?
Make your appointment to see a psychiatrist. Do that first thing on Monday morning. You may have to see your Primary Care Physician first, and have him/her make a referral to a psychiatrist for you. Whichever health care professional you talk to first, please let them know everything or else they really can’t help you. Let them know that you have health anxiety. Let them know for how long you have had the eye twitch. Let them know what other kinds of doctors you have seen and tell them exactly what you were told (that you most likely have no serious medical problems, and stress is the most likely culprit).
Don’t play into any hypochondriac fantasies. Don’t lie. Don’t make up stories or scenarios. Either believe the professionals, or don’t. You need help. We all get that, but don’t try to second guess us, or the doctors, or the professionals. Please don’t get all in a huff at @Tropical_Willie either. He is frustrated, because this question is almost identical to your other Q. We have all given you very well thought out answers, but it seems like you don’t really care what we have to say. Eventually, people get sick of repeating themselves. I’m guessing that we folks here on Fluther are not the only ones. Just, please book an appointment with a psychiatrist (or get a referral for that from your Primary Care Doctor) on Monday.
Else, we’re all going to be wheeling our walkers and wheelchairs down the aisle whilst giving you the exact same advice. No one really wants to do that. Everyone here just wants to help you out. But you have to actually take the steps to help yourself. We can’t force you to do that. It is your choice.
Now, get out your phone book, or contacts list. Find the number of the psychiatrist, or your Primary Care Doctor. Write that down on a post it note. Now. Set an alarm on your phone, write it on your white board, or on your puppy dog calendar (mine has shelter animals) that you need to call one or both of these doctors on October 30th, 2017. Then do it. Make an appointment. We will be here with you, every step of the way, but since we aren’t with you physically, we can only suggest what you need to do.
Your best bet is to take along a friend/relative who can hold your hand, and also ask pertinent questions and record those answers, when you find that you are too nervous to ask, or can’t recall what you were supposed to ask. The buddy system works really well with doctor appointments. So tomorrow (which is Saturday) figure out who that person will be. Call them, or go over to their house and ask them if they can go with you to your appointment. Make sure that you and they bring along some paper and pencils so that you can take notes.
I know this is scary and hard and super inconvenient, but you need to do it, for your own sake, and for the sake of people that love and like you. I’m guessing there’s more than a few ; )
Now, have a glass of water and go to bed. You have a busy day ahead of you tomorrow. : )