Question: Hi, I'm a 59 year old female recently out of work, elementary school librarian. For the last few weeks my left eyelid twitches more than once a day. I noticed for more than a couple of months, when I wake up that left eye will be closed and not open for 2 or three minutes on it'e own. I don't try to force it since i'm just waking up, but already walking. How can I stop this?

Thank you for your consideration and response.

I don't have dryness, redness or pain in eye. I do wear glasses for nearsightedness when driving.
A few months before leaving my job, I started wearing my glasses at work to teach from a dim and fuzzy projector which most of the children had trouble seeing. It was all we had.
When I left work at the end of March, I went back to wearing the glasses for driving only. This past week I tried wearing the glasses in the house for a little more than an hour, however my eyelid continued to jump.
I chose to rest by closing my eyes for a few minutes which seems to work for several hours.
I will try to increase the fruits and vegetables in my diet. I unwittingly stopped taking my Centrum Silver for Women a month ago also. Using my husband's glucometer after eating a sandwich, my blood sugar is 90. I do consider myself some what over weight; 5'8" at 175 lbs.
I did find some squeezing, blinking and eye rolling strengthening exercises I will also try.
I am experiencing a skin rash on my limbs where I sweat during hot flashes. I don't know if this is infection. Although I notice as long as I stay on my 24 hour Zyrtec and use an oil based moisturizer, the rash won't spread.
I'm only mentioning this in response to your stating that my symptoms can be related secondarily to systemic disease like infection.
Does the additional information raise other concerns?