My eyelids feel droopy and I can't open them. What's going on?

Why do my eyelids feel droopy and I can't open them? There are many friends in life who always feel their eyelids drooping at a young age. Some think that it may be due to loose skin, so they use some eye creams hoping to improve this situation, but it turns out to have no effect. They still feel that their eyelids are drooping and they can't open them. In fact, at this time you need to consider whether you have myasthenia gravis.

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease of the nervous system that mainly affects the muscles of the whole body, extraocular muscles and respiratory muscles, and the main symptom is weakness. In severe cases, it can cause breathing difficulties and be life-threatening. It can be divided into eye type, systemic mild type, severe type, emergency type, etc. It is more common in women and children. In severe cases, the patient’s limbs become weak, and the patient cannot take care of himself. He may even have difficulty breathing, which is life-threatening.

The "Survey Report on the Survival Status of Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Groups in my country" shows that myasthenia gravis patients are generally in poor physical condition, some patients are unable to take care of themselves, and medical expenses have become a serious burden. Some patients are unable to leave their homes and their social activities are restricted, which greatly reduces their quality of life.

The onset of myasthenia gravis varies. Most people only experience eyelid weakness and inability to open their eyes at the onset of the disease, which can easily lead to misdiagnosis. Many people go to an ophthalmologist thinking that there is something wrong with their eyes, but sometimes the doctor misdiagnoses them as having loose eye muscles and asks them to undergo plastic surgery. Others may experience difficulty lifting their heads, being unable to stand up after squatting, or having difficulty swallowing. In fact, it is not difficult to diagnose myasthenia gravis. It can be basically diagnosed through electromyography, and the cost is not high.

The clinical manifestation of this disease is fatigue and weakness during local or systemic skeletal muscle activity. This weakness is reversible. After rest or appropriate medication, one-third of patients can recover after treatment. However, the key is early detection and early treatment.

This article will stop here to explain what is going on when you feel your eyelids are drooping and you can't open them. If you are unable to open your eyelids and are also experiencing double vision, neck weakness, and difficulty making facial expressions, you must understand that this is actually a typical symptom of myasthenia gravis, and don't simply think it is drooping eyelids.