The Famous Throat - yuk

[sharoncjb]

I have decided to register to your site having found it last weekend and spent lots of hours reading the various postings for throat problems over the last week. Well I am one of these sufferers and have suffered many symptoms over more years than I care to remember but am currently experiencing really major panics about my throat. I visited my doctor on Friday who says it all looks and feels fine but I feel that there is a lump of mucus stuck at the back of my throat kind of sitting between the very back of my tongue and throat, and I am constantly trying to clear it with no success or coughing to try and move it. They tell me it is anxiety but does anyone else feel these symptoms, its there as soon as I wake in the morning and when I go to bed. I have been like it in the past with the throat and it did pass but as usual the little demon in my head, says this time it could be different!!!! He gave me some medicine as I am totally useless with tablets as he says looking at my medical file he has to stop the cycle for me to get over it but I am scared of taking any medications for fear of any side effects, but then I try and think could I really feel any worse. It is continuously here, I am all the time swallowing to see if I can still feel it then trying to clear it but am just hurting my throat as there doesn't seem to be anything there to clear. Is it just me or does anyone else feel these feelings, it is so hard to believe they are anxiety! I try to calm down but find it really difficult. This latest episode of the throat was brought on by a real Throat infection which I was prescribed antibiotics for and before that everything with the throat was fine which in itself should logically tell me it is not serious but then as any sufferer knows rationality is not something that goes with anxiety attacks. I have three children who I really don't want to be affected as I am so I now have to learn to deal with this, my eldest is already showing signs of following in my footsteps and I would not wish the way I am on him.

[trac67]

Hi Sharon,

Welcome to the forum, you will get a lot of good advice here and make scme new friends.

Try these links all about throats and see if they help :

MORE HORRID SYMPTOMS!!!!
Swallowing / throat problems / Being strangled!
What has suddenly changed, feel awful!
Really frightend of Swallowing,
A strange one, anyone else experienced similar??
throat !!!
Strange Lump in Throat
Throat, improvements, questions
Problems with eating and Swallowing,
update on throat problems
Swallowing fear
Horrible Throat Feelings!
Finally admitted what the problem is!
Another scared one
Strange symptom that comes with anxiety
Swallowing / throat problems / Being strangled!
swallowing difficulties associated with panic?
Globus Hystericus??? (not so hysterical)
Made It Through
Throat problem(another one sorry).
Some Progress..Yipee!

Take care

Trac xx



'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

[jackie]

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/default...=cms&c=reading

hey sharon, have you read claire weekes book " self help for your nerves". it is a great book for describing all the lovely symptoms we experience. it mentions your throat thing also and helps you learn to overcome you fear of it. it also explains why it happens and why it lingers.

you can get the book from the site above. people who suffer as we do, i believe shouldnt be without this book

welcome to the site
jackie

[MOWMAN]

Hey, thats a new symptom to me, i have had that for many years, thought it was all sinus related (even had an op to help it !), i am forever clearing my throat, people even impersonate me at work cause it is so frequent :(
Well its something to add to my list i guess...
Andy

[Meg]

Sharon

THink we have all been with you on this one at some point. Its a very annoying one to cope with.


It passes as you relax or really distract yourself




Meg
www.anxietymanagementltd.com

proactiveness, positivity, persistence, perseverance and practice = progress

[sharoncjb]

Hi it's good to know I'm not alone with this horrible feeling. I'm still struggling, how I wish we could turn back the clock I was fine 3 weeks ago, or at least I thought I was. The throat is still bad but I am trying hard to eat, it's not good though as I am so conscious of the fact I'm eating that I find it a real struggle to swallow the food. The worst of it is I'm finding that I have the breathing problem back again, I had hoped that this was not going to happen this time, but every hour goes by, I seem to be more deep breathing than the last, but I must try and realise what it all is, but that's easier said than done.

Thanks for all the words of support and fingers crossed tomorrow is better.

[sharoncjb]

Hi it's good to know I'm not alone with this horrible feeling. I'm still struggling, how I wish we could turn back the clock I was fine 3 weeks ago, or at least I thought I was. The throat is still bad but I am trying hard to eat, it's not good though as I am so conscious of the fact I'm eating that I find it a real struggle to swallow the food. The worst of it is I'm finding that I have the breathing problem back again, I had hoped that this was not going to happen this time, but every hour goes by, I seem to be more deep breathing than the last, but I must try and realise what it all is, but that's easier said than done.

Thanks for all the words of support and fingers crossed tomorrow is better.

[caroline151080]

Hi Sharon
I have got exactly the same problem as you. I feel like I have a lump in the same place and feels like any minute it will cut off my air ways! I keep swallowing and trying to cough but I think it makes it worse try chewing gum works a bit for me.
Take care Caroline