Does anyone get this?

[Kaaayla]

Does anyone get this find themselves keep swallowing and feel like you got something in your throat so you keep coughing and coughing swallowing and swallowing beacuse it keeps having to me then sends me into a major panic attack thinking my throats blocking up and I can't breath screaming and running about like I'm crazy

[Michelle1974]

Hi Kaylala

I used to and sometimes still do get a problem a little like yours.

Years ago say mid teens I would be eating a meal and it was worse with company,my food would be ready to swallow and my throat was tight and I was not able to swallow.

It would be considerably worse eating in company if someone spoke to me,I couldn't swallow so you give the sign of ill just swallow and answer you and no matter how much I would swallow nothing would go anywhere and I would end up hot and red faced,it must have gone down eventually but it was that bad I would not eat in company.

It has got better since I have become older but it is still known to happen.

I don't know if this is of any help or interest.

Take care

Michelle 74

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This is called globus something. It is very common in anxiety and is caused by either your throat muscles contracting (nothing bad, just a stress response) or excess stomach acid which is also very common. If it is your only symptom, I'd bet it is the first. I once felt like my throat was closing but again, just tight throat muscles. If it goes away or lightens up when you are not thinking about it, then anxiety is the culprit.

[mistybrooke84]

I'm actually just starting to get over this same issue after struggling with it for about 6 weeks. It began when I developed a cold in my throat and my health anxiety exaggerated it. It feels like your throat has something in it all the time, it feels dry, and even gives the sensation of food getting stuck in the throat. I've also had the sensation of my throat closing to where it felt like I couldn't breathe and I sounded like an asthmatic. I've recently overcome the having to constantly clear my throat, the whole "something is in my throat" ordeal. But I'm still dealing with the throat closing mechanism that seems to happen when I get upset which seems to happen easily here lately--my emotions have been sensitive. It's just a part of anxiety. My point in sharing my story in the last few weeks with the same sensation is that it will eventually pass. It may transfer into another symptom of focus as it does with me but the throat stuff just kinda faded out on me slowly. It will pass dear.