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Posted 6/10/2013 10:57 AM (GMT 0)
Ive been having this tightness feeling with my throat for a couple days is this a anxiety symptom? Doesn anyone else get this? And also i have memory probs, shortness of breath, (rare) but also waking up gasping for air, ever since i had anxiety (since DEC 2012) it has happend 3 times. Its really scary, i called a doc and they just set me up with appointments :/, is there anyone with these same symptoms?
Posted 6/10/2013 10:59 AM (GMT 0)
I have these symptoms but I assumed they were part of my fibromyalgia or CFS... could be to do with stress though - I have so many syndromes that sometimes I don't know which one a certain symptom is originating from!
Posted 6/10/2013 11:39 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks jasmine!
The two that stick out the most to me is waking up gasping for air (its really horrific) and throat tightness! Anyone have anything on those?
Posted 6/10/2013 11:43 AM (GMT 0)
It's a feeling of being strangled, I suppose... if I was to be overly philosophical, I could say that because I feel trapped in my current situation with no apparent escape, I feel this way...
Posted 6/10/2013 11:45 AM (GMT 0)
Its really is! And i hope you get better with your probelms aswell :)
Posted 6/10/2013 11:53 AM (GMT 0)
Glad we could help each other figure this crazy thing out... I hope things go better for you too
Posted 6/10/2013 11:53 AM (GMT 0)
Yep anxiety can cause the tightness in the throat. Some people here doesn't have an underlying serious health condition that's causing it. To them anxiety alone is the culprit.
Posted 6/10/2013 5:47 PM (GMT 0)
Yep! I have issues with feeling like I cannot breathe and difficulty swallowing that is apparently just caused by my anxiety. Feels like I remember the beginning of my childhood asthma attacks feeling, to an extent.

I've also noticed tightness in other muscles - legs, calves, etc. I'm assuming it's just being "tense"
Posted 6/10/2013 5:53 PM (GMT 0)
Oh yeah i had that tense acheing kinda feeling with my legs and calves yesterday!
I hope its just all anxiety!
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