Starting to think its not anxiety

So I often get this off and on but recently I've been having this choking sensation everyday.
It scares me
It's not painful just takes effort .
And it feels like my throat is closing up.

I'm pretty sure it's not asthma because one time I tried a asthma inhaler and only made my symptoms worse..
I just hope this isn't some kind of neurological disease /:
Do any of you guys feel this ?

Hiya Rickk,

I'm also going through this exact same problem now, and believe it or not, seasonal allergies are the cause of it, right now dust and dander are extremely high in almost Every. Single. Region. go to weather.com and look for their dust and dander alerts, they are really bad due to the heat we have had.

You might get some relief using an antihistamine like Zyrtec and the like, they are helping me.. SLIGHTLY, but this is going to take a bit to get past, you could also try a sinus rinse like the sinu-med bottle or a nettipot, they help a bit as well.

Try not to think too much into it, you will be fine, and I'm in the same boat with ya, right now I can't even sleep very well due to the swelling and can definitely feel it when I swallow or when I'm trying to sleep on my side... yea not working too well!!

Drink lots of fluids as well and something warm, don't drink cold stuff right now.

Try to have a good day :p watch some comedies and keep your mind off of it!

-Jess

Rickk,

Yep, it starts in the nasal area and moves down, neck then chest, don't feel too bad though, lots of people are going through this right now too while never having them before, matter of fact, mine just started doing this last year, but last year was the worst for allergies, and I've never had allergies in my life like this.

I haven't tried Claritin yet, but they don't seem to put much of a dent in this kind of allergy, you can semi tell that Zyrtec helps, at least for me so far, you might want to give it a shot.

Anyway, good luck, water seems to help as well, I guess it's helping flush toxins out, so I've been drinking A LOT of it.

-Jess

Rickk,

I don't sneeze with this either, but the salt solution rinses help because it will keep any inflammation down in the sinus area, and kill any bacteria that may be growing/festering in there especially in any deviation's or canal type area's, and in turn it drips down the back of your throat, helping the throat, its all connected, ears/nose/throat, so that's why the rinse helps.

The freaking out is totally understandable, you have a swollen neck/throat, and are coughing up dark stuff. I totally understand it, you're forgiven!! I'm in the same boat with ya, last year when this started.. I was in the E.R. about 6 times, no joking and seen 2 specialists, and on 1 of them, I went to their office a week ahead of my appointment demanding to see them as this was an emergency I felt. lol So, I totally hear ya.

The phlegm is caused by the sinuses dripping into the throat, causing the throat to get swollen and such, even if you aren't noticing it, then, the throat gets irritated, then the post nasal drips into the bronchial area and irritates them, causing them to produce phlegm to get rid of the irritant, OR the allergies are irritating to your lungs and they respond by producing phlegm, it's how they get rid of bacteria, pollutants and irritants, so you cough it up and out.

Do you smoke at all?

-Jess

It won't at all, just feels tight.

Last year my neck got so bad that I was whistling when breathing it closed up so much, but this year I knew what was going on when it started and started to take my multi-vitamin, amped up the water amount I drink and started with Zyrtec, hasn't gotten that bad and is getting a slight bit better.

Omg that's bad..
I'd panic even more if I got that bad lol.
I'm glad to know you're going better though .

Does it also bother you when you wear tight close or a seatbelt
I find that aggravates my neck even more

Can't believe we feel just about the same thing lol.
I just hope mine are allergies as well
I don't want to die /:

Nah, I'm sure you aren't going to die from it, you might think so, but if it were going to, it would of gotten me last year, and I'm still here in all my glory!

How old are you btw?

You know what made me feel better, this is going to sound bad, but my uncle had swelling in his neck, but worse than mine, you couldn't tell where his chin was and it went all the way down to his collar bone, he went to the E.R. not being able to sleep or swallow, they knew what it was and had him take benadryl for it. The only difference is, he lives in the country, and the allergies are worse out there, but he's a skinny guy and after finding out his neck got that bad, I felt a TON better about mine, cause it never even looked swollen up on the outside.

Benadryl should get a Nobel Prize!!!!!! Peace

Larry ***