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Posted 1/25/2015 1:44 PM (GMT 0)
I'm new here...just started another round of anxiety!

One of my main symptoms is a tight throat and feeling as if something is stuck there and this initiates a panic attack. I had this before about 6 years ago...I was on meds until last summer when, in discussion with my doctor, I decided to try without them. I was trying to manage the anxiety myself with meditation, writing out my feelings and reading around the subject. Maybe these things are helping me but maybe I need the meds too, I don't know.

Does anyone else here get the anxious throat?
Posted 1/25/2015 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hello and welcome!

I am sorry to hear that the anxiety is returning to bother you.:( I know how that feels, as we all have been on that bumpy ride!

However, it sounds like you have a plan, and hopefully between you and your doctor, you can get your treatment options worked out in order to feel your best.

Great job on working on your self-help techniques! This is a great way to manage anxiety, although breakthrough periods of symptoms can still happen...

...so continue your efforts and hopefully you will pull out of this detour on the road to recovery!

Here is a link for some great self-help suggestions. These Resources contain great material, and maybe you can add some of these tools to your arsenal!

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=104206



Keep talking with us. We undestand, care and support is key!

Scaredy Cat

Posted 1/25/2015 9:43 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome :) You're in the right place here!
Posted 1/25/2015 10:14 PM (GMT 0)
welcome. keep strong. we are here for you.
Posted 1/29/2015 5:39 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you, princessmel and happy turtle
Posted 1/29/2015 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome theia and yes! The tightness in the throat and neck are very annoying and I find myself swallowing a lot to "dislodge" what isn't stuck there. Glad you're working on ways to cope with it. Hang in there.
Posted 1/29/2015 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
mysweetpanda, you just made me smile with your comment "swallowing a lot to dislodge what isn't there". What a wonderful description of an horrific symptom...so, so true.
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