I'm just wondering if i can make myself start having symptoms by worrying too much about something? For the last week i have been stressing about having a serious allergic reaction to something, and...
Hi guys, I'm just wondering how common it is for people to develop severe allergies? I suffer from anxiety and for the last few days i have been worrying that i'm going to suddenly develop a severe...
My biggest fear is that my throat will close up, i worry about it constantly to the point where i can't function properly during the day. I have made an appointment to see a dr tomorrow, i'm going to...
I decided to go and see a pharmacist today because I couldn't get into the doctors. She was really nice and really reassuring. She gave me an info sheet on antihistamines and assured me if I was...
Hi all, just wondering how common is it to develop a severe allergic reaction??? as in your throat closes up and you can't breathe??? I only have mild hay fever and take a 180mg fexofenadine tablet...
Hi Carol, i'm glad you found this forum it is a fantastic place to open the flood gates and ask for help without feeling like your being judged. That's how i feel anyway when i post here i don't feel...
Thanks for the links, i found them helpful, i'm glad to know i'm not the only one who has had this issue. I'm taking it one day at a time and trying not to stress too much at meal times, hopefully i...
Hi all, I have posted previously about my throat problems due to having a cricopharyngeal spasm. Due to this i think i'm starting to develop a fear of eating. I have the symptoms constantly...
I take an antihistamine every morning, I only suffer mild hayfever, they make no difference to my throat symptoms...
Thanks for all the reply's, it's so frustrating I'd finally somewhat normal for almost a week but now it seems like two steps forward ten steps back, today is worse than yesterday :-( I was hoping...
Hi all, I recently went to an E.N.T specialist because i felt like food was getting stuck in my throat and I have had the constant sensation that someone has their hand around my throat and is...
I am suffering with this at the moment because of a cricopharengeal spasm, 90% of the time i have a constant sensation like someone has their hand around my throat and is squeezing. I also suffer...
Hey i know how you feel i was the exact same way a week ago, i was so anxious and agitated i almost took myself to the emergancy room, i was shaking so bad i could hardly walk but at the same time i...
The E.N.T told me it is a cricopharyngeal spasm, it's common in anxiety and because my anxiety was so bad i had a constant feeling of someone having their hands around my throat choking me....
Hi guys, last week I went to an E.N.T because i was worried there was something wrong with my throat. It felt tight and swollen and i didn't eat solid food for a week because i was worried about...
I will get through this, I am stronger than I think I felt this way yesterday and got through it, I will get through it again today don't suffer in silence, we are not alone in this struggle we can...
Goodluck Jessie i really hope it does you good look foward to reading the updates on your progress -Sezz :-)...
Thanks Jess that means a lot :-) I will definitely remember i'm not putting myself through that again. I will keep posting it means a lot to know i will always have support here -Sezz...
Hi Guys, thank you all so much :-) I went to the E.N.T this afternoon, I didn't have an endoscopy, he used mirrors to see down my throat, he assured me everything looks normal which is why he...
Even swallowing doesn't help today, I'm just holding onto the fact that in less than 3 hours I will hopefully have some answers that will reassure me and hopefully relieve some of my anxiety...
I'm feeling a bit better today, counting down the minutes until my appointment with the ear nose and throat specialist, I still have a very bad choking sensation, trying not to let it get to me,...
Hey Jess, now that i have calmed down a bit i do feel a little silly for letting it get to me so much. I think the lack of food might have played a part too i had something to eat and the i don't...
I have been reading a lot of other threads, it's a comfort to know i'm not the only one who suffers from this. I haven't had anxiety for long and i'm usually not this bad but today i can't seem to...
I have not had a minute anxiety free today, all day i have been freaking out, crying, shaking convinced that there is something really wrong with me. Even now i can't shake the feeling i'm at the...
Hi Little monster, you are definitely not a freak, I understand how you feel though i've often felt the same way when my anxiety starts to get the best of me. I have burst into tears, dug my nails...
Thanks Larry it is a comfort talking with people who understand. I haven't really noticed if there's any particular food or drink that make it worse, when it gets really bad i tend to not eat solid...
It's so frustrating and the worst part is my symptoms seem to feel different somedays which makes my anxiety worse, one day my throat will feel tight and swollen and the next it feels like there is...
For me personally it is a bad thing, my anxiety got so bad i had to resign from my job because i had severe panic attacks while driving. It affects my day to day life, i tend to avoid going out to...
I haven't been to a G.I but i have been to an E.N.T (not sure if they are similar?) I have had barium swallows in the past and an endoscopy but because the sensation in my throat feels different than...
Thank you all, its comforting knowing there are people here to offer advice and support. I used to have weekly sessions with my psychologist, she has just changed them to fortnightly. She has been...
Hi, I am new to the forum, i'm glad i found this place it's nice to know i'm not the only one that suffers from this. I've had very mild anxiety for a few years, a few small panic attacks here and...