Throat symptoms of anxiety

[bluetime00]

Hi,

I am a long term sufferer of healthy anxiety and reactive depression. Recently, my latest symptom of anxiety has been the feeling of something stuck in my throat. It feel as though I have swallowed a piece of food that has then gotten stuck in my throat. Has anybody experienced anything similar to this? It is extremely uncomfortable and I cannot stop thinking about it.

[smallwolf]

The feeling of something in my throat was something I started with. I guess I noticed the physical symptoms I had. Though I described it as a feeling of a lump in my throat. I also would get a sweaty palms, feel itchy, chest pain etc.

For myself, it was only when I went on medication was I able to get rid of those feelings.

Can I ask whether you get any professional help at the moment? If so, perhaps something to bring up next time you talk with ... ?

Are there certain time you get like this? If you could work out the triggers to this feeling then perhaps you could work out a way of managing that situation.

Tim

[blondguy]

Hi bluetime00

Welcome and good on you for posting too!

The throat symptom can be common....(subject to your GP's opinion of course) Beyond Blue have an excellent thread topic about physical symptoms of anxiety.....created by members like yourself...with their own different set of symptoms

You are not alone feeling the way you do as there are many on this thread with similar symptoms bluetime00

I hope this link provides you with some peace of mind

www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/anxiety/what-physical-feelings-of-anxiety-do-you-get

any questions are always welcome bluetime00

my kind thoughts

Paul

[bluetime00]

Hi Tim,

Thanks so much for responding. I am currently medicated for my anxiety and whilst it has stopped my daily full on panic attacks it has not fully eased my symptoms. I am constantly experiencing different physical symptoms of my anxiety, with the lump in the throat being the latest. Whilst I am just an anxious person in general, it is the physical symptoms that really bother me and feed into my health anxiety. I have an appointment with my GP tomorrow who will hopefully put me at ease.

[AJ1234]

Hi, I have the same feeling. My physical symptoms started four months ago, manifesting as shortness of breathe. I had investigations to rule out medical problems, then started on medication and started seeing a psychologist. I barely notice the shortness of breathe but it’s always in the back of my mind. In the past week my focus has been on my throat, it feels like I have a band around my throat, or like I have something stuck in my throat, always coughing to clear it and drinking lots of water. It’s super annoying and really unsettling at times because it makes me scared my airway will close over (even though I know it won’t). I feel your pain!

[blondguy]

Hello AJ1234 (sorry to hijack your thread bluetime00)

Welcome! I understand your symptoms and yes they are horrible to experience. One of our posters wrote a thread topic about physical symptoms of anxiety back in 2019...Its a super long thread yet there are many people that also feel the same way....I have a link for you below. You are not alone with your symptoms

www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/anxiety/what-physical-feelings-of-anxiety-do-you-get

any questions are always welcome

Paul