|
amy88
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 3
Location: Atlanta
|
Lump In Throat-anxiety Related
Posted: 12-03-04 18:31pm
|
|
|
|
Anyone have a problem with lump in throat
sensation due to anxiety/panic attacks?
I have been having this problem for a few
weeks on and off, and now it seems more on
than off. Hoping this is just anxiety.
My last panic attack was two weeks ago.
Just started zoloft on wednesday. I hope
i'm not the only one.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
dmwilmoth
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Oct 2004
Posts: 17
Location: Joplin, MO USA
|
Posted: 12-06-04 12:19pm
|
|
|
|
|
What do you mean exactly by 'lump in the
throat'? I have had problems with an
achy throat -- feels like when you are
wanting to cry but you hold it in, so your
throat starts to ache -- is this feeling
similar to your 'lump'? I get this ache
in my throat all the time when I am
reading out loud or singing -- basically
when I am vocal for long periods without
resting my voice. I just started being
this way within the last year -- never
bothered me before.
Dianna
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sibatyra
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Dec 2004
Posts: 28
Location: Canada
|
Posted: 02-04-05 09:05am
|
|
|
|
|
Yes, I constantly have feelings of a "lump
in my throat" due to anxiety. It's a
normal anxiety symptom. Might want to get
it checked out if it doesn't go away, just
in case.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
crombie00
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2005
Posts: 24
|
Posted: 02-08-05 00:22am
|
|
|
|
|
I have this wierd sensation of heat up my
chest and then it's like something goes up
my throat and once it felt like it lounged
in my throat right jawline area....Has
anyone had this??Please respond.I just had
my gall bladder removed and thought that
it has caused the sensation but the gb's
gone and it's still there.I also feel like
I have a sore throat and have headaches on
top of my head......Tia
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
robotman21
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jan 2005
Posts: 17
|
I Do
Posted: 03-09-05 15:54pm
|
|
|
|
|
I have just gotten this for the last week
constnantly. I went on a date with a girl
I really liked and it went well for the
most part but now i'm paranoid about
whether or not this is going to work out.
I'm 20 and keep in mind i've never dated
before and had vicious anxiety problems
anyway to add to the stress.
I obsess over strange fears like worrying
that i've altered my voice by sitting in a
in a strange position. I don't know.
The lump in the throat thing in my case
has come and and hand with frequent
burping. I don't think its real
indegistation though; feels like kind you
active through stress, like breathing in
awkwardly taking in too much air.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Miss-Dal
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2005
Posts: 11
|
I Have That
Posted: 04-05-05 14:56pm
|
|
|
|
|
I have the lump in my throat right now. I
know it is due to stress and anxiety. I
am in the middle of planning a wedding and
I am dealing with a lot of emotional
turmoil right now as well. My eyelid was
also nervously twitching (like a little
pulse) for about 2 months. Only recently
did it dissipate. My gp told me that it
was due to stress. I also have chronic
back pain, which is caused by stress. I
have been told this by a chiropractor.
So, you are not alone!!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hypochondriac1028
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Mar 2005
Posts: 313
Location: Ohio
|
Posted: 04-05-05 17:02pm
|
|
|
|
|
...... Tons of people get the liump thing
int heir thorat its one of the most common
symptoms..??? Do any of u people ever
respond to anything!!!!!!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
crippled
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Mar 2005
Posts: 20
Location: Whitby
|
Posted: 04-14-05 13:15pm
|
|
|
|
|
Do not worry about that, it even happens
if you don't have anxiety. Is it right
where your thyroid is? If so, completely
normal. But I find if you focus on it or
touch it/press on it, it'll get a lot
worse. Don't touch your neck but just
relax and eventually it'll go away.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
belly44
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 May 2006
Posts: 1
|
Tight Throat, Lump In Throat...
Posted: 05-02-06 15:19pm
|
|
|
|
|
For the past week or so I have felt like I
have a lump in my throat that comes and
goes. It feels like a pill or something
stuck down by my adams apple. I don't
have trouble eating or swallowing food but
it's kind-of hard to swallow when i'm not
eating and drinking liquids almost seems
to make it worse. I'm not sure if this
is because I keep swallowing and
aggrevating it. The last few days it has
also felt like I have really bad dry mouth
and my tongue and throat feel really
irritated and almost slightly swollen.
My mouth isn't dry, I have enough saliva
to eat and swallow, but it just feels
really dry and tight. I went to the
doctor and she didn't find anything wrong.
I have noticed that it helps when I
relax and don't think about it. I have a
history of panic attacks and anxiety so
i'm assuming after reading everyone else's
symptoms that that is the cause. Has
anyone else experienced the dry, swollen
feeling?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
pinkpenny1uk
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Posts: 12
Location: uk
|
Posted: 05-06-06 16:15pm
|
|
|
|
|
I have suffered from anxiety and panic
attacks for about 6 months now. I too had
the feeling of a lump in my throat and the
more I thought about it the worse it
got.
Things got that bad I ended up in hospital
for 2 days due to posterial hypotension
caused by my anxiety.
The consultant there called this lump a
globulus. He also did suggest I might
have reflux and I was also perscribed
medication for this.
Wether it was cos I was taking medication
or wether it was cos someone finally
listened to me I did find the lump feeling
easing.
I still get the sensation on and off
mostly when i'm really anxious but its
never been as bad as it was.
I think in my case it was caused one by my
anxiety and two by me having reflux.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
kdeleon
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 May 2006
Posts: 1
|
Posted: 05-13-06 12:58pm
|
|
|
|
|
Hi guys...I too have the same problem. I
can usually control my anxiety attacks,
and in fact can go months, sometimes years
without them. However...Sometimes I do
get "the lump," which I have been told is
a spasm in the esophogus due to stress.
If you are having problems breathing or
swallowing food or water, you should
definitly go to your doctor to rule out
anything serious. Mine sometimes last a
day, sometimes last a week or more. I am
one of these people that sit there and
constantly dwell on things....."what if I
have cancer," "what if my acid reflux is
eating my esophogus," etc... Haha. It's
terrible. I know it's just me letting my
mind control me, and so at those times, I
just have to take back control of my body.
Yoga, meditation, warm liquids, making
sure your acid is under control, all these
things supposedly help. However, the
best thing that I have found is just
relaxing, or doing something you enjoy
that takes your mind off of it. Also
knowing others have the same problem
helps... :) good luck, and don't let it
get the best of you :!:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
dave-uk
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 1
Location: n/w uk
|
Lump / Tightness In Throat
Posted: 05-23-06 00:49am
|
|
|
|
|
Hi I am suffering the same problems as
most of you folks.
My throat feels constantly tight as if
somebody has a big leather belt around it
and are pulling it tight. Sometimes when
im out in public I notice it and start to
panic, and feel like I am dieing .....
And that I cant breath. I get really
really scared.
Othertimes I can be at home relaxed then
>>>> bang I feel like I cant
breath and if im having a heart attack.
I also have a lot of phlem and mucus in my
throat and try to cough it up from my
chest.
I dont know what to do, as it is getting
worse and is making me take time off work.
Should I go to the doctor and ask for
medication if so what sort? Please help.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
swtbamamamaof2
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 May 2006
Posts: 1
Location: Alabama
|
???
Posted: 05-25-06 14:18pm
|
|
|
|
|
I haven't been diagnosed with gad or any
other anxiety disorder, but have read lots
about it. For the past month or so, I
have had alot of anxiety issues. My
husband started a new job and we wont have
insurance til june 1st. I have had 2
people I know die and that has seemed to
really get me started. If i'm home alone
with my 2 kids I have a constant worry of
will I have a heart attack, am I gonna
die, will something happen?? For the past
2 days I have obsessed over this feeling
of a lump in my throat, pain in my
sternum, aches in my neck and back, and
today I had a bout of rapid heart beating
for about 2 min. I've been told all of
these are symptoms of generalized anxiety
disorder????
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
tapper3838
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Apr 2006
Posts: 1
Location: Michigan
|
Lump In Throat
Posted: 05-27-06 23:42pm
|
|
|
|
|
Just a quick question. Does anyone feel
like there are truly lumps in your neck?
Unfortunately, when I wasn't feeling like
this, I never really paid any attention to
what my throat felt like from the outside,
but now all I can do is watch myself
swallow and feel my neck in the front.
It doesn't really look like there is
anything there, but my brain is so much on
my throat and neck that it seems like
there is something there. Then, to top
it all off, I got a sore throat 2 days
ago. Probably from allergies, but
thought I might be coming down with a
cold. Now I can't stop thinking about my
throat. I'm so confused and don't really
want to go to the doctor because I don't
want to have to go through a bunch of
tests to find out it is just stress - of
which I have a lot of!!!! Plus, if a
doctor tells me that I have to have tests,
I will be a total basic-case until I get
the results. I kind of had this stuff a
while back, but it went away. Now it's
back with a vengence. I truly think
sometimes that i'm gonna go crazy. I
really need to find out, but am afraid to
find out. Sounds like i'm already crazy
huh? All I know is that sometimes the
skin on my throat area feels like it is
being pulled really tight. Anyone else
feel this?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
russell198
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 3
|
Re: Lump In Throat-anxiety Related
Posted: 05-29-06 17:14pm
|
|
|
|
|
I think a may be able to help you.
Anxiety can be caused by stress, which can
cause physical ailments. I put of an
information site that may be able to help
you.
Www.Stress-reduction-info.
Com
please note that this site is a summary of
hundreds of journal articles and books on
stress. Please contact me for more
information if you have any questions.
Thanks,
russell
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
aubs2
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 May 2006
Posts: 4
|
Posted: 05-31-06 10:16am
|
|
|
|
|
I've had problems with holding tension in
my throat for it seems like a very long
time, but recently it's gotten worse
because of stress. I know that it is
caused by stress but i'm always worried
that it is going to create some real
problem with my throat.
Do you have large tonsils? I was just
wondering if other people who do this also
have large tonsils and other problems with
their throats. I have always had large
tonsils and every time I get a cold or
sick at all it always starts out with a
sore throat. I've considered taking them
out but i'm not sure that it would really
help if it's just a psycological thing.
Have any of you taken your tonsils out and
did it help?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
poketducks
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jun 2006
Posts: 2
|
Posted: 06-02-06 16:12pm
|
|
|
|
|
Im glad I saw this, because yesterday I
noticed a "lump in my throat" and, being a
hypochondriac thought it was cancer. It's
exam week and i've been under a lot of
stress...Also taking a lot of adderall and
not eating or sleeping well (or at all for
that matter). So i'm glad to hear that
the lump is a common symptom of simple
stress or anxiety..Because that would make
a lot of sense for me. I mean, I was just
about to write my will because I was so
convinced I had throat cancer.
Actually, the "lump" feels like it's
gotten smaller since i've read enough to
convince me it most likely is not
life-threatening. Hm.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
kfwilliams
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jun 2006
Posts: 1
|
Lump In Throat
Posted: 06-06-06 17:55pm
|
|
|
|
|
I am so glad I read these responses. I
have been to my gi doctor and now to my
general practioner and both have said the
"lump in my throat" feeling is due to
stress. I also had numbness and tingling
in my legs and arms last fall and was
convinced I had ms. After an mri and 2
neuro visits, they told me it was stress.
Now since march, I have had extremely
severe head aches and my gp still says it
is stress related. A couple of weeks ago
I started noticing it is hard to swallow
and have the feeling of a pill being stuck
in my throat. It gets worse as the day
goes on. I have acid reflux and am on
nexium. I have only been on it for 2
weeks and it seems to be helping the acid
reflux problem at least. I am so glad
that there are people in my same boat.
My husband thinks i'm crazy. I am a mom
of 3 little boys 5 and under so I guess
they are the cause of all this!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
lootie918
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
Posts: 2
|
Tightness In My Throat
Posted: 06-08-06 23:15pm
|
|
|
|
|
Hi everyone, im alyssa, 16. I feel like
my throat is constantly being strained by,
I dont know what, but its really getting
to me. Ive had this tight feeling for
like 3 months now, and im pretty sure its
caused by anxiety and stress. But, I am
constantly challenging myself in school
and I need to be at the top of my game for
my junior year. I will be forced to cope
with stress, so I must get rid of this
before my fall semester begins. If anyone
has been cured of this please tell me
where to get help and how to help myself!
Thankyouu,
alyssa.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zab67
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 May 2006
Posts: 1
Location: Chicago,Il
|
Re: Lump In Throat
Posted: 06-10-06 16:34pm
|
|
|
|
|
| kfwilliams
wrote: | | i am so glad I read these
responses. I have been to my gi doctor
and now to my general practioner and both
have said the "lump in my throat" feeling
is due to stress. I also had numbness
and tingling in my legs and arms last fall
and was convinced I had ms. After an
mri and 2 neuro visits, they told me it
was stress. Now since march, I have had
extremely severe head aches and my gp
still says it is stress related. A
couple of weeks ago I started noticing it
is hard to swallow and have the feeling of
a pill being stuck in my throat. It
gets worse as the day goes on. I have
acid reflux and am on nexium. I have
only been on it for 2 weeks and it seems
to be helping the acid reflux problem at
least. I am so glad that there are
people in my same boat. My husband
thinks i'm crazy. I am a mom of 3
little boys 5 and under so I guess they
are the cause of all
this! |
when I read this it was like reading
something I wrote myself. I too had
convinved myself I had ms. Talk about
scary. This tight throat thing is
unbelievable. Even though you convince
yourself it's stress it's just not that
simple to will it away. I've tried to
explain the feeling to doctors or friends
and even I think I sound crazy. I guess
its something you have to experience to
understand. Although I wouldn't wish it
on my worst enemy. I have seen gastro
docs, ent, gp's, neurologists and even now
feel at times they are are wrong. I also
have three children. It's hard to be a
wife and mother when your not feeling
well. I often pray just to feel normal
again. I've been struggling with this
for ten years.
|
|
|
|
|
