I had this problem a few years back. It
was horrible and I would panic even more
thinking I had cancer.
I think I know what you are talking about,
I felt like I had a lump or something in
my throat, maybe a numbness of sorts and
difficulty swallowing, almost like I had
forgotten how to. Eventually this went
away. At the time the route of my panic
attacks were related to drinking too much
alcohol. There was also a period of time
that I used to smoke marijuana somewhat
frequently and that made it worse also. If
you do either of these or drink lots of
coffee try laying off a little.
At its worse, I used to go weeks at a time
feeling like someone had a pillow over my
face and unable to catch my breath, a
horrible feeling. I also used to get
sensations all over my body, that my skin
was on fire.
I do not have many problems with panic
attacks or anxiety now and I do not take
medication. After losing weight and doing
a cleanse and introducing healthier
conscious eating habits, it just kinda
went away. I think that what we take into
our bodies is a huge factor to depression
and anxiety and is very much overlooked.
I would recommend a cleanse and healthy
diet to anyone suffering from anxiety, I
suffered from serious debilitation anxiety
for a few years that just went away when I
started eating healthy and watched my
consumption of caffeine and alcohol. I
also had the added side effect of losing
65 lbs. Today I drink a couple of glasses
of wine a night with no problems and do
regular cleansing. The only time I get
panicky is after a night out with friends
and I drink to much alcohol, which is
rare, when I have too much caffeine, or
when I get off track and make not so good
food choices.
Try it, I swear by it.
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CaliFrmNY
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 02-15-08 23:14pm
It's been months of the same symptoms for
me too and tonight I was so worried I
wanted to call 911 and go to the hospital.
Thank goodness I tried to relax myself
and got online to see if I could find out
some info.
I know that I am a major worrier and let
stress get to me more than the average
person, but I didn't think it could cause
all of this. I went to a cardiologist and
took stress test and ekgs, and was told
that all is fine. But with so many times
feeling like I can't catch a breath and
swallow, in conjunction with tingling in
my neck and arm, I really had begun to
believe he must've missed something. I've
been thinking almost daily that I'm going
to have a heart attack, stroke, or
something and leave my babies without
their mom. That thought freaks me out so
much that it just gets worse. It's like a
never ending cycle.
To see that so many other people are
suffering from the same types of symptoms
that I am makes me feel so relieved I feel
like crying. At the same time I'm sorry
that so many people are feeling like I
have been cause it Sucks, lol. It gets
lonely sometimes because I try to explain
to my husband what I'm feeling like and he
doesn't understand. So not only does he
not get it or realize how bad it is, but
it feels like its almost killing me to get
enough breath to even be talking.
After reading through all of the posts and
reading some articles on anxiety, stress,
reflux, and any other word I found here,
lol, I'm going to try a few things. I
ordered some Valerian root to help with
relaxation, I'm going to dust off an old
hypnotheraphy cd for stress relief that I
never actually used, and I've already been
working on my diet, but I'm going to be
more vigilant about it. Hopefully this
will be enough to start to put these days
of feeling horrible behind me.
Thank you to everyone who posted here. It
made a major difference for me tonight.
If there is anyone else who has done
something that helped them out, please let
me know. I'd really appreciate it.
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denice
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 3
lump in throat Posted: 02-22-08 13:35pm
Wow you all have helped me sooo much! I
have had this lump in my throat off and on
for years but this time it is worse. Dr.
has me on Protonic for acid reflux . Also
have had times where my voice gets very
raspy, like something is wrong with my
voicebox. So I read in the news of
someone who died of esophagus cancer and
the symptoms were me exactly!! I have
been in a panic for a week . Am now going
to make a appointment with a GI
Specialist, but these post have helped me
feel so much better! I think I am just a
anxiety ridden nut that is causing all
this to myself! Does anyone else
experience raspy voice with this lump
feeling?
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denice
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 3
thank you all Posted: 03-05-08 17:40pm
This board is so wonderful! I can not
believe how some of your post sound
exactly like me! I am scheduled for an
upper endoscopy on Tuesday . I have just
been feeling worse and worse all day, the
lump , the tightness in my throat , all of
you have described it so perfectly> I
can't wait until this test is over and I
hope so much it is just due to anxiety. I
am 58 yrs. old and I worry so much about
cancer. Your post help reassure me and
help me feel so much better mentally.
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denice
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 3
results Posted: 03-21-08 12:47pm
Well I had the scope down the throat done
and it showed everything seems fine.
There were two narrow places that the dr.
stretched, which did not feel good let me
tell you, even in my "drug induced
stupor" it woke me and felt painful while
he did it. Well I still get a lump
feeling off and on and other weird
feelings behind my adams' apple area, kind
of like there is a piece of something that
won't go down the pipe ! even when I turn
my head side to side I feel like there is
something in there moving around, it is
weird. I just hope the endoscopy would of
found anything bad (tumor) and I will stay
on the Protonic , the doc said it can take
3 mo. on the Protonic to get rid of the
lump feeling.........we will see
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wadever_happens
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 2
Lump in throat Posted: 04-08-08 06:27am
I'm having a lump in throat feeling and
this makes me really scared. Its my 1st
time having this feeling suddenly. I could
eat, drink without much prob but i
constantly keep thinking what's stuck in
my throat. Sometime i breathe in deeply to
ward off the lump sensations but its still
sitting right in the middle of my throat.
Whenever I feel anxious, excited or scared
its abit painful at the middle of the
throat, sometimes its not painful...Or
whenever i got the urge to cry the lump
prevents me to cry....this is really
annoying and sometimes i would think i'm
goin to die any moment. Pls help!!!
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wadever_happens
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 2
Lump in throat Posted: 04-08-08 06:32am
I'm having a lump in throat feeling and
this makes me really scared. Its my 1st
time having this feeling suddenly. I could
eat, drink without much prob but i
constantly keep thinking what's stuck in
my throat. Sometime i breathe in deeply to
ward off the lump sensations but its still
sitting right in the middle of my throat.
Whenever I feel anxious, excited or scared
its abit painful at the middle of the
throat, sometimes its not painful...Or
whenever i got the urge to cry the lump
prevents me to cry....this is really
annoying and sometimes i would think i'm
goin to die any moment. Pls help!!!
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throat lump lifer
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 1
Lump in my Throat Posted: 04-27-08 18:16pm
Well, I am the lifelong lump in the throat
girl. I know this doesn't make any of you
optimistic but I have been looking for an
answer ever since I was 12 years old and I
am now almost 28. I have been having a
really bad spell this past year. I hate
the feeling of not being able to breathe
and feeling like you are going to die. I
have never thought of myself as an anxious
person and it is happening to me so I
don't believe all the doctors that say
it's anxiety. I did try taking an anxiety
medication for a few weeks once just to
try and it did nothing for me. I have had
all the tests that are imaginable to be
told that I am normal. I never thought I
would cry when I am told that nothing is
wrong with me because more than anything I
just want someone to say that I have
something wrong and now we are going to
fix it. Here recently I have been so bad
that I can't exercise at all or even walk
up one flight of stairs without having to
stop and relax for a while. I try to tell
my doctors, my family doctor, my obgyn, my
ear, nose & throat doctor etc. and
they all blow me off like I am a young
paranoid girl with anxiety problems. I
think I am starting to accept that I will
never be normal and that my life will
eventually end and not know what is wrong
with me. I used to be such a spontaneous,
fun, adventurous person when the lump
didn't bother me this much but now that
it's almost constant I pretty much have no
fun. I tried going camping a few weeks
ago and I do believe that anxiety makes it
worse because I seriously just had to lay
down and make myself fall asleep. My
family loves to walk trails and I do too
but there is just no way. If anyone has
been experiencing the same symptoms and
knows the answer than please tell me. I
would be the most thankful person in the
entire world.
Kasey
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tcfk
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 1
i actually feel like crying with relief Posted: 05-31-08 16:57pm
i logged on today to see if i had some
hideous condition and you have all
described my experiences to a tee. thank
you all for sharing.
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circawdm
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 3 Location: Midwest, USA
Lump in Throat - "Globus" I Would Bet Posted: 06-01-08 20:01pm
This SENSATION is very common with severe
anxiety and is technically called "globus
hystericus" (Latin rough translation: A
lump or round feeling caused by hysteria).
I had it off and on for 2-3 years when my
anxiety was bad. I was seeing a
psychiatrist at the time and because I was
so worried about it and because my GP said
it was anxiety (but of course I did not
believe him) my psychiatrist suggested I
get a "barium swallow" X-Ray to show it
and also rule out other upper GI things.
It can be caused by GERD also, but even
then, it is easily controlled by Pepcid or
other mild drugs you can get from your
doctor or a GI specialist. So that is a
good thing to rule out if you have not
already.
I went for the "barium test" and the
doctor was very nice to actually show me
the spot where due to tight tense muscles
I actually had a very SMALL constriction,
but by no means would it affect my eating
or breathing. He said he saw it alot. I
was relieved and also, because mine came
and went and got worse when I was really
anxious, it was pretty clear that anxiety
and also sometimes indigestion causing
what they call "esophageal fullness" put
abit more pressure on my lower throat and
made the sensation feel abit worse.
As I learned to relax more and not focus
on it, it went away. Also, when it was
bad, I would not eat alot so my
indigestion from the anxiety did not make
it worse.
Just like when we get a "lump in the
throat" when we are very emotional or
scared, due to many reasons, those same
muscles cause the sensation of "globus"
you sound like you have been feeling. If
you are really bothered, ask your doctor
to order a barium swallow test for you, or
an ENT doctor can also reassure you by
doing an in office test that you do not
have any tumors or anything else there but
the sensation caused by very tight throat
muscles, caused by....good old anxiety.
Hope this info. helps and is reassuring.
Remember, what you focus on will usually
become more intense. So learning how to
blow it off and distract yourself or say
to yourself "I am OK, it is just because I
am feeling anxious," will go a long way in
it going away for good or if you do get
it, it will not bother you much.
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