What a comfort to read this as I have been terrified for the past week. I made an appt with the GI to get an upper GI endoscopy to r/o anything serious ... if it is anxiety then I will get on an anti-anxiety medication, IE: Lexapro.

I to am very glad that I red all your responces. Im 26 and for the past month hve been experiencing severe anxiety and panick attack,even when I dont fill as if i have anxiety that tight filling in my throat just continues to stay.I almost fill because of all this im falling into some kind of dapression.I know im not going to die but this filling in my throat sometimes makes it hard for me to swallow,wich causes me to panick.its this cycle that i fill i just cant break.I know if try an anti dapressant it will help because they make you care about anything.But the side effects are just to seriouce.any suggestions?maybe acid reflux?

get an upper gi endoscopy done and the biopsy will tell you if you have gerd (efulx) or if it is EE (allergy related). If everything comes up normal then you may want to try an anti anxiety med such as: klonopin, xanax, or buspar.

Thanks for your reply and yes I have had an upper gi endoscopy done and it revealed a hernia at the bottom of my esophigus,I had this procedure because I had this caugh that I just could not get rid of and with the help of some simple pepcid it went away.This tightness in my throat is a different filling.I tried taking ativan and it does relax me but that tightness still remains to linger around.thank you for your advice.my next step is trying some over the counter atiacid meds.

Yes i know exactly what you guys mean..in March 09 I started getting panic attacks, I literally thought I was a dying..this continued for weeks..I went to the hospital and had multiple tests..x-rays..scans..you name it..but the feeling of the tightness and lump in my throat the choking..coughing sweating..palpitations..needing to use the toilet and thinking i was going to vomit continued..I was due to ride on a motorbike with my husband touring all of Europe..this he had planned for months and with the doctors all telling me it was stress related I felt I would let him down if I didn't go...I lost 2 stone and couldn't sleep well...so..I had to convince myself totally that I in fact was NOT dying and in fact had NO serious medical problems..I had to take control and get my life back...so reluctantly I went on the tour..bit by bit started to get better..every time it started I told myself I was ok and I had nothing to worry about..I relaxed breathed in through my nose to the count of 7.. breathed out to the count of 9...and carried on with what i was doing..I'm back off my 6 wk tour now I rode 24.000km and i had one episode of an attack..the feelings are still there slightly, but i can control it..the feeling cant and will not hurt you..its a normal reaction to stress....by the way i didn't feel stressed and that is why it took alot to convince myself it was stress related..but I now know it was..please believe me when i tell you it will get better..good luck everyone..x

Lump in the throat 'Globus Hystericus'. Had it for about 6 months. The fear of choking, the feeling of food getting stuck in the throat and the feeling of a lump in the throat. Part of the panic attack/stress process. You will not choke, tho the feeling is real enough.I am ok now, however, i do still have the feeling of throat closing if under extreme stress.

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?

I have been having this for 2 mos now. i have been to the ER 3 times! my Dr. 2 times the denist the chiropractor.. and a walk in clinic! i have been tested for mono, gout, strep.. anything you can think of.. has anyones tonsills ever swollen with this too? mine are but the Dr. says its nothing to worry about! i have a lump in my throat, my neck and back hurt all day long! i have been on 3 antibiotics.. i'm married, i have a 2 year old and i'm finishing up MA school.. i cant concentrate.. and i keep clenching my jaw together! nobody knows whats wrong with me! i get spells where i cant breath.. if this sounds like anybody else.. please let me know.

I have had this recently because I am so stressed and worried. I have a constant feeling there is something stuck in my throat, and sometimes it feels quite tight. I found a lump on the side of my neck a couple of weeks ago and went and seen about it the day I noticed it, and was told it is likely just a swollen gland due to infection. I went back last week, due to my constant worrying and I couldn't stop thinking about it, I seen another doctor and was again told it is most likely a swollen gland and not to worry about it. I have been referred to an ENT specialist to double check and probably to try and ease my mind. I am going on wednesday and I am scared. Like all of us, I am worried, but trying to ease my mind by reassuring myself and doing things I like to calm myself like listening to music etc. It helps ease the feeling of the lump in my throat too, but if you focus on it and worry it gets worse, so try not to think about it. Weirdly enough I had this when I was younger, I am now 18, 19 this weekend, and I had this when I was about 13 or 14, and was always worrying about it, but my mum also had this and told me what caused it. I'm very glad I stumbled across this page cos it's nice to know I'm not alone. Thanks to all of you for sharing your experiences with this!

Thanks all

Chris

I keep doing that too! I am doing it as I type It's so annoying cos I can't help it!!

The feeling of a lump in my throat started last week. I am so scare I might have lpr or barrette. I do know that acid reflux can over time irritate the thoat due to stress and anxiety. I am going to have an upper g.i. To rule out any serious problems. If all is good then a life style change and lots of excersise is in my future to reduce stress.

Hi guys. I am so relieved to have read all your comments. I started to suffer from acid reflux about 2 years ago and have had the lump feeling on and off for the whole time. At the moment it is particularly bad and I have had to go to the GP as i was obsessed with it being something sinister. I asked him to prod my throat and just let me know it felt normal as i had started to obsess and would just poke it all day to feel if it felt funny. People who do not suffer from this cannot understand it and, although its not nice for anyone to have it, it is comforting to know I'm not going insane. I suffer from panic attacks and am generally a very stressy person so it helps to know this may be it. Thank you, Lou

i have had this lump in throat feeling aswell..its aweful..i went to my gp atleast 10 times in past few months..thinking their is something wrong with me because of the lump feeling..i had pain in my body like arms neck shoulder leg...like a creepy feeling.Doctor told me its anxiety. O God its just so annoying..especially these feelings.i cant even sleep at night even im tired but sometimes i fall asleep early...i also get a dry mouth with the lump in throat and i feel as though i cant breath at all and my breath is short..its a scary feeling..i even now its anxiety but i cant help it sometimes i get paranoid what if this happens or that happens ...its horibble! it makes me shiver aswell..when i go in a crowd..for example town or a busy store and its packed out or i have to wait...gosh!! feels like i will pass out i get very warm and feel short of breath..but its like whenever i went to the doc they would say do exercises and try to relax .. i pray all you people who suffer from it recover very soon

Well this is pretty refreshing to read about all of you crazy people on here. Unlike you guys I am actually dying from my anxiety. well not really, but i sure do feel like it. I am a 35 year old male, married with 2 kids and this past year has been insane. I have had every medical test known to man done on me. I am a medical sales rep, so I have complete access to all kinds of medical doctors and tests. I even sell them a lot of the tests. Last month I awoke to numbness on the right side of my body, right arm and leg. So I didnt panic, I went calmly to the ER. They gave me a Ct, which came back clean. They told me to get and MRI which i did, all of which came back normal. The numbness went away after about 6 hours, probably slept on something wrong. I am about 40 pounds overweight, which does not help, but I am 6'3" so i hide it pretty well. But I hate being out of shape, drives me crazy. But not enough to actually do anything about it. Recently I have had the lump in my throat, which oddly enough, is helping me lose weight because of all the panic it creates. I am actually a pretty normal guy, but this whole anxiety thing is driving me mad. My wife absolutley hates it, and I believe she thinks I am crazy. Which in turn piXXes me off at her for not being more understanding. But i really dont blame her. I guess I need to be put on anti anxiety drugs, but the last thing I want to do is be realiant on some weird medication. anyway thought I would just share a piece of my wonderful life on here and see if anyone had any advice.