Hello, i have had panic and anxiety
attacks for a while now and sometimes it
seems as if there is something in my
throat... i have read many posts here
about it but find nothing that is the
same.. it feels as if something is
crawling up and down my throat. Needless
to say it scares me half to death because
i am also suffering from arachnophobia.
Swallowing is also scary because it feels
like i swallow whatever is in there but it
crawls right back up. The main reason im
scared is im afraid a bug might crawl out
of my mouth... I hope i dont sound crazy
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ParkerYoung
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PLEASE Posted: 04-22-08 00:53am
If there is anyone that can help PLEASE
reply... the feeling is unimaginable... Im
suffering at home and at my job...
sometimes it feels like there is a hole in
my throat and blood is gushing down into
my lungs..... Any suggestions would be
greatly appreciated. Thank you
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marianneguzz57
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Please don't worry ... Posted: 04-22-08 01:47am
I've had anxiety and depression I think
since I was quite young, I still have it
and I'm older then you I'm sure, it is a
curse sometimes
I think why me?...but one can work
through it and gain control with help.
However, if you understand your body, and
have someone like a good therapist to help
you overcome your anxiety/phobia by
understanding and thinking through what is
going on at the time you are panicky or
what it is troubling you it will really
help, medications too take the edge off as
much is simply biochemical...too much or
not enough of certain brain chemicals may
cause one think thoughts that scare them
or cause distress.
I'm a nurse and this is factual for many
people meds do help but therapy then see
where it goes from there/
Ok about this feeling in your throat, take
a deep belly breath slow easy--look up
'breathing to help anxiety' google
something like that you will see a lot, it
helps for times like now...read what it
says.
Now..you don't have bugs in your throat
nor blood gushing from a hole in your
throat into the lungs, if you did you
would be in shock or near shock
it is your mind playing tricks on your
body.
Remember this! keep saying positive things
like
"I'm going to be ok this is only a
feeling, and my mind is blowing out of
proportion".
Your have an anxiety problem right now
it's very clear..and it is common and
there is hope.
Get help I'd hate to see this feeling go
on...it's only a feeling we blow up...
when other people simply blow it off if
they get an odd sensation.
You are highly sensitive and many people
like this are bright and creative and have
*very* good imaginations.
Please ....oh please believe this
Hope this feeling is gone by now
Please let me know ok?
M.
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ParkerYoung
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gone Posted: 04-22-08 23:27pm
It is gone, and i always know there is
nothing there it just seems to happen...
I have a VERY active imagination... and
whenever i think of the crawling going
down into my stomach it does... But i
have medication for it now, i picked it up
today... Ativan and fluoxitine(which i
have been taking prior to this also)...
the ativans are .5mg and it took 3 to calm
myself and it calmed me for an hour but it
came back afterwards... im gonna take 1
more then try to get a new prescription...
does anyone have any suggestions?
P.S. I had the same problem with
clonazipam... it didnt really calm me down
unless i took a lot of it... but then it
would come back...
P.P.S. Thank you very much btw... the
gushing of blood is probably the scariest
because i can taste it as well. When i
tilt my head forward, nothing comes out of
my throat and i never spit the blood
out... I think i just hallucinate when i
have panic attacks.
