Panic attacks , choking and gagging sensations
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CindySully
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I have issues with constant anxiety and I feel on the verge of a panic attack most days. I feel like I can't get any relief. Even now at home I feel like I could have a panic attack at any money. I feel like even if I go to an emergency room they wont be able to help me. Lately I have become really sensitive to sensations in my throat. Either, I feel I a choking, gagging sensation and nausea or I feel like my throat is closing up. I know that I am oversensitive to these sensations and that if I didn't have anxiety I wouldn't even notice them. I don't know to get past this. Regardless, I do have anxiety and I need to know how not let it scare me. I think my anxiety comes from a feeling of not being in control of my body. Please help!
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Guest
cindy,
you CAN do it!
you ARE doing it!
I began to have panic attacks back in March of this year. They were bad. I would be woken up in the night with a racing heart, and one night I walked for like 2 hours until I finally was able to relax, get a hold on it, and fall back to bed.
Over the past 6 months I have had EVERY symptom, and then some (my big toe bothered me once from what I swear was anxiety- no lie..as soon as I laughed about it, it went away and bothered me somewhere else).
And the one that would scare me was the throat closing sensation (and I felt as though I would have trouble breathing- short breaths and that too, would scare me).
There are tons of great website links and advice on this site. If you have purchased the program, work it. Though I did not believe it at first, the relaxation tape works! Proper deep breathing, positive medication/ visualization, and progressive muscle relaxation helped give me back some control in the beginning. By gradually working with the relaxation tape, things improved.
You are not "crazy". Anxiety is not going to kill you. But, I noticed that you had the ER fear. Have you seen a doctor? when is the last time that you had a checkup?
i am not saying this to push you in that direction, because i know that doctors can recommend medication as an aid, and if you are like me you don't want to go that route.
but if you have not, maybe talking with a trained professional may help. or perhaps a counselor or a social worker that specializes in anxiety.
i suggest these to you for 2 reasons. 1) they helped me with REASSURANCE when I could not reassure myself. 2) once you know that there is nothing physically wrong with you, you can relax and can begin to understand that the physical sensations that you are feeling are from anxiety. once you know that it is anxiety, you can begin to properly eliminate the darn thing.
the most important thing to realize is that this is a process. like any physical ailment, it takes times to heal.
most of us on this site have gotten this way because of poor/negative thinking, negative environments, bad eating (too much sugar and caffeine) and too little exercise, etc.
it took time to develop those bad habits, and it takes some time to change.
but you CAN do it.
you CAN do it!
you ARE doing it!
I began to have panic attacks back in March of this year. They were bad. I would be woken up in the night with a racing heart, and one night I walked for like 2 hours until I finally was able to relax, get a hold on it, and fall back to bed.
Over the past 6 months I have had EVERY symptom, and then some (my big toe bothered me once from what I swear was anxiety- no lie..as soon as I laughed about it, it went away and bothered me somewhere else).
And the one that would scare me was the throat closing sensation (and I felt as though I would have trouble breathing- short breaths and that too, would scare me).
There are tons of great website links and advice on this site. If you have purchased the program, work it. Though I did not believe it at first, the relaxation tape works! Proper deep breathing, positive medication/ visualization, and progressive muscle relaxation helped give me back some control in the beginning. By gradually working with the relaxation tape, things improved.
You are not "crazy". Anxiety is not going to kill you. But, I noticed that you had the ER fear. Have you seen a doctor? when is the last time that you had a checkup?
i am not saying this to push you in that direction, because i know that doctors can recommend medication as an aid, and if you are like me you don't want to go that route.
but if you have not, maybe talking with a trained professional may help. or perhaps a counselor or a social worker that specializes in anxiety.
i suggest these to you for 2 reasons. 1) they helped me with REASSURANCE when I could not reassure myself. 2) once you know that there is nothing physically wrong with you, you can relax and can begin to understand that the physical sensations that you are feeling are from anxiety. once you know that it is anxiety, you can begin to properly eliminate the darn thing.
the most important thing to realize is that this is a process. like any physical ailment, it takes times to heal.
most of us on this site have gotten this way because of poor/negative thinking, negative environments, bad eating (too much sugar and caffeine) and too little exercise, etc.
it took time to develop those bad habits, and it takes some time to change.
but you CAN do it.
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Amy Steckler
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- Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:46 pm
...and on a side note...i did go to an Urgent Care for really bad tight chest sensations I had in June.
they did an EKG, X-Ray of my Chest, and took blood work.
All came back fine.
The great thing is, that ever since then, chest tightness never bothered me again.
I needed the reassurance to gain control.
don't ever be afraid to get the help that you believe that you need. don't be afraid to ask questions. Read, ask, watch, talk, make appointments, whatever.
Because you are really working on you.
And you are worth the effort
they did an EKG, X-Ray of my Chest, and took blood work.
All came back fine.
The great thing is, that ever since then, chest tightness never bothered me again.
I needed the reassurance to gain control.
don't ever be afraid to get the help that you believe that you need. don't be afraid to ask questions. Read, ask, watch, talk, make appointments, whatever.
Because you are really working on you.
And you are worth the effort
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Guest
Hi Cindy, I can relate with you. I am almost 40 years old and I have been dealing with panic Attacks for 13 years. They did not come on till my first daughter was almost 2. I went 2 the er many times. I would go to the doctor and they would put me on meds and I would be ok for a while. I would have to go back and so on. I have been really bad off for 2 years now. I get the same way as you do. I just started that gagging and running to the trash can feeling as if I am going to throw up. I am always here for you. God Bless You, Jennifer
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Guest
This is the same exact thing that I have been experiencing lately! I haven't had the feeling like I am going to vomit but I feel like my throat is closing and the other night I actually woke up and thought that it was swelling shut and panicked because I didn't know if I should call for help or not!!I had trouble breathing and it has been an ongoing thing for a long time for me. I find if I concentrate on other things it goes away though. You can get through this! You are not alone I am in the same boat!
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Guest
I hear ya! My last ER trip cost me 400$..oh and nothing is wrong, "we think that you are overly stressed”. Nice. I too feel like I am going to vomit and sit by the pot when having my panic attacks, and I am sure I am going to vomit blood? I never have and right now because I am not anxious, know that I will not. But when it is happening it is the worst. I wish there was something I could do or say to make you feel better, but know that you are not alone. This forum is proof that we place these thoughts in our heads, and we make our own symptoms (again easy cus I am having a good day). When I try explaining my feelings to my ever non understanding husband, I try to tell him that if I thought my arm was broken at 8am (after doing nothing to it) by 9am I would be in a tremendous amount of pain, and probable feel space between my bone, and also see it budging in my arm….The symptoms that we are able to create still amazes me. I keep thinking that one day with my exceptionally tuned “mind over matter” when I overcome my anxiety and depression, I should be able to do great things, like elevate my self! Just kidding but just think how great it could be if we could use our obsessive thought for positive purposes. There has got to be a reason we were tuned like this…right?