Dry mouth and phlegm in throat, Anxiety?

not coughing up anything. just chest feels tight and feels like phlegm is stuck at the back of my throat with a major dry mouth.

Also feel out of breath at times. even when sitting down. This has just come out of nowhere

I assume there is no fever or cough.

Try some light exercise or talking in the phone to distract yourself. If you can manage them fine then there is no shortness of breath.

no fever and not really a cough just always trying to clear throat. been walking and cycling and not feeling to out of breath on flat but defo gets worse when i think about it. Its just a very weird sensation. also all okay on phone. Is it anxiety? can anxiety cause this? thank you

could be allergy ! Its allergy season . Post nasal drip

Thanks all. Its all started to get worse since being indoors with whats going on. started off with just phlegm and now its turned into breathlessness. i suffer with heath anxiety as it is. been thinking i have lung disease / COPD and its make things 100 x worse. thanks for the reply. its like i know its anxiety but the minds telling me its a lot worse and then symptoms get worse!

yes, the mind loves to play tricks on you with anxiety. so it started when you had to stay indoors for the lockdown, hmmm, thats when mine acted up too. i think it has to do with being bored. we get lost in our own minds, especially we anxiety sufferers. we are super sensitive to what our bodies do and tell us anyway. what i do, and i dont know what your lockdown restrictions are like, but i have a fire pit outside and i tromp through the woods find sticks to burn, then i go light the fire, sticks burn really quick, so before long i am looking for wood again. its repetitive but its excersise and it keeps me busy and out of my own head. this probably wont help with your specific throat irritation, but it relaxes me. for my throat, i will take a hot shower (which loosens up mucus in my head) which is good if the flem is caused by allergies or sinuses and is relaxing. i might say a hot bath would do the same. i also drink lots of water, which gets rid of cotton mouth and lubes and cools my throat. sometimes my throat will feel like that right before it rains, something to do with the barometric pressure and my sinuses i think. i cough and try to get something up but its usually nothing. i will get a stomach ache from the onset panic of having that something stuck in my throat feeling. i have had the same problem with acid reflux, but that usually burns and is gone the next day. i mean it couldnt hurt to see an ear, nose and throat doctor just to see whats going on. but i will bet its anxiety in your case. most probably caused by thinking too much and boredom. i am a medicated anxiety sufferer, so i have xanex, which does nothing to help your throat, but it does help with panic and that breathless feeling you are describing. so i had a really bad week, two weeks ago, i was scared from the virus, i was alone, i was in the house for days, when the symptoms hit me. i got shaky, my heart raced, my throat felt like it closed up, i felt like i had a 100 pound weight sitting on my chest, my arms and legs got achy and weak, which in turn caused my head to spin and my mind to race. hot and cold sweats and cold clammy sweaty hands, upset stomach and loss of appetite. I ended up calling my therapist and she talked me down, but it took about a week before the symptoms went from a 10 (being the highest anxiety and panic attack) to a 2 (where i am now) and that was medicated, mind you, so i can imagine what someone without meds can go through.

Hi Kerry,

l have the very same problem, feel I have to cough to clear phlegm, I was given Omeprazole, which don't seem to do any good.

I have Anxiety and taking Mirtazapine 30mg, and propranonol to help with panicky feelings.

As for the throat problem, I take a throat sweetie and it does help with the dry throat, the back of my throat always feels dry.

Hi argyllsox,

Are you still having this problem? it started with me on Friday. I feel breathless on and off. It is so annoying. I was prescribed Omeprazole as well. Tonight is my first time taking it. I don't think I will be taking it anymore. It feels like my throat is a little tight. It happens throughout the day. At times it lets up. I have post nasal drip as well. Not sure what this is but its getting so annoying and frustrating. I wish it would just go away. It also lets up a little when I burp or take a deep breath for a little. I kind of noticed that a cough drop opened it up a little. This is scary but I am trying my best not to freak out. If I feel like this still by Friday I will be calling my doctor again because this is crazy. How are you dealing with it? I also feel like I have to clear my throat all the time (that has went in for awhile though). I'm hoping to get some answers and this goes away. Feel better.

Could be Anxiety 50-50. Anxiety can causes A-Z diseases.

could be allergies, it is pollen season and just like anxiety a lot of people dont know they have allergies until it hits them. just saying.

Thanks. Don't think it's pollen as l have had it a few months and have a couple of friends who are similar.

well, you definitely have something irritating your throat causing anxiety. how do you know its not allergies? doesnt have yo be pollen, could be mold or dust you are allergic to and possibly dont even know it. experiment, try an over the counter allergy medicine like benedryl, allegra, clariton, zertec, etc, see if it helps. if your symptoms dont ease in a week, stop taking the meds. i mean its worth a shot and then you can rule out allergies and just concetrate on the anxiety.

Thanks for the useful reply.