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Food sticking in throat - can this be anxiety??

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dip58448
dip58448

Hi,

About two weeks ago, I think as a side effect of a medication, I had sudden feeling of panic, doom and trouble breathing. The trouble breathing has continued, although getting better. My doc told me to take some pepcid, and it helps quite a bit with the breathing.

I have this symptom of food getting stuck at back of my throat. When I eat something, and swallow, the food gets stuck, then I can feel it slowly going into the esophagus. I never felt this before. The trouble breathing has led to a LOT of tension in my neck muscles.

Anyone else feel food getting stuck in throat? Is it anxiety or something else?

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  • randy41812
    randy41812 dip58448

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    It can be stress stress can affect any muscle anywhere , The muscles that help you swallow can be effected by anxiety or stress. I get that where it feels hard to swallow, or you can feel the food going down. or if i eat something like peanut butter it does do down slowly and with pain sometimes. That happens when I'm stressed

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