Health anxiety and worried on one of my symptoms
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I struggle with severe anxiety disorder, GERD and health anxiety, I recently just took a pill today for my acid reflux and it feels like the huge pill is stuck in my throat and I'm really terrified right now, it also feels tight as well and full, it feels stuck in the middle of my esophagus, usually this goes with food as well, that would also feel stuck. but I'm able to swallow water down and feel it in my chest, usually I feel it in my stomach and I talked to my doctor about my concern, but he didn't seem worried at all as he says the pill is mostly down since I can drink liquid and feel it right on my chest and said it's just my GERD giving me the sensations, I can still talk and I'm not choking, but I'm just really hoping it went down and is not stuck. I did drink a lot of water when I took the pill, but just feeling the sensation of it. Should I trust my doctor? My health anxiety is making me want to go to the ER, but usually they don't help out as much.
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jan34534 SweetLinda
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trust your doctor. pills start to dissolve especially when in contact with the acid in your esophagus and also stomach acid.
Gerd can also give you that sensation. do some breathing exercises to calm your self down. I’m sure your doctor has other patients that have the same thing going on who he is not worried about either. The more you get concerned and worried, the more your stomach will produce acid making the Gerd feel worse. It’s important to relax your mind.
EmilyM1997 SweetLinda
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I struggle with the exact same symptoms as you and would always constantly feel like food was caught in my throat, right in the center of my Adam's apple as well. You'll be fine Linda, trust your doctor as Jan says, it's just the sensations, if the liquid is going down and you're not coughing it back up, nothing is there and it mostly got dissolved from your stomach acids already, it may feel like something is there but water does travel to your chest, that's normal where it feels like it's spread out. Don't worry, anxiety is just giving you bad thoughts right now, just make sure you keep taking your pills from what the doctor said to you, hope you feel better soon.