Re: Throat Spasms

[Guest guest]

Donna - I'm Marsha - and I spoke of throat spasms. This was in the context

of having panic/anxiety disorder - diagnosed 2 years before I was diagnosed

with Fibromyalgia. I've always thought that the panic/anxiety disorder and

then being diagnosed with Fibro was a " closely related " happening. Symptoms

of both swayed back and forth - and sometimes they still do. Many symptoms

of Fibro are identicle to symptoms of panic/anxiety disorder. I noted that

many " in here " have panic attacks - so I think a conclusion that's

reasonable is: they are closely related and sometimes " interchangable. "

What do you think?

Marsha

> There was a post a few days ago regarding all of our symptoms and what we

> take for them. Someone mentioned throat spasms, which I have never heard

of

> anyone else having before, much less having it be associated with FM or

CFS.

> Could we spark some discussion about this symptom? Are the throat spasms

> like your gag reflex working overtime? I've had this problem for a few

years

> and never thought to mention it to a doc-just thought I had a really

> sensitive gag reflex for some reason.

> I would love to hear some thoughts on this.

> Thanks in advance!

> -Donna

> niobioblio@...

[Guest guest]

Donna - I'm Marsha - and I spoke of throat spasms. This was in the context

of having panic/anxiety disorder - diagnosed 2 years before I was diagnosed

with Fibromyalgia. I've always thought that the panic/anxiety disorder and

then being diagnosed with Fibro was a " closely related " happening. Symptoms

of both swayed back and forth - and sometimes they still do. Many symptoms

of Fibro are identicle to symptoms of panic/anxiety disorder. I noted that

many " in here " have panic attacks - so I think a conclusion that's

reasonable is: they are closely related and sometimes " interchangable. "

What do you think?

Marsha

> There was a post a few days ago regarding all of our symptoms and what we

> take for them. Someone mentioned throat spasms, which I have never heard

of

> anyone else having before, much less having it be associated with FM or

CFS.

> Could we spark some discussion about this symptom? Are the throat spasms

> like your gag reflex working overtime? I've had this problem for a few

years

> and never thought to mention it to a doc-just thought I had a really

> sensitive gag reflex for some reason.

> I would love to hear some thoughts on this.

> Thanks in advance!

> -Donna

> niobioblio@...

[Guest guest]

There was a post a few days ago regarding all of our symptoms and what we

take for them. Someone mentioned throat spasms, which I have never heard of

anyone else having before, much less having it be associated with FM or CFS.

Could we spark some discussion about this symptom? Are the throat spasms

like your gag reflex working overtime? I've had this problem for a few years

and never thought to mention it to a doc-just thought I had a really

sensitive gag reflex for some reason.

Actually I don't know if you call what I have throat spasms or not. It is

all part of an anxiety attack. I feel like I can't swallow. I have an awful

time swelling something.

Take care,

Irene

Books may well be the only true magic

Alice Hoffman.

[Guest guest]

There was a post a few days ago regarding all of our symptoms and what we

take for them. Someone mentioned throat spasms, which I have never heard of

anyone else having before, much less having it be associated with FM or CFS.

Could we spark some discussion about this symptom? Are the throat spasms

like your gag reflex working overtime? I've had this problem for a few years

and never thought to mention it to a doc-just thought I had a really

sensitive gag reflex for some reason.

Actually I don't know if you call what I have throat spasms or not. It is

all part of an anxiety attack. I feel like I can't swallow. I have an awful

time swelling something.

Take care,

Irene

Books may well be the only true magic

Alice Hoffman.

[Guest guest]

There was a post a few days ago regarding all of our symptoms and what we

take for them. Someone mentioned throat spasms, which I have never heard of

anyone else having before, much less having it be associated with FM or CFS.

Could we spark some discussion about this symptom? Are the throat spasms

like your gag reflex working overtime? I've had this problem for a few years

and never thought to mention it to a doc-just thought I had a really

sensitive gag reflex for some reason.

Actually I don't know if you call what I have throat spasms or not. It is

all part of an anxiety attack. I feel like I can't swallow. I have an awful

time swelling something.

Take care,

Irene

Books may well be the only true magic

Alice Hoffman.

[Guest guest]

Dear Marsha:

My name is Dee and I have something in my throat also. It almost feels like

heart palpations and it comes on when I am stressed out or extremely tired. I

have fibro and panic and anxiety attacks, so I think all of this does go

together.

I lost my grandfather last Friday and my uncle lost his mother-n-law and also

his father, my grandfather so the stress of all of this brought on the throat

spasms again. Sometimes I have trouble swallowing. I am feeling better today

as my life seems to be calming down again.

I just wanted to share because I can relate to throat spasms or palpations or

whatever they are.

God Bless

Dee

[Guest guest]

Dear Marsha:

My name is Dee and I have something in my throat also. It almost feels like

heart palpations and it comes on when I am stressed out or extremely tired. I

have fibro and panic and anxiety attacks, so I think all of this does go

together.

I lost my grandfather last Friday and my uncle lost his mother-n-law and also

his father, my grandfather so the stress of all of this brought on the throat

spasms again. Sometimes I have trouble swallowing. I am feeling better today

as my life seems to be calming down again.

I just wanted to share because I can relate to throat spasms or palpations or

whatever they are.

God Bless

Dee

[Guest guest]

Dee...

Hi! I'm glad you wrote to me! I remember feeling SO ALONE when I got panic

disorder. It was in 1984 - (altho' I could see I'd been 'panicking' since

childhood - just no huge manifestation of it until 1984). I had NO ONE to

talk to about it. Because if anyone had it - they were ashamed of it and

didn't want anyone to know? Of course, there's NEVER a support group

because those w/panic attacks many times are agorophobics and can't leave

the house. It was a lonely road. And I bet yours has been too! I lost a

husband over it -- but the GOOD NEWS is that he was an a__hole - and I

remarried the finest man. Unfortunately, he got cancer and passed away.

But he made up for all the pain of the previous lost marriage.

So now that I know YOU go thru' this? I can share with you about it - and I

hope you share with me about it. And when we're having a hard time, at

least we KNOW how the other one feels and can encourage, listen and

understand. I don't feel ALONE any more. Thank God, there's now a lot of

information about this stuff and it's NOT a place of shame. It's a place of

working out our emotional and mental health to overcome the stuff that comes

at us.

> My name is Dee and I have something in my throat also. It almost feels

like heart palpations and it comes on when I am stressed out or extremely

tired. I have fibro and panic and anxiety attacks, so I think all of this

does go together.

>

> I lost my grandfather last Friday and my uncle lost his mother-n-law and

also his father, my grandfather so the stress of all of this brought on the

throat spasms again. Sometimes I have trouble swallowing. I am feeling

better today as my life seems to be calming down again.

>

> I just wanted to share because I can relate to throat spasms or palpations

or whatever they are.

And Dee - I give you my sincere condolences for your losses and ALSO because

of what I know it puts you through! You can talk to me anytime you want to.

I hope you have medication that addresses this (xanax?) -- sometimes just

telling someone that you're having a hard time lessens the strength of the

attack. If you can -- I recommend getting alone one time soon and really

letting your tears out - cry and keep on crying even tho' we HATE to cry -

at least I do. My nose gets stuffy, I get a headache and I used to avoid

it. But now I understand that if I get the " crying out " - my throat gets

better. I wish I could " hand you kleenexes " and encourage you to just keep

on crying until you get that emotion out of you. And if you can get to

doing this? Remember - I'm " handing you the kleenexes " from here and urging

you to get this grief OUT of you. I'll cheerlead you and help you any way I

can.

My home email is: ivory@...

I welcome anyone's emails that want to share with me - and I'll do my best

to encourage you.

And I'm not ALONE in this any more. God bless you....Marsha

>

[Guest guest]

Dee...

Hi! I'm glad you wrote to me! I remember feeling SO ALONE when I got panic

disorder. It was in 1984 - (altho' I could see I'd been 'panicking' since

childhood - just no huge manifestation of it until 1984). I had NO ONE to

talk to about it. Because if anyone had it - they were ashamed of it and

didn't want anyone to know? Of course, there's NEVER a support group

because those w/panic attacks many times are agorophobics and can't leave

the house. It was a lonely road. And I bet yours has been too! I lost a

husband over it -- but the GOOD NEWS is that he was an a__hole - and I

remarried the finest man. Unfortunately, he got cancer and passed away.

But he made up for all the pain of the previous lost marriage.

So now that I know YOU go thru' this? I can share with you about it - and I

hope you share with me about it. And when we're having a hard time, at

least we KNOW how the other one feels and can encourage, listen and

understand. I don't feel ALONE any more. Thank God, there's now a lot of

information about this stuff and it's NOT a place of shame. It's a place of

working out our emotional and mental health to overcome the stuff that comes

at us.

> My name is Dee and I have something in my throat also. It almost feels

like heart palpations and it comes on when I am stressed out or extremely

tired. I have fibro and panic and anxiety attacks, so I think all of this

does go together.

>

> I lost my grandfather last Friday and my uncle lost his mother-n-law and

also his father, my grandfather so the stress of all of this brought on the

throat spasms again. Sometimes I have trouble swallowing. I am feeling

better today as my life seems to be calming down again.

>

> I just wanted to share because I can relate to throat spasms or palpations

or whatever they are.

And Dee - I give you my sincere condolences for your losses and ALSO because

of what I know it puts you through! You can talk to me anytime you want to.

I hope you have medication that addresses this (xanax?) -- sometimes just

telling someone that you're having a hard time lessens the strength of the

attack. If you can -- I recommend getting alone one time soon and really

letting your tears out - cry and keep on crying even tho' we HATE to cry -

at least I do. My nose gets stuffy, I get a headache and I used to avoid

it. But now I understand that if I get the " crying out " - my throat gets

better. I wish I could " hand you kleenexes " and encourage you to just keep

on crying until you get that emotion out of you. And if you can get to

doing this? Remember - I'm " handing you the kleenexes " from here and urging

you to get this grief OUT of you. I'll cheerlead you and help you any way I

can.

My home email is: ivory@...

I welcome anyone's emails that want to share with me - and I'll do my best

to encourage you.

And I'm not ALONE in this any more. God bless you....Marsha

>

[Guest guest]

Dee...

Hi! I'm glad you wrote to me! I remember feeling SO ALONE when I got panic

disorder. It was in 1984 - (altho' I could see I'd been 'panicking' since

childhood - just no huge manifestation of it until 1984). I had NO ONE to

talk to about it. Because if anyone had it - they were ashamed of it and

didn't want anyone to know? Of course, there's NEVER a support group

because those w/panic attacks many times are agorophobics and can't leave

the house. It was a lonely road. And I bet yours has been too! I lost a

husband over it -- but the GOOD NEWS is that he was an a__hole - and I

remarried the finest man. Unfortunately, he got cancer and passed away.

But he made up for all the pain of the previous lost marriage.

So now that I know YOU go thru' this? I can share with you about it - and I

hope you share with me about it. And when we're having a hard time, at

least we KNOW how the other one feels and can encourage, listen and

understand. I don't feel ALONE any more. Thank God, there's now a lot of

information about this stuff and it's NOT a place of shame. It's a place of

working out our emotional and mental health to overcome the stuff that comes

at us.

> My name is Dee and I have something in my throat also. It almost feels

like heart palpations and it comes on when I am stressed out or extremely

tired. I have fibro and panic and anxiety attacks, so I think all of this

does go together.

>

> I lost my grandfather last Friday and my uncle lost his mother-n-law and

also his father, my grandfather so the stress of all of this brought on the

throat spasms again. Sometimes I have trouble swallowing. I am feeling

better today as my life seems to be calming down again.

>

> I just wanted to share because I can relate to throat spasms or palpations

or whatever they are.

And Dee - I give you my sincere condolences for your losses and ALSO because

of what I know it puts you through! You can talk to me anytime you want to.

I hope you have medication that addresses this (xanax?) -- sometimes just

telling someone that you're having a hard time lessens the strength of the

attack. If you can -- I recommend getting alone one time soon and really

letting your tears out - cry and keep on crying even tho' we HATE to cry -

at least I do. My nose gets stuffy, I get a headache and I used to avoid

it. But now I understand that if I get the " crying out " - my throat gets

better. I wish I could " hand you kleenexes " and encourage you to just keep

on crying until you get that emotion out of you. And if you can get to

doing this? Remember - I'm " handing you the kleenexes " from here and urging

you to get this grief OUT of you. I'll cheerlead you and help you any way I

can.

My home email is: ivory@...

I welcome anyone's emails that want to share with me - and I'll do my best

to encourage you.

And I'm not ALONE in this any more. God bless you....Marsha

>

[Guest guest]

Marsha Cole wrote:

> My nose gets stuffy, I get a headache and I used to avoid

> it. But now I understand that if I get the " crying out " - my throat gets

> better. I wish I could " hand you kleenexes " and encourage you to just keep

> on crying until you get that emotion out of you.

Oh, I'm glad you said this, I finally understood what you guys were

talking about. I can get like this if I'm really upset and crying over

things, other than that I don't get it. I do actually have problems

swallowing stuff on occasion. I can feel it stuck in my throat and I

start to get the gag reflex, so I quickly drink more water. Sometimes

it takes several gulps to get it to wash down. Doesn't happen all of

the time though. It may be related to fibro since Dr. " less than

wonderful " asked me if I had problems swallowing.

Darcy

[Guest guest]

Marsha Cole wrote:

> My nose gets stuffy, I get a headache and I used to avoid

> it. But now I understand that if I get the " crying out " - my throat gets

> better. I wish I could " hand you kleenexes " and encourage you to just keep

> on crying until you get that emotion out of you.

Oh, I'm glad you said this, I finally understood what you guys were

talking about. I can get like this if I'm really upset and crying over

things, other than that I don't get it. I do actually have problems

swallowing stuff on occasion. I can feel it stuck in my throat and I

start to get the gag reflex, so I quickly drink more water. Sometimes

it takes several gulps to get it to wash down. Doesn't happen all of

the time though. It may be related to fibro since Dr. " less than

wonderful " asked me if I had problems swallowing.

Darcy

[Guest guest]

Marsha Cole wrote:

> My nose gets stuffy, I get a headache and I used to avoid

> it. But now I understand that if I get the " crying out " - my throat gets

> better. I wish I could " hand you kleenexes " and encourage you to just keep

> on crying until you get that emotion out of you.

Oh, I'm glad you said this, I finally understood what you guys were

talking about. I can get like this if I'm really upset and crying over

things, other than that I don't get it. I do actually have problems

swallowing stuff on occasion. I can feel it stuck in my throat and I

start to get the gag reflex, so I quickly drink more water. Sometimes

it takes several gulps to get it to wash down. Doesn't happen all of

the time though. It may be related to fibro since Dr. " less than

wonderful " asked me if I had problems swallowing.

Darcy

[Guest guest]

> Marsha Cole wrote:

>

> > My nose gets stuffy, I get a headache and I used to avoid

> > it. But now I understand that if I get the " crying out " - my throat

gets

> > better. I wish I could " hand you kleenexes " and encourage you to just

keep

> > on crying until you get that emotion out of you.

>

> Oh, I'm glad you said this, I finally understood what you guys were

> talking about. I can get like this if I'm really upset and crying over

> things, other than that I don't get it. I do actually have problems

> swallowing stuff on occasion. I can feel it stuck in my throat and I

> start to get the gag reflex, so I quickly drink more water. Sometimes

> it takes several gulps to get it to wash down. Doesn't happen all of

> the time though. It may be related to fibro since Dr. " less than

> wonderful " asked me if I had problems swallowing.

> Darcy

Yes - Darcy - I DO believe it's related to fibro. I think that in a way -

our " throat " is closing because we might be holding emotions in that NEED TO

COME OUT - but that's a simplistic way of looking at throat spasms - there's

probably many more reasons this happens..I choke on food more often - once

doing a gig, I took a slug of rootbeer and part of it CAME OUT MY NOSE

because my throat constricted and didn't take " the whole swallow! " Yea, it

was FUNNY to my audience!! But funnier to me--afterwards!! :-) When I

start to " choke " a lot - I do ask myself, " So, Marsha - are you tamping down

some pain that needs to come out? " Sometimes the answer is yes. And

sometimes, no?

Go figure! I know it's NO FUN! That's what I know! And NOW - I know I'm

not alone in having this symptom. Thank you, Darcy. Marsha

>

[Guest guest]

> Marsha Cole wrote:

>

> > My nose gets stuffy, I get a headache and I used to avoid

> > it. But now I understand that if I get the " crying out " - my throat

gets

> > better. I wish I could " hand you kleenexes " and encourage you to just

keep

> > on crying until you get that emotion out of you.

>

> Oh, I'm glad you said this, I finally understood what you guys were

> talking about. I can get like this if I'm really upset and crying over

> things, other than that I don't get it. I do actually have problems

> swallowing stuff on occasion. I can feel it stuck in my throat and I

> start to get the gag reflex, so I quickly drink more water. Sometimes

> it takes several gulps to get it to wash down. Doesn't happen all of

> the time though. It may be related to fibro since Dr. " less than

> wonderful " asked me if I had problems swallowing.

> Darcy

Yes - Darcy - I DO believe it's related to fibro. I think that in a way -

our " throat " is closing because we might be holding emotions in that NEED TO

COME OUT - but that's a simplistic way of looking at throat spasms - there's

probably many more reasons this happens..I choke on food more often - once

doing a gig, I took a slug of rootbeer and part of it CAME OUT MY NOSE

because my throat constricted and didn't take " the whole swallow! " Yea, it

was FUNNY to my audience!! But funnier to me--afterwards!! :-) When I

start to " choke " a lot - I do ask myself, " So, Marsha - are you tamping down

some pain that needs to come out? " Sometimes the answer is yes. And

sometimes, no?

Go figure! I know it's NO FUN! That's what I know! And NOW - I know I'm

not alone in having this symptom. Thank you, Darcy. Marsha

>

[Guest guest]

> Marsha Cole wrote:

>

> > My nose gets stuffy, I get a headache and I used to avoid

> > it. But now I understand that if I get the " crying out " - my throat

gets

> > better. I wish I could " hand you kleenexes " and encourage you to just

keep

> > on crying until you get that emotion out of you.

>

> Oh, I'm glad you said this, I finally understood what you guys were

> talking about. I can get like this if I'm really upset and crying over

> things, other than that I don't get it. I do actually have problems

> swallowing stuff on occasion. I can feel it stuck in my throat and I

> start to get the gag reflex, so I quickly drink more water. Sometimes

> it takes several gulps to get it to wash down. Doesn't happen all of

> the time though. It may be related to fibro since Dr. " less than

> wonderful " asked me if I had problems swallowing.

> Darcy

Yes - Darcy - I DO believe it's related to fibro. I think that in a way -

our " throat " is closing because we might be holding emotions in that NEED TO

COME OUT - but that's a simplistic way of looking at throat spasms - there's

probably many more reasons this happens..I choke on food more often - once

doing a gig, I took a slug of rootbeer and part of it CAME OUT MY NOSE

because my throat constricted and didn't take " the whole swallow! " Yea, it

was FUNNY to my audience!! But funnier to me--afterwards!! :-) When I

start to " choke " a lot - I do ask myself, " So, Marsha - are you tamping down

some pain that needs to come out? " Sometimes the answer is yes. And

sometimes, no?

Go figure! I know it's NO FUN! That's what I know! And NOW - I know I'm

not alone in having this symptom. Thank you, Darcy. Marsha

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Donna,

I like you have spasms in my throat. Do you by anychance have nasal problems

too with excess mucus both in the throat and nose? Not all the time but I

would say 50percent of the time.

Would love to hear from you any way.

best wishes

Lin

Linsthename@...

[Guest guest]

Dear Marsha,

Thank you for the Kleenex box. Yes, I need to cry as I have not let myself stop

and do this. I do take buspar for anxiety, but I don't take it everyday like I

should. I am trying to wean myself off of all medicines. I also take tambarcor (

spelling?) for heart palpations. The heart medicine normally keeps things in

check unless things are highly stressful and then it doesn't. I do take my heart

medicine like I should and that is the only medicine that I regularly take.

I tried Xanax but I could not tolerate the side effects. I wanted to sleep all

the time. Finding this support group was great for me as I found that I was not

alone.

Thank you also for the condolences. My grandfather was 80 and lived a great life

right up to the end. I spent New Year's Eve with him and my family, playing

cards, and eating snacks and those memories and more will always be with me.

God Bless You!

Dee

[Guest guest]

Dear Marsha,

You maybe on to something about your concept of having emotions built up in a

person and having our throat restrict so that things don't go down right.

I sometimes have to take shots in my neck because of tightness and the doctor

said it was from holding stress in my neck and shoulders. If it is in my neck,

it is probably in my throat.

Good thought!

Dee

[Guest guest]

> Thank you for the Kleenex box. Yes, I need to cry as I have not let myself

stop and do this. I do take buspar for anxiety, but I don't take it everyday

like I should. I am trying to wean myself off of all medicines. I also take

tambarcor ( spelling?) for heart palpations. The heart medicine normally

keeps things in check unless things are highly stressful and then it

doesn't. I do take my heart medicine like I should and that is the only

medicine that I regularly take.

>

> I tried Xanax but I could not tolerate the side effects. I wanted to sleep

all the time. Finding this support group was great for me as I found that I

was not alone.

Buspar is a much safer drug! However - It didn't help me - made me anxious,

of all things. I got off xanax in 1996 - and got down to a small amt. of

valium (diazapam) to control throat spasms. I feel I have a pretty good

" lid " on the panic disorder. And taking the least amt. of medicine is also

a good idea. It's hard for our bodies to assimilate a LOT of medicine.

>

> Thank you also for the condolences. My grandfather was 80 and lived a

great life right up to the end. I spent New Year's Eve with him and my

family, playing cards, and eating snacks and those memories and more will

always be with me.

We're lucky when we get to spend time w/loved ones before they leave us.

It's kind of a " closure " for them and us? Altho' that term " closure " gets

way over-used, I think. I miss my grandfather every day of my life as he

was my HERO. And the man who made me feel " safe " and also accepted totally

for who I was. I'm so glad I had him - because my Dad (his only son) was

NOT a father or a nurturer in any sense of the word.

So I have an idea about your loss.... God bless you -- Marsha

[Guest guest]

Dee....

There's a therapy some counselors use called EMDR. If you want to know

about it - you can use a seach engine/browser and type in EMDR - and you'll

get pros and cons about this method.

The idea of it - is that " professionals " feel we began feeling anxiety and

stress IN THE WOMB - and so this therapy focuses on our physical reactions

to stress and pain from our earliest years. As I've gone along - going

" back and feeling emotions " and then seeing the " way " I could have been

protected or just acknowledged my pain and fear of " that time " seems to

relax the body and take the power out of the memory - it's used a lot in

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER - and the truth is - many of us suffer this

from bizarre childhoods and our bodies felt this stress and pain for many

years BEFORE it manifested in panic attacks; fibro; etc... It works for

me - it doesn't work for many others...as is usually the case!

But I've sure learned to vent emotion - to give my body a chance to

experience how " it " feels and then calm down.....

Hugs...Marsha

> You maybe on to something about your concept of having emotions built up

in a person and having our throat restrict so that things don't go down

right.

>

> I sometimes have to take shots in my neck because of tightness and the

doctor said it was from holding stress in my neck and shoulders. If it is in

my neck, it is probably in my throat.

>

> Good thought!

>

> Dee

[Guest guest]

Lin..

I'm not Donna - I'm Marsha. But I DO have throat spasms and many times have

excess mucous in my throat and my nose. I know that sometimes it's

allergies - but I don't think that explains all of it.... An interesting

question...Does anyone else experience this?

Marsha

> I like you have spasms in my throat. Do you by anychance have nasal

problems

> too with excess mucus both in the throat and nose? Not all the time but I

> would say 50percent of the time.

>

> Would love to hear from you any way.

>

> best wishes

>

> Lin

[Guest guest]

This " gagging " stuff is also one of the key symptoms with the Arnold Chiari

malformation that I have. Maybe you should do some checking there.

Missy

[Guest guest]

Marsha Cole wrote:

>

> Yes - Darcy - I DO believe it's related to fibro. I think that in a way -

> our " throat " is closing because we might be holding emotions in that NEED TO

> COME OUT - but that's a simplistic way of looking at throat spasms - there's

> probably many more reasons this happens..

Guess this is why I shouldn't write messages when I'm tired. I

obviously didn't clearly say what I meant. I meant that I suffer from

my throat closing upset which has nothing to do with the fibro. I've

always done that if I'm upset enough. I thought maybe the actual

problems with swallowing where a pill or cake or whatever, actually

feels like it's stuck in my throat and I have wash it down with water

before I start gagging, might come from fibro since the rheumy who

specializes in fibro asked me if I had problems swallowing.

Darcy

[Guest guest]

Darcy,

Do you have frequent heartburn, or take medication for GERD, like Pepcid,

Tagamet, Axid or Protonix? The reason that I ask is that swallowing

difficulties are often linked to stomach problems, and should be checked

out by a gastroenterologist.

-

At 07:29 AM 1/28/02 -0500, you wrote:

>Guess this is why I shouldn't write messages when I'm tired. I

>obviously didn't clearly say what I meant. I meant that I suffer from

>my throat closing upset which has nothing to do with the fibro. I've

>always done that if I'm upset enough. I thought maybe the actual

>problems with swallowing where a pill or cake or whatever, actually

>feels like it's stuck in my throat and I have wash it down with water

>before I start gagging, might come from fibro since the rheumy who

>specializes in fibro asked me if I had problems swallowing.

>Darcy