Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Shoot - the post sent before I was finished with it!! LOL! Anyway - what I was going to say is that if it's caused by emotional upset, there are medications that can help that also. It's a form of panic attack, and can be treated the same way. Sorry about the premature send! 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. I hope that yours is just a " mechanical " problem - like your throat being too small or something and that causes you to have problems, but you really need to have it checked out by someone who knows what they're looking at and for. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 bluskies@... wrote: > > Anyway - what > I was going to say is that if it's caused by emotional upset, there are > medications that can help that also. It's a form of panic attack, and can > be treated the same way. Sorry about the premature send! Don't worry, we can just say you're a premature sender! (sorry if that isn't funny to the guys in the group). I would have never guessed it was a form of panic attack, and in fact, had been feeling pretty good that I don't have those (knocking on wood). It doesn't happen often enough, or last long enough for me to even bother someone about it. Thanks for letting me know, though, this way if it ever gets worse, I know to ask someone about medication for it. > > 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. I hope that yours is just a " mechanical " > problem - like your throat being too small or something and that causes you > to have problems, but you really need to have it checked out by someone who > knows what they're looking at and for. I hear what you're saying, , but I've gone and mentioned symptoms that *really* bother me to various of my doctors and they all act like I'm complaining about a paper cut. No one thinks stuff like almost constant mouth sores is even worth handing me *anything* for let alone actually trying to figure out why they are occurring. I'm almost at the point of just letting things ride, and waiting until things get bad enough by their definition to do something about. I do have Gerds and take tagamet on and off as needed. I recently started taking ...gosh, the new pink and black pill kind of like prilosec because my heartburn had gotten worse. The swallowing is usually only noticeable when I take my hard protein pills or my pills at night, before bed. Sometimes when I'm eating, but not that often. I'll have to see if it seems to correlate with when I have heartburn problems. I don't think so, but I'll pay better attention. Seriously, I know I shouldn't have this attitude, but I'm on the verge of just saying the hell with doctors. I go to them with complaints and they act like I'm whining about stuff I have no business whining to them about. Nobody but Dane takes me as these things being a problem. Sigh...just ignore me, I've been in a bad mood about this whole thing lately. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Hi all!! I never put it together until I read it here. I don't have troat spasms, but definetly a gag reflex. You know how you sometimes put something between your teeth or lips to hold it for a while. I used to do that all the time. Pick up a couple things of mail, hands full, hold letters with teeth until the door is unlocked. It makes me gag immediately!!! Not even in my mouth and it makes me gag. Also I used to have only seasonal allergies and now I have a runny nose almost all the time. Stupid me!! I have been so busy with neck/back pain that I really neglected anything else. I am glad I read about this here!! Thanks , CO In a message dated 1/27/2002 12:48:49 PM Mountain Standard Time, ivory@... writes: > 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 > > > > > SEND POST TO: fibromyalgia-cfs > > HOME PAGE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/7127/fibromyalgia-cfs.html > LIST OWNER: " Missy " Parrot004@...> > UNSUBSCRIBE:fibromyalgia-cfs-unsubscribe > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2002 Report Share Posted February 3, 2002 Hi Donna, Sorry I called you by the wrong name, must hav been a bad day :-) Have at this moment of time a swollen left nostrel (inside) it is really painful and am not sure what it is. It is has small trickel of blood and I was wondering if u suffer like this as well. Not sure whether to go to the docs with it as I feel like a hypocondriac it just seems that I always have something wrong with me most of the time. Have lots of tightness inbetween my rib cage in my chest I cant seem to breath sometimes as the pain is so intense. Do u experience that also. Am sorry to sound so down but have not spoke 2 anyone with the same sort of symptoms before. I am not going mad after all :-) look forward to hearing from u in the future. best wishes Lin x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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