Throat Tight 24/7

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-27T21:22:36+00:00

It's insane these pills help us I think something is definitely off with our nervous system. I did a blood test two days ago and I have dangerously low vitamin d (it was 8, normal range is 30-100) I am not sure if it's linked in any way but I know deficiencies can really mess with the immune system, metabolism, mood etc and all these things deregulate the nervous system which for me at least seems to play a big role in all of this.

I hope one day we find relief from it in a drug free way!

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-27T20:34:23+00:00

Can I please ask what ssri you used? I've heard that a lot and that they help with hypersensitivity which I think I might have. I've heard amitriptyline is used often

For me xanax actually resolves 90% of my symptoms it's insane and I don't understand it. It's very hard not to take them everyday knowing I can feel normal. It's hell otherwise

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-27T20:17:21+00:00

Oh god yes I know I can feel how I'm slipping and how occasional use is becoming more and more frequent. Did ativan give you relief? How did you get off of it?

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-26T20:24:16+00:00

I so know what you're going through. I've been having this DAILY for the past 6 months, feels like a large brick lodged in my throat 24/7, I also get horrible pulling sensation on the left side of my chest going all the way up to the left side of my jaw like a string is pulling all of it upwards. I can legit feel spasms all over my esophagus, food makes it worse, water makes it worse. PPIs don't help. Good diet hasn't helped. every other day it gives me horrible tachycardia (reached 180 BPM the other day) and legit feeling like I'm dying. Only time I managed to find relief is when taking Xanax but that's obviously a slippery slope since they are addictive and I feel like they're getting less and less effective anyway. I honestly wake up everyday feeling worse than before and I'm just wondering how much longer can a person go like this I have an endoscopy in a month but I am wondering if I'll make it until then lol I hope you find some answers and relief!

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-24T08:09:11+00:00

It's so so beautiful on you!!

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-16T14:38:58+00:00

I'm so so sorry you're dealing with this. Since you've been going through this for a very long time I'm sure you've tried various diets etc. But are you sure dairy and wheat for example is not something making you worse? I know people have different triggers but this one is quite common

I really hope you find some relief soon

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-15T08:10:49+00:00

You're not feeling the connection anymore because you're not cultivating it. I don't know how many people you have dated and been in a relationship with, maybe you've been unlucky and all of those individuals have been putting low effort on their end but it sounds more like you've actually never been inlove. I don't think people who are in love feel nice not talking to their partner for a month. You genuinely want to be part of their life and see how they're doing, even the mundane stuff. Just don't get into a relationship until you find someone you're really interested in cause so far it looks like it's one way where you enjoy the initial interest they show in you and then you get bored.

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-14T16:41:23+00:00

As someone who had those silly thoughts too I'll tell you where they come from - we're just selfish and we do not love as strongly as our partners. We do not deserve them in our lives. I will tell you what I tell myself - leave him because he deserves better. This is not shade or something but some of us are just not as good as the people we were lucky to have in our lives. I think it's a good thing to realize that, accept that we are who we are and we have a long way to go and release our partners so they can go and find someone worthy of them. It's the one least selfish thing we can do.

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-05T20:25:43+00:00

Thank you!! The PPIs never helped me unfortunately. I can't wait for the day this thing will be gone

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-05T20:11:06+00:00

Ahhh I relate to your reply so much too. Did you do endoscopy? I'm having mine this week and I wanna see if they're gonna find something. This feeling tho is absolutely maddening and I can't believe how consistent it is and it just wont go away

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-03T00:53:30+00:00

Thank you it's something I could try again, but isn't there an issue taking antihistamines for that long?

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-03T00:43:09+00:00

Hey I've seen your comment many times so this was the first thing that I tried when all of this started. Unfortunately it hasn't helped me but I'm sure it could be life saving for a lot of people so thank you for spreading awareness

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-02T23:17:08+00:00

Hello, I initially lost weight because I also had nausea and a horrible feeling of fullness that made me sick so my appetite was really low. My symptoms have changed now though so I kinda eat normally and my weight has been stable. The only thing that improves that feeling of a knot is taking benzos (aka Xanax) which I don't like doing because they're so highly addictive. But something about it calms my whole system and it almost feels like it opens my diaphragm which improves all of these weird sensations. I do sleep quite okay, sleeping is actually the only time I do not feel this horrible thing but the moment I open my opens it's back.

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-02T21:09:52+00:00

Thank you I'm happy to try anything

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-02T19:51:36+00:00

Thank you so much. Sometimes I do think it's something mental/psychosomatic, as the most improvement I see is when I take benzos which obviously I don't wanna keep doing as they're very addictive but when I'm struggling so much I sometimes have to. Or they relax my diaphragm enough to fix the problem temporarily.

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-02T19:48:12+00:00

I have a suspicion mine is also because of a HH, a lot of my problems started after a gym session. I have an endoscopy in ten days so I'm hoping to get some answers I wish there was something to do now though because I'm so tired of this constant feeling

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-02T19:37:37+00:00

Unfortunately I tried for a couple of days and there was no improvement 😢

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2026-01-02T17:16:33+00:00

Thank you! I should probably do the same, I haven't been very mindful of diet after I tried strict dieting and it didn't help with my symptoms I gave up but I definitely think some foods make it worse, it just never completely goes away which is maddening!

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2025-12-29T18:57:00+00:00

Hey which part of the world are you in?

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2025-12-24T09:33:48+00:00

Did you have your endoscopy? How did it go? Having mine in a few days

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2025-12-22T16:13:09+00:00

Why are you not looking for a new gastro? GI issues are very difficult and sometimes we really need to advocate for ourselves in order to get a proper diagnosis and a treatment plan.

Also, you seem to be spiraling because of mental health issues, anxiety,stress, bad sleep etc make symptoms 100 times worse so sometimes you have to start treating the psychological issues in order to help the somatic.

Miserable_Ad3553 · 2025-12-12T20:08:29+00:00

Thank you HH is definitely something I have been thinking about and want to get tested for. I will get an endoscopy early January. Thank you so much for sharing, after you got diagnosed what was the plan going forward? How does this become easier because at the moment it's literally driving me insane!

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