hello i am 19 and i have had this feeling for about a 10 yrs now. its like a tightening of the throat for about a second and can happen throughout the day. it seems to happen more when i think about it and when i am trying to sleep and my mind is wondering. when it happens, i have found that coughing relieves the feeling and also moving my throat muscle up then down helps. i get this feeling when i am in an uncomfortable situation and i feel like i cant breathe. i have seen a pulmonologist and she says nothing is wrong and i have also seen a cardiologist. its pretty much coughing throughout the day. i have read many things online and the symptoms almost match mine but there is always some other symptoms that i don't experience. i have read it cud be stress or anxiety but i dont so. i have no other symptoms and that makes it really hard to explain. can anyone help pls?
I don't think it has anything to do with your cardiovascular system. It sounds a lot more like anxiety attacks. You may disagree, but anxiety attacks can happen anytime, anywhere. And guess what? Sometimes you may not even be thinking about something stressful! To me, it sounds like when you worry about something happening or it's result, it happens. A lot of people with a low anxiety tolerance may experience headaches, nausea, and yes, even a choking feeling. Even though I am pretty sure that this is your problem, I still suggest going to see your doctor to make sure you aren't in fact having a more serious problem. Hope I helped!
ok thank you. i am starting to belive that is the reason too. but the one thing that bothers me is that this has been going on since i was ten and is it possible that i had anxiety at that young age? and also why it happens more when i am in a warmer room
Yes. It is very possibly to have anxiety issues at a young age. Now, I cannot explain why it happens in a warmer room, but what happens to me is this. When I am in a hot room, I feel dizzy, my vision blurs, and I start to worry about happenings in my life. This may not be the underlying cause, which is why I still recommend seeing your doctor, but this is what it sounds like to me.