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Does anyone else have this? I need to swallow and it is as if I have forgotten how or I just can't. Then I almost get into a state of panic all because I can't swallow.
This doesn't happen when I am eating or drinking however. In fact I will often have to take a drink of water to "remember" how to swallow.
Does this make sense to anyone? Posts: 90 | From Knoxville, TN | Registered: Jun 2008
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sutherngrl
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Yes! It feels like the muscles in the throat get stuck or that you loose control over them.
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Ocean
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Yes,
This seems common to Lyme patients. It's one of the symptoms I hate the most. Had it for almost 3 years straight once, lost a lot of weight and looked like death.
Leelee
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Yes, I too know that symptom. I don't have it often, but my throat always feels tight and my throat muscles (?) feel swollen.
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Yes, I've got it. You know, I noticed it got a lot worse during my tilt table test, so I'm wondering if postural changes (i.e. being forced to be upright like that test) make a difference. Right after the test I couldn't swallow and I was panicking.
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Leelee
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Sometimes I feel like I have excess saliva too, if that makes any sense.
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This symptom has prompted me to always cut my food into very small pieces.......A lesson learned from almost choking to death at a restaurant one night.
Posts: 45 | From Medford, NJ | Registered: Mar 2007
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