i have difficulty swallowing,and have had an anxiety attack,i my head feels heavy also.whats wrong with me?

Question

i am 15 years old of mixed ethneticity,i excersise alot and have 5.6 percent of my body fat.while i was eating a cheeseburger one day at school,right after i swallowed out of nowhere i got the feeling i was choking,i kept coughing(but i could inhale)and i swallowed again and it went down or it least it felt that way, when i went home i had half of oatmeal pie and just stopped and threw it away for no reasonand tryed to watch tv,then my throat started to bother me. i kept drinking water and soda because i felt like it was something in my throat,then when my dad came home i told him that i felt like there was something stuck in my throat and he said see if it goes down.i felt like it went down when he came home.and i went to sleep.the next day at school i felt like i couldnt breathe again but i heard myself breathing , called my dad at the nurses.he took me to a hospital and i hd two anxiety attacks on the way(where my body felt numb and tight).

on the 2nd attack i threw up 4 time because i was drinking gatorade alot tht morning and they took me to an emergency room.the doctor said everything was ok,my oxygen intake, heart rate,etc and then we went to an e.t.n.doctor she stuck a camera own my throat and said that my adenoids were infected and she said my vocal chords were fine.so i took amoxicillin for 10 days and i thought i felt better because i didnt feel the infection and i could swallow food abit better.and i was like that for 2weeks.then i started feeling worse because i've alomst ahd attacks on and off.now they said i could have acid reflux and gave me omeprazole which i just started taking today.im thinking it could be something else though even though my sis said its just stress which it might be since i feel better,(but dont get much better at swallowing)around my family. i have burning headaches on and off,and am sometimes lightheaded,chest pain and forced coughs.plz im pretty freaked out so any info would be good.

Answer 1

my dad has the same thing .it was his esphoagus

Answer 2

You have a panic attack disorder first of all. You seemed to recognize the symptoms, what ever they were on the way to the hospital, but you also had symptoms that you mentioned "the next day at school I felt like I couldn't breathe..." That's also a panic attack.
As for the choking on a cheeseburger and coughing, it could be a number of things. Many times someone "swallows wrong" and it causes choking because it's not going where it's supposed to go. The choking and coughing is your body's reaction as it recognizes that you're swallowing something that's headed to your lungs instead of your stomach so you cough to bring it back up. The reason you started choking is something that no one on here could diagnose for you. A doctor would have to after giving you a check up and asking many questions. It could be an allergy to something in the food, or it could be simply that you accidently swallowed the wrong way. Who knows why that happens, but most people do have a few episodes where they "swallow the wrong way" and cough the food or drink back up.
You need a physical by a doctor to make sure nothing is wrong.
Best of luck to you!! :)

Answer 3

you probably had an anxiety attack don't worry...it's nothing.
avoid all caffeine, esp. in soft drinks, such as colas, Dr Pepper, Lucozade etc.., & have only decaf coffee & tea.
My anxiety attacks started when I was a litle older than you & someone told me about this & I laughed about it but now after suffering for 15 years I see that were right & since I cut out caffeine my anxiety attacks have gone down by 90%...

Also, about your throat, did the Dr have a look at it? if there's nothing physically wrong with it, then wear a sky blue or turquise or any blue scarf around it, as there's an energy point (called Chakra) on the throat area which has the energy vibrancy to the colour blue.

If you need more advice abour anxiety attacks please email me via my homeage.
xxgigi

Answer 4

What did they say at the hospital? As a mom, no one special, not an expert, I would say this:

1. Find out what's triggering the anxiety attacks and put a stop to it.
2. Make sure it isn't asthma. That would be my guess.

Take care, son.
My son (17) is having asthma attacks now, too. He's in the marching band and they have to practice on the field (grass).

Answer 5

It sucks but it sounds like you're having anxiety. I used to have a "swallowing issue" as well which I randomly got over.

It's not uncommon for anxiety to come about in the teen years.

Try starting a journal and writing about your fears, stresses, and anything else. It may help to calm your nerves and figure out what it is you're really anxious about.

Answer 6

I have read some litterature about panic attacks. But they allways seem to have a more scientific approach and that is nothing I need in my struggle to survive those horrible panic attacks. This is a "hand on" and very practical book. I felt it was written to me. I am sure that you are going to feel the same.

Joe Barry writes exactly how I think. The examples are perfectly described. And the method is genius. I recommend this book and thanks Joe Barry for writing it. It changes your life

Answer 7

I had the same problem when I was 20 they told me a web of skin had partly grown over my wind pipe and they had to put an endoscope ( a big tube ) down my throat they knock me out first of course they told me it occurs alot in scandinavian decent you have to see a nose throat and ear doctor

Answer 8

yea, any tightness in your throat normally means an anxiety attack. Sometimes it's hard to tell where they come from

Answer 9

Don't panic, just see a doctor.

Answer 10

omg you need to go to a hospital and see whats wrong!that sounds very serious ,and with it just starting like that its strange