swallowing difficultys

[murcor]

I am 38 female, married, 2 children ages 9 & 8.  Happy family, good income.  Active, ran a 1/2 marathon 6 months before all this started.  

2 1/2 years ago one evening for no known reason I suddenly came on with the lump sensation in my throat....and obviously a panic attack set in.  ( first for both)   Freaked out I went to the ER and was told it was stress.  Back the next day as it wouldnt go away and I still had major anxiety over it.  Went back again that evening and they game me an ativan.  That week I was at the ER everyday, I was told stress, Globus, anxiety.

I finelly got to see my own doc and she gave me celexa for my stress & anxiety.  It didnt fully kick in for 3-4 weeks and I was still having these episodes 4-5 times week.  

Got to see an ENT he did a quick scope in his office and didnt see anything....so he said I had Globus.  Gave me nexium 40 mg twice daily.  Suffered for most of the summer and went back to the ENT got a barium swallow, CT scan.  Everything looked good.   Put me on ranitidine twice daily along with the Nexium and ordered a sleep apnea test.  He said to take 1mg lorazapam everyday for a month to see if it will break the cycle.  The lorazapam worked during this time.  

I went to see my family doctor  because it still wouldnt go away, gave me some more lorazapam for when I needed it which was 3-4 times week!   She also set me up with a shrink......she changed my meds from celexa to effexor Im at 150mg.   The sleep apnea test was positive and I was having 23 episodes every hour, he said to get a cpap machine and it should help as I wont have any snoring vibration in the throat tissues, but after three month it hasnt helped my throat :(  

I can be sitting by myself watching tv after a great day and  I try to do a normal swallow and nothing happens.  The 2nd or 3rd attempt works to swallow.  Then all of a sudden the globus kicks in and I feel the electricity go throughout my body a panic attack has started!

This is the new symptom, trying to swallow and it just doesnt happen, then having to make an effort to swallow then it works.  It happens out of no where doing normal things, when Im feeling good but then suddenly I turn to a mess. Is the new symptom possible to do with a swallowing muscle? Help

[GolfBallThroat]

Same thing for me! I went to see an ENT specialist this evening and told I have Globus. I'm told that sometimes there is no cause, but stress can play a big part. I am not stressed either but do suffer with IBS and apparently this can happen as muscles in the throat attach further down to the stomach, so if you have problems there this can effect the throat. Also, if you have had a virus or infection Globus can happen as a result of this. I've been given a prescription today (can't think what it is off the top of my head), I've got to stay on for a month. I have been told not to cough but to force myself to yawn (this helps stretch/widen the throat) and when ever I feel the need to swallow for no reason, DO NOT swallow unless with a drink. I really hope you feel better. It's not nice at all and you've obviously been suffering for longer than me... its been driving me crazy since December 2008!

[fuzzymouth]

I have the same thing ... sometimes I cant swallow.. and the panic would kick in, now when I feel I cant swallow, I take a big drink of water, and right awy I can swallow it down.