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something stuck in throat when I eat

I have this problem for the last 7 months and I am on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I have the feeling that something is stuck in my throat after I eat : just like the food would not go down. I have no problem with liquids, only solid food. I also have new adult onset asthma, the feeling that I have too much or not enough mucus in my throat and a tickle in the throat after I eat.
I have had :
-a barium swallow
-a modified barium swallow
-a laryngoscopy
-a manometry
-an endoscopy
-a chest x ray
-blood tests (anemia, thyroid )

all normal. the only thing that was not normal was a red throat on the laryngoscopy so the doctor put me on a double dose of prevacid. I am on it for 4 months now and I still have symptoms. I have seen a gastro, an ENT, a general doctor, a psychiatrist. I am on antidepressants and ativan in adition to the prevacid.

I just dont know what to do anymore!!!!!! I am now afraid to eat alone because I feel I am going to choke!
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sounds like mine. i have reflux and i'm on protonix twice a day. prevacid didn't work well for me. also i just found this article.
http://www.reflux-relief.com/
about tap water and how it's bad for reflux. someone on here said to eat gel from aloe leaves for reflux. i'm going to try it. and i'm seeing a nutritionist and a chiropractor. chiropractor thinks spine alignement can def. help and exercises for abdomen. i'll let you know. i go tomorrow. i can't take it anymore/. i'm on xanax too cause i have pannic attacks cause i feel like i'm choking all the time.
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I think you should be seen by an allergist.  Even though you have asthma, the allergist physician is expert at treating irritations of the throat.  I think your medication protocol could be improved by him.  I think your throat and nose are inflammed, and you want that addressed properly, because it's a terrible feeling when your windpipe is compromised.
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