fear of swallowing
Question:
hello i am experiencing the same thing. i had to take some large pills for a sinus infection about 3 weeks ago….now whenever i eat food it seems like i am about to choke. i went to the doctor 4 days ago. he diagnosed me as having panic attacks and prescribed me some elavil. my swallowing is okay until i know that i have to eat something.. the feeling is absolutely horrible. i thought i had some dreaded disease. you hang in there. i am trying my best to stay calm.
Response:
Hi just wondering if anyone here has ever had a fear of swallowing food.I just to have this problem when I was a kid which started after choking on some food and the fear just stayed with me..Im ok now but am a slow eater etc and never have really enjoyed eating(keeps u slim) but when this fear left me I developed anxiety.Could it be my brain replacing my fear with something else, Anyway be interested to hear from ne1 with any thoughts.. Andre Owen
Response:
Hi just wondering if anyone here has ever had a fear of swallowing food.I just to have this problem when I was a kid which started after choking on some food and the fear just stayed with me..Im ok now but am a slow eater etc and never have really enjoyed eating(keeps u slim) but when this fear left me I developed anxiety.Could it be my brain replacing my fear with something else, Anyway be interested to hear from ne1 with any thoughts.. Andre Owen
Hey Andre I’d say your fear of swallowing is a symptom, not a cause of your anxiety…but that’s just my opinion. I also am hesitant when eating. I don’t know that it’s so much a fear of choking, but I don’t like to eat either (much) and it seems to me like I am apprehensive about taking the food into my system. My mother also has this symptom, and she often does mildly choke because she thinks so much about it. Just my two cents worth Frank
