Allergy, Anxiety, Or Gerd???

Twig · 12-18-2005, 12:58 PM

I have been trying to post on this site but have had very limited success.
I'm going to try to make this as brief as possible and not miss anything.

About 9 months ago my wife I decided to make a move to another city.
The main reason we moved was because we had a lot of arguments about my job taking me out of town. The new job I have keeps me at home and is a bit different but overall pretty good. I used to chew tobacco for about 3 years but quit when we moved here.

2 days after we decided to move here I was in the hospital with possible appendicitus. Nothing ever came of it. At the time I would have bouts of feeling well, then the next week not feeling well becuase of abd pain. I kept going back and forth to the doctor and they kept telling me IBS. I didn't believe them at the time because I have never been in such pain for it to be something that everyone gets from time to time. The doctor tried a few anit-depressents and I wasn't a big fan of them. He also put me on Prevacid 15mg once a day. Eventually, probably about 2 months, everything subsided and went away and for the most part I was feeling pretty good. That told me that it was probably stress.

Currently, "the next problem"...... Over that time till now the doctor bumped up my Prevacid to 30mg twice a day and put me on Flonaze. The ENT told me it was LPR. The problem I have been having now is too much mucus in my throat at sometimes and then other my mout and throat is sooo dry I feel like gagging or choking. Over time it goes away but usually happens once or twice a day. I have also had 4 pills(prevacid) get stuck in my throat this week! I have tried taking it with some thick chocolate milk but it didn't help. One of my biggest problems and I know it is anxiety. All I can think about, even when I'm at work, is my throat.
I never would have thought much about a dry throat or any problem before now, but for some reason anything happens and that is all I can think about. I have thought about going to my doctor and talking to him about me seeing a counselor. I'm not a huge fan of them, but I will if they think I need to.
I just want to know if this could all be stress related, or the things listed in the Title.....Or could it also be OCD?

Anyone please fire away and give me your thoughts...Right now the doctors don't seem to be much help at all.....Anyone had the same experience?
Sorry for the rant.

Thanks a lot!!!
Look forward to hearing your input..
TWIG

frickfrak · 12-18-2005, 04:02 PM

Did you have a dry throat problem when you were on the Flonaze? I think that a anxiety counsellor or kind of therapy might help you deal with this. I was just like you, I thought about my throat problems all the time and it did make them worse. Your brain is an incredible thing and if you go looking for sickness you will find it. Thinking about it, will do nothing but make your situation worse. Stress WILL make your LPR worse, or GERD, or whatever it is your stupid doctors have decided on. I live in a stressful situation at home, and it makes my acid reflux 80x worse. I'm on anti-depressants and that does a world of good for your thoughts.

Twig · 12-22-2005, 06:32 PM

No I didn't have the dry throat problem while I was on Flonaze.
I went back to my pcp and they gave me Ativan told me to take on when I was feeling like my ususall problems would happen. In 20 Minutes I was feeling really groggy but great as far as my throat. Soooo....Gotta run I'll try to post more later.

ladonnaj · 12-23-2005, 02:02 AM

Did you consider that maybe the medications you are on are causing your dry mouth and throat symptoms. Also I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and OCD about two years ago. I used to obsess about getting cancer and every little pain would freak me out. I would also rub the places that would hurt, and sometimes I think there was actually no pain at all it was probably just in my head. I couldn't sleep and would have horrible anxiety attacks. Since I started taking an antidepressant I am like a whole new person. It took a couple of different medications before I found the one that worked for me though. It is possible that your medication is giving you real symptoms and that you are obssesing over them and making them worse. Check with your doctor to see if it could be side effects from your medication. Oh, also the first medication I took actually increased my anxiety and obsessing so you may have to change medications to find one that suits you.