Seekingpeace12

The throat problem may be strep throat or something unrelated to a thyroid issue. In your visits to your doctor, have you and your doctor discussed being tested for a thyroid problem or other possible problems? You mention that you have anxiety and that you were prescribed medication for it; have you found out what is causing the anxiety? has the anxiety started because of the symptoms that you described or is there another reason? You should take comfort in that the pain has been slowly going away. If you focus on that, it will ease your concerns so you can control your anxiety. I am glad that you are working with your doctor to find a solution since pain can affect quality of life considerably. Your reaction to the anxiety medicine is normal in many, many people for the first few weeks. A good doctor will prescribe a benzo along with an anxiety medicine to help you cope with the initial side effects. The benzo itself may be enough to control the anxiety. As for the pain itself, was there any bruising with the pain? did it feel like a muscle pain or more like a nerve pain? were you prescribed any pain medicine or muscle relaxants to reduce the discomfort and did they help?