Help! i want to feel better! i'll choose best answer!!!?!
Question: Help! i want to feel better! i'll choose best answer!!!!?
my stomach has been hurting for like 3 days now and i have a lump in my throat and the last time that i had a lump in my throat it lasted a week and i was VERY VERY VERY suicidal and i am not that kind of person! i am terrified of dying! so for me to get VERY suicidal thats terrifying! i am also EXTREMELY TERRIFIED of throwing up and i REALLY feel sick right now! please help me! what are some ways to help feel better fast!
i'll choose best answer!
it hurts in my lower stomach!
and my throat feels cold and like there is a lump in it!
today i have takin 50 mg of zoloft and 10 mg of adderal and i took my acid reflux pill which is 30 mg i have to take these everyday (these were all subscribed by the doctor) the things i have takin today with out doctor were 1 pepcid AC and 3 rolaid (to see if it would help me feel better which it didn't)
peptobismal and 2 excedrin for my headache
nothing is working
please help!!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
i'll choose best answer!
it hurts in my lower stomach!
and my throat feels cold and like there is a lump in it!
today i have takin 50 mg of zoloft and 10 mg of adderal and i took my acid reflux pill which is 30 mg i have to take these everyday (these were all subscribed by the doctor) the things i have takin today with out doctor were 1 pepcid AC and 3 rolaid (to see if it would help me feel better which it didn't)
peptobismal and 2 excedrin for my headache
nothing is working
please help!!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Well, i am a pharmacist i suggest that u visit the physician for a physical examination!. what i know:
Cricopharyngeal spasm
Information for patients with a lump in the throat sensation
Causes
This syndrome results from a spasm in the cricopharyngeus muscle!. It is a self limiting disorder that will resolve on its own!. The symptoms are so characteristic that as soon as a patient tells me they have a lump in the throat, I can usually describe all of their symptoms to them!.
Symptoms
Lump in the throat sensation
feels like a golf ball, tennis ball !.!.!. is stuck in my throat
feels like my tie is too tight
feel like I am being strangled
my throat feels swollen
The symptoms can be mimicked by pushing on the cartilage in the neck just below the Adams apple!.
The lump comes and goes depending on the day!.
Symptoms are usually best in the AM and worse later in the day
Stress aggravates the symptoms!.
Saliva is difficult to swallow yet food is easy to swallow!.
Eating, in fact, often makes the tightness go away for a time!.
The symptoms are similar to getting choked up at a wedding or a funeral!.
Physiology 101
There are two valves in the esophagus or swallowing tube!. The are normally contracted and they relax when you swallow so that food can pass through them going to the stomach!. They then squeeze closed again to prevent regurgitation of the stomach contents!. If the normal contraction becomes a spasm, like a charlie horse of the calf muscle, these symptoms start!. Stress often makes these spasms much worse!. Many people have experienced neck tightness when stressed and this is similar!. Even if not caused by stress, stress will make the spasm much worse!.
A management program
An exam of the neck and throat is extemely important to eliminate serious problems!. In fact, it enters most peoples minds that a lump in the throat might be a cancer!. In practice, real lumps in the throat, such as a cancer are not felt!. It is one of the reasons that a cancer can get so big before it is discovered!. It probably is fortunate that we don't have great sensation in the throat as we would then feel every particle of food, with every meal as it travels down the throat!. So lacking great sensation in the throat, problems are a little mysterious there!.
Unfortunately, many physicians are not familiar with how symptomatic a cricopharyngeal spasm can be and I often see patients who have been extensively tested with Barium swallows, esophageal endoscopies, pH testing, CT scans, xrays, MRI scans and they all come back normal or possibly with some finding that is completely unrelated to the lump in the throat sensation!. Really, just a good exam of the throat, voice box and neck is all that is necessary and it is sufficient as well!. You should know the following:
Just knowing the tightness is not a sign of cancer frequently helps relieve the discomfort!.
You will get better!. Often improvement is over several weeks or even a few months, but occurs once one knows what the problem is!.
Warm fluids should comfort the throat!. Consider a cup of warm tea when the lump is bothersome!.
If stress lets up, the symptoms improve!. Think about what stress might be making this lump worse!.
Muscle relaxants, such as valium, would be a good treatment, except for their addictive properties!.
Medication
I sometimes dispense several valium (perhaps 4) as a test to prove the symptoms are from muscle spasms!. I recommend taking one of the Valium on a weekend, when being alert is not important!. When the lump occurs, one takes the Valium!. Within an hour, there should be significant improvement in the lump sensation!. If the symptoms improve after taking the muscle relaxant, then the symptoms are reasonably from a muscle spasm!. Again, the knowledge that a muscle relaxant makes a lump disappear can help confirm that the cause of the lump is from a muscle and not an actual lump!.
I have also tried injections with a local anesthetic, often with good, but temporary results!. It does help to confirm in the patients mind, there is the possibility of relief!.
If a local anesthetic injections helps, I have with inconsistent results injected botulinum toxin into the cricopharyngeus muscle, sometimes with prolonged relief!.
good luck !!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Cricopharyngeal spasm
Information for patients with a lump in the throat sensation
Causes
This syndrome results from a spasm in the cricopharyngeus muscle!. It is a self limiting disorder that will resolve on its own!. The symptoms are so characteristic that as soon as a patient tells me they have a lump in the throat, I can usually describe all of their symptoms to them!.
Symptoms
Lump in the throat sensation
feels like a golf ball, tennis ball !.!.!. is stuck in my throat
feels like my tie is too tight
feel like I am being strangled
my throat feels swollen
The symptoms can be mimicked by pushing on the cartilage in the neck just below the Adams apple!.
The lump comes and goes depending on the day!.
Symptoms are usually best in the AM and worse later in the day
Stress aggravates the symptoms!.
Saliva is difficult to swallow yet food is easy to swallow!.
Eating, in fact, often makes the tightness go away for a time!.
The symptoms are similar to getting choked up at a wedding or a funeral!.
Physiology 101
There are two valves in the esophagus or swallowing tube!. The are normally contracted and they relax when you swallow so that food can pass through them going to the stomach!. They then squeeze closed again to prevent regurgitation of the stomach contents!. If the normal contraction becomes a spasm, like a charlie horse of the calf muscle, these symptoms start!. Stress often makes these spasms much worse!. Many people have experienced neck tightness when stressed and this is similar!. Even if not caused by stress, stress will make the spasm much worse!.
A management program
An exam of the neck and throat is extemely important to eliminate serious problems!. In fact, it enters most peoples minds that a lump in the throat might be a cancer!. In practice, real lumps in the throat, such as a cancer are not felt!. It is one of the reasons that a cancer can get so big before it is discovered!. It probably is fortunate that we don't have great sensation in the throat as we would then feel every particle of food, with every meal as it travels down the throat!. So lacking great sensation in the throat, problems are a little mysterious there!.
Unfortunately, many physicians are not familiar with how symptomatic a cricopharyngeal spasm can be and I often see patients who have been extensively tested with Barium swallows, esophageal endoscopies, pH testing, CT scans, xrays, MRI scans and they all come back normal or possibly with some finding that is completely unrelated to the lump in the throat sensation!. Really, just a good exam of the throat, voice box and neck is all that is necessary and it is sufficient as well!. You should know the following:
Just knowing the tightness is not a sign of cancer frequently helps relieve the discomfort!.
You will get better!. Often improvement is over several weeks or even a few months, but occurs once one knows what the problem is!.
Warm fluids should comfort the throat!. Consider a cup of warm tea when the lump is bothersome!.
If stress lets up, the symptoms improve!. Think about what stress might be making this lump worse!.
Muscle relaxants, such as valium, would be a good treatment, except for their addictive properties!.
Medication
I sometimes dispense several valium (perhaps 4) as a test to prove the symptoms are from muscle spasms!. I recommend taking one of the Valium on a weekend, when being alert is not important!. When the lump occurs, one takes the Valium!. Within an hour, there should be significant improvement in the lump sensation!. If the symptoms improve after taking the muscle relaxant, then the symptoms are reasonably from a muscle spasm!. Again, the knowledge that a muscle relaxant makes a lump disappear can help confirm that the cause of the lump is from a muscle and not an actual lump!.
I have also tried injections with a local anesthetic, often with good, but temporary results!. It does help to confirm in the patients mind, there is the possibility of relief!.
If a local anesthetic injections helps, I have with inconsistent results injected botulinum toxin into the cricopharyngeus muscle, sometimes with prolonged relief!.
good luck !!Www@Answer-Health@Com
any acid meds will reduce effectiveness of your prescribed meds!.All your symptoms can also be a side effect of your medicines!. It is very important that you contact your doctor immediately or go to nearest hospital!.I have been where you are now and know it can take a lot to pull yourself up enough to get help,but you must! Get out of the house -call a family member-a help line!.How old are you!? Can you tell me where you live or give me email address!? I would like to helpWww@Answer-Health@Com
There's something wrong, and you should definitely see a doctor!. They can help you and get you on the right medication!. Good luck, and I hope you feel better!Www@Answer-Health@Com