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Can anxiety make you feel like there is a lump in your throat, and it is difficult to breathe?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Anxiety: Sure, it can be. Anxiety can leads to a lot of somatoforme disorders which can leads to physical complaints with normal physical examination. Counselling with psychologist or using an axiolytic medications may be needed.
Answered 9/23/2016
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Yes: Tightness in the throat and difficulty breathing (shallow breathing) can and does often occur when someone is anxious. These are some of the symptoms we look for when evaluating for anxiety disorders.
Answered 8/13/2012
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Anxious: Yes, that is one of several symptoms of anxiety, assuming u checked out ok as far as general medical health.
Answered 5/3/2016
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