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Can anxiety cause my throat to be tight for several weeks? i also caught a sickness from my kids but my throat is still tight

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Throat tightness: Anxiety CAN cause throat tightness. But so can a bad case of strep throat, viral pharyngitis, mononucleosis, or an allergic reaction - even some subacute allergy. Keep these things in mind before chalking it up to anxiety.

Answered 5/19/2014

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