Throat Twitch from Anxiety and Stress

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My blood tests came back fine again (not that I have asked to see details, I am trying to trust my GP)My GP said that the fatigue I am suffering from is a combination of anxiety and lack of sleep, and I certainly continue to suffer from both of those in good measure, living a very stressful life.Thing is I have a new twitch now at the back of my throat which becomes apparant if I breathe in slowly or exhale slowly, and instead of ignoring it, I tend to go looking for it as I seem to focus on it. It's worrying me because I can't help thinking of the dreaded disease and how it affects Bulbar muscles.Well as you do, instead of enjoying what was supposed to be a fancy meal out, I started comparing hands with another guest, who definatly had some dents in his, big uns, caused by injury. He had been complaining about losing feeling in his hands and of course I know a lot about that. I think I worry unduly about strength issues in that lack of sensation can maybe cause you to underestimate your strength when you are gripping something and cause you to drop it.I suppose one way around the anxiety/sleep problem might be to take some anxiolytic but I did not get on well with lorazepam last year, made me feel even more tired. Even when I have had a long sleep to make up for lost time, I don't get up feeling refreshed because I am generally fearful of what the new day will bring in terms of continued symptoms.My speech however is not deteriorating, though if this twitch in my throat gets worse my voice will start taking on a quavery disposition.My anniversary on this board is not far away, and when I joined I was a total wreck mentally, I was almost too ill to attend a study weekend at the University because of the way my speech was slurring. This year I have been engaged as an official lecturer at the same event, and I have a punishing schedule of conferences ahead during the summer, culminating in a big one where I am also presenting. Heck I have not even finished my paper for that one yet. I also come up for my first progress review at Uni in a months time, I have to justify what I have been doing with it so far.More stress.

 

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Good post Cap Hill. Glad to see your thinking positive and knowing you've had this WAY TO LONG NOW to be anything but stress, anxiety and BFS. I am a hyperchondriac or you can call it OCD, I've been dx's with both. I dont want to offend you, but as searching from your past post I see as me, You've gone from "cancer in throat", now a bit concerned w/ pancreatic cancer..and now the CMS (sorry forgot the initials) of whatever it was ya mentioned, now back to ***. I would say that is a bit of Hyperchondria. In which I have a lot of. I've had "everything" acording to my doctors. He finally sent me to a psychiatrist and CBT therapist/psychologist! AND MEDS. Yes Im a bonified NUTBALL, but it is a sickness I have. Its mental.