Does Eating make U get a panic attack

[XmasCarol52]

Sometimes when I eat I get very anxious then I get a panic attack has this happened to anyone else?It feels like my throat closes up on me then I start to gag.Sometimes my heart will even race too. I am just wondering if certain food can cause panic attacks,

 

[janemariesayed]

Has this been going on for very long or have you always felt like this when you eat during a relapse? I'm sorry that you feel like that as food can be a real comforter. Keep a notepad on your dinner table and note down what is on your mind when you are eating. It sounds like something is triggering an attack when you are actually eating. If you can figure out what goes through your mind you will be conscious of it and then hopefully it should stop.

 

[Decentlady]

@janemariesayed has a very good suggestion. I want to add that try writing down food items that seem to give you the sensation of the throat getting closed.

Actually, jack fruit can do that. It causes muscle spasms and you may get bronchospasms.

 

[XmasCarol52]

This has been going on for like 20 years now and sometimes when it happens I have to lay down put my hand over my heart as to calm it down but it feels like I got a bubble in my throat then I start to belch sometimes burping will help it go away but other times it gets to be so bad it makes me gag,I always have had a problem with gagging ever since I was a little girl.I cant even do the tongue depressor thing because i cannot keep mouth open for that long even though some people think i talk to much lol I know i cannot tolerate milk because I am lactose intolerant .So I try to stay away from that.I never thought that food could make me nervous ,anxious,

 

[janemariesayed]

@janemariesayed has a very good suggestion. I want to add that try writing down food items that seem to give you the sensation of the throat getting closed.

Actually, jack fruit can do that. It causes muscle spasms and you may get bronchospasms.

It never came to mind that some foods can cause muscle spasms, but thinking about it of course, it can happen. There are many reasons that we can have muscle spasms and one thing that it could be is an allergy as well. Some food allergies make our throats feel as though they are closing up, and indeed they may be. I think you need to ask your doctor Carol, he can run tests and know for sure what it could be. In the mean time, keep the notepad by your food and jot down your thoughts and also, like @Decentlady suggested, write down what you were eating as well.

 

[XmasCarol52]

I can do that but milk does not agree with me.So i try to stay away from it.It makes me tired and sometimes i get very gassy. Ugh on that. Sometimes it feels like when i am very anxious if i just eat something my anxieties get worse then i have trouble with my breathing ,it is odd how your anxieties can get worse just by eating

 

[Concernedgal]

It all depends on what I eat. If it's dairy or foods that have alot of nitrates such as sausage etc.. than I definitely do. I find that when I get anxious though I usually have to "go" . And a couple of minutes after I go, I tend to feel better. So I don't know if it's what I eat or if it's my faulty digestive system?

 

[XmasCarol52]

I have a very nervous stomach and sometimes just looking at a glass of water can make me go,I hope this coming Tuesday I will be okay when i have to go out ugh and see my doctor. Can I asks u to say a prayer for me so that I will be okay? I am so anxious about this,going out first then having to deal with my doctor .

 

[Concernedgal]

Oh lord the dreaded doctors appointment. I think you will be fine though. Just think although you may feel agitated, just remember that it won't be forever and yes.. I will pray for you.

 

[XmasCarol52]

Thank you i need it the only good thing about it is I get to go to Dunkin Donuts,do you have one of them?