# Trouble Swallowing

**URL:** <https://mvertigo.org/t/trouble-swallowing/2553>\
**Category:** Specific Illnesses & Conditions\
**Created:** [January 27, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/trouble-swallowing/2553 "2011-01-27T04:39:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tamsha](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tamsha](https://mvertigo.org/u/Tamsha)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/trouble-swallowing/2553/1 "2011-01-27T04:39:45Z")

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This is a new symptom for me since diagnosed with MAV. When I get a migraine I feel like I have something in my throat and I can’t swallow - THEN I get panicky like I’m choking and not getting air which leads to anxiety. Does anyone else have this?

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**Author:** ![cmoc](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@cmoc](https://mvertigo.org/u/cmoc)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/trouble-swallowing/2553/2 "2011-01-27T16:08:52Z")

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You can get a lump in the throat with anxiety, but it could also be a goitre causing it, if you havent done it already, I would get your thyroid checked, not just the TSH but for antibodies.

Christine

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**Author:** ![dizziblonde](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/dizziblonde/32/18_2.png) [@dizziblonde](https://mvertigo.org/u/dizziblonde)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/trouble-swallowing/2553/3 "2011-01-27T18:29:40Z")

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Hi there,

There’s a pretty well established link between migraine and reflux. Migraine seems to globally effect the nervous system, gastric motility is reduced thus increasing the incidence of gastro-oesophageal reflux, which can present in the manner you describe.

I’d suggest you start taking domperidone, either symptomatically when your migraine symptoms start if this problem is only intermittent (when I feel a bad patch coming on I always take a dose of domperidone, have a big drink and eat something easily digestible +/- painkillers) or regularly if this problem is more continuous.

Hope this helps,  
Hx