I also have the same exact problem, i was diagnosed with generalized and social axiety. I have had it for as long as i can remember, when i was little i would gag when i had to go to the doctors, or even to get my haircut, and the dentist, forget about it.

 

I am now 24 and its very annoying, and just hard to deal with, i can't hang out with my friends for fear of gagging infront of them. i stil have a little bit of trouble going to get my haircut. There are soo many things i want to do, but i don't just out of fear.

 

My girlfriend is graduating from college next weekend, and i am already having attacks about it. I feel bad because i don't want to go(becauase of the anxiety). But i really want to see her graduate.

 

When i was about 16, i was put on paxil, which kinda worked, but did not get rid of it.

 

Now i have discovered Liquid passion flower, which sorta works as well,i haven't taken as directed(3 times a day), but i take it before i go somewhere i know i'm gonna have an attack, like a concert. And it will work for about half the concert, then all of a sudden out of no where ill just start gagging.

 

This is something i wouldn't wish  on my worst enemy. It is destroying my life, and it feels like all i can do is just sit there and let it destroy it.

 

I feel as though i am running out of ideas on how to correct this problem(if possible).

 

 

I am 23 and have this type of anxiety. I first noticed when I was around 8 years old or so, in school. I was learning something in class where I had to sound out things, I was nervous and couldn't get a word out and I started dry-heaving out of nowhere. I wasn't sure what was wrong with me, but everytime since then where I had to act, speak-aloud in front of class, it hit me very bad. I have it now, but only during social situations. I even get it when I have nothing to fear of and in chill situations to where I am at-ease. I have tried to combat it with lexapro/xanax, but it seemed to make the problem worse.

I eventually with try other prescription meds to see if I can find the best fit. I also am going to take up a more naturla approach using extracts of some sort, things my body needs to keep stress/mood/nervous levels under-control. Self help and therapy is out of the question, if you get the shit while driving or most situations, you can't just close you're eyes and count to 10. There's no safe place to turn to when you're mind is in a stressful situation, it's like tug-of-war with a army tank.

I'm 30 yrs old and have been dealing with this since I was 19. I got married at 19 and my wedding was a disaster (not my marriage though :)), and the day I married my husband he went into the hospital for Gillian Berrett Syndrome and stayed there for 2 months. My anxiety started there. The gagging lasted for about a year. I managed it until I became pregnant with our first child 4 yrs later. Our oldest is now 6 yrs, and has Aspergers Syndrome (I don't believe it is related), so he has therapy at least once a week. Driving the 45 mins to his OT's office is excruciating for me. It is so comforting to know I'm not alone. I have periods of time where I feel symptom free though. I don't know what triggers it, but when the symptoms start again I try my best to remind myself of how to snap out of it, otherwise it turns into depression with me.

 I am Thirty years old  and I have had this problem with gagging since I was about 12, I have tried alot of things and from anti anxiety meds to xanax and natural herbs, I experienced some good results with these methods but nothing I was satisfied with.

 It wasnt until I learned about EFT (emotional freedom technique) and took a class on it and started using it on a regular basis. My Gagging and anxiety has gotten so  much better and it happenend very fast. It is something that you can learn from the eft website but My best results came from when I actually went to a EFT practioner, I was very hesitant and thought it was weird at first but My life has changed from it. I still  have a attack from time to time but I know when it is coming and I know how to control it . 

 We all know Anxiety is basicaly a unbased fear a fear that hasn't happened. EFT realeases the emotion(Fear) of different situations,  we all gag at different situations with me it was when I played sports or when I had to do any physical activity where I thought there where expectations on me. EFT is absolutly amazing and it is worth the time to look into. And best of all it is free to learn from the website eftuniverse.com or go to mercola.com

I had boughts of constantly having a gagging sensation and gagging fits for quite some time. I equated to anxiety until i realized what the problem really was. Anxiety increases tension. I bet many people here have pain in their backs, tense shoulders, and tense necks. This may or may not be your problem. I f you yawn alot, this is another sign. Yawning, in my case, was trying to open and stretch my throat because it was always tense and I couldnt figure out why. Try this...tilt your head back as if strecthing your neck. If you feel tension in the muscle under your jaw, this is most likely why your jagging. The muscle under the jaw, if not stretched, you constirct the throat and preferably the adams apple, making it sensitive. When you get an anxiety attack, your muscles tense even more...leaving it even more sensitive. So when you wake up through the morning and throughout the day...do neck stretches. You may not believe this works, but I have yet to have this sensation of gagging againg since doing this.. Try it. You might be surprised. Sometimes we think the problem is something really bad, or is a mental dilemma. But it is in fact usually something so simple that we dont even realize it.

o and by the way...I forgot to mention something else you might find useful. Many people with anxiety problems seem to have an issue with breathing through their mouths...especially when they are panicing. This results in the tongue being placed down and back into the throat...allowing saliva to cause gagging since your throat is now constantly kept open. Your tongue should be slightly pushed foward and touching the rood of your mouth at all times, but it should feel natural and not forced. To see if this is your problem...take a sip of water and hold it in your mouth while tilting your head back. If you start to gag then your tongue is in the wrong place. Like I said before, a lot of the times anxiety causes us to go crazy thinking theres some physical illness that we have to learn to live with and accept when in fact its something so simple we simply pass it right by.

Has anyone found and information on how to stop gagging? I'm in highschool, grade 11 and suffering from nervous gagging since grade 6... It got much worse at the beginning of highschool, and though it would go away but it hasn't. The docs tild me it was acid reflex, and I'm on nexium for it but that's it... Trying breathing techniques and eating orange or mint candies which help a bit.. But it's VERY frusterating, especially being in highschool... It's effecting school and relationships... I just want to get RID of it. Any advice or techniques ???