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October 23, 2003
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I had a burgeoning migraine this morning, so I took one of my new 100mg Imitrex. I got all of the usual side effects, along with one I had never experienced before - "difficulty swallowing".
I never understood before what kind of difficulty you could have with swallowing unless you were, say, choking on a hot dog. Would your throat swell shut? Would you unable to execute the swallowing motion?
I can best describe the sensation as similar to the sore throat that feels like tight band. You know the kind. You get them with the flu. No matter how much liquid you drink, they never feel better, because it isn't so much a surface irritation as a death grip on your esophagus. When eating or drinking, you brace yourself for the swallow because you know it will hurt like hell.
That's how it felt, only it didn't really hurt much. When I took a swig of Diet Coke, it felt exactly like I had just forced down a huge gulp. I was still able to swallow, it just felt odd. I don't think I want that to happen again.
Posted by Laura at October 23, 2003 03:15 PM