Do you have problems swallowing?
Myasthenia gravis causes weakness of the swallowing muscles of many individuals, leading to problems involving choking, a terrifying experience, https://myasthenia-gravis.com/living/swallowing-speaking-symptoms, https://myasthenia-gravis.com/diet, and https://myasthenia-gravis.com/living/barium-swallow-experience.
Have you had problems swallowing before? What foods are tolerable? How do you manage to take any prescription pills?
I experience shortness of breath, double vision, weakness in right arm and hand. Dizziness, weakness in thigh muscles and walks with a wide gait holding on to anything I can.
Yes and it’s awful. I’ve been to the ER for choking and spent 3 months afterward on pureed foods and thickened liquids. That episode got me on a new treatment which has helped, and a few months later there’s foods I realize I may never eat again. I still monitor everything I put in my mouth as it’s just not worth it risking aspiration
Yes
Yes mostly at night after brushing my teeth my saliva becomes very thick and slippery to the feel. This happens when I go to rinse my mouth. It takes some very cold water and small sips of it to finally be able to swallow.
