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Posted 4/3/2012 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry to hear you are both under a lot of stress from this.

@orchid - I used to also suffer from IBS symptoms as well a few years back - bloating, pain, gas, etc.   It seems to have slowed quite a bit.  
From what I've read there seems to be a correlation between GERD and IBS and many do have symptoms of both at times.

I have found in the past the best measure that helped me deal with stress was exercise, cardio - anything to get out and release those endorphins - always made me feel better and sleep better, even if it's just a brisk walk for 30 minutes.

 

Posted 4/3/2012 9:37 PM (GMT 0)
@ericapeace2000 I have my meltdowns. I know there is no one shot cure for this. Being a woman, thinking abt having a child etc causes me more anxiety. Gerd becomes lot worse during pregnancy. My work is also getting effected as I getting anxious/ depressed.

My heart goes out to you! Be strong you can conquer gerd.
Posted 4/3/2012 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone nice to talk to people who understand.. I am now on 5 th day of Zoloft and calmer and maybe a little more rational.. My stomachs is settling a little and I'm not so worried about it... I think the Zoloft is helping the anxiety ....I always get reflux with anxiety....I ve had 3 major events in the last year and recently found a breast lump they Are investigating .. For me stress = reflux= stress.. So going to stay on Zoloft for awhile.. I hate monitoring the reflux and tuning inwards and the Zoloft is helping to stop that...
Posted 4/4/2012 1:23 AM (GMT 0)
orchid, yes I understand. I needed zoloft for other things. Im glad im off it though now. It's often harder to go through the pain instead of going around it, but at least once it is behind you, you can look back at it and laugh at it. :) I do sometimes beat problems and then look back at them and laugh thinking that bothered me? or I beat that problem, yes! So there is hope. Although we all have different situations gastroly speaking, I really do think that a lot of mine and others acid problems are caused by the brain kicking in the acid so you body decides to flee in it's fight or flight decisions. Similar a little bit maybe to the way adrenaline works. Luckily I have learned sometimes to just say ***, not worry about it, and then the body problems goes away. So your brain has to be able to beat it in at least some of the situations because I have done it before. Although I can't entirely not think about it and cure it all the time, but sometimes I can. With more years of practice I will be able to fix more things. Can't wait until then, hehe.
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