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Posted 10/26/2014 6:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,

I recently had a upper GI test and I got confirmed with acid reflux. They put me on protonix and pepcid AC twice a day. I've been on the protonix prior to being diagnosed, but it never helped. I generally have chest pain, weird arm sensations and my back always hurts. I also get neck pain and jaw pain.

So far, it seems to be taking most of the chest pain away, I get random sharp yet non painful chest pains, then it generally follows up with some burning sensation.

However, It's always really hard to breathe, I generally breathe fairly well through my nose, but with my mouth, it's like I can only take 60% of the breath. Yet, it's not always like that, and it's not always after each meal.

I've had many EKG's, nuclear stress echo, and cleared by two cardiologists who don't believe it's a heart problem. They actually have me going in for a heart cath next week, just to provide me peace of mind, but i'm very nervous/scared.

Anyone else experience this? I'm not sure if maybe it's pure anxiety all the time, or maybe the acid reflux has caused a deeper problem.

Thanks!
Posted 10/26/2014 10:20 PM (GMT 0)
Hi I get neck, shoulder, collarbone pains and sometimes a tingling and pins and needles sensation on my left arm and hand. I usually notice it in the morning or early hours. I think acid reflux and anxiety go hand in hand though tbh as it's such a random disease it's hard to understand all the different symptoms. The shortness of breath can be due to hiatal hernia if it's pressing on your diaphragm or possibly irritation to your airways from aspiration.

I'm learning that nothing is impossible when it comes to gerd/lpr! I've even had earache, burning nose, facial pain and sore gums and tongue too which you would never think to blame on acid reflux. Good luck with the tests and I hope you start to manage things and feel better soon.
Posted 10/27/2014 9:52 AM (GMT 0)
Yes I have the same thing. On top of that my heart rhythm becomes erratic, missing beats, I sometimes get stabbing pains that feel as if they're in my heart, and my heart also pounds and races if I don't drink or eat for a while.

Had the full works of tests on my heart and nothing, used to bother me a lot and caused me a lot of worry, but now its been a few years since it started and I haven't died, so it doesn't bother me anymore. Best guess is its all GERD related.
Posted 10/28/2014 1:43 AM (GMT 0)
I have had episodes where I found it hard to get a full breathe of air in. The best way to describe it is that I had intense pressure near my heart when I would try to breathe in, and I felt like my heart was about to burst if I did anything more than a quarter of the usual amount of air I require. Now these episodes probably happened once per month, but my theory is that it has something to do with gas getting up into the chest. Since having a nissen I can say that this problem has increased by about tenfold so keep that in mind if that is a route you are considering.
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