Did I ask before? Please this is important to me...

Can reflux or hernia cause soreness to the touch in the upper back? anyone know? I don't know if fibro is triggering the reflux or vice versa, because most of my fibro pain is in my upper back and chest I cannot help but wonder if all my pain is caused by reflux after all.

 Hi I also have pain in my upper back that radiates from front to back. it is a combination of anxiety and gerd.if you lean in hte direction of being an anxious annie, like myself, i find that a low dose of zoloft has made a big differnce and also being aware.

Thank you both so much for responding, will try an ativan and see if it helps, was given a prescription for 50mg of zoloft, did not have it filled yet, a higher dose had me put on a lot of weight years ago, dreamgirl do you find this is happening to you on a low dosage? also how long have you been on it? I know that I worry a lot.

 hi, sorry it took so long to respond.  well i have been taking ativan for over a year, ,for sleep problems, then i started zoloft about 4 months ago, very low dose 25mg, i noticed an immediate lowereing of pain in my back which told me it was somewhat anxiety related. i tried to increas my zoloft to 50 mg, and wham  i gained 6 to 7 pounds in 11 days, dropped back to 25 mg.  just this last week i stopped the zoloft, hope that is not a mistake, i just wanted to see how i would do without it, so far my sleep is disturbed and i am exhausted, but those are withdral symptoms. i might get back on the zoloft, not sure, but will not incresae as i do not want the extra pounds, i got enough to deal with already. i do not put on weight with the lower dose of zozloft.