Just GERD or a sign of heart complication

Welcome. I'm not a doctor but have both GERD and heart issues so I'll share with you some experience.

How old are you? If you are pre-menopause you have a very low probability that it would be a problem with your heart. Do you have heart history in your family? This is what my cardiologist tells me and I'm just repeating it to give you some reassurance if you are younger.

Can you reproduce pain by pressing on your chest or back?? If you can it's likely it's a muscle problem. I get chest pain ALL THE TIME and it's costochondritis. I can almost always reproduce it by pressing in the spaces between my ribs near my sternum. A huge thing that causes me palpitations and chest pain is dehydration. Are you drinking plenty and I do mean more than you think you should of water? I'm always surprised how much better I will feel after getting couple glasses of water in.

If you were diagnosed with gerd I'm wondering why you stopped the medicine? Chest pain can be a sign of gerd so maybe the continuing the meds might help? What did they prescribe you? Did you have symptoms other than chest pain or tests to confirm gerd or were they just 'guessing' gerd?

If it's bothering you yes I would check with your primary care physician. If you've had any tests or family history that would indicate you may have a problem with your heart than ask for a referral to a cardiologist who can give you much better information to rule out the a heart problem. Also if you aren't sure it's gerd ask to be referred to a gastroentrologist.

Good luck I hope you get it figured out. Chest pain is not fun and I understand the worry, just trying to give you some other things it might be. Of course if it gets worse or is bothering you get immediate medical help!!

Thank you for replying!
@Michiganmom
I really appreciate you detailed reply. As far as I know, my dad has diabetes and I think it runs in the family. However , I can assure you I have no diabetes. I am young, 16 yrs old and considered severely overweight.
I have tried reproducing the pain just like you said in your reply for a few days but I can't feel the same pain that I felt when I get chest pain. As for drinking enough, I 'm pretty sure I'm drinking enough water since I drink from a 1L bottle 2-3 times a day.
As for my medication for gerd, I took the medications for two weeks according the doctor's order and I intended to continue taking the medication but I read an article that I should not be dependent on the medication or it might cause complications. As long as I do not over eat, I do not have any signs of gerd that will happen ( besides the chest pain)
As for how the doctor diagnosed me with gerd, I told her I constantly needed to burp and have chest and abdominal pain and the feeling of constriction on my neck. She said she knows what I have alrdy and she did some percussion around my abdominal area . That was all she did.

Recently, my heart palpitations are happening every night. It will happen even if I ate 4hours ago. My chest pain have been mild and short. But what worries me is that it's always near the center of my chest. I have this app that can measure heart rate and it shows my heart rate is above 100bpm almost everytime. My highest was 141bpm while walking. It's pretty constant as well. I also break out in cold sweat out of no where recently. I do not use an air conditioner. I am gonna discuss going to a cardiologist and gastroenterologist to my parents . Thanks for the advice

@Sweetred
I'm sorry you have the same experience as me. It can be worrying a lot. But I'm glad that I'm not the only one who have my experiences because that means there's a chance that I will get answers to why I have these experiences.