Acid Reflux? I am confused

Hello, just had a few questions to see if all of this makes since and if there is anything else I need to be worried about. First a little background. I am 32 and have been a type 1 diabetic since I was 10. Very well taken care of, especially the last 5 or so years with a normal A1C every checkup in the 5 range, otherwise healthy.

about 3 weeks ago I was eating dinner, everything was normal and then my wife and I went to watch some TV. about a hour after dinner which sitting in the recliner I noticed I was having problems getting a deep breath. I got up walked around and started getting really worried. Heart started racing, BP went through the rough, I was shivering, and a few minutes later felt like I needed to puke. After about 5 minutes we decided to go to the ER because I have never had this happen. Got to the ER and they treaded it like a hearth problem. Preformed a EKG, took x- rays of chest and all that good stuff. Well a short time after being there, 30 minutes or so, my heart was back to beating normal and my BP was down. Doctor said it could be anything but my heart looked good. So we go home and I don't have any more problems the next day, all is good with the world.

Now 2 days later we are eating supper and the same darn thing happens again about an hour after supper. I do not go to the ER this time but instead ride it out and settle myself down. next day, nothing. The next day it happens again only this time it wasn't after supper it was during the day.

As time went on that next Friday I was driving home and started feeling this coming on again and let out a burp that came from deep down and felt instance relief. So it dawned on my it must be acid reflux.

I have always had a problem swallowing certain foods like bread or pastas and knew I needed to go get that seen about but never did.

So I go to the gastro doc and explain what is going on and he says he thinks it acid reflux which caused me to have panic attack, which I have never had before so we schedule a endoscopy.

Endoscopy was last Wednesday and I have to say when I eat I can tell a difference but I am still having this weird burping thing. I am on Prilosec OTC for 14 days, currently on day 6, then switch to Pepcid for 2 months.

What I am feeling now is after I eat I will get this urge to need to burp and I can feel it is there but can't. My throat was fine after the procedure, not sore or anything but not 6 days later it feels a little sore, probably from my trying to burp. Now all of this may be in my head and I am trying to prevent another panic attack but I am not certain.

Should I call my doctor back? Does this sound like acid reflux that caused a panic attack? Do I need to be taking gas x or something else also to help the burps on up or does that combat the gaviscon he put me on also?

Feeling confused.

Koko1

In conjunction with the medication, are you also following a Acid Reflux-friendly diet? There are a lot of foods that could irritate your stomach and escalate your symptoms. In addition, anxiety can cause or make your symptoms seem a lot worse. A lot of people go the hospital with a racing heart and elevated blood pressure and eventually are diagnosed with a panic attack - not saying that this was your situation. With the belching symptoms, it's common with acid reflux, along with heartburn. We are not medical professionals here, and can only offer advice based on our own experience. It might ease your mind if your contact your doctor and discuss your concerns directly. You could try some anti-gas medication, and you might want to keep a food diary to see if you can identify your trigger foods. It will take a while for your medication to take effect, and make sure you take it as prescribed.

Let me know if you have any other questions. I suffered with reflux for most of my adult life, and eventually needed to have surgery at 53 years old.

SharonZ said...
Koko1

In conjunction with the medication, are you also following a Acid Reflux-friendly diet? There are a lot of foods that could irritate your stomach and escalate your symptoms. In addition, anxiety can cause or make your symptoms seem a lot worse. A lot of people go the hospital with a racing heart and elevated blood pressure and eventually are diagnosed with a panic attack - not saying that this was your situation. With the belching symptoms, it's common with acid reflux, along with heartburn. We are not medical professionals here, and can only offer advice based on our own experience. It might ease your mind if your contact your doctor and discuss your concerns directly. You could try some anti-gas medication, and you might want to keep a food diary to see if you can identify your trigger foods. It will take a while for your medication to take effect, and make sure you take it as prescribed.

Let me know if you have any other questions. I suffered with reflux for most of my adult life, and eventually needed to have surgery at 53 years old.

Thanks! Yeah I have always been a what I would call over thinker. My mind constantly thinks about all decisions or problems before acting and that seems to be working against me in this situation. I will have a flair up of acid reflux and can't seem to calm down. I called my doctors office today about my sore throat which they attributed to me trying to get these burps up, which makes since because it didn't start until 5 days after the endoscopy. They said the medicine should help the burps but it hasn't yet.

I am on Prilosec OTC for 14 days, 1 pill a day, then switch to Pepcid prescription 20mg twice a day. Also 2 gaviscons after eating. The gaviscons at times seem to push down my belches though and only seem to make my needing to belch worse.

I guess it is jus trial and error but never knew this stuff took this much of a toll on people. I have been a type 1 diabetic taking 6-8 shots a day and calculating insulin to carb ratios for 22 years and that is a piece of cake compared to this.