A question I've asked on here before, and a question I've asked many a Doctor, but I've always got very conflicting answers :/
Basically, I've been diagnosed with quite severe GERD, and also, my Doctor thinks I get esophageal spasms as well. I do get heartburn, I also get this lightening bolt feelings under my sternum which momentarily take my breath away. However during these bolt like feelings, I get missed heart beats, feels like everything in my chest just stops and then my heart thuds back into rhythm, it's very uncomfortable and frightening, I've sometimes felt these missed beats when taking my pulse and have also seen them on my home heart monitor's 'wave line'.
So can GERD/Esophageal spasm cause palpitations? Some of my Doctors say absolutely, some say it's impossible, really confusing
FYI I've had a few ECGs, an echocardiogram and a heart CT scan which have been normal.