is closing of the throat, tightness, dry throat, ball in throat anxiety. everyday. I am taking Dexilant 60 mg and this really sucks.. They relate it to allergies post nasal drip… Its everyday, I elevate my self when i sleep but nothing , change my diet work out.. ITS driving me nuts. Please let me know if this happened to you and if has disappeared.. Oh and I tried all the natural remedies, apple cider and baking powder, ginger, sleep on the left side, elevating the bed.. talking warm baths to relax my nerves but I need to take the xanax.. I hate it.

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I think i may have GERD because this is the reason why, please take a second to read.

I have been to my local GP he said he doesnt seem to know what the problem is because he cant see anything. So he sent me off for an ultrasound test on my throat, he couldnt find nothing. So now i see this Acid Disease called ‘GERD’ here are my symptons; Tight throat, go to be sick sometimes but doesnt make it out, feel sick alot but i dont be sick, right side of chest hurts when i eat and burning in the throat.

Could i have GERD? If not, Could it be something else, like Throat caner?

Whats the best way to cure GERD?

About me: I’m a 23 year-old female. I’m not overweight, I don’t drink alcohol, I don’t smoke, and I don’t do drugs. I also don’t consume a lot of caffeine. Here’s the problem:

When I was around 13, I was diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and also as having a hiatal hernia. I was able to manage it pretty well by taking medicine up until July of last year, when I started getting sharp, stabbing chest pains out of nowhere. Whenever this happens, it feels like I’m about to have a heart attack. The pain doesn’t usually last very long (maybe 10 seconds or less), but it’s always VERY painful. It happens about every two or three days.

I also can’t take a deep breath and feel really short of breath. This happens on and off and usually coincides with the chest pain. I noticed when I’m like this, I can’t hold my breath underwater for very long (maybe 4 seconds).

My doctor said he would send me to see a cardiologist and then a gastroenterologist. I saw the cardiologist, who ran a bunch of tests and said my heart was fine.

My next appointment with my general practitioner was 30 minutes before his office closed, and I was very rushed. I didn’t even wait in the waiting room. The doctor (maybe because he was in a hurry) didn’t even mention sending me to a gastroenterologist and put me on an anti-depressant instead, saying the pain and shortness of breath might be from depression. I’ve been on it for over two weeks now, and it hasn’t helped at all. In fact, while on it, I had the worst chest pain yet, lasting almost a full 30 seconds! I just about keeled over in pain!

This is majorly affecting my life, and I’ve gone entire nights without sleep. I feel like the doctor has already given up.

So the question I really want to know is, is it possible that all of this could be caused by my hiatal hernia and/or GERD? If so, can it be fixed and how? If not, what could it be? Should I ask my doctor to refer me to a gastroenterologist?

If anyone actually reads this novel of a question, thank you for taking the time to read this and answer

One two separate occasions, spanning two weeks, I’ve had a tight burning stomach. When I lie down I feel like I’m choking or can’t breathe. It’s a very scary feeling. I’m also very gassy. Can these be symptoms of GERD?

Anyone have an opinion on the biggest difference between ulcers and having gerd/heartburn?

Do you think you can make the diagnosis yourself if you had symptoms of heartburn for a longtime?

Thanks

I’ll eat during the day and sometimes a little before I go to bed and no matter what I eat, it won’t give me heartburn or nothing anytime after I eat it, but then I’ll lay down to go to bed and wake up the next morning usually 8-10 hours after I had eaten anything and get the worst chest pains that spread to my back and shoulder blades that lasts for about 20 minutes but the pains are so bad, I can barely move or breathe and that has happened quite a bit recently and eventually after the second time, I went to the emergency room just to make sure it wasn’t a heart attack or my heart and they said my heart is perfectly fine and the diagnosis was GERD.

The last two days in a row, I’ve went to bed and woken up and had really bad pains again and so I’m actually afraid to lay down now to sleep in fear of waking up and having them again.
oh and it doesn’t seem to matter what I eat before I lay down, it still causes me pain, because last night all I had was a handful of skittles to snack on before I laid down and so that’s not sour or spicy or anything, unless it had to do with what I had eaten way earlier in the day.

I have all of this and everyday I feel like I’m dying I feel weak and dizzy. I feel acid up to my nose at times please let me know yalls symptom if any u can relate :/ it would be nice thank you

Hello. For about 10 months now, I’ve been having GERD and dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) maybe caused by GERD. It all started on January 1, 2011. I was eating breakfast (2 sunny side up eggs, leftover chapli kabab (Afghani beef patty), nan (Afghani bread) and mix/tea w/milk). The kabab was a little burnt tho. Anyways, after I finished eating, I felt a lump in my throat like a piece of food getting stuck. It was really bothersome. Then I warmed up some warm milk and added honey on it to sooth my throat. From that point on I had this feeling for about five months or so. Sometimes my throat felt tight too. Then I started having difficulty swallowing mostly solid foods. I saw several doctors/specialists (primary physican, gastroenterologist, neurologist, radiologist and speech language pathologist). They all said that it’s a symptom of GERD. I was proscribed several antacids. Although they just helped a little. Then I lost 11 pounds cuz I was not eating dat much. I spent 2 nights in da hospital to recieve all my nutrients. After that I did a barium swallow and everything looked normal. Then I had an endoscopy done and still nothing found. So da docs just told me to keep trying diff. antacids. Some of them also said dat these symptoms can also be stress/anxiety/worrying related. Then a couple of months later I was a little better and started eating solid foods. From dat point I had dyshagia off/on. until last month. My mom went overseas with my uncle and grandma to finish some property business. She is mostly da 1 who manages my health. Lol. So I was stuck with my dad and older brother. My bro knows a little about health too, cuz he is studying 2 be a pharmacy tech. Dad does not know. So then my dysphagia got more worse a week ago. My dad is nice, but sometimes he’s in a rush a lot and moody. He makes me stressed out even more. If I ask him to help me physically, sometimes he has no patience. By da way I have a physical disability (Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy). I can’t stand up/walk and my arms have limited movement. What should I do until my mom gets back?

To let you know alittle more about what Ive been experiencing… In august of this year I went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack! They did a ECG and said my heart looked good. No abnormalities. They gave me some white stuff to drink, which numbed my esophagus and took some of the pain away. The ER dr gave me 20mg pills of the prescription generic prilosec, called Omeprazole, which Ive been taking since, and still am today. It helped alittle. but not enough to take the pain all away. I had a follow up appointment with my primary care dr, and he gave me 40mg tablets of the Omeprazole. I took those for almost two months, and the pain got better. Even went away for alittle bit. Thinking maybe it was gone and I didnt need the pills, I quit them and had two good days of no pain. Then on the third day, the pain came back like it did the day I went to the ER. I thought I was dying. I then came down with acute bronchitis. That was around october 24th. I was given medication for that. Even some hydroco liquid medication to help with the pain. Now, Im experiencing center chest pain, where the stomach and esophagus would be, and it goes over to my left side, under my breast and on the top of my breast area, to my collar bone and shoulder area. Not a stabbing pain, but just a pain in my chest. I cant lay down straight, I need to be sitting up at night to sleep. Last night I got hardly any sleep at all due to the amount of pain. Im in the same pain. Its not bad during the day, but gets worse in the evening and into the night time.

Any ideas on how to treat this? I just dont want to waiste more money going into the ER to be told the same thing again. I have a appointment with a GI specialist, but not til 12-15-11, they said that was the earlier they could see me. I did call my primary care dr today, to leave a message about possibly getting referred to a specialist there? To see if they can get me in anytime sooner. Ive had my gallbladder removed in May 2006. Its mostly the pain in my left side of my chest that Im concerned about.

Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Ive been taking the medication since October 24th, and the pain is still here. It hasnt got any better after getting back on the medications, when I had quit it for the couple of days. Im wondering if the medication will even work!

I’ve had acid reflux for about a year now. Since school started, I’ve noticed that I get this red splotchy rash on my neck every time I eat. I take a medication every night for the acid reflux, but I’m not sure if that has to do with anything. You’d think the medicine would help since I’ve been taking it for a while. But every day at lunch I get this rash and my GERD symptoms come up. I’ve tried eating different foods thinking I might have an allergic reaction to something, but there’s nothing I’m allergic to! My question is, why am I getting this rash?