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Is this GERD? I also have anxiety
Digestive Health | Last Active: Nov 26, 2021 | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
I've been getting chest pain ranging from dull to severe for about 4 months now on and off. The usual spot is lower left chest and other times its upper left chest, middle chest or on my right side. Some days it can last for hours upon hours and some days it's barely there. It's been accompanied by shortness of breath too most days and it began to worry me so I went and saw my GP and was told it was most likely GERD. I'm a very anxious person and that probably doesn't help when the symptoms show up and I work myself up over it but i'd like to know what other people think about it and if it sounds like GERD to everyone else.
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I really like Collens's reply but my mother in law gets panic attacks. She was taken to the hospital twice for this same thing before they treated her for panic attacks. She is fine now and was shocked that she was having panic attacks, she says for no reason at all. I have GERD and this doesn't sound like GERD to me. The biggest symptom of GERD is heart burn and acid reflux. It can cause chest pain, but I have never heard of this causing chest pain alone but I'm no doctor either.
Did your doctor run test to rule out the heart? To confirm GERD?
This page explains Non-Cardiac Chest Pain better than I: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15851-gerd-non-cardiac-chest-pain.
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Hi @tysuuuu, I moved your question about whether your chest pain might be GERD to this existing discussion. @jadillow was asking similar questions. Fellow members @annie2 @hamsy @fourof5zs @jamierb @trellg132 may also have some thoughts or advice for you.
You might also be interested in this article:
- Is There a Connection Between GERD and Anxiety? https://www.healthline.com/health/gerd-and-anxiety
Did your doctor suggest treatment for GERD to either treat it or rule it out?