@entno8, I'm glad you're doing various things to help with the anxiety. I did the same thing as well and have various things that I do to deal with the anxiety. Although these days I don't have it as much because I've accepted that I will be dealing with it to some degree and I've trained my mind to remain calm if I have a bad bout of symptoms know that I'm going to be ok. But I journal sometimes (not as much as I should- I'd like to be more consistent about it) and other forms of distractions and relaxation like walking or woodworking, etc.

Let me know how the meds help with the GERD. I'm always trying to find ways to combat that for me. Right now it's taking Prilosec daily, so that helps with symptoms but would like to ween off it soon.