Severe Anxiety Gas/Burps/Heartburn

[thewes]

I am having extremely debilitating anxiety right now. Mild chest discomfort but I focus in on it so much that it becomes unbearable. I am always aware of my heartbeat and like above I focus in to it where it just drives me insane. I am expereincing undescribable levels of discomfort and I just dont understand whats wrong with me. My heart rate throughout the day is 90-100 bpm resting, and it shoots up even when I do simple tasks such as walking. Ive been to a cardiologist and they did several tests and said everything was there and in working order but my pictures were "blurry" so that definately just increased my anxiety 10 fold. A long with this, I was told to wear a hear monitor for a month which did nothing except increase it even more, and I did not even wear the monitor in the end. The strangest symptons though are just constant vibrations or movements in my intestinal area, bad heart burn, bad gas, and a feeling like I have to burp but just cant. Im hoping that my heart is fine and the feelings are just from my focusing on it too much, but I just dont know. Can anyone relate to this? Its been 3 months and I cant even sleep anymore.

[justwantotfeellikemeagain]

     It is such a relief to hear that I am not the only one having the back pain and pressure under my ribs.  My Dr. said that it was part of the anxiety attacks, but it's better to hear it from others who are also experienceing it.  I am so glad that I found this site.

[kyrapooh]

well im having heart burn and i have gas and it feel likes its buring on the insde. the heart bun has been going on for like a week or more now and the gas part just came last night. i took a pill for a headache and after that it felt like the pill was stuck in my chest but it really wasnt it was the gas. i took some peppermint herbal stuff my friend gave me and that was suppose to help me burp, it did but the gas is still there then i drunk a sprite (pop) soda and i was guessing that was going to help me also but it didnt. what kind of medicine and i suppose to take to help this pain i have go away?

[mommy44]

i am a 44yr old mom to two teenage girls and am married...my family thinks i am crazy..i have severe anxiety especially in the morning..i wake up with diarrhea, my heart is pounding and i want to jump out of my skin....i  have had upper left back pain and upper left  stomach pain...i have had ct, xrays, endoscopy, colonoscopy and all that was found was gerd...i take zoloft for depression for the past 6 months and it has completely stopped working...also taking xanax after another er visit the other day..told it was a panic attack..ekg, blood tests, stress test a few months ago all normal...i want my life back...everytime i feel these pains,i think i am dying from something the doctors missed...it has taken over my life and i am scared..am going to psychiatrist on tues...my husband thinks i am nuts..do any of you with gerd get these stranges symptoms? i am so glad i found all of you...

[Mandoss]

Iam a 31 year old male that has similiar problems as you. When I was 27 I had fast heartbeats and then I would vomit. The doctor put a heart monitor but it did not find anything. I also have had an endoscopy and a colonoscopy, I found out I had gastritis. The doctor gave me Nexium but it did not really help me. Now I have alot of pressure when I eat and if I do not burp the pressure out I will vomit. I do not know if my gastritis has turned into something else. I do not go out and eat with my family because Iam scared. My wife does not believe me. This has taken over my life. Today I passed a test to become a Border patrol agent but just by thinking of all of my problems I do not want to go any further with the job. I do not know what to do, can someone help!

[Michaelccc]

i'm going through the exact same thing. constant feelings in my chest upper digestive track. lower digestive track. heart always fast anywhere from 90 to 100 but shoots way up with anxiety. shoots up just by walking a few feet sometimes. pain in the chest . sometimes pain above the armpits. like electric pains is the best i can describe it. headaches. dizzy, flushed in face. seen docs and was told nothing wrong with heart. did a million tests. but i'm still freaked out how can anxiety cause me such physical symptoms and if it is anxiety then can't it hurt me with all this worrying. biggest concern still is my heart. i'm 35 year old male, very slightly very very slightly overweight by 10 pounds at most. heavy smoker, no drinking no drugs. lots of stess. HATE my job. so did you figure out whats causing those symptoms for you?

[mommy44]

it makes me feel better to know i am not alone in this struggle...i have a stress test today and if i pass it, then pretty much every test has been done....i am nervous about the stress test....if i do pass though, my husband made me an appt to go and talk to a psychiatrist tomorrow...maybe i do need new meds..i don't know..but i agree with michaelccc that it is unimaginable that anxiety can cause such real, scary symptoms...and in the long run i wonder how it will hurt our health...i have a theory too that some meds cause terrible symptoms.i have a hard timet taking anything for my stomach..i have protonix but that makes me feel worse...well, we will see what happens today...i am so glad i found you and a place of understanding when my family doesn't understand..