... I have had GERD for 3 years now. When was very stressed or had bad anxiety I tended to get pain in my chest which radiated to my back. I had my heart tested. It was OK. ... (0 replies)

... Hello, first post to the board, long time lurker. I've been diagnosed with GERD and take omeprazole which seems to handle it okay. ... (24 replies)

... I am a 23 year old male student in the United States. In 2009 I was diagnosed with GERD after an endoscopy was performed in an attempt to rule out Celiac Disease as a cause of numerous health issues I had been having since I was 16. ... (4 replies)

... Hi Ellie, I do understand what you have gone through. I have had a history of anxiety for 17 years, initially triggered by a long flu. My symptoms were more or less the same ad yours. Over the years, I have used meditation and cognitive techniques - weaned myself off the anxiety medication. However, I have had 3 episodes of reflux, when I was under heavy stress and forgot how... (8 replies)

... lpr, since the ent looked in my throat last July and saw swelling and the gastro doc had done a esophogeal scope the Novem before and seen nothing serious beyond Gerd and hiatal hernia. ... (1 replies)

... ek with a HIDA scan. But I don't have the typical gall bladder pain. No pain in the front side under right ribs and all that. So, I am wondering if this could be GERD back pain and was wondering what it feels like to others. Maybe esophageal spasm? ... (1 replies)

... they should make it mandatory that all gastro docs have to be given an ulcer or gerd or whatever for six months when they are in school so they can feel the bloody pain and discomfort we do. ... (24 replies)

... I have esophageal spasms and I am also on Lorazepam for it and Reglan. I was fine just two months ago! Mine are so bad that I start passing out. ... (24 replies)

... Yes - maybe this is what I have. My throat or upper chest feels like it is jumping around or 'fluttering'. I've been able to stop it by just freezing, not breathing. I have had some GERD and was on Prilosec for a while, and while I was on it and ate healthily my spasms went down in frequency (maybe once every two weeks). The triggers are wierd, though. For example, if my... (24 replies)

... y sternum and just a feeling being sick. Appetite zero. This got worse on tuesday and finally on wed. i went to my internist. he said i had a bad session with GERD and now my esophogus is inflammed and in spasm. ... (7 replies)

... Finally joined in after reading everyone's posts for some time. I was diagnosed 3 years ago with spasms after suffering from GERD most of my adult life. It is truly a comfort knowing others have experienced what I have considered a nightmare for so long. ... (7 replies)

... I am new to these boards as well. I signed up for the very same reason, I was having flutter feelings in my throat. I was thinking OMG is it my heart. Well I went to the doctor and he let me know I am having esophogeal spasms and GERD. My stomach burns alot and I burp ALOT. He prescribed me some pepcid. The spasms feel like flutters or almost like popping bubbles in my lower... (24 replies)

... When I am steadily on my prevacid I do Not have any daily heartburn. I have esophageal spasms that are triggered by acid reflux, but NO daily burning. ... (5 replies)

... Also, there may be spasms due to esophageal sensitivity. Good luck with this! ... (5 replies)

... diagnosed with GERD a few weeks ago after a particularly severe esophageal spasm. ... (5 replies)

... ain until i started the nexium 2 x day. i am going to give the nexium 2 more weeks as prescribed. From what i can tell for myself it seems as though the cause is esophageal spasm which can be caused by GERD however i have few other GERD symptoms. ... (3 replies)

... The feeling I have from GERD is a combination of a dull and burning pain in my chest. ... (1 replies)

... is this the same as esophageal spasms? ... (6 replies)

... was a nightmare for me. I woke up having esophageal spasms! This was what I had hoped would be elmaed by the surgery, as supposedly reflux is what cause the spasms? ... (30 replies)

... Hi Jacal, I read all of the replies to your post (so that I wouldn't repeat what others have said, but yes I really believe that your friend's ulcers are there because of damage to her esophagus by acid reflux(lack of Nexium)! I too have esophageal ulcers from GERD and it causes the esophagus to spasm(crushing chest pain). At my last visit with my gastro doc I was experiencing... (8 replies)