Acid Reflux & Anxiety

[SLjimbo]

Hey folks, I was curious to see if any one else experience some level of panic and anxiety with acid reflux. I'm not sure if its my anxiety that triggers the acid reflux or its the acid reflux triggering the anxiety/panic. My doctor best described it with the "the chicken or the egg" analogy.

[sarahblonde32]

hi, i get a retching/gagging feeling when i get stressed/anxious, it starts in my stomach like nausea and comes out as a retch, i can't control it . i thought it was acid reflux but i dont get heartburn or anything, i think it is adrenaline or acid that gets stimulated by the stress and just hits me and makes me gag.
sarah

[SLjimbo]

It's more heartburn for me. Lately it's been bothering me more than usual, so of course as a health anxiety sufferer, I get all panicky when I feel heartburn and acid indigestion. I'm seeing the gastroenterologist this Wednesday to get it checked out. I'm just all worried about it being GERD.