Throat issues of course

[warbaby71]

ok here it is.. ive posted on other board here due to my meds which are mirtazapine and propranolol.
I have a hiatus hernia and the associated acid reflux and of course the stress that goes with all of that. i currently have a lump in my throat/chest, feels like chest or indeed is it a rather nasty burn that wont go away at the moment, the doctor has recently taken a stool test for helicobacter pylori which might answer a few problems, this morning my mouth feel horrid and i can say for sure its reflux but im also getting pains in my back. Ive had all this going on for about a month now.
from what im told you can have these pains due to burning both with and without eating so theres no real answers for me. but i can say that this is hoirrbible and the thoughts of ending it come from time to time but so far no action, im a bit of a wimp so probaly wont but it doesnt stopt he thoughts as you think the worst all the time, well i do for sure.
i just want all this to stop as i feel i cant live my life at the moment. people say snap out of it or try and help with other words of encouargement but to no avail, if only they understood what you go through.
so i sit here thinking about these pains and burns and tastes and ask if it is something nasty or indeed just a bad case of reflux.
currently taking omeprazole 60g per day mirtazapine 45mg per and propranolol 40mg per day and my anxiety still is winning
im going to try and get an emergency docs appt this afternoon (well i think i am) and see if i can get my stool test results, sorta hoping it says yes so that theres an answer and i can be givin the meds to cure this and thus lower my acid levels to get the reflux inline.
who knows whats going on but in all theory im ok apart from reflux.
cheers for reading.
simon

[warbaby71]

been to doctor today and after talking about my throat being burnt etc we have opted for a medication change from omeprazole to ranatidine, so i start that tonight and im hoping it does the trick because the way my chest feels right now is horrible and i need to be able to move on.
lets see how we go.. anyone got any experience on that drug?

[unintended]

Hi Warbaby. I too had that sensation of a constant lump in my throat, I was initially told it was globulus hysterius (or something like that), after a few months I insisted that it be taken more seriously and I was referred to an ENT specialist, and yes, I have reflux also! Thank goodness! I have been told not to drink coffee, tea, pop, not to eat cheese, spices, etc etc. Pah! The thought of it being cancer was what scared me of course, and people don't understand it because they have not experienced it. Chin up Warbaby, get to see an ENT specialist and set your mind at rest that it isn't anything sinister, and then try to find a way to live with it. good luck!