For the past seven months I have been suffering from symptoms of Acid Reflux. Prior to having an ECG, EKG and Chest X-Ray done, I was almost convinced that i was suffering from a heart problem. Fortunately the results came back and this gave me a lot of reassurance, I went back to the gym, started lifting weights and generally felt much better knowing i wasn't going to drop dead. Yet for some reason a week later, the Acid Reflux pain became a little more frequent, once it calmed down, i suddenly started to have palpitations in my chest after eating and when i'm laying down in bed. There's no pain, but i feel the need to pass wind when waking up in the middle of the night. I was reassured by another kind Doctor who mentioned that if there was any problem with my heart, it would have shown on the tests, and that even though my heart rate went up whilst in her office, it was only when she talked about it rising, to which she believes that i'm highly anxious and that the problem isn't my heart.
I have read online about GERD irritating something called Vagus nerve, which seems to correlate well with my symptoms, but for some reason the doctor didn't mention that, can anyone help shed some light?
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