Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Jroj 04/15/2017

I don't know if I am just getting older or maybe my anxiety is causing my stomach issues . Recently I have been having more stomach issues like heartburn and indigestion etc. Can anxiety cause this ? I am currently 9 days off meds . I am no longer taking Zoloft and have 0.25 of Xanax but only as needed but haven't taken it yet .

Zoe 04/15/2017

Anxiety causes a long list of ails. GERD is serious. Your esophagus can get worn till it's see through..been there. Important to talk to your Dr. and let him/her recommend a drug. There are several OTC but they might give you a script for one that's not so your insurance can cover it. Not something to mess around with.

Jroj 04/15/2017

Ok thanks for your advice . I will contact my doctor on Monday!!

briggy1 04/15/2017

Yes, yes yes! I have been taking otc Prilosec and it works great

Jroj 04/15/2017

What kind of symptoms did y'all have ?

briggy1 04/15/2017

Constant belching was my biggest issue. I take the Prilosec first thing in the morning and it works pretty good for me.

Minny 04/16/2017

I have issues with my stomach as well and they come and go. I was taking Nexium OTC for a while but have stopped. Good luck with the doctor, I hope you feel better.

Sometimes... 04/16/2017

I have gerd and ibs and I find alot of my issues are anxiety and stress related. I went to the gastro doctor and she put me on pantoprazol...best thing ever no more heartburn, no more burps which I hated btw, I really miss it...but I don't have insurance anymore...so now I try breathing through the pain with some deep breath excersizes and its not perfect but it helps. Also I stay away for bell peppers and tomato sauces and citrus because it just make the gerd worse.

Jroj 04/16/2017

Thanks everyone fornthe feedback . I guess I'll see what my doctor says and might ha e to give nexuim or prilosec a try if needed. But you are right I think anxiety makes our stomachs worse

gracied13 04/16/2017

i go through the same exact thing!

AnxietyFreak40 04/17/2017

I would get wound up on the anxiety, which would get my stomach churning, which would make me worry more that something was wrong. One of the best pieces of advice someone gave me once was to take a famatodine while having the anxiety attack. Calms the gerd symptoms which helped me get the anxiety under control.

Jroj 04/17/2017

I need to start taking something. It sucks because I love spicy food :(

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