I'm going through the same thing my friend. I've been on Omeprazole for close to a year now .my symptoms are constant excessive salivation .to the point where it's hard to talk without drooling and constant burping .I get occasional chest pain. And sometimes pain or discomfort while swallowing .I have been given no answers . On top of of that they haven't even done an endoscopy which gives me anxiety that there could be something else going on in there . Every day is a struggle

Acid brash is when you have stomach acid that gets gets into your throat. This may make you salivate more. I have pain in my breast bone, across the back of my shoulders, stomach, headaches, and its hard to breath when theres a flare-up. I have not eat tomatoes in years, its the no. 1 thing not to eat. I am able to eat tomato sauce, I just cook it down first and I sauté onions first to break down acid. Stress only makes the Gerd worsen. Learn what you can and can't eat, even though I am on meds, I will take some Mylanta when I have a flare up to help calm it down. There are plenty items that clam to cure it, I can tell you that it does not work. Surgery will tighten the stomach back around the esophagus, but it won't last long if you over eat. My doctor is hesitate to give it to me because of that. Hope you find a way to get better dealing with your symptoms. Anxiety makes it worse.
They put the chip on my endoscopy and told me to eat pizza in a few days, and said I would be able to tell when the chip was coming off. I did as they said and I knew when it was coming off, it felt like I was having a panic attack for about 30 sec. hope things have gotten better for you.

I had the nissan fundiplaction surgery, This took away all the acid. My constant upper gi burping is very slowly healing.

This is a challenging issue and is all about discipline with diet and reducing anxiety. If you stick to a very limited diet for at least 6 months, this issue can be healed. If you have a hiatal hernia it is more of a challenge. The surgery mentioned above is usually for people with a medium to a large hernia. If the esophagus is inflamed and spasming it sends pain all through the thorasic, chest area.

The strict determined approach with diet gets you to a way better place. You wont need to take ppi's if you stick to the careful food diet. Then also work on the mental health part if this applies to you.

I have a small sliding hiatal hernia. I am more prone to gerd symptoms. It took me over a year with very much determination to get to a very good place. It was all about diet and sticking to plain foods for a long time. 8 years later I rarely have a flare up. Sleeping on a wedge helps with this too. Ovrenight refluxing continues the problem forever. This can be done. I rarely took a ppi. I took zantac here and there when needed. Now I rarely take an acid supressor. I lost weight in the process and was and still am an avid exerciser. I kept running every day. It takes the focus off of this issue for a while. You need that. Work on a healthy lifestyle and you will get there. You may always be prone to reflux but you can keep it at bay if you remain careful. You can get back to treating yourself but carefully until you are two years symtom free. This is a marathon not a race. There is a lot of hope if you do the hard work now. Life will get much better.