can Gerd or gastritis cause anxiety/panick attacks???

[Kyle111]

Hi there, I was just wondering can Gerd or Gastritis cause anxiety and panick attacks???My problem started 3 and a half months ago,I woke up one Wednesday morning just feeling ill like I was coming down with something but had no other symptoms,didn't think much about it just stayed at home all day waiting for it to pass by thursday I started having breathing problems like I couldn't take a deep breath and had horrible vertigo floor felt like it was moving up and down. By saterday my symptoms progressed to heavy indigestion heart burn and constant burping which I still have till now. So by then I did the obviouse and booked a Gp appointment but could only get one for the next thursday so thought I'll just tuff it out and wait for the doctors appointment. Sunday came symptoms where still there  but I started getting dizzy spells thats when I knew something was not right and called my grandpa (recently retierd general surgeon) to come examine me he came and checked me said I was a bit anemic hb was 10and had a possible stomach infection gave me some Iron supplements that made me feel a little bwtter but not much.

[Paxiled]

Were you checked for a bleeding ulcer?  Sounds obvious so I guess you were, but all the symptoms sound like that.  And no, GERD doesn't cause anxiety attacks, but anxiety can lead to digestive problems such as GERD.  But having these symptoms and not knowing why can cause a lot of stress, and that can lead to anxiety attacks.  Or it could have just been your time to get this -- it just comes on and then you have it.  I only mention the bleeding ulcer because you have the blood count problem plus stomach pain, so that seems the first obvious place to look.

[lorigirl76]

I'm afraid I can't offer much help, but it sounds like it's not your heart since you have had all those tests and they came back clear.  I DO have a history of anxiety/panic and the Zoloft that I take causes heartburn for me.  Every once in a while I forget to take my acid medicine and if the heartburn creeps up on me I end up very panicky and feel like I am going to die or something.  Anxiety can do a number on us and most people I know personally that have had anxiety just had it appear out of the blue.  Hope you are doing better.

[Kyle111]

On Tuesday is where all hell broke loose I was sitting watching TV when all of a sudden  my chest just closed,bad chest pain couldn't breath at all and numbness in both arms.I  drove myself to the ER doctors did ekg,chest X-ray and blood works and all came back normal. Ever since then I am constantly restless cant sit still ,hands are  trembling, chest pains and headaches and my arms are always numb and I've had about 9 big panic attacks since, I have been seen by 10 doctors had 4 ekg's 2blood works and 2 chest X-rays and doctors assured me theres nothing wrong with my heart and that it is possibly gerd or gastritis and anemia.But theres always a thought that keeps telling me there is  something terribly wrong with me no matter what I do it's always there. Now my question  is has anybody experienced the same thing with Gerd or gastritis and when you got treated did it go away??? Om doing a G-scope done the 27th. Im a 24year old male with no anxiety or stress history  im not depressed at all and I'm way to young to have all these symptoms my life feels over because I cant do the things I used to I just want to be normal again:(:(:(