Anyone have these symptoms too !!!???

It definitely sounds like it could be reflux. I had the breathing problem a month ago and ended up having my heart and lungs check out. Everything came back okay so now I'm waiting for an appointment with an ENT. I've been following Dr Jamie Koufman's 'Dropping Acid' diet for the past four weeks and the breathing issue is much better now. Unfortunately all of my other symptoms are still present. 

I have the same symptoms and all the tests are clear ., I had h pilory , ct scan of abdomen and pelvis ., I was diagnosed with gastritis but now my doctor says it is something different , for my burning feeling on my chest and back .

Sounds like you have  heartburn and anxiety to me ask for dome help to cope with feeling anxious as well as medication for heartburn 

Hi just someone,

You’re not alone!

I know those exact symptoms extremely well. 

I started having mild chest pains and heartburn  very occasionally which I put down to eating fatty foods, pastries etc and having stress in my life. 

Then I had a tooth extraction which all went wrong and I ended up with an abscess and a dry socket. I had to take lots of painkillers and antibiotics and I think the combination of Ibuprofen and a Metronidazole tablet getting stuck in my throat caused a big problem in either my oesophagus or my stomach.

Whatever it was I was extremely ill and woke up in the middle of the night shaking and jittery with severe heartburn, pain in my left shoulder and a heaviness in my left hand. I also had severe back pain between my shoulder blades. 

The worst thing of all was the throbbing in my sternum. 

I was commenced on Omeprazole 20mgs twice a day and I radically changed my diet. I started eating extremely healthily ( vegetables, fish, lean chicken and I  only drank de-caffeinated green tea or hot water with a spoonful of honey.

I had to have an endoscopy but by the time this was done I felt completely better and it was normal apart from being positive for HPylori. 

I took the triple therapy and eventually a few weeks later I came off the Omeprazole. 

However in the last few months very gradually I’ve been sliding back into my old eating habits and the chest pains and heartburns and left shoulder ache is returning. I’m back on  Omeprazole and back on my healthy eating plan, so I’m hoping I’ll be symptom free again soon but this looks like a slippery slope doesn’t it. 

I’m not sure if I want to repeat this process all over again and so I guess the only sensible thing would be to stick to a healthy eating plan forever but it’s not always that easy is it. 

Did your symptoms come out of the blue or can you think back to a reason for them? 

Either way, I hope you will soon feel better.

Good luck

Jane 

Yes, hopefully you’ll be better soon. In my experience it takes a couple of weeks for the Omeprazole to really “kick in” properly. 

Anxiety is the worst thing though and we all get it from time to time. Plough yourself into keeping busy and active. Brisk walking, something good on TV, a trip to the cinema, reading the paper doing crosswords etc etc

Anything to keep your mind off thinking too deeply into ones health, easier said than done I know. 

I caused myself even greater anxiety by looking on “symptom checker” and frightening myself silly!!

Take care, 

Jane 

Hi,

Yes Lorazepam sounds like a safe bet taken in moderation.

Probably safer and a lot cheaper than a few glasses of Prosecco!!

Jane