Does anxiety cause acid reflux? Please help!!

Hey I used to get these sharp pains in my chest which would move to my upper back along with reflux and bloating, nausea after eating but mostly would happen with food that isnt home cooked. Went to the hospital had a stomach ultrasound done, blood work, urine checked, ekg & found nothing so They prescribed me Prevacid but was too strong and made me feel anxious idk why and dizzy so I stopped these in May and about 1 week ago my dr prescribed me Prisolec I believe and my heartburn hasnt been an issue 

Oh my goodness,..yes!! Anxiety can cause acid reflux terribly. Sometimes my acid reflux is soo bad that I have to make myself throw up just to get the excess acid out of my stomach. Antacids help and sometimes they don't. I don't eat after certain times of the night and watch what I eat, including onions, green peppers, as there have been times it's gotten so bad that I've had to get up in the middle of the night.

Hi Bret, I understand what you are going through. I do not have burning, but I belch a lot!! I can't seem to get rid of it. I suffer from General Anxiety Disorder. I take Cymbalta and Hydroxizine (I think that is the name). Since starting the Cymbalta, I have developed a really dry mouth, so much so that sometimes it is hard to swallow my saliva. The Cymbalta is beginning to work for me though, so I don't want to quit using it. The depression and anxiety have been a living hell for almost 3 years, so I am willing to endure the dry mouth for some peace. For some of us, it takes several tries before finding the right medication. Keep trying till you get it right. I would recommend seeing a psychiatrist as they are the most knowledgeable about pysh meds. (((Hugs)))

I had panic attacks and anxiety dis order and all this cause me to have shorten of breath and gas bloating in my chest stomach areas and I be sick and coughing up nothing I had one today and it starts when I go outside or go to Dr appointment or just meet new people this has because a problem for me I became sick in Nov and had to depend on others for help and it got the best of me

Just when I thought I was all alone in the world I came across your post! I'm on month 5 of absolute hell! I have been belching and bloated non stop, chest pain, shortness of breath, gurgling noises in stomach and throat, sour taste, abdominal discomfort etc. I also have a generalized anxiety disorder which is what my doctor is blaming it all on. Had every test you named, all came back clear, tried 3 different ppi's, zantac, antacids etc. Currently on my second SSRI. No relief from anything!! Absolutely miserable! Did you find any relief yet or get a good diagnosis at least?

Oh and yes the trouble swallowing, had that for a few weeks at the beginning, was horrible, couldn't even swallow my saliva! It was diagnosed as globus sensation and went away after a while!

Interesting fact for you, you have more brain cells In your stomach then your spinal cord... not hard to believe our anxiety can cause bad digestive issues when you find that out. 

Oh my God iam so sorry to hear I too is going through this pressure iam a Christian and I pray and read scripture over me it's helps then I found something iam also doing I would like to share vitamin and herbs treatment I order them from botanic choice they been a company since 1910 and you can return back if it don't work if you want to try this the telephone number is 8006448327 mention I told you to call Edna Johnson my next order will have discount I see a difference in my blood work I just started with the anxiety treatment and gas digestion system hope this helps hang on in there