u/McBallsington16

I have been affected by GERD for approximately 4 years now. The first time I found out about it was when I had a random episode of my heart rate skyrocketing to 140 BPM after my chest started burning. The heart was fine and I was given a GI cocktail and sent on my way. I was on 20mg of Pantoprazole.

I went to the GI doc and had a scope done and they discovered a small hiatal hernia and H Pylori. I got a ton of medicine for the H Pylori and that cleared up. I was still having issues with the random increased heart rate and was put on blood pressure meds (Lisinopril and Carvedilol). That has helped for the most part with the heart rate increase.

I’ve tried Esomeprazole, Omeprazole and Pantoprazole and they work for a while but always have some sort of side effect. Esomeprazole was causing chest pain, Pantoprazole didn’t seem to work anymore and Omeprazole was making me burp and seemed to cause extra gas that was getting trapped. I’m eating slower, watching what I eat and reducing alcohol intake. I do notice an uptick in my heart rate when I drink but I think that’s normal. Liver is also slightly elevated but the docs don’t seem worried.

Any ideas? I’m going to ask my doctor if I can be sent to another GI specialist. I am not feeling confident in their ability anymore. Thanks for reading.