A breath, please.

Also, there's been a nasty streptococcus A going around. I got it, didn't know for a week I had it, my fiancee got it, her son, and the neighbor lady too. All within a few days. Just saying, take care.

Plugged ears? Dunno.

Look at your throat in case you have an infection. Sounds viral or strep. Get it checked out. Not an emergency, but you might need antibiotics if it's bacterial. I thought last Wednesday I had a sore throat from anxiety induced reflux, turned out to be strep. Also had irritable guts. Not trying to scare you, but you could have a minor infection, or good Ole anxiety. Take care.

If you've had this for years, and you're still here, I would consider that a positive. Just hang in there please.

There's a nerve that runs by your tummy called the vagus nerve. When your belly starts doing somersaults, it can irritate the nerve and send signals to your heart. Happens to me a lot sometimes. When I get the episodes, it's usually after eating.

Took omeprazole for 34 days. Started losing my mind around day 29, so I stopped taking it. Yesterday and early this morning anxiety was okay. Face returned to normal color, I had positive thoughts and hope, granted I couldn't sleep. But... the acid reflux and indigestion came on like never before last night. So I took half an omeprazole, 10 mg this morning. Face is already blood pressure red, and the panic begins again. Coincidence? I think fucking not. Any suggestions to wean off omeprazole? Doc says ranitidine, but I'm afraid to put another witch's brew in my body, so I don't think I want that either. This shit has gotten ridiculous.

Thank you for putting a smile on my face. A little one, but a smile nonetheless, lol.

Thanks for the kind words.

I first came on here for a throat neuralgia, but then I felt better, didn't last. Had a brutal bout of constipation, that resolved shortly after a stat ct scan due to bleeding, but evolved into ongoing diarrhea with pale stools. Chest is breaking out in rash, back pain is worse, chest and face flushing red from anxiety, I hope. And other countless symptoms. My blood work and CT scans with contrast show no evidence of masses. Kidneys, liver, pancreas, gallbladder all look normal on imaging. No prominent lymph nodes on scan. Of course, that would be reassuring to a rational person. My spinal x-ray shows mild scoliosis with osteophytes on the vertebrae. Could this be the cause of the back pain? Now the diarrhea? I've been on omeprazole for 34 days, I've read that shit is toxic as fuck, so I discontinued as I've read a slew of nasty side effects that are more common than they lead you to believe. Ugh, I'm losing my shit here. Sorry to whine.

Just curious Carola, how often do you take pain relievers for headaches? The last few years I took aspirin for headaches almost daily. Almost daily I had headaches. Then I weaned myself off the aspirin, and sure as shit. My headaches went away almost completely. I read about over-medicating with nsaids, and I guess it's a real thing that happens because you become dependent on the drug to not have a headache. Notice I said "not have a headache" and not "to relieve a headache". Anyway, just a thought. Take care.

Disney had issues? Did Pluto and Goofy go MMA? Lol, just joking.

VH, first, I think you need to go out and do something, balance out the two months you havent, therefore, you don't go stir crazy. I'm currently not working, so I got to get out of the house, or I go stir crazy.

Well, it's 7 hrs later, I hope you settled down from your squito scare and all is well at Disney. Take care.

After lunch, possibly heartburn. Pizza and ice cream, delicious, but it can make you pay with reflux. If you are already anxiety ridden, you are more prone to reflux as well. Take care, and enjoy the rest of your trip!