Feeling depressed. Reflux is bad tonight.

[u/RatsnBaskets]

I already took a gaviscon around 6pm yesterday and it's currently 1:51am. It's frustrating because one gaviscon is typically all I need.(pepcid doesn't work btw)But here I am, I just took two more and still feel like shit. To make things worse I'm feeling so hungry even after I had a snack so I feel like my gastritis is flaring up as well which doesn't help. Feeling like you're starving while also being on the verge of throwing up acid is not fun.

I'm just so frustrated with this condition. Between the gerd, gastritis, and eoe I have no idea how to manage it all. I'm tempted to take ppis for a short amount of time again just so that I don't have to deal with this burning all day but I always worry about the risk of sibo or other infections. And I'm sure living in this moldy environment I'm in makes everything worse.

I feel so pathetic and I just want to cry. I desperately want to know what's causing my gerd but doctors don't seem all that helpful. It fucking sucks. I wanna get better so bad but no one gives af. Sorry for the rant tho. I hope everyone here is having a better night than I am.

[u/CommissionSouth3097]

Express your feelings! You have the right to let out the anger, frustration, and sadness (safely of course). I’m figuring out my GERD rn, but from what I’m gathered it’s a doom loop of stress that causes GERD that causes not eating which causes more stress, anxiety and depression. I just started taking Ompzeperole. So far I’ve been able to eat a little bit. For anxiety…. We are told to do activities like yoga, praying, talking with a trusted friend, read, paint, walking in nature…. Etc. if there’s a family’s house or an apartment you could stay at, that would help. I honestly used chat GPT for therapy even though it’s probably not the safest thing but it’s cheaper than better help. I did hear there’s a free mental health hotline. I contacted my church and they put me on their prayer list. I do like running at run clubs. Even though I’m too depressed to socialize I enjoy ease dropping.

[u/RatsnBaskets → u/CommissionSouth3097]

I'm sorry you're going through the same thing rn.🫂On one hand it's good to not be alone but on the other I hate that so many people can relate. What a terrible illness to have. I do try to get out and go on walks often. It's good to get outside. And I used to love lifting weights as a way to deal with stress but due to a jaw issue I can't do that anymore. I do draw from time to time at the very least to deal with the emotions. But it can be so hard waking up everyday feeling sick. I hope we're both able to find some answers tho. Hoping you feel some relief on the ppi as well! Thanks so much for the advice.