juniper29 said...
I know that when i take my lorazepam (just 0.5 mg), my gastritis aching clears up. It's amazing. Firm believer that anxiety causes an overproduction of acid plus hypersensitivity in stomach and esophagus.
Hypersensitivity is certainly true, but I'm not so sure about
the overproduction of acid - there's a number of journals that say that doesn't happen, and that excess acid isn't going to cause GERD/LPR in itself - but I did find these statements on 2 websites, and I wondered how true they could be.
"Excess cortisol (hormones) erodes the lining of your digestive tract via inflammation. Constant stress also inhibits your stomach from digesting foods properly. Blood is shunted away from the stomach and digestive system so that it can be used in other parts of the body when stressful circumstances are perceived. It does this by constricting blood vessels to force it away from certain parts and by dilating blood vessels to receive blood in other parts. Digestion requires energy (delivered via the bloodsteam) so the body stops its digestive process (contributing to digestive problems such as hypocholdridia)."
Pretty in depth for just 2 websites, but it seems more believable than something that has been disproven. Hypochloridia in particular is a good angle to follow as far as stress is concerned; it may explain where some people swear their reflux vanishes once stress is eliminated, and why my reflux improved on Mirtazapine/Remeron - a different post on H.Well says Mirtazapine actually increases acid output, so it sounds sensible! I just can't find any papers, but I hope it's because I'm probably wording my searches wrong. :p
EDIT: I should add that I have just been through a stressful situation only 2 days ago, and since then my reflux has been through the roof, whether I take Mirtazapine or not. :/
Post Edited (Daxter) : 1/19/2014 2:22:32 PM (GMT-7)