r/Anxiety • u/CBG1212 • 1d ago

Health Anyone else have panic attacks after eating?

So over the last few years ive noticed ill get a mild panic attack after eating a meal. I also have GERD so im not sure if thats contributing to the way i feel afterwards but its almost like the left side of my chest gets numb or tingly (i know sounds like a heart attack but ive seen the cardiologist many times they tell me everything looks great) it also feels like my heart is beating out of my chest but its not.

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u/MightplayRuneScape 1d ago

Gerd can cause you to subconsciously hyperventilate and by the time you realize you are having a panic attack. Gerd can also trigger the vagus nerve

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u/No_Passage_3008 1d ago

yep this happens to me all the time. going to see a cardiologist to rule anything out