Gerd relating to anxiety?

i have a severe case of gerd due to certain foods and axiety/panic attacks. yes, i do avoid the triggering foods and i have also tried prevacid, zantac, pepcid ac with little to no help. i get very bad gerd when it comes to anxiety, in which i face everyday, and i want to know of there is anyone who deals with it the same way as i.
i am thinking of going for prilosec. ive heard it is very good but i cant tell if it is coming from people who dont have the same symptoms as i do. can anyone please help me?
its just too hard for me. please be sincere and kind...thank you everyone.

uh . i apparently wrote it because i know what i'm talking about

Stress is the reason not anxiety, anxiety cause stress which can cause complications with digestion.

I am not a doctor, so either way you will want to talk to them, but this is what I have to say as a long time sufferer of Acid Reflux (G.E.R.D.)!

Three part answer information, what not to do, and what to do!

INFORMATION!!!!!!
I have a very severe case of Acid Reflux (G.E.R.D.). I have had to go to the hospital for some of the heartburn that I have had because the pain can become overwhelming or your breathing can be effected. It can be caused by Smoking, Drinking Beverages with caffeine (My case), Drinking Beverages with Alcohol, or can be Hereditary

The good thing about G.E.R.D. is that it can be a temporary thing and can be cured. It is never a permit thing even if you end up with it for the rest of your life it has the ability to be cured.

WHAT NOT TO DO!!!!!!!!
In most cases, stress is a factor to the reflux if you watch what you eat and reduce some of the stress it will help. If you watch what you eat for about a week you should find relief, if you do not then that is when you definitely what to listen to the doctor. Things to watch for are as follows:

Fatty Foods
Citrus Foods
Foods That Contain Grease
Fried Foods
Chocolate (including any Coco)
Caffeine
Smoking
Alcohol
Tomato Based Products
Lactose

WHAT TO DO!!!!
The two foods that I recommend is Black strap Molasses and Raw honey. The apple is better for night time reflux while these will work for just about all of it. What you will do is take about a tsp. of whatever one you chose. Molasses being the better because of strength and nutrition, but must be use to the taste. What the substance will do is stick to the sides of the esophagus and do two things, one is heal and the other is protect.
On the healing end, both substances have a healing property in them, and as they sit on the walls of the esophagus they will heal it. This is also helpful if you have a sore throat in the morning from refluxing.
On the protection end, both substances are high in sugar and when acid that is refluxed comes up to that the sugar will neutralize it and it will not longer be a problem at that point.

I would also look to putting Cinnamon in you diet, it has been know to help with digestion and will help you reduce the amount of acid needed to brake down food, therefore causing you to reflux less.

Have you been evaluated by a gastroenterologist? At the least you need an EGD to look at your espohagus to make sure there is no physical problem. If the EGD is normal the next test would be to evaluate the sphincter at the base of your esophagus that is supposed to close and keep the acid in your stomach. They do this by inserting a catheter through your nose and into your stomach. It is then pulled out a little at a time. The catheter is connected to a computer with a program that converts the information into a wave form that can be interpreted by the GI Doc.

Sometimes an additional test is done that has the patient wear a very small catheter that has been inserted through the nose into the esophagus. The catheter is connected to a recorder that is about the size of an iPod. The catheter is worn for 24 hours. It will show how much acid is washing up into your esophagus.

All of this will evaluate you for physical causes of the problems you are having. Before you assume it is caused by stress you need to rule out the physical causes.

If physical causes are ruled out the GI Doc will work with you to find a solution to your problem. It sounds like you have tried most of the available medications. But there are new ones frequently. You have a problem that is shared by a large number of people.

Good luck to you
Claudia