When you have heart palpitations, take
your pulse. GERD should not cause this,
and taking
your pulse will tell you if
your heart is palpitating. Anxiety can cause your heart to race, in which case you need medication for the stress, and it sounds like the Paxil was either too high a dose, or not the right medication for you. Take Tums or something similar for the heart burn, and go back and get your Paxil re-evaluated, or switched to a different medication..