@pandakay727- Welcome to Connect and good morning. I feel your need for taking deep breaths. As a lung cancer survivor I have had plenty of those moments. The feelings are the same, am I going to die? Am I ever going to be able to take a deep breath again? What's wrong with me! I'm confused about what you said about what you said about being anxious. Do you mean that you have it all the time or only when your can't catch your breath, which is entirely natural and expected. Before you try an acid reducer please see a GI dr.. Acid reducers can interfere with many drugs and they do have side effects that you need to be aware of. Allergies can certainly exacerbate SOB. The other day I was on my deck and a whiff of cigarette smoke floated by and in I went and closed the window.
Your statement of wanting to open your chest and let the air in is great, because SOB does just that. Please call you doctor and get an appointment and see if you have an underling cause other than anxiety. Many doctors over look stomach problems so can you stand up to your dr and ask for further tests if t his is what he says?