Hi Everyone, I'm just checking in to share some of my latest experiences. I feel better, though it's not 100% yet, I think I have a handle on this.

What really helps is breathing exercises. Breathing in the nose, and exhaling through pursed lips. I'm doing it just randomly during the day, and every time I cannot take a deep breath - then I usually can. Some stretching exercises are also great, like adjusting my position, put my hands in the air, and stretch my chest and sides.

3 days ago I visited a masseur, he eased all my breathing muscles, starting from my abs to my neck. It felt like torture, but now I feel relaxed muscle-wise. He also pointed out how stressed I am and how unnecessary it is.

I started meeting with friends in person (the first wave of COVID here is almost over, we're free to meet anyone). I managed to spend an entire weekend in the countryside, listening to birds chirping and having a wonderful company, talking about my work-problems and the things I'm stressed about. During the weekend my breathing was mostly okay, which made me even more relaxed.

I started cycling again longer distances. My legs are dying and I'm extremely slow, but during cycling, I can more easily regulate my breathing, because my belly can freely move.
Breathing exercises help a lot. While cycling I'm also inhaling through my nose, and when I cannot catch the necessary deep breath, I exhale with pursed lips. Then I can take a deep breath.
During my last ride yesterday, I had a conflict with a driver. Both of us were stupid, but he was twice the size of me and pretty aggressive, and if my boyfriend didn't tell him I was totally responsible and we're sorry, I would've been beaten badly... After it was over and he drove away, my boyfriend started scolding me, and knowing I was acting stupid and made another mistake, I started crying and couldn't breathe at all. Never happened this before. At that exact moment, I knew most of the things are due to anxiety and stress. I managed to calm down with the above breathing technique, but it was not easy. I'm telling this because I was so against the idea that it is caused by stress. But it seems my SOB is definitely stress-related. I'll have to work on these issues for sure.

One more thing I wanted to mention is related to PPIs. So many of you are taking PPIs for longer period. Please, be aware that PPIs cause significant magnesium deficiency. After the 3rd day, I had a terrible headache, low blood pressure, and almost fainting. I'm taking now 500mg magnesium-orotate, this one doesn't cause diarrhea and I felt much better from the day I started it. For my anemia, I'm also taking iron, and I take the magnesium with selenium, Vitamin E, B complex, Omega3, and D3. With the iron, I'm taking folic acid, zinc, and vitamin-C.
Another plus for magnesium is that it helps with stomach issues and helps to clear the lungs. I started coughing up some mucus which was probably there since my latest lung infection in March.

I hope it helps with at least one of you!