Hello-

I am a 31 year old male and have been experiencing very similar symptoms.

First, thank you @gabrielm for creating this thread. Very relieved to have a resource like this. I’ve had a few scary episodes the last week and a half. I actually drove myself to the er last Sunday because I thought I might be having a heart attack or something, at which they told me all of my vitals and x-rays looked fine. They deemed it anxiety. I’m a pretty relaxed guy and aside from having 5 children and the occasional day at work, I don’t really let things get me out of sorts. So it shocked me when they tried to tell me that lol. I just can’t buy it. It started 9/16 while I was sitting at work. Started feeling like I was having a difficult time getting a deep breath for no reason it seemed. It has not gone away though and seems to get worse at night. I have been experiencing acid reflux for over a year, but had not really done anything about it other than trying to manage it with genexa tablets and not eating so late. Being a little more picky about food but nothing crazy. Just thinking it was kind’ve a coming of age thing. But since this breathing issue has started, I’ve been having heartburn and indigestion daily and multiple times a day. To a point I’m almost nervous to eat anything. Have kind’ve felt like my esophagus is swollen or something as well. It definitely seems like this issue is related to my digestive system somehow though. It seems to be ok during the day somewhat, but not totally normal. And the only thing that makes it feel better is if I can get a good deep breath or a yawn, but I have to intentionally try to get a deep one. I can’t just do it. It just comes after a few minutes and it feels great. Breathing is just shallow. I don’t feel like I’m going to suffocate, but it’s very uncomfortable. But especially bad at night to the point that it has really affected my sleep a few nights. It seems to get very labored. I almost went back to the er again last night. I’ve always stayed very active, but had a significant lumbar disc injury playing basketball back in July. I’ve not been able to do any physical activity at all since and am wondering if it’s a combination of no exercise, this reflux issue, and maybe a nerve thing with my back or something. I have my first appointment with my GI doctor tomorrow so am hoping he can provide a little clarity. I also don’t want to get drug through the medical world for everyone to tell me I’m crazy on this breathing thing. My PCP basically just wrote it off and gave me omeprazole. Any advice as I start this journey would be very much appreciated. Thank you all!