I was diagnosed with what the gastroenterologist called mild GERD in my upper divestitive tract. It had a sudden on-set, and I have been battling with it for the past year and a half. I underwent a barium swallow and a stomach ultra sound in which that gastroenterologist I was seeing diagnosed the GERD. I was taking Pepcid and some clonazepam for a bit of anxiety. This gastro doc prescribed Omeprazole which only made me feel worse. In fact, all of the prescriptions PPIs don't seem to have helped very much at all. I don't have the chest pain, but I do have a slight shortness of breath, and sometimes my chest has what I can only describe as a "feathery" feel to it, and sometimes it feels like my esophagus and throat are dry. I have developed a cough. I am seeing another gastroenterologist who, last week, attempted to do an Upper GI with a Bravo pill to see what is causing all the gas in my upper digestive tract, but, because he was unable to properly sedate me, could not attach the Bravo or do the endoscopy as planned. I want to hear from someone out there who might have the same symptoms as I do, or might have had in the past, these include lots of belching, shortness of breath, and lots of reflux when I take the PPIs.