Do i still have GERD?

I’m a 29 yr old male and my symptoms started late november of last year where after a meal, i would get a tight choking feeling in my throat. Sometimes it would be accompanied with nausea but I don’t actually throw up. The only way to relieve it is if I gag myself or burp excessively. I did not have the usual heartburn symptoms like heartburn or stomach aches. Usually these symptoms appear at night and sometimes I would also get shoulder/neck pain and a mild headache. I finally had a endoscopy done and they diagnosed me with gastritis. They prescribed Prevacid and I was on it 2x daily for about 2 months. The symptoms were still present throughout and I didn’t feel like they were helping so I stopped taking them around early April.
Around early May, I started to develop a cough that lasted for almost 2 weeks but strangely enough the gastritis symptoms seem to disappear. I just assumed that I coughed it all out or something strange. Anyway this is when my anxiety kicked into high gear. I started to get mild body aches and weakess all over my back, arms, shoulders, down to my fingers. It wasn’t painful but it was bothersome and it would go away after a quick massage. Also I had mild dizziness, loss of awareness, drunk/drowsy feelings and neck pain/sensitivity on my right side. I also feel very weak and tired at times. I’ve seen countless of doctors and done blood tests, mri, and everything was normal. Just last weekend, my parents pushed me to see a chinese herbologist and he said I still have inflammation in my body and that it’s all comes back to the gastritis which is still in my body somehow.
I’ve been so anxious and depressed lately I can never sleep and all I keep thinking is that I have some awful disease. It’s affecting my life so bad and all I keep thinking about is my symptoms which is driving everyone around me crazy. I really should stop googling my symptoms yet I can’t help myself. My question for anyone reading this is if anyone thinks this is normal? Do I still have gerd or should I be concern that this is something more serious? Thanks.

We almost have the same story... Years ago I started feeling bloated and uncomfortable after eating, but I didn't do anything about it, until One night I cough so hard, made me sick and go to the doctor. I've had xray and sputum tests which came out normal, and my doctor thinks it's gerd, though til now I dont have any tests for it.
I have read lots of posts here which suggests healthy lifestyle and supplements, and I tried them with PATIENCE, as they said it would take time to heal.

• My shoulder and back pain has reduced its intensity and frequency by 80%
• cough / throat clearing reduced by 50%
• bloating is not that frequent
• i havent had a sore throat for 2 months now
• anxiety is controllable
•shortness of breath is gone
•burping seems normal now

And more!

I also had a BAD BAD BAD anxiety after my cough incident. I used to google symptoms, and think about them 24/7! It affected my happy life!

The only symptoms that I frequently have is the cough/throat clearing. The other symptoms doesnt bother me that much anymore, and I, too have the same question: if this is still GERD.

What I think worked for me:
•Eating healthy, avoiding trigger foods and drinking lots of water
•Breathing exercises
•Relaxing or muscle relaxation
•Going out and trying to enjoy myself
•Exercising!!!!!!
•Talking my anxiety with a very UNDERSTANDING person/council
•Magnesium and vit d3 supplement
•Strepsils

I have observed that when I eat a chocolate or tomato based food, I feel sick and feel tightness in my chest--which made me conclude I really had Gerd issues. You too should observe yourself with every food you take, everything you do, might as well keep a journal so that you could track everything.

It's been almost 3 months, and I know many people here had suffered from GERD way too long than me. That's why I am still trying to wait and observe. I'm 26 female and I want my normal life back.

Thanks for the responses guys. It's nice to know I'm not alone. I haven't tried carafate, my gerd symptoms are pretty much gone. It's just that I've been experiencing all these other things that I'm curious if it's gerd related. I don't really want to be on meds unless I know what the underlying problem is which no doctor seems to know. They all say I'm fine and it's caused by anxiety. I am on TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) for the past week. The herbologist says I have inflammation in my body that was caused by severe gerd and which is why my right clavicle bone is sticking out (the end of the bone between my throat). Who knows if there's any connection but I need to stop worrying about every little thing. I just hope this is all over so I can get my life back!