GERD after Virus - PPI making me tired and shortness of breath??

Hello

I am a healthy, fit 24 year old guy and I got some kind of viral infection maybe 4 weeks ago. I have always drunk a lot of citrus fruits and I had a headache at the start of the virus so was taking Asprin and Ibuprofen. about 4 days into the virus, I started to get symptoms of GERD.....waking up and night with severe stomach pain, excessive burping and gas etc.

Anyway, I went to the doctor and he said stop taking the painkillers and put me onto a PPI (Omeperazole).

These helped straight away and for 3-4 days I had no symptoms but I was fatigued for most of the day despite having lots of sleep. I wasn't sure if this was the virus or as a result of the PPI's so I carried on with them. A few days after that I noticed myself sort of heavy breathing, not struggling to get a breath but more a feeling of not being able to take a deep breath like I am used to. I ran marathons etc so I have a large lung capacity anyway so any changes in my breathing are quite obvious.

I went to the doctor again and he said wait a few weeks until the virus has gone. He listened to my lungs and said they seemed fine.

It's now been 4 weeks since the start of the 'virus' and I am still fairly fatigued and the breathing issues are still there.

I can only assume the PPI's may be causing the fatigue and the GERD causing the breathing issues???

The PPI's give me a stomach ache after eating a meal and I am tempted to stop taking them for a few days to see what happens???

I have put some pillows under my mattress to prop myself up and I don't wake up at night anymore, I also have no cough but do have a sore (ish) throat.

Any help would be appreciated :)

Thanks!

Sorry to reply to such a old post ..but this is exactly how I am. Did the shortness of breath ever go away for you ?