You did the right thing, you can dive another time. To much rum? Dehydration? Anxiety? "
I was really getting tossed around and swollowed a bunch of sea water. I could not catch my breath after getting the weight and submerging. " I’m guessing the last one. Your profile gives no information on your diving history.
Our desire to breath is a build up of C02, as our body builds up C02 it causes our body to breath making short, shallow and fast breaths. The more you hyperventilation the worse it gets as the C02 increases.