Hello

I've had OCD and other anxiety related disorders since I was a child, but haven't been diagnosed until 18, now I'm 24yo.

the doc that diagnosed me precsribed deanxit and citoles (Escitalopram).

I never took the meds and never visited the doc again and continued my life, until that point, I only thought I had OCD, and I fought it but it was never gone completely.

I should mention that at some point when I was 17-18, I started to have more and more stomach  problems, had a few light panic attacks but didn't know what happend at that time.

fast forward to 2019, I gradually became more and more anxious, I wake up tired everyday no matter how much I sleep, my stomach became worse  and had  a strong panic attack(I  was very anxious that day, visited a doc to diagnose me and the peak of the panic attack happened right in front of him) so I understood what was happening is a panic attack.

at this point, I never linked anxiety to my I'll stomach, until I visited a doc in 2020 to diagnose my stomach, he made me do some medical tests and everything was normal, he put his Stethoscope at my chest and he immediatly got it, he told me that anxiety is the problem and prescribed me "Deanxit" (he's not a psychiatrist) and I did not take any of the pills he described me.

fast forward to the last few weeks, I had a very strong panic attack that my limbs got paralyzed, I'm fighting anxiety to some extent and stop it to reach the point of a panic attack most of the time, but  my stomach is hurting more and more and I can't tolerate it anymore.

I'm note sure if should visit a psychiatrist again and give up to medicines, I don't trust the pharmaceutical industry and I'm afraid that I'll became addicted to these drugs.

what's worse, the doc will probably prescribe deanxit again, AFAIK, it's banned in a lot of countries.

&amp;#x200B;

what are your experiences with drugs, are the side effects and the possibility of becamoing an addict worth the risk ?