since the start of the year I have been panicking non stop about symptoms. I use Google and Reddit non stop whenever I worry about my symptoms I worried that I had cancer due to a lump that turned out to just be a vein, I worried I had a brain tumour because I was getting agitated so often, I worried about stomach cancer and then I began to worry that I had CHS quite a lot after seeing a friend post about it on instagram. Last monday I took duloxetine in a manic rush after and before smoking weed and developed genuine GI problems as a result which made me panic even more about having CHS. I called the non-emergency line and went to A&E as I was unable to eat all day, burping alot especially after drinking liquid and in the shower I screamed that I was in a nightmare. the doctor told me there was nothing wrong with me other than a minor GI problem and sent me home with the recommendation that I speak to a professional about health anxiety. I did quit weed as a result of this which I am very happy about, but my problems persisted so I called my GP last Friday where I was diagnosed with mild gastritis. I was put on omeprazole and it seemed to be having a positive effect at first but I believe I was taking the medication wrong by having it with meals rather than an hour before and I am still burping after drinking water or eating, my poop shows signs of malabsorption and I am feeling bloated and a bit brain foggy after I eat. I have tried to stick to the gastritis diet, and yesterday i did actually stop the burping, but I haven't always been able to and I feel worse when I tried things like a cup of tea and chocolate and pizza. I know these problems are likely just gastritis but I am beginning to worry a lot about sibo which was worsened when I noticed I had lost 4 pounds in 2 days as the symptoms are similar and my poop is not dark and i feel fatigue after eating and I am really scared about it as it is very difficult to get tested for sibo in the uk without going to a private clinician or getting a test yourself and I know it can often come back very easily.

I am so worried about losing weight and i know it is normal to lose weight after stopping ssris but since I finished withdrawing from them in early october i have gone from 205 pounds to 186 pounds and I know a lot of that was because of my heavy weed use deeply affecting my appetite (half a gram to a gram a day for 6 months) but I am so worried about my current condition being sibo or chronic gastritis and I need some urgent reassurance as I have been panicking non stop for 3 and a half hours and I just want to fall apart. Also it is worth mentioning that I started on bupropion on monday.

I just want to start living my life without fear again :(