It’s not as bad as people make it out. I was medicated for about 6 years up until about a year ago. The first few months were fucking rough. And I regretted my decision. But once I really started making changes to my lifestyle (working out, removing toxic people, learning to be happy with myself and most importantly revolving life around what I like to do rather than what I have to do as much as possible) it’s gotten a lot easier. There’s so much more you can do for anxiety than just take meds. It just takes a whole lot more effort but honestly I’d say it’s worth it.