I went to seek professional help and was prescribed the same medication.
It will help like 20-40% depending on the situation (at least in my case)
I still take them & can honestly say I still feel very similiar to what you wrote, but sometimes taking the medication will just help me take it down a notch or two for that moment. Maybe the reason I can sleep some nights and make it in and out of the grocery store some days w/o full blown panic & negativity.
Only youll know when your ready, and theres no "magic pill/combination" I've found (even with talk therapy) but some days it can make it a little better than others at least 4 me. Others swear by it. If you feel you want to talk to someone & start some medication its a private decision only you can make & choose who you want to share it with & hopefully it helps. I can empathize with a lot of what you wrote & I think MANY people feel this way & its no way at all to live.
Life is supposed to be a gift. We arent supposed to dread it the way some of us do.
Sending love, light and positivity ❤️