Health Anxiety

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Has anyone any experience of and advice about dealing with health anxiety? My adult son is convinced he has a number of illnesses. After a course of antibiotics he is constantly checking side effects on websites and now thinks the medication has made him ill. He has been assured by the GP that all is ok but is compelled to embark on a series of expensive health checks. He cannot move on until all his worries have been answered. Should I try to dissuade him from more tests or let him carry on with them?