Has anyone had success controlling their anxiety without medication?

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I have terrible anxiety, have had it for years and years along with other anxiety related health issues.
Thing is, I am now mid forties and I don't want to spend the rest of my life feeling this way.
I have tried medication but I can't not get over the initial horrible side effects which just feeds my anxiety and health anxiety and makes me feel so much worse.
I've also tried various therapies such as CBT and counselling and whilst they help, I have only been able to have these treatments on the NHS and can only get up to 6 weeks help so I just start feeling I am getting somewhere and then the sessions end and I'm back to square one.
If I had tons of money I would pay for long term therapy but that's out of the question!
So I'm looking to help myself,hopefully without meds and wonder if anyone has had success this way i.e. Mindfulness, vitamins, adding stuff in diet/taking stuff out etc?

You right sipping I'm constantly fighting this and feel exhausted as a result. It's as though we tell ourselves that anxiety is some kind of malfunction, but we're not robots, we are all different so maybe just excepting it is key to feeling well?!