Hey everyone. I have a history of anxiety but lately I feel like it's getting worse and just need some words of support.

I have been on and off different types of birth control over the past 7 years. I started a new birth control and it feels like my anxiety has been especially bad, but I've also been going through some situations that could be worsening my anxiety (family issues, taking classes, etc.).

Lately my physical symptoms have been making me feel even more anxious. I know that they aren't anything deadly but I'm still freaked out. At first I thought my symptoms were stress-related (headaches, nausea) but now it's starting to seem like the new birth control pill is playing a role too.

I talked to the doctor today and she says I should stick to the pill for longer since it's been just a few weeks. From what I've heard, my side effects should go away eventually. But right now they so tough to deal with and my anxiety-ridden mind keeps coming up with different worst-case scenarios for my symptoms. I don't want to stop taking the pill because of the chance things will get better, but I'm really feeling awful. I feel like if this pill doesn't work out, then I'm just hopeless since it's been so many years trying to figure out the right hormonal treatment for me (and I already had to quit one birth control pill in the past due to the awful psychological effects it was giving me, so I don't want it to happen again).

The symptom giving me the most anxiety right now is the awful nausea. Last night I was actually able to eat a decent meal but today it's been too hard. When I'm feeling sick I feel frozen in place. I've been sleeping a lot today (partly because my sleep got interrupted last night) and I haven't been getting much done. So of course that leads to a cycle of anxiety too. I just feel so trapped.

Kindness/support would be greatly appreciated right now. Thank you.