What are alternative ways besides medication to deal with the physical symptoms of anxiety?

Exercise is very helpful for addressing anxiety, especially the physical symptoms. Exercising outdoors can be even more helpful. Meditation is also helpful if you are able to keep your mind neutral and relaxed. One meditation activity that works for me involves picturing yourself sitting along a river watching things float by. You can imagine these are your worries. You notice them, but you let them float by. One other interesting activity is to combine sitting in nature by a stream or river and actually watch things float by you imagining that they represent the feelings and troubles that you have floating by and leaving you in a peaceful and mindful way.

Personally taking deep breaths helps me. Taking the time out every day to do some weight lifting helps as well. Taking my mind off of the unpleasant past which can poison the "now" - focus on what really is...not the past not the future..

Practice mindfulness. An app that i use is headspace, which guides you through mindfulness sessions. Also avoiding triggers for anxiety and avoiding caffeine and other stimulants.

A friend that helps you put things in perspective. It always works, someone who can resist your mental desire to make the situation much bigger than it is, in a way that consumes you.

I always find "5 senses-grounding" a fantastic technique- finding 5 things you can see, 4 you can touch, 3 you can hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste. Helps you reconnect and feel in control.

I find that meditation really helps. You can practice internal martial arts like tai chi or other slow meditative arts like yoga. Point is to train to turn your thoughts in wards and learn to control your thoughts along with your breathing.

Stay calm. Make sure you have someone or something to calm you down.. And breathe. Breathing is super important

First of all, please make sure you're safe : if you are experiencing severe symptoms of anxiety, call for help and/or find someone to be with you. Assuming that you're in safe environment without immediate danger, I found that deeply breathing can sometimes help, as well as listening to calm music. There are some websites that allows you to create a personal music with natural sounds (Noisli.com for example but many others exist). You can also doodle, write about what's happening. Also, this winter, while being in a deep state of anxiety, I found that stroking and cuddling with a very, very soft cloth was calming me.

I'd try to note down (if the physical symptoms arise from time to time) what was my thought / anxiety when the symptoms appear, or else, I'd try to figure myself out, what could make me anxious starting from getting cleared of what I want the situation to be compared to the real situation I'm in.

Breathing exercises are always a good way , prayer is another that I usually recommend and also meditation helps a lot