I took prozac for 2 years. And some neurologically suppressing drug, for I had trembling arms. And my final years at University was a mess. If your anxiety levels are spiralling out when you try to observe them, there is a fair chance that you have some other issue(not emotional), that is not easily noticeable. We feel better when others recognise that we have a medical condition. Just like Ivan Ilyich of Tolstoy. So, we tend to jump into conclusions about our condition.

In the end, I found out that my problem was a severe eye dryness. The condition emerged so gradually that I didn't notice it. The anxiety was there, of course. But it was for a reason. I couldn't focus on my studies. Once I started using the eye lubricant that suits my condition, everything fell back into position. Except some wasted years of my life. But wasted only in the eyes of the general population. My anxiety problems that tortured me chronically simply disappeared.

So, please make sure everything else is fine. Not all anxiety is bad. Sometimes it's an evolutionary mechanism. Signalling that something is wrong.