Severe Period Symptoms

Over the last 2 or so years I’ve been experiencing periods that have been extremely painful or just make me very sick. During my last few periods, cramps and nausea have been keeping me up at night and I just feel very sick the first 3 or so days of my period. I’m tired of having to feel so horrible every month but I also don’t want to use birth control as a way to treat these symptoms. Does anyone know of any ways to try to make my periods slightly more tolerable? If anyone has any tips or tricks they use I’d really appreciate it!