When my ah stopped cold turkey he also experienced panic attacks that were unrealted to any medication as he was not taking any. In fact after he went to a doc and was given an antidepressant he only felt worse because he was unable to keep any food down. He was finally given something that did help with the trimmers and helped him to be able to sleep. I understand how hard it can be to get him to go to the doc. One thing that helped my ah was if I made the appointment and went with him.