Hi Bob
Panic attacks is just adrenalin... I suffered from them before I was an alki and I still suffer from them... its just the card that has been dealt to me. If you can rationalise them, it makes it a bit easier. The fact that you can't die from them is a good thing right? It just messes with your head a bit. i also suffer from depersonalisation... which is scary as heck. I had suspected cirrhosis when I gave up the grog... spent a month in hospital... scared me straight I can tell you! I have now been told my liver is healthy... what I'm trying to say is... our mind and body are amazing things... Withdrawl is just a short spell of feeling cruddy... after that its worth going through it... you'll be fine in the end... just keep SR and doctors phone numbers close x