I did not. I used to have horrible night sweats and tremors, my hands shook, my anxiety skyrocketed and I had panic attacks. Near the end of my drinking days I had horrible withdrawls, which resulted in three (maybe 4) grand mal seizures, any of which could have taken my life if I was in the wrong place. I bit my tongue so hard during one of them that I needed stitches. I was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance twice, and had these seizures in the presence of family and friends. I was admitted to detox after my final seizure and was then sent into rehab, where I finally had to face my condition and it scared me straight.
In the end it doesn't matter, sobriety is the only path for me moving forward. Whether you've had withdrawls or not, complete abstinence is the only way to make sure withdrawl symptoms and health problems never come back.