Originally Posted by
Imabuleva 
Of course. Alcohol messes with your brain chemistry, so when you abruptly stop consuming it, your brain wonders "what the hell???!" Mild anxiety and panic is probably a symptom of a hangover for normal drinkers too.
For alcoholics, well it's hell.
Yeah it was awful for me. I don't even have anxiety either, it was just massive panic attacks from withdrawal. My brain just would get to a point after the last drink and it was like turning the lights on, boom, massive panic attack and I had to drink it away.