i was battling panic attacks. at first i thoguht maybe it was the cigarettes (ya know shortness of breath and all) so i quit. when the panic attacks didnt stop i said screw it and started smoking again.
Then i read a bit about how drinking can cause panic attacks. I really had no desire to quit drinking. But figured i'd try that and see if it helped.
What i didnt realize was quiting wasnt going to be some simple process. it was hell for months on end. its really amazing i even stayed quit to be honest looking back. But the panic had subsided and I guess the panic was bad enogh that i'd gladly take the new found hell over the panic attacks.
In time it all got better and was totally worth it.