Alcohol and stress lead to disaster.

So i drank alcohol for at least 15 years. During the months of nov 2023-jan 2023 i was incredibly stressed about work and bills. So around the same time i was newly introduced to these little i guess “panics”. Id just have a beer or drink. The feeling went away, that went on for weeks, but the more i drank the worse they got. Later, they went from small babies to this 1 HUGE, TERRIFYING, UNCONTROLLABLE, one. It gave me a sense of not having control, i felt trapped in a room with my worse nightmares, fears, i felt i was losing my mind. After that episode i started AA and that helps. But i still have small panics every once in awhile. Has anyone ever had a similar experience?