Hi Faye. Yes, I called the pharmacist up before I took the Lorazepam and explained to him that I had had 3 beers at about 4:30 this afternoon, followed by a big dinner and that since it was now 10:00, would it be safe for me to take a 1mg Lorazepam and his exact response was that it would probably just make me a little sleepier. I even asked him if I could take an Atarax before bedtime on top of everything else and he gave basically the same reply. It's been an hour now and I am calmed down just a bit but my finger is sill itching and I'm sitting here thinking "ok, um...now what's THAT a symptom of??". Anyway, yes, I am very careful to always check with the pharmacist first or look things up in ther drug information database but you are right, mixing drugs and alcohol is NEVER a good idea!.