Lithium almost killed me back in the 80's.I had seizure and wound up in ICU.
I don't use mood stabilizers,tried for yrs but nothing seemed to work.About the alcohol,I don't think you can deactivate alcohol.I started drinking beer regularly about 5 years ago and it seems to help with alot of issues.I don't like being dependent on anything but lets get real if a couple of beers set me straight when nothing else will then what I'm going to do when I feel weirded out..........FTW...have a few beers.
P. S. I hate 97% of humans.