If you understand the importance of not drinking while on meds then why are you doing it? Some meds are okay with moderate alcohol, some meds are not. I recently asked my pdoc after ten years of meds and not drinking if I was safe to drink with my meds and he said yes in moderation. Moderation is one or two drinks. Six beers is not moderate. I know you weren't shi* faced drunk on six beers but it still isn't considered moderate. I don't know if you are an alcoholic. Putting a label on yourself doesn't really help.
You have a choice - stop drinking completely and stay with your same pdoc and same meds or find another pdoc who may prescribe different meds that are okay to combine with alcohol. How motivated are you to drink/not drink?
Does your husband expect you not to drink and he will continue to drink while he is around you? That would be tough.
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