I stay completely away from alcohol. I never was much of a drinker anyway. My amount of drinking seems to depend on who I am associating with or dating at the time. My boyfriend now rarely drinks. Thank goodness. We went to wedding two months ago and I was drinking mixed drinks and wine. By 8 p.m. I was crying my eyes "how we would never get married" We left the reception, got in the car and I had a complete mixed episode. I punched my bf in the head twice, opened the car door while we were on the highway and I was punching the car windows. All I had was a vodka and cranberry and two glasses of wine. I had no control over myself. I have never had an episode like this. Be happy just having a hangover, it could be a lot worse. I take Lamictal and Lexapro. My docs have told me to stay completely away from alcohol. I look at it this way, Alcohol effects some of the same receptors in our brain that we are trying to control with the meds. Why mess with them anymore? lol