I quit drinking altogether in August. But we're not talking about 1 drink or 2 here... I'm afraid it was much more than that - every day, for many years

I'd been using it to self-medicate but I didn't realise that at the time. I wasn't taking any other medication as I was 'over' my psych issues don'tcha know I genuinely thought that it was all a thing of the past and was congratulating myself on how well I was doing. All the while making myself much, much worse. And of course substance abuse is a big red flag anyway.

I certainly felt absolutely rubbish the next day, and especially in the mornings, yes. Major anxiety and despair. I started to think this was 'normal' and I didn't expect anything more. I don't know how it was on, say, day 2 or 3 afterwards because there never was a day 2 or 3 - I drank every day.

I actually got v.depressed and then hypo after I quit. Once the mask was removed, ya know?

I say be sure you can drink in serious moderation, infrequently, or leave it alone. No good comes of it, if you spiral down into problem drinking.