To the OP: as long as meds aren't a problem then it's up to you to find out how alcohol effects you and simply don't abuse it either in quantity or in attitude (don't use booze to feel better....not too often, anyway). I believe ADs have a propensity to make you drunker much faster, they direction effect the same neurotransmitters that alcohol does, and apparently alcohol can negate the benefits of ADs. I know that alcohol can deplete serotonin and you will be prone to depression/anxiety the following day, hangover or no.

I was diagnosed this year as a Junior in college. I started drinking last summer. I love it, though it can also trigger very bipolar jumps in mood.

Hamster: Go for the cheap! Go for the boxed wine!! $15 for five liters, it's almost as cheap as spirits. LOL. But I wish I had the cash to be a wine connoisseur. There's a stereotype about females hating beer that I managed to avoid for awhile until I got sick off a bad batch. Now I tolerate it rather begrudgingly.