Hey there, pink&grey. I'm a bipolar alcoholic. Getting stable on the meds for the bipolar disorder did have a dramatic effect on my craving for alcohol initially, but after six months or so I noticed that that effect tapered off.
I'd already stopped drinking when the bipolar was diagnosed--till then I had been considered clinically depressed. Not drinking was a day to day struggle. At times, staying sober was sometimes an hourly battle.
Even after a decade and a half of sobriety, I was always on the verge of falling off the wagon. After knowing depression wasn't my problem (explaining why the treatment had never helped), and getting my brain chemistry better balanced with the right med cocktail, I did much better facing up to why I drank. I had to find a program and a support group that worked for me--and work it, stay with it.
I've been at PsychCentral for almost two yrs and am on the Addictions and Bipolar Forums a lot. I've made some good friends who now are part of my support network--at least one is around to keep me on the High Road when I'm having a hard time going it alone.
Kudos to you for recognizing and admitting that you got a bit carried away. It happens.
Roadie