I've been told that alcohol and psych meds don't mix...it makes the meds not work as well. Therefore I stopped all drinking three years ago. Mind you I became an alcoholic from drinking took much and it affected my depression to the point of being suicidal. My pdoc said it was from the alcohol so I immediate stopped drinking it. I drank too lighten my mood but it was only temporary. It really does impact on how well yr meds work. I have a friend who suffers from bp depression and she drinks...it made her moods so much worse. In my opinion I wouldn't drink at all. Just my two cents. The reason I believe I became an alcoholic is because I continued to drink even tho I knew the risks of it affecting my meds and I didn't care and drank anyways. not a good thing. Good luck. Hugs