I think it's pretty common. It's natural for us to want to find some way to dull the anguish we often feel.

I don't drink or do drugs at all. I used to do both--drugs when much younger, and barely ever drank at all because I can become extremely unstable on alcohol and go crazy.

I tried drinking moderately for a couple of years and just found it was too dangerous.

Lately, my meds aren't working and I've been feeling horrible and the thought has crossed my mind as I've felt desperate. But that's not what I want at all and it wouldn't help. I know I would hate it so I would never bother. Alcohol is definitely not the right drug for me to treat my symptoms.

Doing any other drug and creating an addiction problem would just complicate an already difficult situation and cause more unnecessary problems.

But I do think it's quite common for people to try in their desperation, especially when not diagnosed or medicated.