I definitely used to drink heavily when manic as a way of "bringing things down a notch" mentally, my drinking REALLY goes off the rails though when I'm depressed... like on average 2 bottles of wine and a 6 pack of beer each evening.
Butttt right now I've got 30 days of sobriety under my belt so I'm hoping those days are behind me
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--Keegan
BP1
Substance Use Disorder -- Alcohol (In Recovery)
900mg Lithium
15mg Temazepam PRN
"Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They're Not After You"