Hi Saffy-
If easing off the meds last night allowed you to drink, AND having done so you were able to feel some bit of relief having done so..... then "why not?"
You have been through the wringer and could probably use a wee bit of a respite, so I hope you took pleasure in it. You should be able now to resume your med routine to keep taking the edge off, if that helps too.
Lyrica, I did not necessarily have trouble with it, although my surgeon had me up to 1800 mg per day and my pain specialist freaked at the level and what it could do to my liver.... so it was off with the Lyrica and on with the Neurontin. I don't remember right now how much of that I was taking per day. Plus, a book to keep the data, I did not commence. For a while I used a wallet card with all of them listed as surgery was so common during those years, so I always had to cough up the list, I finally just had the whole kit and kaboodle memorized.
My medical file from the past seven years..... well, it fills two banker's boxes, so keeping a book would have been something more along the lines of Tolstoy in War and Peace. A bit much, that.
Hope your Saturday is taking shape as a peaceful day.
MANY
zzz and prayers,
Mark56
zzz some more