Just after my husband's death, I was self-medicating something fierce. I wrote about it on this site and think I alarmed some people. I was throwing back drinks from early afternoon until I went to bed, using tranquilizers, sleeping pills and antidepressants. Luckily that has now subsided, more or less. I stick to a normal amount of alcohol - a little wine now and then at dinner, sometimes more on weekends. I don't take sleeping pills. The tranquilizers are only a last resort in case of majo