Medication unbalances the effect of alcohol. 
I hate alcohol
It took my father away from me
I appreciate your honesty on the matter. I hate firearms, my father taught me this at a young age.
I thought it was a bad one for me personally. Having to take these meds and then drinking too. It was a dangerous mix. And the way Alcoholism bankrupted me spiritually, mentally and emotionally and physIcally especially due to the meds. It was no bueno for a mental Ill psychotic person like me. I’m glad I quit
They say some sz’s try to self medicate with alcohol. That’s what I did.
At first it was real good medication but then when I took meds it wasn’t good anymore.
god i drank from the age of 14. loved it because it made me feel good. didnt have a problem with it because i generally drank to party until my 20s. i was a regular drinker throughout my 20s. got me a dui at 27 and a simple assault charge. went to dual diagnosis treatment in my late 20s. now in my late 30s its become a physical addiction but i loath getting drunk. i rarely slip up as i live in a dry house but i do drink now and then. when i do all is right with the universe but i dont trust myself to not drive back to the store or not post on here. oh well. lesds to bad cravings if i do.
APs and alcohol both cause drowsiness, dizziness and slow down the brain (makes one slow mentally). On AP I get the nasty drunk effects faster and without the alcohol fun/pleasure as APs block dopamine, the pleasure neurotransmitter. That is until you overdose to overcome this dopamine blockade to get pleasure but then end up with nasty overdose symptoms.
Benzodiazepines also cause these but even much more than APs making mixing them with alcohol dangerous. They also depress/slow down the respiratory system, both alcohol and benzos, as they both increase GABA in the brain.
Alcohol seems to releave symptoms for a short period of time in my experience. But in the long run they clash with the meds and gives worsening of symptoms.
In my opinion the relationship between schizophrenia and chemical abuse is complex because in a way it makes sense for a person who, having been diagnosed with, and experiencing such a profoundly disturbing condition would then more probably feel hopeless about that condition, and then take an indirect path to its resolution. This is the proper analysis of psychological addiction, whether the use or behavior is destructive or not. Some people are dependent on housecleaning as a way out of their helpless feelings, and though this addiction causes many troubles for the addict, the behavior is widely accepted as good and constructive, because the disproportionate nature of the disorder goes undetected except by those closer the person so afflicted.
Genetics cannot explain all things being itself an effect and not a cause. Genetics plays a role in how we examine living things, but there are many other considerations. The study of genetics and the medical materialist view is altogether helpful, and yet it alone does not provide the resources necessary for our promising recovery from either the disease that schizophrenia is, and from the willful misbehavior alcohol abuse is, though it is very understandable under these and other conditions. Remember, forgiveness is a good rule when it comes to any kind of addiction - never mind worrying about enabling or trying your hand at tough love. Both are terrible ideas that are ineffective anyway.
Only my educated thoughts.