I'm bumping this post. I do agree I would not suggest doing both. For a long time, I never really thought about the outcome of mixing the two. I would day drink, and then drink through the night and when it was time to go to sleep I would take a benzo to pass out. Sometimes I would take some halfway through my drinking. For no other reason, other than to just calm myself. Now, after reading up on it and realize that you can actually stop breathing in your sleep from this combination, I shyed away completely. As said above, it's either one or the other. I would not suggest mixing. In the past, when I did mix them...I made a total asshole of myself. I said stuff I didn't mean, didn't remember and overall just didn't care. It was a pretty dark period. If I drink , I make sure I am in an environment where I won't feel uncomfortable to have to take a benzo. Most importantly , I put myself in a situation where I won't have to drive either. This is super important. Honestly, though...all those times I wish I had back and I would have did things a lot differently. Nothing I can do to change it now I suppose, but overall just a bad choice. No reason to wake up with "booze bruises" and wondering where all my stuff went and not being able to recollect anything. Really, it's just not worth it. Don't do it