Drinking on Klonopin/Ativan

So this is my issue - I can't seem to find my question answered. I'm aware drinking on Klonopin/Ativan is not recommended by my doctor, but my concern is if it life threatening - I get that it can alter my mood more, make me more depressed, etc.
However my situation is this - I have a speech tomorrow at 11am which I have having massive amounts of anxiety. I take Klonopin and/or Ativan when needed (planes, dentist, speeches - not even once a month). I want to take a pill prior to my speech but I plan to go to dinner that night and have a few glasses of wine and then onto a bar where I will drink a few more beers. Is this life threatening or do I need to just pace and watch myself and obviously not drive?
Thoughts?

There really is no definitive answer to this question.

I've been on these medications for many many years and I have had no problems with drinking.

This is a personal preference. I would say if you haven't had experience on drinking on these before, I would keep it light. Don't drink too much without knowing how your body is going to respond. When you have a better idea of how you respond, you will know where your cutoff is going to be.

My advice, enjoy a few drinks - don't get wasted.

Anxious Texan, a little more detail to your post above...

Benzos are sedative, tranquilizing. We all know what those do and alcohol. So the issue is when they are combined, they act synergistically to depress the nervous system so the effects are much more intense (i.e., like you said, if you drank 5 drinks, with the benzo in the system, it can be more like 10).