Time to quit. Could use guidance/advice.

Not exactly a heavy drinker compared to many other people I know, plus I haven't been going as hard as many other.

For background, I'm a 36 yearold male.

I socially drank regularly in my 20s, stopped cold turkey with no issues. Started drinking again last year due to depression and a major life change. Started as a few beers or a few (3 to 5) shots of vodka maybe either other night or third night, with some nights involving me putting away a half pint of vodka. This started around May of last year, but I successfully quit around September last year with no noticable withdrawal effects.

Around maybe January, started drinking again. Got in a band and drinking became sort ritualistic at our band practices. Once I noticed it was getting out of hand, both my drummer and myself quit the band. They were all getting in cocaine which I fortunately had the willpower to abstain from (used to love that shit way too much in my early 20s) so the drummer and I felt it wasn't a healthy environment for us.

Drinking tapered off again but right around maybe the middle of May, I started hitting the bottle again, and way to regularly. Vodka is my alcohol of choice, and I'm to the point that with the very very very rare night, I'm drinking a half pint to a pint or maybe a little more every night.

Why? Boredom and depression. Go to work every day, get home bored and lonely. I was/using the alcohol as a tool to be okay with being bored. I'm noticing it's a problem even though I'm not drinking as much as many others, but it's still a nightly consumption habit and I'm not okay with it. I want to turn my life around. I'm noticing that during the day, I'm unmotivated, distracted, and mildly bummed out. I'm maintaining a healthy diet and exercise but I can't drop weight.

Got blood work done, liver function is good. Even so, I have a liver support supplement I started taking last week. I'm also prescribed Xanax for anxiety at a dosage of 0.5mg/3x day and 50mg/2x day tramadol (chronic back and knee pain). I take the tramadol as directed but I only take half of my Xanax dosage because the anxiety has become more manageable, so I have plenty on hand.

I'm on the fence if I want to taper off, or attempt cold turkey? The last times I did cold turkey, I was fine aside from one night of night sweats and crazy dreams.

I know the dangers of cold turkey for heavy drinking, but I'm not sure I fall into the category. Just for the sake of safety, let's round up and say I drink over a pint of vodka nightly even though it is actually less than that.

Given my set of circumstances, is the cold turkey method going to put me in the danger zone? Should I just go with a taper-off approach? Either way I plan on continuing this liver/drinker's support supplement for another two months. I plan on managing the withdrawals with Xanax, ashwaganda supplements, and low dose THC either in edible or vaped form.

I don't need group support. I'm strong willed and determined. I'm just nervous about how bumpy the withdrawal road may be.

Anyone have any advice, experience, or guidance?