It also made me tired when I quit. Even workouts were harder which didn't make any sense to me. I just took naps when I could and figured I deserved it. Nice little reward for not drinking.
Like Dee and many others I've heard on here....drinking in moderation is not an option for me. May seem like a good idea and I might even be able to do it for a few weeks but every time it eventually lead me right back to the bad place I had been. Even worse which I guess is part of the "progressive nature" of my addiction.
Another part of my problem is that if I'm honest with myself...then the idea of moderation isn't really all that appealing to me. If I can only have a few drinks then why bother? I prefer to get to some other "level of escape" which takes much more than a few drinks. This fact proves to me that my drinking problem will kill me if I give it a foot hold. For me, trying moderation is a foothold.
This is just my experience though. I wish you the best with your decision.