Hi

Yes, medication and therapy both will be required, so go for it

Consult with a psychiatrist you can be helped don’t worry

Any substance addiction will have various consequences- physical and psychological. It can cause severe damage to routine functioning of the individual. Given substances surge Dopamine in certain brain regions commonly known as reward circuits/areas, individual feel compelled to consume the substances to attain its pleasurable effect. Eventually tolerance to dose develops and consumption eventually increases. Thus any attempt to stop will reproduce physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms. In case of alcohol it can trembling of body, nausea, headache, inattention, craving, gait disturbances, weakness, fatigue, low mood, irritability etc etc. On an attempt to completely stop, one may experience severe anxiety, withdrawal seizure and even delirium can precipitate.

You can tKe treatment for it.. Treatment is for preventing withdrawal amd stop craving.. But you should be. Motivated to do so

Quitting alcohol is possible with help from medicines to mitigate the desire to drink and therapy to help with the necessary behavioural changes. However, it would be best to do it under a psychiatrist's supervision to prevent withdrawal and other adverse impact.