Is there any possible way to involve your pdoc in this process? It sounds like maybe you are doing something he wouldn't agree with? I think even if that is the case, in most cases you are better off calling and saying this IS what I am doing. Please help me do it safely.

I suggest that because an MD will know exactly how far you can push it. That is, how you can get off as fast as possible w/o doing anything dangerous or likely to make you feel worse. Also, you could ask about the every other day idea. That works really well for some meds and really poorly for others (I think it depends on half-life). Finally, sometimes other meds can be used to help the withdrawal process. For example (I know this is a totally different med) but when I was having a hard time going off paxil, pdoc gave me an rx for ativan and prozac (short-term) to ease the transition.

Good luck!
EJ