I agree with you. You need to talk to your pdoc about this and he can help you come up with a safe plan to reduce meds. If you don't have a doctor willing to at least discuss this with you, then you might need to consider finding a different doctor. However, you also need to be willing to listen to the pdoc's reasoning/plan.

My pdocs have been very knowledgeable about withdrawal issues and able to find ways to get through those phases with as little discomfort as possible. They have also been willing to listen to my needs, hear me out, and once I was stable and able truly manage on fewer meds and/or smaller doses, very helpful and supportive in assisting me to reduce meds. (With my pdocs help, I am now on no meds at all, but it required communication and cooperation from both of us.) As far as transitioning from one med to another goes, I would guess your pdoc would give you instructions for how best to go about doing this. Much depends on the meds involved, so please ask your pdoc.