Hi there, It's not the same med but the rules are the same for opioid reduction. (I had 2 doctors who helped me with my reduction.) The medicine should be reduced by no more than 10% each month.

I did this with Oxycontin and I was quite uncomfortable for the first month even with that small decrease. The other months were much easier. Though of course the pain came back too. Anyway, many doctors do not do this the right way, and want to decrease it way too fast.

I hope your doctor is compassionate and listens to you. Perhaps you could bring him information about this gathered from the Net, and tell him it you found it at a non-profit group, instead of saying you got it off the net which drives most doctors nuts.
The American Pain Foundation is a good source for these sorts of things. (And is a non-profit group.)

Take Care,
Sunrise