I am not pro-opioid. I am anti-pain.

I have no objection to anyone getting/tapering off their pain medications for any reason if that is their choice. I commend and support any such efforts, but I do ask, what if the pain is or becomes intolerable as a result? I don't need an answer, but I think anyone contemplating discontinuing an effective pain therapy should think it through carefully and answer it for themselves.

That said, I think this new doctor just wants to get you "off his books" so to speak.

So what anyone here thinks about a reasonable taper schedule doesn't really matter. It's this new doctor who is going to have to be convinced and agree, and it seems clear that (considering the pharmacist and addiction specialist) he either doesn't know, or would rather have you someone else's responsibility.

Opinions on reasonable tapering schedules for oxycontin can be readily found.

oxycontin taper schedule

What is your current dosage (as of today) and what would you consider a reasonable definite (no "3 or 4"s - establish definite amounts) tapering schedule that you would be willing to agree and commit to?

My suggestion (and feel free to ignore it) is to write up a definite schedule as described above, take it to your doctor and agree to sign it and be bound by it. If it's reasonable, he should have no objections. If he does, then I think you'll know the score.

Doc