New Doctor takes me off my drug regiment right away

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When I moved to Florida I had no idea that I would be facing a crisis in my medical care.  My new doctor that I have chosen with a specialty in neurology has taken me off 2 of my meds due to his idea of them being contradictory to each other.  However, I could chose to not go to this particular doctor.  We have to come to agreement that we both can live with in his treatment of my illnesses. 
I take Desoxyn for my ADD and have been on this medication for almost 2 years.  I cannot believe he just took me off from it, like that.  He also took me off of my anti-anxiety medication Valium because he says that it contradicts the ADD meds. 
I didn't like what he did.  He didn't seem to care or listen to me when I explained that I have been on this regiment for several years, but these particular drugs I have been on for less than 2 years.  I also only take my anti-anxiety medication as needed and don't take it every day. 
When I see him next month I am going to express my displeasure with his treatment, however I am fearful that he will tell me once again that if I don't like his way of doing things that I can find another doctor.  That put me off right away.  But what about my rights as a patient?  I should look into malpractice with his firm because it is his name on the door and I shouldn't feel like I should just submit to his will.  This is my life and my medical care that we are speaking of.  He is now my treating doctor and he has to listen to me and my voiced concerns.  If he doesn't in this next meeting which will be my 2nd meeting then I will have to do something about it - possibly look into medical malpractice or some sort of disability malpractice.  I should find out about my rights because one shouldn't just back down and say well I just will choose another doctor, cuz I cannot see that by eliminating my medications how that will help me.

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New Doctor - new medication management program

I made an appointment with a new medication management psychiatrist down here in Florida and saw him earlier this month.  I have my reservations about him though.  He changed my medications right away.   My regiment was to include meds for ADD and anxiety and he took me off of them.  I feel uncomfortable about it and tried to explain myself after our short meeting and he wanted me to be off of the drugs as they were contradicting each other.  Well then I let his office know that I may have not told him that I take my ADD medication always but only as needed is my anti-anxiety medication.  Mostly because I have situational anxiety.  He wouldn't give me scripts for either medication.  I was irritated at that.  I have been on this routine for over 4 years now and I don't want to upset the balance of my past treatment which seemed to work.

So my next appointment is for the beginning of February and I have to pay a co-pay of like $45 which I never had to with Manchester mental health...so I am going to let them know to bill me.  I am going to suggest due to cost savings that I want to see this doctor once every 3 months and that my regiment that I have been accustom to for the past 2 years has been working and that I don't have the $45 an office visit to continue according to his process.  I would like to work together as psychiatrist/doctor and patient should.  I want to stay better and not relapse in any fashion.

I have been less focused, it's been hard to concentrate on my research I do online, I get distracted very easily.  When I speak, I lose track of what I am saying and that makes for a difficult situation for me.  I just wish this doctor who is so close to me in distance would just listen to me better.  That's what should happen, instead of his normal, I am gonna get you off from all of these drugs.  That's the doctor's philosophy.  That's not my philosophy however.