Patch Questions

Twirla vs Xulane: How do they compare?

Can you start the Xulane patch anytime?

Can you get pregnant on the Xulane patch?

Weight gain and estradiol patch- Minivelle?

Does anyone have experience with weight gain while using Minivelle patch ? I use .0375 dosage.

When do Fentanyl withdrawal symptoms start after the dosage has been reduced?

I recently dropped from using a 25 mcg Fentanyl patch to using a 12 mcg patch. It seemed to me that prior to dropping to the lower dosage, that I was experiencing some withdrawal symptoms, like anxiety, being very emotional, tingling in the feet. On the day that I dropped to the 12 mcg patch I... read more

Fentanyl - How Can I Get My patch to Stay On?

I get 15 patches every month. My perspiration is terrible if I move around a lot and then my patch seems to fall off. When this starts, how can I make it stay on? I seem to loss them often and have to put a fresh one on.

I have been prescribed lidoderm patch but they will not stay attached - any suggestions?

to get them to stay or an alternative?

What works good to keep a fentanyl patch stuck on ?

I sweat alot ,and nothing seems to work?

Hi. I'm a CML patient and use Fentanyl Patch. Best places to place patch on body?

I will use a tagaderm if needed as I sweat a bit more than normal. I usually place them on my chest but was curious what other experiences were on other parts of body and how that affected the drug

Chronic Pain - I am prescribed the Fentanyl Patch 50mcg, and Hydrocodone 10/325mg. It isn't working?

... in that combination anymore. I have been on Oxycontins and dont want that again. Can anyone suggest a different pain pill, I will still be on the patches, I just need a new break through medicine and don't know what I should talk to my doc about. Thanks

I have a resident that is allergic to morphine what is an alternative for pain?

I need something for her that is in patch form or that can be given rectally she is terminal and has long history of pain and is unable to take morphine/duragesic/fentanyl.

How long after removing my butrans patch can I take my new meds oxyconton?

What happens if my butrans patch gets wet underneath from the shower, is effectiveness ruined?

Just a corner lifted up. Does that ruin the effectiveness of the patch?

Anyone use the Butrans patch with oxycodone for break through pain?

I have been taking Hydrocodone 10mg/325 for years and it just is not working or if it does it wears off within a couple of hours. I just got a script for Oxycodone 15mg. It works but knocks me out, where the Hydrocodone hyped me up. I worry about driving on the Oxycodone. I had been wearing a... read more

Butrans - Does this cause weight gain in anyone?

I was already overweight but needed to get my pain under control when I was put on this patch 3 months ago. After a month I went on phentermine to lose weight( I lost alot of weight b4 on it & kept it off, but my primary wouldn't refer me until pain was under control) & every month I... read more