not a question.... maybe helpful tho

[me5678]

i used to be one the patch... the best way to keep it on for me was on my chest, place about 4 pieces of clear 3m tape long ways( from side to side) all the way down the patch.... cover the whole thing. and as for it starting to work well it took about 20 hours my very first day, but after 6 months of being on it it started to make me kinda sick and maken me loose weight rapidly.... good luck to u....

[namnam46]

Hi Inga,

Start a new thread with this question.  I'm on the patch too.  BUT this really neds to b started new.  :)

Mama Sherry

[inga511]

I am going to a new Doc this week and I am on methadone and want to get off bc the WD are so bad. Is the patch a better option? Is it about the same in strength? Expensive?Are wD bad if u want to come off. I have terrible DDD, ruptured disc, Fybromyalgia, migraines ect.

Inga

[mellie4]

I have found the Duragesic patch to be just about perfect.  The first one I was on (can't remember the brand) was quite large and you could visibly see the gel.  I had problems with it sticking properly and it would also buckle, no matter how flat I originally had it.  The glue was also an irritant.  I could never get it off my skin and it left a residue on my clothes that wouldn't come out.  I tried using a tape around the edges that was recommended by the pharmacist but I still had trouble with it buckling.

I don't have any trouble with the Duragesic brand.  (Though I do seem to get hot flashes with it ... or it could be my age :)

[lizzie1954]

I have been on and off the fentanyl patches for years. I had so many problems, The small ones would just disappear and I could never find them. The big ones, I couldn't find a space big enough to put them on. I found the best thing was using the tape they use to cover an iv. It is breathable, and so thin it is like a sliver of skin. Ask your phamacist about this. Hope this helps,

[SunWorshiper_26]

Also recently there was a recall on the fentanyl patch for releasing too much of the med too quickly and causing breathing problems among other things.

[geminigirl1963]

I dont' know if you're still on the patch or not, but just to let you know, there are certain brands of the patch (I'm presuming you're talking about the fentanyl patch) that you CANNOT cover the entire patch because doing so does not allow the patch to "breathe" and it could heat up due to body heat and release too much medication into your system, so if you're still using the patch and still covering the entire thing with the tape, I would definitely suggest at the very least checkign withyour pharmacist or doctor to make sure that it is safe to be doing so.  This could be at least part of why it started making you feel sick...