Allergy Type Symptoms With Butrans

I started Butrans 10 on 4/30. Had amazing relief. I felt better than I had in years. I caught a cold around April 20th. Went straight to my chest. My Dr thought I had walking pneumonia and started me on a course of steroids and antibiotics. 10 days later, no improvement, chest xray clear but wheezing and heavy with breathing. Dr. gave another round of steroids and antibiotics. This past weekend, I started to feel like a brand new cold came on me. Severe head congestion, terrible cough, the works. I went to urgent care. That Dr. told me it was allergy related. He gave a decadron shot, Z pak, started me on Zyrtec, albuterol inhaler. Today is the first day I have started to feel a little better. My question is this, could this possibly be from the patch? I seems a little coincidental that I have been completely sick since starting the patch except for the 20 days or so when I first started the patch. I have a friend who works in a pain clinic who said it could be related. I called the maker of Butrans and they said probably not. Any other thoughts? I sure hate to loose the patch since it works so well for me.

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Hello, Sosha! How are you feeling?

No, normally an allergic reaction to this type of medication wouldn't take that long to set in.

Our bodies do change with time, so you may just have developed allergies in general.

But the best way to get a definitive answer would be to see a specialist for testing. Can you ask your doctor to refer you to one?

This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

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