Fentanyl Patch (Page 2)

CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO KEEP THE PATCH FROM COMING OFF AFTER SECOND DAY ? I SHOWER A COUPLE TIMES A DAY AND ON THE SECOND DAY THE PATCH WON'T STAY ON.THEN YOU USE MORE THAN WHAT IS PERSCRIBED AND YOU RUN OUT OF PATCHES AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WON'T PAY FOR ANY MORE THAN PERSCRIBED, THEN COMES WITHDRAWAL?

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Get either Bandaid brand or Nexcare brand water proof bandages, just compare the size of your patch to the bandage.....we use the clear nexcare bandages, and they work GREAT, clean the area with rubbing alcohol first to remove skin oil. Good Luck

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cover with plastic wrap when showering. Before placing on skin, always clean applied area with alcohol wipes (let or pat dry). Do not place patch on oily or sweat covered surface

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Fentynal.. i'm sure I mispelled it. I use a nasal spray, let it dry then apply patch. Also you can ask your dr to give u the plastic clear patches they use for IV's to cover it. Just an idea for ya... Hope it works.

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BULL, I;M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE GENERIC PATCHES OR DURAGESIC PATCHES,I HAVE BRAND AND BY CONTACTING JOHNSON&JOHNSON THEY SHIP 3 CASES 150 BIOCLUSIVE DRESSING AS NEEDED. THEY ARE APPLIED OVER THE TOP OF THE PATCHES, ALSO THEY RECMMENDED PLAIN TINCTURE OF BENZOIN. YOU CAN'T PUT ANY UNDER THE PATCHES BUT YOU CAN USE IT AROUND THE EDGES OF THE BIOCLUSIVE PATCHES. ITS LIKE GLUE BUT AGAIN DO NOT GET ANY OF THE BENZOIN NEAR THE PACHES. I HOPE THIS HELPS

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question why not take it off bfor u get in the bath or shower lmao kinda seems like the thing to do jus put it back on...

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I have used the patch for about 5 years. I use tegaderm over mine. It doesn't come off when I sweat which is a lot. It stays in the shower and it does not release the meds to early. Several companies make them but I have found the best price online about half what I was paying at a medical supply place. Just go search find the best price and there you go. My dad and I both use them and they are great. Something else that might help is I put my patches on the top of my upper thigh. The skin is not as sensitive, you get more air flow and I think it's the best location i've found. Hope this helps.

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I have found the Tegaderm patches to be pretty effective at keeping the Fentanyl patches on without too many problems. I tried a generic brand that CVS sold because they were cheaper, but they didn't seem to stay on as well as the Tegaderm brand.

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I just started the mylan patch and it came off witin an hour every patch and every time. I called Mylan and they make a substance to apply to the patch after it is applied. I should get mine by friday 5/7/09. Call the 800 number on the instruction page in the box with the patches. They will also pay for any additional patches needed outside the time period when insurance won't pay becuz it is too early. The instruction say to through patch away once it starts to come off. Call Mylan they will help

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Hey Everyone, you can order FREE OF CHARGE the BIOCLUSIVE dressing especially for the duragesic patch, Drug must be Duragesic (not generic) . you can contact them directly at 1-800-526-7736 they will send you 50 dressings. I have been using them for the past 5 years and trust me , they work! I also get my Duragesic free of charge through ortho-mcneil/Jensen pharm's patient assistance program. I hope this helps someone.

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I tape my patch then wrap it with an ace bandage cut of a piece of the ace bandage then tape that This patch is going nowhere. try to put plastic saran wrap taped while taking a shower and it wont come off. Good luck all.

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Hi all i enjoyed reading your posts. I started the 25mcg/hr about 8 hours ago. I was previosly taking 20mg oxycontin twice a day and 2-3 percocet a day for nerve damage in my back and arthritis in my knees. i was wondering when i will start the feel the maximum does for pain relief. I am not looking to get high just to get some normal pain relief. any info would great....Thx

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I am having the same problem - going through withdrawals every 2 days because these patches won't stay on. I am going to try to tape by 3M that is recommended on this site & see if that helps. I've been using regular medical tape, but that has not been working. If you haven't tried any the tape, I would suggest that. It seems to be the best solution... Good Luck to you!

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I'm all new to keeping patches on too! I've had 3 come off in just one weekend! UGH! Desperate times call for desperate measures so after reading all these posts this is what I've done and seems to be working, even with swimming and showering.
Clean the area well with warm water (I put my patch to the left or right of my belly button). Let it air dry well or give it a shot with the cool setting on a hair dryer for about a minute. Apply the patch. Curad waterproof tape works very well for me (and I sweat a lot, have oily skin and it's 95 and VERY humid where I live) Apply the tape on all 4 sides of the pain patch. Then I applied a piece of Tegraderm and taped the edges of that down on all 4 sides with Curad WP tape. Lastly cut a piece of Glad FREEZER bag (not regualr food bag plastic) to overlap the other layers and tape on all 4 sides. Press down as hard as you for a minute (if you use a hair dryer, use the low setting for a minute....it helps make the adhesive, on everything, stick a lot better and press hard on it again. Do your best to keep everything flat and not wrinkle or roll up as you put it on. I applied this yesterday morning, have showered 3 times (using hot water and taking my good old time!) and spent 6 hours swimming in the pool. It hasn't budged or bunched up at all since I put it on Saturday morning and the patch and layers are bone dry~no water has gotten near the pain patch! (I am calling Mylan for some of those special patch covers but until they arrive this will work) I sure hope this helps someone~it's frustrating when you only have so many patches and they won't stay on! Have a good evening! Cath

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I'm all new to keeping patches on too! I was prescribed Mylan patches. I've had 3 come off in just one weekend! UGH! Desperate times call for desperate measures so after reading all these posts this is what I've done and seems to be working, even with swimming and showering.
Clean the area well with warm water (I put my patch to the left or right of my belly button). Let it air dry well or give it a shot with the cool setting on a hair dryer for about a minute. Apply the patch. Curad waterproof tape works very well for me (and I sweat a lot, have oily skin and it's 95 and VERY humid where I live) Apply the tape on all 4 sides of the pain patch. Then I applied a piece of Tegraderm and taped the edges of that down on all 4 sides with Curad WP tape. Lastly cut a piece of Glad FREEZER bag (not regualr food bag plastic) to overlap the other layers and tape on all 4 sides. Press down as hard as you for a minute (if you use a hair dryer, use the low setting for a minute....it helps make the adhesive, on everything, stick a lot better and press hard on it again. Do your best to keep everything flat and not wrinkle or roll up as you put it on. I applied this yesterday morning, have showered 3 times (using hot water and taking my good old time!) and spent 6 hours swimming in the pool. It hasn't budged or bunched up at all since I put it on Saturday morning and the patch and layers are bone dry~no water has gotten near the pain patch! (I am calling Mylan for some of those special patch covers but until they arrive this will work) I sure hope this helps someone~it's frustrating when you only have so many patches and they won't stay on! Have a good evening! Cath

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use MYLAN fentanyl patches they don't come of in shower or swimmingbuilieni xxxiv

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I have just read your posts and I hope these will help. I'm going through withdrawl now since my doctors told me when one comes off to put more on. Now I'm early like 4 days grrr. I'm seeing family doctor and I feel really bad. This is second time in second month since this has happened. He will most Likely write me a prescription to do me over till my refil date. But I'm worried about being red flagged :c. And if that happens I'm so screwed if anything happens. I'm gonna ask doctor for the tekaderm ( spelled wrong I know) patches and cover the fentenyl with them. I feel so bad though. I really hope they don't think bad of me

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There is a clear adhesive patch that can safely go over the fentanyl patch, as it is breathable...it is the ONLY way I can keep the patch on as I have very oily skin. I get mine at Walgreens and they actually give me three at a time for FREE! since I have to do aquatic physical therapy 5 days per week I also use the super sticky waterproof tape from Walgreens to tape AROUND the adhesive patch. Don't ever use tape over the patch itself..it is very dangerous as your body can absorb the medication at a higher dosage rate if covered inappropriately, so only cover with an approved adhesive patch specific for use with the fentanyl patch. Without using these I couldn't even keep the patch sticking for much over 8-10 hours, so I'm pretty certain it would work well for you too. The name of it is BIOCLUSIVE TRANSPARENT DRESSING. Good luck, I hope you have a Walgreens near and can get them for free as well! If for any reason you experience any effects that concern you that covering it with this may be causing you personally to absorb too much, just fold it in half and cut a square hole about 3/4 the size of your patch and place it over that way, as you would still get the good hold but wouldn't be covering your patch entirely.

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I just started on the patch after struggling with many other ineffective methods and drugs for pain management. So far this has been a godsend! I started on the 50mcg and I almost immediately noticed a huge difference in my level of pain and I feel I will no longer need breakthrough meds very soon. Anyways years ago when I quit smoking I used the nicotine patch and before I picked up this script I knew keeping the thing on was going to be a challenge for me. Using medical tape for the edges is a real pain in the rear and I had more issues with that sticking to my shirt and my sleeve pulling the patch off than the patch doing that by itself. I have the Mylan patch and they are sending me dressings to cover it and in the mean time while I wait for my shipment I picked up a box of Tegaderm Transparent Dressing and it is working like a charm. A lot of hospitals use these or what feels like these to cover IVs. They're breathable and flexible so they should remain on regardless of what you put it through and it shouldn't have an increase or decrease effect in the amount of meds your patch supply's you. This box of 8 was a little pricey ($10) but, I would highly recommend calling the manufacturer of your patch first as they seem to offer to send this out no questions asked and for free and use the store bought for the few days to a week you've gotta wait for your free ones to get here.

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I went to a few different pharmacy's including two Walgreens and I am not sure if it isn't given a lot where I live or something but not a single pharmacist seemed to know of anything I could place over my patch. I ended up calling my DR who told me to use Tegaderm while I wait for Mylan to send me free dressings.

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R/E Fentanyl Patches i clean the skin with Metho dry well put on patch and put that paper they use in Hospital,s over the Patch work,s well for me .try it .??

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