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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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PLEASE HEAR ME ANYONE AND EVERYONE. I AM THE FENTANYL MASTER OF SORTS. I'VE BEEN ON AS MUCH AS 150MCG A DAY. I WAS ON FENTANYL FOR MANY MANY YEARS AT LEAST 6 OR 7. I WILL ANSWER A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS HERE. #1 FENTANYL IS A MIRACLE DRUG IN A SENSE, HOWEVER.........even though its legal and is coming from your doctor, most people (including myself) are typically unaware that it is a minimum 100 times stronger than morphine, even heroin. thats why its dosage is in micrograms. anyways, i tapered off fentanyl for 18 months.... thats right a year and half and i still wound up needing the help of a detox center. most places will offer you suboxone (which is free while there, but hundreds in RX costs) that stuff will cure you, but now what..... you want to be on suboxone your whole life?; granted they can and will taper you if needed, but...
at the detox place they are trained and they score you and give you some kind of a benzo, i think llibrium and colonidine to stop the leg twitches, plus belly pills and so much more. i am currently researching tramadol and other options but i think it best to try and live without it. i never went through anything like the last step off fentanyl. even tapering the doctors dont tell you that if you ever want to get off you will literally need to be drunk the whole time your detoxing, or you get help from an actual center. this was by far the worst experience of my life. and hear me clearly......
i quit meth 10 years ago and never went back
i quit smoking pot 15 years ago and never went back
i quit cigarettes
everyone in the place i just left was there for opiate addicition. heed my warning as good as they are and good as they work, the withdrawals are borderline suicidal......... nothing in my life ever compared to this and again i tappered over 1 1/2 years......... as for the shower and or swimming in a pool or if the patch comes...... quit wasting them and running short. put the damn patch back on and use skin tape; however i evolved from skin tape to an ace bandage cut in half so its not too long. put the patch back on and wrap it up and youre good to go, plus once you take the ace bandage off hours later you will see that its pretty much restuck. honest answer.... you can take a patch off anytime for any length of time and nothing happens to fentanyl as long as you havent stuck it to something porous or weird. just set it upside down while in pool, tub, shower, whatever.........ace bandage.....hands down!!!! and it took me years to get that down.

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there are patch covers to go with the patches .. my husband uses them ..they are called [transparent film dressing ] sterile sure site matrix...make sure your arm or where ever is clean and dry before putting it on ....
some time I have a hard time pulling them off ... I am the one who puts them on my husband.. he gets his covers from the v a where he gets his patch ... good luck ..

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Cronic pain from multiple sclerosis (affects the central nervous system), which includes fibromyalgia and muscle spasticity as well as a myriad of back problems. I've been on schedule II drugs for over 30 years. Since getting the patch I onle ned oral medication for break through pain. My pain is so unbearable that I would eventually commit suicide if I didn't receive pain medication.

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I tried lots of things and settled on Saran Wrap. I wear mine on my arm and wrap all the way around. I do secure the top with clear packing tape-first aid type tape will not hold. Seems like sometimes i get a box that is just not as adhesive so I have also worn a section cut from a sock to keep secure while still allowing it to "breathe".

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I was prescribed the patch for two inoperable herniated disc that put me in constant pain that made life unlivable. I hated using them so bad I stated look for alternatives. I found one that worked for me called kratom, this herb was banned in Thailand because there opium is used and taxed and people found that by using kratom the could stop using opium and the government would loose there tax base. So it sounded like an advertisements for how well it worked, and it worked for me. I had been on fentinal since 2004 and now no longer need it or use it.

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I had the same issue at the beginning of wearing patches over 8 years ago.

I went in and told the pharmacy and they changed the brand of Fentanyl patch I was using. They are great now. Also my pharmacy replaced the ones that came off so that I was not short.

Until you find some that stick better, use a fabric tape, cut it down in width so there is just enough to go around the edge of the patch. Do not completely cover the patch with tape as it interferes with the release of the med.

My hubby puts mine on me and he always washes the are with a facecloth and water only, then dries the area well before applying. They will not stick if they are on oily skin or skin that has residual soap, lotions and hair conditioner on the skin.

I hope this helped, good luck

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Hi. I am prescribed Fentanyl 25 mg patches and initially had a HUGE problem keeping them from falling off. I would find them in the sheets in the AM (which could be lethal to my husband if he were to have it stick to him), stuck to my nightgown, etc. I talked to my pharmacist and he recommended using a Tegaderm patch which is available over the counter (my pharmacist charges $.40/ea.). You can also get them from your doctor. If you have had IVs, you most likely have had it covered with a Tegaderm patch. Not only does it keep the patch on for the full 3 days, it is also water proof so it keeps the patch from getting water logged. Hope this helps! Depending on the size of your patch, you may want to use 2 Tegaderms. I go ahead and get at least 2 per patch I've been prescribed.

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I to use the fentynol patch and have prob with it falling off so asked my pharmacist what to do and he recommendedwrapping Saran wrap around it and so far its staying on just hope it continues.

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Mystical.......you are right. If your prescription is for stronger like mine you wear more than one patch.

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Thats illegal and untrue today

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YES! Nexcare made by 3M prevents the patches from falling off! I use the 2-3/8 X 2-3/4 inches. The secondary name for these is Tegaderm. You can get them at just about any drugs store. They are EXPENSIVE but a lot cheaper than the patches.

Hint: Get your first box from a local source and then get them via the web. I save a bunch of money by doing that. Also make very certain that you are putting the non-sticky side of the patch on the dressings, else you've just shot a patch.

Go get 'em!

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Oh I see, that makes total sense then, thanks!

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what is?

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Ben ...who are you responding to?

We need to say who we are responding to. It is hard to follow a conversation when we do not know who is in on it.

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I used to use surgical tape and tape all four sides. However, as soon as it is no longer secure, I would start going through withdrawal symptoms. Too many ups and downs for me. I asked my Pain Mgmt MD to change me to something else. Problems solved.

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I use to tape plastic food wrap over mine.

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you have to order a big patch from the company for it to stay on. it's a b**** but it works no problem. I believe that they are free but don't hold that to be true.

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reply to patty. you stated that you had to many problems with withdrawl on the patches. I just increased from 25mcg to 50 and I was worried about going up in strength for that very reason, withdrawl issues. If the pharmacy cannot get the patches in on time, there has been glitches before, etc. I have not experienced any withdrawl yet if patch comes off early on anything but was concerned about moving up on my dose that could happen. Just wondering what you switched to, still a patch type delivery or oral method? Thanks!

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I was put on Kadian, brand not generic, 40mg 1x daily. The generic put me into withdrawal. I got very sick right away. I have been taking the Kadian , not generic, now for about 3 years. I have not had any problems. But I have to take it at the same time everyday or I start to get sick.

Kadian is a morphine sulphate. But not all morphine sulfates are the same.

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Why no tape?

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