Using Fentanyl Patches After They Get Wet
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People are talking on a site about sucking on F patches.if I lose one in the shower its no longer good after being wet.how can the patch b wet and then used effectively?

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Oh sweetie you are so cute, the people who are talking about chewing them are using them recreationally. They don’t want the patch to work after because they want all the medication all at once. They are the reason that pain management patients can’t get proper pain management.

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I have been on 20mcg of Butrans patches for about 4 months now and there not helping with my pain. Once again need something different. I have tried morphine, 30mg Oxycodone w/ tramadol and with percocet 10's my Dr did a DNA evaluation on me (I think she didn't believe me that they didn't help me at all) well come to find out none of them work on me because I metabolize them too fast, at least that's what I understood. Now it's either Tapentadol, hydromorphone or fentanyl to try. Which of these pain meds are best for pain? and what mg of these would equal 20mcg of Butrans?

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Well, that is the fact of relevance here, they aren't using them appropriately and effectively.

Sucking on them is abusing them, they are trying to get all of the narcotic out to get high, rather than using it as designed by letting it slowly release to alleviate their pain.

The FDA classifies this medication as being 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.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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