BuTrans Patch

Stigger

Hi
Can anyone tell me what it's like to live on these. Does it affect your ability to work, drive, behave 'normally' ?
How effective at they for pain relief?
Pain caused by Osteoarthritis.
Thank you.

maria09

Hi
I can only speak from experience I used them abt 4 yrs ago and found they were no use at all I started off on a small dose gradually increasing them I had no problems working I suffered no drowsiness nothing but they did not work for me but many on here may have had a good outcome with these
Best wishes
M

dachshund

Hello Stigger
they worked for me but my skin blistered and everything stuck to it i was on a 20 and a ten patch you have to put them in a different place each week.
good luck
joan xx

barbara12

Hello stigger
I am on the fentalis patches same thing another name....I had so much hope in them..but I have ended up taking the same amount of cocodamols with them....I am still giving them ago...has it only a month or so since I started on them...at first I felt quite sick...but that wore off after a couple of days...I am not unsteady on my feet..I think the worse side effect is constipation...I was used to this but it far worse on these.
Another thing is if you go abroad at all the insurance now ask have you been prescribed these...it has put my insurance up by a lot.good luck with them.

kentishlady

Hello Stigger. My GP tried me with them last year but I had to come off them. They gave me such terrible side effects and was walking around in a zombie-like state which I just couldn't cope with plus they didn't alleviate the pain for me, Hope u have better luck with them. You do need to increase dose gradually and, if you do ever need to come off them, decrease gradually as well. I know that some people on the forum find them helpful. Good Luck. Beryl

frogmorton

Hi Stigger

I have been on them for a few years now. At first I started on a low dose and did feel a bit queasy for a day or so max.

I find them really good and am able to function totally normally. When I take cocos or tramadols I feel dizzy and icky sicky due to the 'burst' of the drug but the patches are there in the back-ground. I can take additional painkillers fro breakthrough pain as needed.

I think they aren't working sometimes and have 'come off them' but then it takes days/weeks to get ahead of the pain again.

I hoep they work as well for you

love

Toni xx

DebbieT

Hi stigger,

I've been on them about a month & I haven't had a single side affect yet except I'm getting really bad blistering of my skin. I'm not sure if that's because I have severe plaque psoriasis tho. I'm seeing my Dermatologist this week so I'm going to ask for her advice.

Good luck.x