OK, I have been taking opiates for awhile, Rx by DR for pain. was taking OP80's twice a day
for awhile, with only a minor breakthrough meds, total of 175mg in 24hrs.
So the DR wanted me to switch so as not to get used to the Oxy, and started
me on the 100mcg/hr, which he showed me is only about half as strong as the 2 80mg
pills were , so he also gave me 4 15mg oxy IR for breakthrough.
At first I was scared it wasn't going to be enough, but I have to say, these patches
work pretty good.
So my problem is that they don't seem to work for a full 72 hours sometimes, which
I know that he can change to every 48 hours, which my wife also had to do.
What I don't want to do is abuse them, but I hate to throw away a patch full of
good medicine left in it, and it only stops because of the dead skin clogs it up,
or so I have read.
What I want to know is if rubbing the gel on my skin will work at all, and how long
it will take, because if I could take less of my breakthrough meds, I could save them
up for when I have bouts of severe pain, which my pain level spikes at times.
I there also a way to make a homemade patch, like the material that is on the
patch, how it seeps through it, does anybody know what it is made out of?
for awhile, with only a minor breakthrough meds, total of 175mg in 24hrs.
So the DR wanted me to switch so as not to get used to the Oxy, and started
me on the 100mcg/hr, which he showed me is only about half as strong as the 2 80mg
pills were , so he also gave me 4 15mg oxy IR for breakthrough.
At first I was scared it wasn't going to be enough, but I have to say, these patches
work pretty good.
So my problem is that they don't seem to work for a full 72 hours sometimes, which
I know that he can change to every 48 hours, which my wife also had to do.
What I don't want to do is abuse them, but I hate to throw away a patch full of
good medicine left in it, and it only stops because of the dead skin clogs it up,
or so I have read.
What I want to know is if rubbing the gel on my skin will work at all, and how long
it will take, because if I could take less of my breakthrough meds, I could save them
up for when I have bouts of severe pain, which my pain level spikes at times.
I there also a way to make a homemade patch, like the material that is on the
patch, how it seeps through it, does anybody know what it is made out of?
