Hi All. So this month my Pharm decided to give me Mallinckrodt brand patches instead of my normal Mylan brand. I normally just wear the patch (25 mcg every 48 hours) but a couple times per week I'll allow myself to indulge and cut a 25 in half for oral use. With the Mylans I would get a nice buzz from this in as little as 5 minutes, but with this brand I got nothing. I tried adding the other half and still had no luck. The next day I tried a whole 25 from a different box and still nothing. In terms of wearing the patch, it seems to be working as it should or else I would have definately been feeling WDs big time (and yes, I know this is all I should do). I went online and searched for info on this brand and people said the same thing as I. In some cases people said that even wearing the patches was ineffective.
So, I was just wondering if anyone had any feedback on this, or ways around what seems to be a brand that has a very effective "sheild" to keep people from oral use. I did try placing the patch in a tiny bit of water and microwaving for 10-12 seconds until it boils (a trick I picked up on this site) but that didn't help either.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
So, I was just wondering if anyone had any feedback on this, or ways around what seems to be a brand that has a very effective "sheild" to keep people from oral use. I did try placing the patch in a tiny bit of water and microwaving for 10-12 seconds until it boils (a trick I picked up on this site) but that didn't help either.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
