On July 1st this year purdue pharmcy has released a new Buprenorphine Transdermal system patch,my pain specialist was thinking about prescribing it to me instead of oxys for pain,a person is supposed to keep the patch on for 7 days and then change it.i told her that id rather stick to the oxys,she told me most pain specialists are going to be switching there patients from painkiller pills to this patch,i have taken oxys once in the last 9 days,the major part of my withdrawl is gone so im debating whether to just try the patch.anywz have any of u guys heard about this new patch?
Butrans Patch 5,10,20 mcg/hour 7 Day patch?
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- 5 Dec 2010 by BCboy
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- pain, buprenorphine, butrans
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christine...5 Dec 2010
I haven't heard much about this patch. But if it's similar to suboxone, it really isn't meant for controlling chronic pain. Suboxone is for getting people off of opiates and other substances in relative comfort. It controls the cravings and withdrawal symptoms. But heard it sucks at controlling bad pain. It's also addicting. So if you could avoid getting on this medication, I would do so. You said you were doing pretty good? Please don't jump to the patch if you have bad pain and it's addicting like suboxone is. I'll have to do some research on this. I'm very happy to hear the worst is over for you! Before you start this patch, double check on all of its' side effects. Thanks for keeping us posted on your progress BCboy. It's really good hearing success stories here.
best wishes,
chris
pattishan615 Dec 2010
The patch is really really new and I have not heard much about it other than from you and the fact that it was just released. It probably isn't designed to control pain, it was designed to treat opiate addiction. Bupenorphine can treat pain, but when it is in suboxone, subutex or this new patch, somehow it only treats withdrawal pain. If you have true pain for a reason, I doubt the patch is going to be what you need. Now if you have major to minor craving and withdrawal, it should control that.
22 Apr 2011
i just got a script for it for back pain in a car accident and its been working really well so far, its been about 4 hours and i am not in pain. it is sedating but i am not to tolerable to this type of med. i have the 5mcg per hr 7 day patches for a month. says to not get any heat near the patch either or it can release way to much of the medicine and cause possible overdose.
girlfibro
19 Jul 2011
I started out last month on the 10mcg butrans patch but it really didnt last seven days, the first 3=4 days were good, not great, but better than before patch. After the 4th day I went down hill. Returned to doctor and he up'd me to a higher dose. So now I am on the 20 mcg patch and for the first time in years I can say I am almost pain free, and my stiffness is almost gone, it is like I am living again, I actually feel great, I have suffered with fibromylgia pain for years, so stiff in am I had to crawl out of bed, and couldnt bend to tie my shoes, since the new dosage patch I feel so good, I just hope it lasts more than the first few days on. I will try and post later on and let u know. Just be careful if you use to wipe area with alcohol prior to putting on, week two patch fell right off, after ten minutes, had to tape on and felt like it was a dud patch. For three hundred dollars for four even one dud is upsetting. But if the way I feel now lasts I will pay the money to be able to function and smile it has been a long time coming.
Biobot
24 Apr 2012
My pain doctor raised me to 20 mcg. After 6 years of constant pain due to failed cervical fusion I feel better 5-6 hrs/day for 4 days, then the patch wears off quickly.
When it works it's the best medication that I've ever had. I take 1 Norco/ day for the first 3-4 days a week. Then it's 2 Norco on day 5 and my usual 3-4 Norco on days 6-7. The good news is that when it works it REALLY works, as long as I am sedentary and not stressed out. But if I do anything, even food shopping, the patch doesn't help much. Any suggestions?
12 Mar 2012
I have bulging disc in L5 S1 area and I'm in pain everyday. ..I've been on lorcet 10s, neurotin 600 and get injections in my back for the past 4 years. I have built a tolerance for the lorcet and was taking around 6-8 a day and was still in pain. This past Friday I was prescribed butran 20mcg and I have Only taken a total of 5 lorcet and 0 neurotin in 4 days. I'm not completely outta pain but 85% better. Theres Only a couple times my back has hurt and its when I had raised up the way I shouldn't have but this is so much better than constant pain which I was in. If anything at least give it a try because I'm telling u I feel a lot better and I honestly think I could run a few laps around a track right now and if you knew me you would know that I'm not doing anything that would cause compression or anything to my back because I was hurting so bad and that sucks coming from an athletic type person who played ball 5 nights a week. I'm just hoping it keeps working but anyways I say try it because its working for me when Nothing else has
23 Mar 2012
I wish that ONLY people who are on the patch would reply. The first two comments are wrong and misleading. Butrans is NOT not like suboxone to get you off of opioids. It's a pain killer for "chronic medium to severe pain."
I've been on it for 5 days and it's the best pain relief in 8+ years. I've been on 4 Norco/day plus Celebrex and Zanaflex. Those pills are unnecessary thanks to Butrans 10mcg. My only complaint is that it's wearing off after 4-5 days, not 7 days as prescribed. Make sure your pain doctor continues at half dose your other pain meds. Save them for days 5-7, if needed. Good luck and yes it works great.
snoopytann8 Apr 2012
I was put on the patch at 10 mcg. It worked great for 4 days. My doctor explained that it worked on pain receivers differently, so it was not going to give me the "addictive high" of regular pain meds and was not as addictive. It is supposed to be MUCH better for the body. He upped me to 20 mcg. I had a very hard time finding it, but my pharmacy was willing to order it for me. When I stopped using them, my body didn't go into withdrawal. I think it is great idea to get people off of oxy and I'm glad to hear it is helping!!!
Lisa0123 Apr 2012
I just started on the patch 2 weeks ago. I'm on the 5mcg patch with Lortab 7.5x2 for breakthrough pain. Trying to give these patches a chance, but my pain is still constant with little relief. I'm hoping that my Dr will up the dosage my next visit and that will help. I have noticed that the small amount of relief I got did wear off after the 4th day. The pm Dr I go to doesn't believe in using narcotics for my type of pain ( severe arthritis along with bone spurs in my shoulders and hips). I'm slightly confused about this since the patches are a narcotic. I need more help than he's giving me, but don't want to come across like some kind of drug- seeking junkie. I just want enough relief that I can function on some kind of normal basis. Any suggestions on how to talk to him would be much appreciated.
3 May 2012
In 2010, i had an L4-L5 fusion done. After the surgery, I had continued severe pain. They put me in an MRI machine, and discovered that i have very bad back arthritis. I am currently on the 20mg/hr Butrans patch, and it has made a world of difference. I'm no longer hitting my pain pills on a regular basis ( I keep a very small stash handy for breakthrough pains ), however i would recommend this patch to anyone who is in chronic pain.Tthe downside to the patch is that it generally wears off after about 5 days, but it is alot better than popping pills just to function.
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