I have been taking the 12 mcg fentanyl patch for 3 + years now. When the doctor tested my blood, it did not show up. I don't understand these results because I faithfully use the patch for cronic pain from a radical neck disscection I had in 2001. I've tried doing the 25 mcg, but makes me very sick. The 12 mcg fentanyl patch doesn't help much with the pain I feel, and if it's not showing up in my blood work, does it mean it's not working?
12 mcg fentanyl patch?
Question posted by changed forever on 9 Sep 2011
Last updated on 16 April 2012
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9 Sep 2011
I am no expert, but from being on the fentanyl patch for over 10 years, at doses from 75 mcg to 125 mcg I can tell you that 12 mcg is a very low dose. I am impressed that this dose helped you for the 3+ years. It's too bad the 25 mcg dose makes you sick - the fentanyl patch is a very effective pain reliever. I'm sorry I don't know the specifics of lab testing for fentanyl but this patch is a very low dose. If it isn't helping much for pain relief it could be that the dose is too low to register. In my opinion -
valkel
16 April 2012
Im on the 100 mcg/hr.patch & my doc said the same thing it didn't show up, that's impossible I can't explain it either, my guess is there's problebly a special test 4for it &I ur doc has to ask for it like LSD it doesn't show up in a routine drug screen test.
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