Butrans for Pain User Reviews (Page 3)

• Kat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 10, 2017

"I have been on this patch for almost 3 weeks. I noticed stomach pain in the beginning, and it's been steadily getting worse. I went to the ER thinking it was gallstones. Nope. So I took the patch off and will be following up with my family doctor. This patch took away 60%-85% of my pain, but the stomach pains are so bad it's just not worth it."

• Opi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 3, 2017

"After having had bilateral hip arthritis for over 16 years with osteopenia and a herniated disc at 4 locations (L2-L3, L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1), but found OTC drugs (Ibuprofen, Advil, Motrin, Meloxicam) not really effective. Found physical therapy comforting on lumbar discs but not at all on arthritis. I have been coping with increasing pain since 2016. My primary care physician sent me to a pain intervention specialist who prescribed me 25 mcg Butrans patches (out of pocket and very expensive) with Tramadol 50 mg to catch up with in 7 days. It's been over 3 days on Butrans with absolutely no effect at all. Very disappointed. I am calling my doc first thing on Monday morning."

• Joe...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 17, 2020

"I have found zero success from Butrans Translucent Films. This is after suffering now 6 months taking this junk as directed. Currently taking 600 mcg. The only reason I have stayed on this medication this long is the doctors continue to tell me they have to step up medication to tolerance. This next appointment will be my last."

• lee...
• December 6, 2011

"I was put on the 10 mg... it kind of helped with the pain, but I feel dragged down from it, and people keep telling me and asking me if I was tired or sick. I'm young, well, 34, and I have 2 children, 7 and 17, and I'm not wanting to do too much these days because of it."

• Lil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 21, 2020

"The humiliation of having to do a urine drug test for most of my DR visits (2020 - government). But now I'm thankful because the Butrans patch was NOT showing up in my urine for 2 months in a row. I had complained to the doctor each month that I was still in a lot of pain. The third month, he finally confirmed the medicine from the Butrans patch was definitely not in my body and changed medication. The patch sat on top of my skin, the medicine part wasn't touching my skin. It did work the first 2 months and did take my pain away. I don't know if the formula changed."

• Vic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 2, 2020

"On my second patch of Butrans 10 mgs. Honestly, I could sit and cry, it’s not helping at all. I will be phoning my doctor and the hospital tomorrow. I’m devastated that I’m in more pain than with other medication they are trying to replace, down from 6 tramadol to 3 per day. Just want to rip the patch off and take the tramadol."

• Anonymous
• August 25, 2011

"I just started using the patch yesterday, and after sleeping, I saw that the patch was starting to come off. I had to put medical tape all around the patch to keep it on, but even the tape is folding up. I am not sure that this patch will last longer than 2 days. I am afraid to take a shower because I think the thing is going to come right off."

• Jus...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 14, 2016

"Been on this for 4 months now, and it has brought relief that I hadn't had in years. I have too many issues to name. My dose was upped this month to 7.5. I found that after about 5 days, the patch is wearing off. Last month, the doctor changed the rx to every 5 days instead of 7, but this presented a bit of a problem with insurance filling it. Since there's only 4 in a box, I had to go back on day 20 to fill again (with additional copy). Still, every 5 days was better, but I did still have breakthrough pain. The problem for me was that the doctor changed me from 4 times a day tramadol to 3 times a day, so I still had issues. This is my 2nd week on a higher dose and back to 4 times a day tram. The patch is good, but I have a rash/itch at the application site and constipation that I didn't have with Norco."

• Ste...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 30, 2023

"Been on 10 mcg patch for 15 years. It was a total miracle for me right away! Prior to this, I was taking 90 hydros a month. But this worked many times better than the hydros ever did. After being on this for so many years, I have two major observations to make: 1) For some reason, there’s a significant percentage of pain patients this won’t work for at all. I was always amazed to hear anyone say this didn’t work for them, but I personally know people who said that to me. So I guess it’s either a home run or a flop. 2) This second issue really pisses me off. As many other reviewers have stated, this sh** doesn’t last 7 days! It’s over by day 5. And my last two pain docs were oblivious to this fact. If you are a pain doc, how in the world were you not taught this shortcoming on day 1 of medical school? And how did the manufacturer get away with its claims of it lasting 7 days? Docs need to have a plan for this poop out!"

• Rar...
• June 11, 2011

"So far, I have been on the Butrans patch for about 2 weeks. I have a rare genetic disorder called Familial Mediterranean Fever. Basically, my body can't stop normal body inflammation, and hormones, physical exertion, and strong emotions can make the inflammation worse, and that is an attack. The pain is unbelievable. I've been on Vicodin for the chronic pain and for the pain when I have an attack for 3 years. After being on Norco for 8 months, they just weren't doing it for me anymore during my attacks. My doctor started me on the 10 mg Butrans patches along with my normal amount of Norco pills. Right now, I can only say that it helps along with the pills (3-4 a day). But they itch really bad, I get a rash at the site, and I have problems peeing."

• Jul...
• September 17, 2015

"I increased from 5 mg to 10 mg of Butrans patch 3 days ago. My pain has eased quite a bit. However, I'm getting this weird buzzing noise constantly in my head, it increases when I blink, too. Feels weird and irritating, too. Wondering if this is anything to worry about. Feel really lightheaded and drowsy."

• Alf...
• May 27, 2011

"Very effective for pain relief. For me, the itching and long-lasting (up to a month after use) red squares in all areas where the patch has been applied are serious setbacks. Several solutions have been suggested, but none of them have helped. Because of the itching and the efforts to reduce it, the patches tend to fall off. It seems I scratch the area at night and dislodge the patch. Any abnormal stress in my life tends to aggravate these side effects. But, as stated, they work for pain relief."

• Jus...
• November 23, 2015

"I want to update since May 2015. It has been 6 months. I will say YES, the pain patch works if you're tolerant, and give it time and have the correct dose. It does stay on if you follow directions and bathe correctly. What I hate is I can't get in the sun. I live in Florida. I can't swim or it will start peeling, they are not cheap. It has restricted my workouts. I have no more interest in it, not sure why. I'm about to pick up my last box. I'm going to slow the use of them by cutting them over time. I just put on my last patch for this box. I'm going to wear it for 14 days, not 7. Then I'm going to cut the next patch in 2, wear it 7 days, and then the other half 14 days. Then the 3rd patch in 3. The same with the 4th. I have tramadol if need be."

• Jak...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 21, 2014

"I have not been on it longer than 2 days yet. I have a week's patch at 20 mg. I have results, but I'm still in some pain. My doctor has told me to use a further 10 mg patch! I will add this on Monday and write again."

• Bel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 22, 2015

"To be fair to the Butrans patch, I didn't give it a long trial run. I had to take it off in less than 24 hours because the side effects were so severe. Previously, I had taken Percocet as needed, but because of the good reviews, I decided to try the Butrans patch. It was a really bad idea. The patch put me into a terrible withdrawal from Percocet only hours after applying it. I had severe akathisia (restless body), stomach pain, diarrhea, and I even started seeing things and hearing conversations in my head. It also made my pupils huge, so anyone who saw me must've known that I was high. It was so embarrassing! I couldn't get that patch off fast enough. I'd rather live with the pain from my spinal fusions than ever try Butrans again."

• Vgo...
• July 23, 2015

"I just started this yesterday, so I will continue to update on it. My low score doesn't indicate that it isn't working for me, just that it has not yet had a chance to. So far, though, I have been up the entire night itching. Not at the application site, but all over, just like I do when I'm coming down from morphine or other anesthesia after surgery. I hope that this passes because I'm very optimistic that this will work for me. My doctor just switched me to Butrans yesterday to replace Norco and baclofen because my breakthrough pain was just getting so frequent and so severe that the other drugs were worthless. Reading everybody else's stories, though, makes me feel very optimistic about Butrans."

• Plu...
• March 8, 2018

"I have been on Percocet 10/325 for a couple of years now for back pain. Well, I decided to tell my pain med doctor that I wanted to get off them because you hear so many horror stories about this drug. Plus, it would sometimes make me sick and my head feel foggy, but it worked wonders for pain. So, the doctor put me on the BUTRANS patch 10mcg plus 5mg Percocet. I had the patch on for 4 days, and my pain in my back was terrible! I never felt this much pain before, plus it was making me sick. So, I called the doctor, and of course can’t get me in for another 2 weeks. So, I have been taking the Percocet but sometimes take 2, which I know is not good because of the acetaminophen in them. The doctor called me in some nausea meds, which help a lot when taking Percocet. Not sure about the patch because I took it off. I am thinking about putting another one on and just getting through the pain. Does anyone know if you say you want off the percs, but other meds are not working, will the doctor put you back on percs?"

• Rea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 28, 2022

"I tried these patches with an open mind. Having read many reviews, now I see that they are mostly positive. I agree, as they changed my life. I’m no longer in constant pain and am free to live a full and meaningful life again, without painkiller tablets, i.e., Codeine. I haven’t been this happy since the birth of my last child. They have changed my whole life. I feel utterly relieved that I was prescribed these. I am happy again and I feel like my old self again before my pain began-except even better. I have even lost weight since starting them, which was usually mission impossible for me. I guess they wouldn’t work for everyone because everyone is different, but I’m very grateful they have worked miracles for me. I’m a new, better, happier, changed version of myself. My pain used to make me so depressed, which led to a lot of bad life choices including excessive gambling. No more!"

• Sam...
• July 2, 2016

"I took one of these huge patches back when I was pretty opiate intolerant, thinking it would be like a fentanyl patch. Lol. This thing had me leaning after I smoked, couldn't walk right. Didn't like the residue left over."

• dmi...
• October 16, 2011

"Only thing I've found that works, and keeps me able to work."

• Dre...
• March 7, 2017

"I've suffered from severe chronic pain for many years. I've gone through all the opiates. My pain doctor put me on this worthless patch. Even at max dosage, it doesn't even help mild muscle pain."

• Mou...
• December 28, 2016

"Not practical. Not very strong. A lot of drug interactions and side effects."

• Edm...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 4, 2016

"Butrans patch took away all my pain."

• Ost...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 5, 2018

"Felt it is great for people who are not active. If you don't sit still well, it doesn't touch the pain."

• Idi...
• October 12, 2016

"Horrible, worst thing I ever done."