Butrans User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• wal...
• July 31, 2017

For Chronic Pain "I have used the Butrans patch for several years and paid a premium price at CVS. Walgreen's has a generic patch, and it costs more than half the price! If you use a cortisone nose spray on your skin before the patch is applied, it will not give you an allergic reaction to the adhesive. I have had stomach problems with the NSAIDs, and the patch is great! I don't think I could work if it wasn't for the patch. FYI: Everyone reacts differently to meds, so don't not try it. It works great for me. So I have nothing negative to say about this patch. My insurance covers the generic brand: $264 versus $750 brand name."

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

For Pain "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

For Pain "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."

• Lil...
• July 30, 2015

For Chronic Pain "After 20 years of tension migraines, 10 years of fibromyalgia, and an SI sprain to the left hip, I thought I'd never know normal again. I can fake being well enough to make others comfortable, but I rarely am. Butrans was prescribed 3 months ago, and my constant, inconsistent days of pain, from 3-9, varying on weather, mood, stress, exercise, etc., is finally becoming more stable! The lows are gone. The higher peaks are 6-7 now and more rare. I'm on 15 mcg/hr every 7 days. Slight itching at the patch site, but with proper skin prep and rotation, I've had no other issues. This med, and low-dose Percocet, have given me my life back! Constipation has been my only side effect, but it is nothing compared to what I've lived with for so long."

• Jus...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 29, 2016

For Chronic Pain "So now, after almost a year on the patch, starting at 10 mcg, now at 15 mcg, the doctor wanted to increase to 20 mcg, but I was a little nervous, so I kept it the same. However, I'm thinking that I will increase to 20 next month, so I can stop the tramadol altogether. I hate being on tramadol. The variations of manufacturer switches make me sick. I can't take Mylan at all, it about kills me like poison. But the patch itself is a lifesaver. I have a life again. The ONLY complaint I have is my Dr. fought for Aetna to pay for it, now they do, so instead of $577, I pay $30.00, and last, I get very little sleep. I have found myself sleeping, literally sitting up, with no idea how I got there - scary. I wake up MANY times a night, I don't sleep a whole 2 hours through."

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

For Pain "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."

• Fib...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 26, 2014

For Chronic Pain "My doctor first prescribed these for me at the 10 mg dosage as many of her fibromyalgia patients did well on them. When I first started to use them, the side effects were awful: headaches, lightheadedness, dizzy spells that came on out of the blue, severe nausea. But after the first patch, the symptoms seemed to ease when I would place the patches on my thigh or arm. Then by the 2nd box, I noticed they weren't doing anything for the pain. So my doctor upped the amount to 20 mg. I started to take the first of those patches this week. Side effects were tripled. After going for a 4-mile run, I came home and felt like I was going to pass out. This turned into my vomiting violently for 20 minutes. Don't know that I'll continue; pain has dulled."

• Anonymous
• August 16, 2019

For Chronic Pain "So I started Butrans with my pain management doctor for fibromyalgia, and I feel it helps a little, but not enough. I'm still in extreme pain a lot and have to take 50 mg 4× a day tramadol with it while having the Butrans 15 mcg on, and it's still not enough. I feel if I had something other than tramadol to alleviate the breakthrough pain, it would work better, but my doctor wants to maximize the patch first and see. I've had fibromyalgia for 2 years, so I'm ready to feel relief. I'm 24 and struggling so badly."

• Har...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2018

For Chronic Pain "Been on it one day, 10 mg strength. I feel weird as anything and am very tired. Started to read all the reviews and now I'm scared of it. Might take it off tomorrow. I have been on hydrocodone for 7 years, 10 mg, they worked perfectly for me, but new laws screwed me because I also smoke weed to help with the pain, and in Georgia, you cannot smoke with the hydrocodone against the law! I would be happy to be back on my hydrocodone."

• Sou...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 14, 2016

For Chronic Pain "I was just switched to Butran 10 mg patches. I was taking oxycodone 7.5 mg every 4 hrs. I have been off pills now 11 days and on the patch 4 days. No side effects except a small amount of itchiness. I wear it 7 days, then change it out. It took me a whole week for insurance to get the PA they needed. I have felt no pain relief whatsoever. I can't even tell I am wearing it except when it itches. I am trying to give it time, and I hear it's a good medication, but I am still having chronic back and hip pain."

• alv...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 28, 2014

For Chronic Pain "I was given Butrans 10 after gallbladder surgery and ended up with adhesions. I started the patches, 1 every 7 days, and was shocked the next morning after applying it the day before. I had been getting up in the night to take Norco 10 and also 3 to 4 Norcos during the day. The first 3 months, the 10 mg worked great with 2 Norco during the day, some days only 1 Norco. Then when I started the fourth month, I realized I was having to get up in the night and take a Norco. I would wake up, my knees and legs killing me. I have put up with this for 6 weeks. When I return to the doctor tomorrow, I will ask if he needs to up my mg to a 15 or 20. The Butrans 10 had worked great at first, I guess my body just got used to it and I need to ramp it up."

• Veg...
• January 30, 2015

For Chronic Pain "Great improvement with the patch. I have joint pain and deterioration of the spine, and my mobility has come back to where I can now do household tasks, go out to events, dining, and visiting friends. Started with 5 mcg and gradually increased to 15 mcg. The side effects have been rough to deal with. First, the itching skin and then blistering. Swollen ankles, night sweats. Some of this is worse than others. But how can I get this level of relief with something else? I will find out about Kenalog spray recommended by another writer here. Swollen ankles, elevate and ice. Night sweats, do not sleep on the patch. I keep hoping my body will adjust to the adhesive and medication after time. I will keep using Butrans."

• Lad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 2, 2018

For Chronic Pain "I’ve only been on Butrans for 5 days. I can’t really tell a difference in my pain relief yet. My Dr. and my nurse both told me it might take up to 2 weeks for the medication to really start getting into my system! I am on 5 mcg, and I am supposed to change the patch every 7 days. I’m hoping and praying that Butrans helps the excruciating pain that I have to endure 24/7!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 18, 2013

For Chronic Pain "Was started on the 20... good for 2 weeks, and then I got really dragged out... until I could get to the doctor. I would take it off for a couple of hours and put it back on... just changed me to the 10, but this one isn't enough... had to take Lortab with it for the first time... will call and have her add the 5. My concern is the summer when I hike and swim... have to take it off as I might get too much medicine. Kind of defeats the purpose as I hurt when I am active."

• lee...
• December 6, 2011

For Pain "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

For Pain "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

For Pain "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."

• Win...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 19, 2018

For Chronic Pain "The 1st few days are rough. After about a week, it starts to work great. I take Ultram with it when needed but have cut down a lot. This medication has changed my life, with the use of Gabapentin, I can have a somewhat normal life. It’s really all about finding what medication works best for you. Only issues I had were some itching where the patch is. Not horrible, just mild. I went from barely being able to work to back full time again."

• Va ...
• September 11, 2015

For Chronic Pain "I have suffered back, knee, and foot pain for years after two failed back surgeries. Finally given Butran patches, and the relief was terrific. Here is the problem that led to me having to stop the treatment. The release of the medication in the patch is accelerated by heat and perspiration, and I was overdosing myself by being too active. Even the sun on my shirt caused an overdose."

• squ...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 21, 2013

For Chronic Pain "Chronic back pain after a motorcycle accident years ago. A couple of months ago, started out on 5 mg, then 10, then 15, now 20 mg, and it's not offering much relief at all. Doctor says it should be helping, he doesn't believe it's not, so stalemate."

• mot...
• April 14, 2013

For Chronic Pain "I really think this is the best thing doctors could have come up with. Out of everything that's out in our world today, I do believe this wonderful medication has a better chance of helping a lot of people. I thank the doctors that came up with this medication."

• Anonymous
• August 25, 2011

For Pain "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."

• Nur...
• December 30, 2015

For Chronic Pain "Injured at work as an RN and had a spinal fusion with scar tissue issues. Butrans is awesome. Change the patch once a week-- no need for constant pill popping. Butrans makes the pain tolerable and I can forget about when I took the last pill and if I have taken too many. Pain is well controlled. Have decreased the patch from 10 to 7.5 and doing well."

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

For Pain "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."

• 50o...
• April 30, 2017

For Chronic Pain "On it for a month, and I'm having bad side effects. Extreme restless arms and legs, enough that I can't sleep in the same bed as my husband. Slight headache, nausea, extreme fatigue... can't function, and my pain is okay, as long as I don't do any gardening or heavy housework. Right now, I can barely make dinner. I'm so very tired all the time. I had to go on this med because we just retired, and my Medicare drug insurance will not pay for what worked so well before... then there was a quality of life... now I'm not doing so well."