butrans patch

honeygirl1960

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Posted 6/22/2015 8:50 PM (GMT -7)

I have been using the butrans patch for a month now. 15 mg. When I first started using it it just itched a little and stayed on for the whole week. Then it started blistering my arm and coming off after 3 to 4 days. I don't want to stop using it because it works. It has cut my norco use downtown to one a day and today none. It works. But blistering my arm. Any sugestons. Please

nvrthesame98

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Posted 6/23/2015 3:12 AM (GMT -7)

Welcome to the forum honeygirl and you can use a product called tegaderm or opsite and both have generic equivalent and can be found at any drugstore. It will help with keeping it on as far as the blistering that's a problem and usually is a contact dermatitis from the sticky adhesive on the patch. It can be worse in some areas than others so try moving the patch to a dryer area of the body such as the back of your shoulder or your thigh. Places where you tend to sweat more will cause bigger issues in the blistering as well as the patch not sticking. If all that fails ask your Dr if it's possible to switch to a oral form of Bup and there are several but be sure it's not suboxone but subutex since your still taking some norco.

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