Naomi, I change my patches every 48 hours. I found that for me they lose their effectiveness at a 72 Hr change. I recently added Lyrica, Celebrex and a larger dose of Clonopin 1.0 2x a day from .5 once. The carousel keeps going round and round.
Stay well. Sent from Billy Lang's iPad who would kill for a four. On Jun 25, 2013, at 8:53, Naomi Hudson <ladyno...@aol.com> wrote: > Billy, how often do you change your patches? I have 150 µg every 72 hours and > Oxycodone for breakthrough pain. I'm also on Lyrica and Cymbalta for pain. > With all of that, it takes my pain down about a four, which is tolerable for > me. > > Have a Blessed Day, Naomi > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Billy Lang <blan...@verizon.net> > To: jume9999 <jume9...@comcast.net> > Cc: quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Thu, Jun 20, 2013 4:04 pm > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fentanyl patch > > I have been wearing 250 mcg/ hr for two years now. Yes it causes severe > constipation. I take 2 Amitiza 24mg per day and Metamucil fiber to firm up > the very watery excrement. > > You will have to experiment to see what works for you. > > Fentanyl is synthetic Morphine. I also take Oxycodone to help alleviate the > pain. It doesn't go away but it does make it manageable . Good Luck > > > > Sent from Billy Lang's iPad > > > On Jun 20, 2013, at 11:51, jume9...@comcast.net wrote: > >> Does anybody use the fentanyl patch? Does it cause constipation? >> >> Meredith
