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Originally Posted by en bloc
Do you mean 12.5 mcg...instead of 125mcg? 125 mcg would be super huge dose. Whereas 12.5 mcg would be a starting dose (and you said he just started), with room to go up.
It just takes the edge of my joint pain, but it significantly helps my nerve pain.
If you husband isn't getting the relief he was looking for, then maybe he needs to move up to the next size patch (25 mcg).
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Hi All... I was recently prescribed the Butrans patch at my first visit to the PM doctor. I had to discontinue it after 2 two-week attempts at wearing it because the nausea and extreme almost constant hot flashes and sweating to the point my clothes and hair would be wet. I was so disappointed because, as Madison Girl said, I "caved" after four years of battling this barbaric neuropathic pain with just Gabapentin. I had so hoped that I was going to be able to escape at least some of it. I tried Cymbalta and Lyrica and felt so spaced out I didn't even feel safe driving a car and just couldn't function. I too have reached the point of "Despair's" post. I will return to the PM doctor next month and see if there is yet something else to be tried. I can't keep trying. Reading all your posts always informs me and helps me with ideas.