Desi,
I think like everything to do with RSD the time it takes for you to get relief, and whether or not you do will all depend on your body. If you didn't have significant relief from another med before starting on the patch it may take longer for your system to calm down and recognize the effects. I hope this post find you feeling more relief with each passing day, and that you have found something that will really work for you...Good luck and let us know. I wish I could give you an answer that is more helpful, but there it is anyways. Huggs from here in Ontario and hoping this post finds you having a relatively pain free day.
Kimberly