Hi Melina,

My husband doesn't have TN, but has been on Norspan patches for several months now, for his back pain/nerve pain. He's been taking the 20mg per hour ones with Valproate morning and evening, and has been getting really good pain relief from that combination.

You said that Norspan patches are Morphine. Neither Norspan nor Fentanyl patches are Morphine, although both are fairly similar.

As far as I know, there isn't a patch yet that has Morphine in it but if you'd like to check that out, maybe you could ask our resident drug expert (mrsD) in the medication Forum.

I hope you get some decent pain relief soon. This medication is the first one that has worked really well for my DH, so good luck!