I read the flector literature and it did say respiration issues could be a side effect. So since backing off on using them it has gotten back to normal.

I called my dr. office AGAIN and they gave me the name of the pharmacy they had fax'd my compounded pain cream rx. to TWO WEEKS AGO. I called the pharmacy (in Alabama, no less) and they said they had never received the rx!!! So called dr. office back and they'll re-send it today. What a goof-up.

I think I'm like CoralToe in that I may need to go back and forth between the Flector patches and the compounded cream (whenever I do eventually get it.)

Will let you know how it goes on the 19th with the new pain mgmt. dr.

Fiona