Hi Cindi,
I have never heard of a Butran patch and am not sure just what is in it but I have tried pepper patches and lidocaine patches. They never helped me and I had a horrible and very painful time taking them off! I will warn you not to put it directly over the most painful area of your body...or else you will be crying in pain when you have to take it off. Unfortunately for me I found out the hard way (and this was before my rsd friends here). I hope it does work for you as it seems to for Alt1268. Good luck and let us know how you are doing with it.
kathy d