BuTrans patches for pain, yay or nay?

[Jofus89]

Iv just been prescribed BuTrans patches for pain but I'm still hurting? My dr said I have to give it a week to see if it works for me but if I'm honest I don't trust his opinion. When should it start helping my pain? X

[Hidden]

Here's some information.

patient.co.uk/medicine/Bupr...

They made me quite sleepy!

[Jofus89 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you

When did they start helping with your pain because I'm hurting a lot and my dr said I can't take anything else on these

I don't know how long I can wait before I take it off and take something fast acting

Iv been wide awake since 6 yesterday morning so I kind of hope they make me sleepy x x

[Hidden in reply to Jofus89]

I was prescribed them after I substained a serious back injury in a car accident.

They started to work relatively quickly but your GP may want to increase the strength of the patches.

[Jadestevo]

The are very strong and you defiantly can't take anything else with them they will knock you out! They should work for pain just see how it goes for a week, if not back x

[Jofus89 in reply to Jadestevo]

They haven't knocked me out yet. I'll give it a week then I'm asking for something better because the pain is becoming unbearable I nearly phoned the hospital at 3 this morning x

[classiebird]

You can still take paracetamol and ibuprofen just nothing containing opiates like codeine.

Generally the patches need to be started on a low dose and worked up.

These are my next step for my pain too

[brynecki]

Butrans is ok. Fentnyl is better.