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How Long Does Fentanyl Transdermal Patch Take To Show Effect?
Question: hi iam a cronic pain patiant with pain contrat with my Dr taking norco 10 hydrocodone he jus put me on Fetanal 25 patchs last 3 days when iam up and around the patches dont seem to make the pain let up as well as the norco 10 how do they compare do I need a stronger patch my E mail is YYYY@YYYY
Brief Answer:
you might want to wait on that
Detailed Answer:
fentanyl patches are notorious (for many reasons) for taking time to fully kick in because the drug has a relatively long way to go. It might not reach it's final effect for an entire week. In theory they should be about in the ball park of pain control.
Note that 10 mg about 3x a day or the fentanyl are in the low end of narcotic use. There are many reasons to STAY at the lowest dose and the fentanyl often helps people do that. It will be at its final effect certainly by 2 weeks. Often people have a very small amount of pills on top of the fentayl (like 5 mg, three times a day).
you might want to wait on that
Detailed Answer:
fentanyl patches are notorious (for many reasons) for taking time to fully kick in because the drug has a relatively long way to go. It might not reach it's final effect for an entire week. In theory they should be about in the ball park of pain control.
Note that 10 mg about 3x a day or the fentanyl are in the low end of narcotic use. There are many reasons to STAY at the lowest dose and the fentanyl often helps people do that. It will be at its final effect certainly by 2 weeks. Often people have a very small amount of pills on top of the fentayl (like 5 mg, three times a day).
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