Has anyone had any experience with Butrans patches? I've dealt with a back issue most of my adult life where my back will kill me for a few days and then be fine for a month or more, then hurt like hell again for a few days.
I finally got tired of it and asked my doc to refer me to a specialist, which he did, but in the meantime he prescribed me the Butrans patches to manage the pain when it does flare up.
This was about two weeks ago. I haven't had to use one yet because my back has been fine, but it was bothering me yesterday so I slapped one on. They are 5mcg/hour patches and you are supposed to wear them for a week. I wore it for about 10 hours and it did help my pain, but it also made me a little drowsy so I was worried about working with it on, so I took it off and flushed it. That was about 8PM last night. About 10PM I took a pill that I take to help me sleep and this morning I woke up and felt stoned out of my mind. All day long I've felt like I have been toking.
It made the day go pretty fast.