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Has anyone had bad side effects to buprenorphine patches?

Chronic Pain | Last Active: May 24 10:50am | Replies (51)

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@grannytrucker
I started a patch a few days ago. Developed a bad headache that wouldn't go away. After a day on the patch, I was wondering why my pain was worse. Looked it up and buprenorphine keeps my oxycodone from attaching to pain receptors, so the patch makes my oxycodone not work effectively. Consequently leads to higher levels of pain. I had to discontinue the buprenorphine.

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@carolynhughes75
Yeah, other than sinus headaches from allergies, I never get headaches. So I noticed when I got one after putting the patch on.
Don't understand why they would give you a patch while you were taking oxycodone unless they are trying to bring you off of the oxy. Do you know what the reason was?