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Oxycodone Alternative: Buprenorphine patches
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Yes I’m good with helping anyone I can like wise I have been on my own since my injury in 2021. I have only been on the Patch for 2 weeks prior I went through just about everything until I landed on Oxycodone. I was on a 20mg extended delivery system 3 times per day and then 2 months ago in Costa Rica it was pulled from the market. The only replacement was a short delivery Oxy and that was a disaster for pain management! I could take it like popcorn every 3 hours I was back in pain! I decided I needed a change and had to get away from the pills. I had a not very pleasant detox from the pills however with the patch and a antidepressant I got through it and now two weeks later I’m just on the patch, it’s by far more effective for my 2 types of pain. I shattered my shoulder basically but I have chronic pain but not nerve pain, I ruptured 2 disc in my cervical and had a 25% fracture, my lumbar 5 herniated and a fracture and that’s all nerve pain. My shoulder pain is harder to control the pain level than the nerve. The only side effects I’m a little dizzy at times and my balance when I first stand up also some rushing in the ears. My pain level doesn’t exist as long as the patch is on. Before I had pain medication I was in bed 95% of the time I couldn’t even walk.
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@cincinnati hello! I’ve been on and off the buprenorphine patch for the past 12 months. Prior to that I was on oxycodone, targin, ect. In June last year I was on the 15mcg patch and in time got down to 5mcg patches. I stopped them in November last year and stayed on temgesic sublingual tablets, which is the oral form of the same drug. 2 tablets 3x per day was the initial dose then down to 1 tablet 3x per day. I’ve recently had my 18th major abdominal surgery for my intestines, I’ve been discharged with 5mcg patches as well as the sublingual tablets both delivering buprenorphine (norspan patch + temgesic sublingual tablets). This works really well. If you find your side effects do not go away, you could request a weaker patch and add on the temgesic sublingual tablets to break through and moderate pain as you have a touch more control over how much of the drug you’re getting.
The rushing in your ears, dizziness when standing and balance issues are commonly due to rapid changes in blood pressure because of the medication. I got the exact same side effects. This is when I went from a 15mcg patch combined with temgesic sublingual, down to the 10mcg patch, and eventually 5mcg patch all while supplement with temgesic sublingual for breakthrough pain moderation. Once I found a balance on a weaker patch and only having 1 or 2 temgesic sublingual tablets when needed, these side effects stop.