How do you keep Fentanyl patches applied?
One other bit of advice – all doctors are required by Federal Law to only give a month’s worth of Schedule 2 opiates to any patient, essentially making us slaves, and making it a real pain if a patch comes off and cannot be reused, especially if it was just applied recently. I learned early on to build up an emergency month supply of meds that will help me in such situations, or in those rare times where you have problems with medical insurance companies or prescription supply interruptions. It takes time, but most Fentanyl patients have breakthrough meds like Percocet. Use that to help you get by and try stretching your dosage in order to bank up extras so you don’t fall short if a patch does get screwed up. If you’re seeing a doctor that tells you to turn in any extras, get another one. Federal Law prohibits transfer of any narcotic to anyone other than whom it was prescribed for, and I know of no such exception for doctors, even prescribing ones. I have always been up front with my
