Birth Control Patch

Yes you can i wear my patch on my thigh and its works !

A month or two before you start having sex, drink plenty of water also to flush out the birth control.

The hormones in BCP are processed in the liver, drinking large quantities of water won't effect how quickly they leave your system.

It is best to use a backup method (like condoms) until after your first period when discontinuing oral BC, just for the purpose of dates of conception and due date.

The birth control patch is available at any pharmacy. All you need is a prescription from your health care provider.

If you put on a new patch when it's supposed to be your patch-free week, there are no special dangers. You will not be at increased risk for pregnancy. You may miss your period, and you may have unscheduled spotting during the next cycle.

The patch and all oral contraceptives are based on the theory that you will ovulate after 8 days without the hormones. If you are removing the patch for the seven days during week four and don't put on a new patch at the beginning of the new week you could ovulate on the 8th day.

Yes. Your body should see the removal of the patch (and therefore the lack of hormones) as a time to bleed and start your period. It will probably be lighter than usual as it has not had the time to build up as much lining.

I think you my be pregnant. Buy a kit.

Nope this isn't possible.

The warning is primarily for caregivers rather than the patient, as exposure to Fentanyl, even in small amounts, can make people who aren't opiate tolerant pretty sick. About a 1/4" of the patch edge is strictly adhesive; the rest is an adhesive membrane that allows the drug to pass through to the skin, and from there to the bloodstream.

Many seriously ill or terminal cancer patients require several 100mcg patches and they can't apply them alone, so the person applying them is at risk of accidental exposure.

Of course for the patient who uses them regularly, the only thing you need to worry about is getting skin oil / dirt on the adhesive edges.

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For me yes. Usually the day after I put my new patch (happens to be today) on after my period I have to run to the bathroom to throw up 3 or 4 times. My head explodes and my back is killing me. But with the pill I feel sick everyday... Also, I have been using the patch for about 3 years very happily and all of this just started a few months ago.

Yes, it's OK to change your patch at midnight. You just need to change it on the same day, not the same time.

There's a couple of ways to do it: Withdrawal assistance drugs and Incremental Dosage Reduction. You never want to just stop taking an opiate - depending on the person and dosages involved, real problems could occur if you try doing it cold turkey.

Withdrawal drugs essentially ease the withdrawal process, but they can make you sick if you take them at the wrong time. I personally don't like using them as it's just something else in your system you have to deal with at some point. But each person is different, and it really depends on how you deal with withdrawal symptoms.

It's actually easier to do an incremental dosage reduction over time. Having been dependent on opiates for many years, and having had to increase and decrease my dosages many times over that period (10 years), I've used incremental dose reduction many times to lower my dosages. Usually it takes about 4-6 weeks depending on the drug. Since I use the strongest dosages of strongest opiates, and have been using them for over 10 years, (I have major spinal problems and severe chronic pain), it takes a bit longer for me than it might for someone using less for a shorter amount of time.

In incremental dose reduction, what you do is cut the pill in half or in quarters. If you're using 2 pills per dose, just cut one down and add the 1/2 or 3/4 of one pill to the other. With patches, the trick is to use your breakthrough meds to compensate for a lower patch dose as you slowly wean yourself off Fentanyl, and then use dose reduction for pills to reduce it further. This is no easy task depending on how long you've been using patches. It took myself almost 9 months, slowly dropping from 200mcgh (2x100mcg/h patches every 48hrs) to the point where I could just use Percocet 10's, and that involved about a month of heavy withdrawals. At that point I'd been a Duragesic user for about 8 years, along with Percocet, Demerol, and MS-Contin (morphine timed-release) tabs for breakthrough.

Start by slowly increasing the time between your patch changes (e.g., 75hrs instead of 72, then increase). After you can tolerate longer and longer periods between patch applications, try taking half your normal prescribed dose in pill form (i.e., the equivalent to half a patch dose in Percocet (about 30-60mg/day), and see how you deal with the withdrawals. If it's too strong, then start with only a 1/4 reduction in dosage by cutting the pill in quarters and taking 3/4 of your normal dose. Take it for a week, then drop another 1/4. If the withdrawals are too strong still, then stay at 1/4 dose reduction for another week (2 weeks total) , then try again. When you can tolerate the withdrawal, then reduce by another 1/4, and repeat the weekly process. Keep doing it until you're completely off of the drug.

Since I'm retired on disability, I've had the luxury of being able to sedate myself heavily and remain in bed when dealing with large dosage reductions and withdrawals. Since most people don't have that available to them, it might take longer or shorter amount of time to reduce the drug to the point you can stop taking it. Most don't have the luxury of that much time off. Though as I said it took me about 9 months overall to get to the point where I could stop using patches altogether, it took about 1 month of severe withdrawals at the end to get there. 12mcg/h is frankly a pretty low dose in the scheme of patch dosages, but each person is different when it comes to withdrawals.

It also helps to take an OTC med to compensate and ease the withdrawal pain. Two of my favorites are Tylenol Rapid Release Gel-tabs, and Bayer Back and Body Aspirin. I also use them frequently when I don't feel like using any Percocet for breakthrough pain. Bayer works better for withdrawal pain though. Keep in mind though that if you're using OTC Tylenol with Percocet, you need to add the amount of Tylenol in the Percocet (second number on tablet) to overall daily amount so you don't exceed daily toxic levels. That used to be 4g/day, but they dropped it about 2 years ago to 3g/day.

Two things that will help are an anti-anxiety med, and an anti-nausea med, which you'll need toward the end. The anti-anxiety med will help get you through the heavier withdrawal periods.

You'll need to be prepared to deal with a lot of sweating and chills (it's essentially like a really bad flu, without the congestion and coughing), so keep plenty of water/gatorade on hand to replace your fluids. Dry clothes and a change of bedding should be available as well. Do anything to keep your mind off of the withdrawal pain (internet, movies, games, music), as well as the increased pain you'll feel as a result of a lower amount of opiates in your system. Initially, the withdrawal pain will be as bad or worse than your regular pain, until the point where you'll get a feel for just how bad your actual pain levels really are. At that point you'll need to decide if you can continue, or continue with opiate therapy.

It does help to sedate yourself (e.g., Flexeril, Valium) if your doctor agrees with that.

Regardless of how you do it, you should never try and reduce your dosages without your doctor's involvement. The body doesn't respond well to withdrawals, and each person's body reacts differently. You don't want to experience sudden withdrawal related problems,and your doctor can help you navigate that minefield.

With perfect use, the pill and patch are equally effective. Because you only have to remember to do something with the patch weekly, unlike the pill which is daily, it's harder to make mistakes.

Your risk of pregnancy is unchanged if you wear the birth control patch for one day. If you dont' wish to be pregnant, talk with your health care provider about other alternatives.

You describe a situation that is low risk of pregnancy. Just make sure that you put your next patch on after no more than seven days (one day of the week earlier than last month's first patch).

Tony has 9 patches, Aaron has 5 patches.

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it is unwise to do that. The patch only has enough hormones to protect you from pregnancy for 7 days, 8 days TOPS, so if you leave it on for 2 weeks you are not protected from pregnancy during the second week. Plus it will probably fall off during the second week as it is not designed with enough "glue" to remain on the body for longer than a week.

If you used the patch correctly during the previous cycle, you don't need to use a backup method in the first week of the next cycle. If you made an error or started the new cycle late, use a backup method for the first seven days.

1. Sunday Start. Start the first pill of your pack on the first Sunday following the first day of your menstrual period. For example, if your period began on Tuesday, start your pills the following Sunday. If your period begins on Sunday, start your pills the same day. Use extra protection (condoms) for at least two weeks. You will have 28 pills to take. When you finish a pack of pills, start a new pack the next day regardless if you are still having a period or not. 2. Same Day Start. Begin your pills on the very first day of your menstrual period. No extra protection is needed if you are absolutely sure this is a normal period. Even though I would suggest you use condoms or some type of protection.

Ehh naw a dont think sa The best thing would be to consult the doctor who diagnosed MVP.

You can, but as a general rule you should try to cover it with something rather than remove it. Once the adhesive of the patch has stuck to your skin and you remove it, it's hard to get it to stick again without some type of assistance, like a Bioclusive cover or even clear medical tape on the edges. The reason is that when you remove it, it also removes a thin layer of skin that it was attached to, or the dirt/hair/particles that were on your skin at the time. That means when you try to attach it again, you're not getting the full adhesion quality of a new patch. It's like pulling a piece of tape off of a package and trying to reuse it.

Just cover it with piece of plastic - you can use a Ziploc or you can even use Saran wrap wrapped around your arm stuck to itself. Cut it to fit over the patch, then tape it with waterproof/resistant medical tape. Most patches are made to be worn in a shower anyway, so you can probably use it without problem unless your skin isn't conducive to great adhesion. The key to any patch sticking well is prepping the skin properly, as skin oil, hairs, dirt and other things can reduce the adhesion effectiveness.

Bioclusive patches are available and used by many who wear Fentanyl patches. While they're not cheap, they are effective in covering the patch. Prepping your skin is the best option though - clean the area well, give it a good wipe with isopropyl alchohol, then rinse it and dry it well. Always rinse any area you've used Iso on as it leaves a residue that can interfere with adhesion. When you put the patch on, hold your hand over it for about a minute. The heat from your hand and body works to soften the adhesive, making it stick better and also harder for water to just make it come off easily.

You can also use a product called Skin-Prep to further help hold the patch if you're having problems. Skin-Prep is product that comes in wipes like alcohol pads, that you put on your skin where the edges of the patch will stick to. It significantly increases adhesion ability through any type of wetness. Skin-Prep can be found in most pharmacies - it's normally used by colostomy patients, but is great for patches of any type. There are 2 kinds - the original tends to sting, but the other one doesn't. The no-sting type is also a lot more expensive, but worth it.