Does anyone know how the Neupro patch works?
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:38 pm
I mean, in terms of how it dispenses the medicine over a 24 hour period?
I am in the process of weaning off both Neupro and Trazadone and beginning Gabopentin (sp). I've weaned off the Trazadone. I've been taking a low dose of Gabopentin with a 2mg Neupro patch. Over the past few days, I've put the patch on at about 7PM and taken it off during the night. I figured I could do this for a few days and then try to go w/o the patch. My first attempt last night was an absolute disaster and I ended up putting the patch on at midnight and waiting several hours for it to kick in. Not fun.
So back to my original question and it's an odd one. Does the actual medicine inside the patch distribute evenly throughout the surface of the patch or is there a "hot spot" through which the meds are dispensed through the patch? My idea was to cut the patch in half for a few days and then in fourths so that I could wean myself better; however, if the meds aren't distributed evenly within the patch then, I guess, that wouldn't work. Advice?
I am in the process of weaning off both Neupro and Trazadone and beginning Gabopentin (sp). I've weaned off the Trazadone. I've been taking a low dose of Gabopentin with a 2mg Neupro patch. Over the past few days, I've put the patch on at about 7PM and taken it off during the night. I figured I could do this for a few days and then try to go w/o the patch. My first attempt last night was an absolute disaster and I ended up putting the patch on at midnight and waiting several hours for it to kick in. Not fun.
So back to my original question and it's an odd one. Does the actual medicine inside the patch distribute evenly throughout the surface of the patch or is there a "hot spot" through which the meds are dispensed through the patch? My idea was to cut the patch in half for a few days and then in fourths so that I could wean myself better; however, if the meds aren't distributed evenly within the patch then, I guess, that wouldn't work. Advice?