Does anyone have any experience with 25 mcg Fentanyl patches Side effects?

Answer 1

Side effects of using Fentanyl patches are pretty common. Mood swings (typical with most opiates), urination (you won't feel it until you're ready to bust), respiratory problems (if you're not tolerant to the drug - if it happens at all call your doctor immediately), euphoria for first time users (until you get used to it). 25mcg is a pretty low dose, but if you're not that tolerant, increased body heat can increase the dosage delivery to the bloodstream. In such cases it can lead to confusion - as a 200mcg patient myself, it's happened to me several times over the years. You literally feel like you're stuck in a loop you cannot get out of. If you ever feel this way, remove the patch immediately (you can put it back on - just don't let it get stuck to itself. See my answer on keeping patches applied). Opiates are Vasodilators, meaning they open the blood vessels wider. As long as your body heat is higher from exercise or moving around, the drug will continue to be delivered at a higher rate, and if you're not that tolerant it will affect you adversely. It is difficult to realize what is happening to you, harder still to do anything about it until your body heat returns to normal. You should alert family and friends about what to do if they find you in a confused state and it's apparent you're overheated. Tell them to get your patch off and get you cooled down. Fentanyl takes several hours before you'll feel any withdrawal symptoms at all, and you should be well recovered before then.

If you have specific questions about side effects you can email me at my WA email listed on my Supervisor bio page. After nearly 10 years, there aren't many side effects I haven't experienced from it.

Additionally, nausea can be a major problem. As a 300 mcg patient, I lost 40 lbs. in 3 months. Zofran helped, but Marinol worked best .