Margel

time to step up to the 50mcg with the option of the 75mcg patches, As David noted, 25mcg are just "trainer patches" for severe pain. Confession is good for the soul, so contact your Doctor asap and tell him what is really happening and ask for an upgrade. Read some of EricS's posts about heavy duty patches and pain pills and you will see you are relatively speaking just taking aspirin for a broken bone.
good luck
charm