Hi Seda Bug,

My husband, too, is trying to stretch out times between patches. But when he starts to feel bad, he wants a new patch. How did you decide it was time to come off the fentanyl patch? Jim is 3 mos. post-tx. He is eating most any kind of solid food (in very small portions) with no pain. I've been encouraging him to wean off the patch but it's somewhat of a crutch - that is, after 3rd day when he feels a little bad, instead of trudging through the withdrawals, he wants me to replace the patch. He's down to 25 from a high of 75mcg. RO did not offer 12 mcg but did tell us she'd prescribe something if he needed help getting off the patch.

How do you know when to stop? Is it just personal preference? A certain elapsed time after treatment?

Thanks,
Debbie