Hi
Charlie was up to 150 mg and still is after 3 months post treatment. We change them every 3 days with a fresh shower. They dont make him sleep all day, but he avoids driving. The RO told him that the patches will be the last thing to come off of. There were no side effects and Morphine was still needed every 3 hours for breakthrough pain.
As a caretaker I had to demand that Charlie recieve the dose that would relieve pain. The doctor and I (God love him) were more concentrated on him feeling no pain and less about dependancy. One step at a time.
I hope your husbands headaches will subside. Does he take asprin? Could they be tension headaches?