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Please help! pain management people. what do you do when your fentanyl patches no longer work?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Tolerance: This is not uncommon. You may have developed tolerance, which is no uncommon for opioids. It may be time to change the dose, or the frequency of patch changes or switch medications. You will need to discuss this with your provider.
Answered 12/19/2019
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Pain mangement: You can develop tolerance to any narcotic. If fentanyl patches are no longer effective, please discuss it for medication change.
Answered 8/27/2013
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