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Quitting Oxycontin using NORSPAN patches!

I have been using Oxycontin 100mg a day for about 8 months now for brittle bones disease but I want to get off and I have recently been told to try something new called "Norspan" It is a transdermal patch made from the drug buprenorphine. The worries I have is if I start using the patch straight off the oxy's apparently I could get sever withdrawal symptoms? Is this true? Also, How do I know what amount of drug I am being given if I am only wearing a patch? And could I be given too much through the patch? How would I know? I am just a little cautious as to how they work, but I am desperate to try something that could be very beneficial for me!
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and yes, i had total success getting off percocets/oxycontin/oxycodone/hydrocodone etc using the suboxone (buprenorphine) in 5 days. Im now 20 days clean. No w/d's at all.
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why dont you ask your doc these questions? From what they told me at the detox, taking bup before youre in w/d will cause wicked w/d's almost immediately. A nurse there told me a guy actually had her fooled and acted like he was in w/d so she gave it to him. They had to call 911 because he said he felt like he was dying, she said he looked like he was dying but I digress...When taken too soon in the cycle, bup can cause bad w/d's. TALK TO your doc!  :)
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I found some info on Norspan patches at this website:  http://www.appco.com.au/appguide/drug.asp?drug_id=00075280&t=cmi.

Worth reading, but consult your dr.  If you Google "Norspan patches" you'll find lots of info.  The site above was the clearest to me though.  Good Luck.
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Also, Has anyone here had any luck getting off Oxycontin using a form of Buprenorphine? And if so, would you reccommend it? Should I give the NORSPAN patches a try? I am desperate for answers because the Oxy's are ruining my life and I am so sick of having to take them to feel "normal and happy" Thanks guys...
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