Quote from: imallie on April 23, 2024, 08:26:38 PMHey all - a patches question for you.
My endo just upped my dose to 0.15/week... which means a 0.1 patch and a 0.05 patch.
This will be the first time I've worn multiple patches. Is there any particular strategy to maximize efficacy? Or is it just the same as with one — meaning just put them in the same places I normally put my one, and it's fine if I put two in the same area, or one on each side of my body, etc - that doesn't matter?
Just curious how those who have done this have played this in the past.
Thanks!
Allie
I wear two patches, changed every 3.5 days. I don't notice peaks or troughs.
I change the location on my belly every time I stick on a new pair. With the old Sandoz generic patches, which were enormous, there was only room for three sites. So each site got only a 7 day break. The combination of that plus the caustic adhesive caused severe, painful rashes.
Now I use Estradot patches, which are much smaller and have a more benign adhesive. There is room on my belly for eight different locations, meaning that I can go a whole month before re-using the same piece of skin. No more rashes.
The adhesive residue from the old generic patches was water-soluble (which is whey they didn't stick well in the shower), and washed of easily with soap and water. The Estradot patches use an oil-soluble adhesive, which doesn't wash off easily. A little bit of bath oil on a makeup pad takes the residue off in a minute or two. I don't know what brand you use or what adhesive it uses. But if soap and water don't remove the residue, try oil.
