Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Annidav on April 30, 2016, 09:42:25 AM
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Been on the patches just under two weeks - not impressed with the staying power - am on the fourth patch and this one is coming away too - perhaps it's my bad luck that I may have a dodgy batch - anyone else have this annoying issue? >:( :-\
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Thanks Hasty - been making sure I have been doing all of that but still not lasting a week!!
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Hi, I've been having the same problem. I was on Evorel but it is a known problem with this brand so my GP moved me to Femseven. I'm still having the same problem. Currently I have micropore holding it on! Next stop gaffer tape. When they do fall off I find that within an hour I get the most awful anxiety attacks.
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Yes, all the time that is why I switched to Oestrogel. I found patches didn't stick, left a horrid black mark, I didn't get enough oestrogen out of them and last but not least, I didn't like going around with a patch stuck to my backside. Would definitely never go back to them.
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AnnaCupcake I HAVE been eying up the parcel tape!!! Thanks for your reply Mary G - no black marks on my backside (so far as I can see anyway - difficult to see over the extra layer of fat helped on by this horrid situation !!!) :-\ >:(
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I've always found Femseven stick well and have to really struggle to remove them at the end of very week.
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AnnaCupcake I HAVE been eying up the parcel tape!!! Thanks for your reply Mary G - no black marks on my backside (so far as I can see anyway - difficult to see over the extra layer of fat helped on by this horrid situation !!!) :-\ >:(
well lucky you - I've black squares all over my bum. I know oil would take it off but then I'd never get a patch to stick!
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I'm covered in sticky glue squares too...I've recently had my Evorel 50mcg upped to 100mcg and I feel really bloated...has anyone else has this and does it settle???
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well I got so fed up with the patches losing their sticky after a day and starting to come away (I have had brown parcel tape on my backside over the weekend!!) - I have been in contact with my GP today and she has prescribed me Evorel patches - but I see from one of the responses earlier that they too don't stick!!! well I will give them a go and if no good I will try tablets!!
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Could not micropore help? As long as the active part of the patch is in contact with the skin :-\
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possibly CLKD but my meno brain means I keep forgetting to buy some when I am out!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Which is why I love the gel, no sticking problems... :)
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Annidav - what patches did you try that didn't stick? I use Estradot ( they are tiny!) and they always stick really well - you change them twice a week.
You shouldn't use Micropore or anything to help stick them down - they should stick by themselves and you can only see that they do so by using the patch alone. No need to try tablets! Which bit of your butt are you sticking them to? As long as it's covered by your nix and not on a bit that always runs against elastic etc you should be fine! Also depend how you take down your jeans/leggings - don't slither them down - undo the button and belt ( if jeans) and take them down properly - I've found out this the hard way ::)
Hurdity x
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Hurdity I am now on Estradot patches but they aren't tiny; put one on last night and am p,eased to report it is still sticking!! I have been putting them on the cheek so that it would be covered by the knickers but not in line with any elastic or edges. Oh how I wish I COULD just slither my jeans off without undoing them :D :D :D
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Haha - mine are all low-waisted (ie because I don't have much of a waist!) and being post-menopause even though I'm slim my hips are only a few inches bigger than my hips - hence the easy slither!
Oh - you must be on a bigger patch then? Mine are 50 mcg and are very small - and especially if you compare them to Evorel and I presume the others!
I make sure I have a regular feel of the patch and press it down again to ensure it stays stuck (when I remember and hopefully not obviously!!!) I've been using them so long it's a bit of a habit ::)
Hope they work for you!
Hurdity x
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HI ALL, I use Evorel conti patches on the side of my hip, at top of leg and they have stuck really well. Even my partner commented the other day how well they stuck considering how hot I like my baths!!!
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I've found this really interesting reading as most of you ladies put your patches on your bums! I was told by my gynae to put them low down on my front and to alternate left and right. At the moment, I have my Estradot patch just above my 'lady garden' (hope not TMI)! They have always stuck well but am now wondering if I should put them on my bot or doesn't it matter?
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Interesting... until recently ie for about 9 years I've put them on my butt cheeks. However I recently read the original product monograph for Intrinsa testosterone patches (the document that details all the research before they go on the market) which said that for these, absorption was 25 % higher on the front lower abdomen than the butt cheek so I have changed position now. Obviously Estradot are really small so it's easy to keep them hidden. I wouldn't want to stick an Evorel on my front though as they are mahoosive and if I lifted my arms an unsightly patch would show - in summer anyway - due to low waisted garments I wear!! I can see that for Evorel rotating would be a good idea especially due to their size. Most of the instructions say abdomen and usually below the waist.
Hurdity x
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Do you know, I think I was so desperate to get on with using the new patches that it is only now whilst sitting in bed, that I have looked at the packaging and the box is looking a bit sad (falling apart and old looking - ha! I know the feeling!!) and there is no patient information leaflet and actually no dosage detail on the box!! I have looked at the individual packets and these do show content details but the writing is so small I can't read it!!! Will have to find the kids' magnifying glass tomorrow!!