I use the patches (plus mirapexin) and just itch a bit - I put them where they won't show . What colour quilt did you become ? sorry - couldn't resist asking that :) Quoting Les Combs <[log in to unmask]>: > I used neupro patches, and I looked like a quilt. I apparently had an > allergy to patches and/or adhesives though I have no other known allergies. > I went off them with the doctor's permission, and I actually feel better. > They did not extend the on time of my meds. And when I went back to Mirapex > the on time was not reduced. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ariela" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 1:27 AM > Subject: Fwd: Rotigitine patches > > > > am forwarding a query posted on another parkinson's list (and have invited > > jeff to join.... :) > > > > thanks, > > ariela > > > > ==== > > > > ----- Start Forwarded Message ----- > > Sent: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:39:08 -0000 > > From: "vjledoux" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [No borders for Parkinsondisease] Rotigitine patches > > > > This is a question to anyone on the rotigitine patches...I've been > > using them for about 2-3 months seem to stretch my off times out to > > where I am taking less than half of the mirapex daily on my way to no > > miripex....One of the side affects of the patch is that it may cause > > skin irritation....Irratation was the first things that I noticed... > > The burns and blisters was the second thing that I noticed..If i could > > have known that this would happen...I would have laid them out in such > > a pattern that I could have played checkers on my body...My local > > Doctor thinks Im allergic to the adhesive...Anybody else experiencing > > the same prob.????????Now I have to get off them slowly...just > > finished detoxxing the miripex...have to go back to full strength on > > them then back to the MAYO in AZ> > > > > Jeff LeDoux > > 907-486-6548 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn