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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 479369" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>OH yeah Janet, we did do the benadryl thing too. The gel helped too but of course you have to let it dry first. Still, it did seem to make the patches not stay on as well (we swim daily in summer). So now, I rip them off quickly and have the cortisone cream ready to go...we have 2% cream to help with other itchy things in our home for him so we use that. Dr. said it is fine to do, only once a week anyway. The "heavy duty/water proof" bandaids...not j&j kind, the clear ones with little strings thru them.... those are the bandaids that work for us....thru swimming and thru showers. The stick for a whole week most of the time. I have learned to order the patches as soon as insurance will let us refill so that each month it backs up a week and eventually I have an "extra" dose if he pulls them off. </p><p></p><p>I feel for anyone who uses those disks, the patches can be irritating enough. those disks are awful and I have to wonder who in heck tested those and said they were ok. they are meant not to be put on right away, it says they should be put on IF the patches themselves come off a little, but I haven't heard of anyone who has the patches stay on (at least for kids) without something to cover them. maybe people dont shower??? or maybe for teh daily kind, but for a whole 4-7 days??? </p><p></p><p>We were also given the generic form of the Catapres/Clonidine patches (just came out this past year) and they are HUGE and did not stick at all. I had to use three huge bandaids to cover them so we had tons of breakdown of skin plus that adds to his behaviors when he is bothered by any little thing...so insurance approved name brand only.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 479369, member: 12886"] OH yeah Janet, we did do the benadryl thing too. The gel helped too but of course you have to let it dry first. Still, it did seem to make the patches not stay on as well (we swim daily in summer). So now, I rip them off quickly and have the cortisone cream ready to go...we have 2% cream to help with other itchy things in our home for him so we use that. Dr. said it is fine to do, only once a week anyway. The "heavy duty/water proof" bandaids...not j&j kind, the clear ones with little strings thru them.... those are the bandaids that work for us....thru swimming and thru showers. The stick for a whole week most of the time. I have learned to order the patches as soon as insurance will let us refill so that each month it backs up a week and eventually I have an "extra" dose if he pulls them off. I feel for anyone who uses those disks, the patches can be irritating enough. those disks are awful and I have to wonder who in heck tested those and said they were ok. they are meant not to be put on right away, it says they should be put on IF the patches themselves come off a little, but I haven't heard of anyone who has the patches stay on (at least for kids) without something to cover them. maybe people dont shower??? or maybe for teh daily kind, but for a whole 4-7 days??? We were also given the generic form of the Catapres/Clonidine patches (just came out this past year) and they are HUGE and did not stick at all. I had to use three huge bandaids to cover them so we had tons of breakdown of skin plus that adds to his behaviors when he is bothered by any little thing...so insurance approved name brand only. [/QUOTE]
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