"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 09 May 2005 01:26:47 -0500, Damsel >
> wrote:
>
>
>>He put the last of the five patches on this morning. He is still lucid.
>>I
>>think the problems occur when the fentynal builds up in your system. He
>>didn't start getting sloppy drunk-like until he'd been on the patch for a
>>week. We're going to keep an eye on things.
>
> Hmmmmmmmm...Fentanyl has a very short half life, which means it
> doesn't last very long. Like less than a half hour, if I remember
> correctly.
> Not sure if it can build up in your system like that.... I never heard
> of it doing that, but I could be totally wrong on this.
>
> Christine

I could sure tell when my IV supply ran out.