The docs went to one of the med schools to which you have not been.
The patches bypass the gut as a pathway to the blood.
WRONG, I end up with ALL THE GI SIDE EFFECTS from any topical drug application. Neurotin was put in a compound cream for Arthritis and it made me sick as a dog. Just the same as the Pills did. Same with the Fen patch, shut my bowel down/acid reflux just like pill Opioids do. It’s not been just those 2 but any drug that does the so called ‘by pass the stomach’ spiel they give, even a Estrogen Patch, I started puking acid with the first application, and it shut my bowel down in 2 weeks. ALL forms of Estrogen does that, pill, patch and shot. ZOSYN Zapped my vision for 3 weeks, and that is IV delivered. Took a full 5 weeks before I could see to drive. I had to stay in a dim room until the crap got out of my system my eyes were so sensitive to light with Blurred Vision. Adhesives especially EKG patches means HIVES that need Predisone. I can get by with a quick EKG but if they leave the monitor hooked up and the patches on, I will break out in Hives under them.