I have used these patches for a total of 6 minutes because that’s how long they adhere to my skin, if that long. They’re never on long enough for the patch to dispense any pain relief into my skin. I didn’t want to waste them as they’re very expensive for me. I then took tape and tried taping it to my skin. That didn’t work either. I tried several different versions of tape. My main concern is that the first one I tried fell off, unbeknownst to me and my little dog got ahold of it. Last night I was in so much pain, I figured after I got my pjs on, I was safe to apply a patch without the worry of it getting into the hands of my grandson or dog. I used so much tape so I was assured it wouldn’t fall off while laying down. The tape I applied over your patch was pulling at my skin, I woke up in pain and to find that YOUR patch fell off in my sheets. Come on people-you’re ripping us off.