Has anyone else used the "Nicoderm" patch?
#229174 - 12/04/05 10:22 AM
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Wind
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Wow. These make my day. I've ceased to smoke and these really take some of the sting of quitting away. Mind you, I am playing with straws.
This is really really really challenging. I am so grouchy it's not funny and my brain feels so fried! As long as I stay away from coffee I know I can avoid smoking.
Any tips? I think I'm going to investigate some hypno. or accupuncture. I did a course of hypno. and laser therapy years ago and it was effective, but I think I should have done some maintenace hypno./tune ups.
Withdrawal is making me dizzy, lol.
Kate.
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Not I. But my husband did a couple years ago. that said, he only used 'em for maybe 2 weeks... he's smaller fella, and had to cut even the lightest dosage patch in half. Even then, the patches made him ill.
Eventually, he just decided he'd had enough of being sick for two hours every morning and stopped using them. He's been smokeless ever since. To which I say...... YAYYYYYY! He smells so much better now.
He was cranky as hell for awhile, but the coffee actually helped with that. 
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Jonna, IBS-D
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I re-quit smoking and they really ease the withdrawal symptoms. It's so hard, but I find that NOT drinking coffee helps (plus its really good for my IBS to abstain).
Kate.
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I'm on the highest dose at the moment. I've licked this habit before, initially beginning with the patch and then doing laser therapy/hypno.
I quit coffee, too. I know that like you and your Pepsi/cigarette habit, coffee & cigarrettes go hand in hand with me.
I feel awful, but in a good way. I might get some accupuncture. I should have gone for laser therapy tune-ups or something when I started cheating on myself with smoking.
I actually force myself to smoke outside--I'm Canadian and it's really starting to get cold. Can you believe that I'd get out of bed and go out for a smoke at 4 in the morning? That's pretty bad. I was up to nearly a pack a day, again, last week.
I really want this to work, again, and I keep seeing myself on a never-landing non-smoking plane ride. I don't know where the destination is, but I know it's not a self-polluted place.
Hmmm...maybe I should reward myself with altoids or something everyday??? I did consume 1/2 pack of Tic Tacs, already. Great thought re: the mints.
Kate.
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