This step is where the nic. is reduced to 7 mg perday. It's the last step. I haven't smoked in 17 days on the patch and don't feel like it either.-
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This step is where the nic. is reduced to 7 mg perday. It's the last step. I haven't smoked in 17 days on the patch and don't feel like it either.
Wow, that's great Ruth. Congratulations on step 3 and not feeling like smoking! love, taperoRuth57 said:
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Thank you for your encouragement and support. The patch is really an easier way to quit. I tried it cold turkey a few times and couldn't do it. Well, I did quit once for 16 years so I guess I did do it cold turkey once but I had cut down to hardly anything and smoking was making me sick at that time. But this time smoking was not making me nauseas but I believe it was making my BP high. So, I don't want to have a stroke or heart attack or cancer so I figured I'd try the patch and am glad I did. Thank you again!
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Congratulations on doing so well! I'm still on step 1, it's been about a month of wearing the patch. After I figured out that I had to remember to take the patch off before bed- otherwise I had terrible nightmares that left me too afraid to go back to sleep.
Did you have the same effect I seem to be having? I still want a cigarette, but not because of the need for nicotine, more because of habit- like, okay, I'm done with dinner, time to step outside...oh, wait. Fortunately, I take package warnings very seriously, and I'm too scared to have a cigarette while I have the patch on, so that keeps me honest.
Did you have the same effect I seem to be having? I still want a cigarette, but not because of the need for nicotine, more because of habit- like, okay, I'm done with dinner, time to step outside...oh, wait. Fortunately, I take package warnings very seriously, and I'm too scared to have a cigarette while I have the patch on, so that keeps me honest.
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Hi. I'm glad you are quitting. I, too, get these little ideas at times that it's time for a smoke but then I just think that I am not smoking anymore. I don't get real bad cravings for a smoke, thank God. I think I'm going to go off the patch in a few days when the patches run out. Either that or go one more week. Haven't decided yet. I had some nightmares, too, but most of the time I had good dreams. Only one night was bad so far. I haven't been taking the patch off at night lately but I may tonight to further reduce the nicotine in my system. Sometimes I don't sleep well but not sure if it's the patch or just that I often have had sleep problems anyways. I wish you all the luck in the world with quitting. You are doing good, hanging in there!
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