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Day 1 of the patch, any advice?

hnvigil72487
hnvigil72487 Posts: 20 Member
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In January I tried the lozenges and they were just down right disgusting! Started smoking again. Got an E-Cig which wasn't horrible, but just wasn't helping. Now I've gotten the patches and hopefully this will help! I'm using step 2 since I don't smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day, but I've heard so many bad things! Headaches, vivid dreams, high blood pressure... I'M SCARED! Has anyone dealt with any of these side effects? How did you get through it? Hopefully this is the last time I quit and quit for good!

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  • Moxie42
    Moxie42 Posts: 1,400 Member
    The only issues I had were crazy, vivid dreams IF I slept with the patch on. If you take it off before bed, you should be okay. Headaches/ high blood pressure/ etc. are more likely to happen if you're taking a larger dose than you should, but since you're starting on Step 2, that should help as well. I suppose those side effects can happen to anyone but I think it's like any medication- it just depends on issues you are prone to, how sensitive you are to certain medications, etc. I LOVED the patch- I quit for 3 months with them (and then got the bright idea I could make an exception in Vegas, which led to my downfall)...they kept me from being totally irritable and emotional, and made quitting a tolerable experience. Chantix is what I've heard really awful things about- that it makes you angry, irritable, depressed, etc...to me that defeats the purpose because those are the reasons I was never able to quit cold turkey- I felt like I was going crazy!

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