does nicorette patches really work?

Question

i quit smoking bt stupidly started again after 2 years! nothing seems to work for me to stop!help people!!!

Answer 1

3 days is all it takes. Cold turkey.

I have stopped for One month, one week, six days, 21 hours, 18 minutes and 28 seconds. 658 cigarettes not smoked, saving £79.00. Life saved: 2 days, 6 hours, 50 minutes.

Take a look at my pictures here:

http://groups.msn.com/FreedomFromTobaccoQuitSmokingNow/smokerslung.msnw?Page=1

AND THIS

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/BryanLeeCurtis.html

I stopped that same night.

I run everyday now and it feels like I have never smoked.

Answer 2

Nicorette patches are quite expensive, but your medical insurance might help pay for them. I weaned myself off in about 2 weeks, rather than 8. This is how I did it - it was sort of accidental. If you can do it this way, it might help you save money. I sarted with the green patches, and put the first one on about 1 PM in the afternoon. I took the patch off about 10 PM when I was getting a shower and ready for bed. Somehow, I seemed to go later and later every day with putting on the patch, and I switched to the blue patch after the first week. It wasn't long before I was wearing the patch only 3 hours a day. Then I just stopped it altogether, because my body was ready. I made other changes too, like working out much more regularly, getting enough sleep, smaller portions of healthier food. So far I haven't gained any weight, and I stopped the last patch about a month ago. The toughest part was dealing with stress. I guess what works best for me is letting the stress belong to someone else (for a change).

Answer 3

Give em a try. Just don't smoke a cigarette when you have the patch on, or you'll OD. Seriously, you will pass out.

On the other hand, most smokers have told me they quit by going to some remote place, like the White Rock Mountains in Arkansas with a lot of non-smokers, stay a week, and no cigarettes, like a kind of Walden. Cold turkey has been what most once-and-for-all quitters have done.

Or, you could be like my parents who have smoked 50+ years and are still in decent health. But their house smells like a goat's mouth.

Answer 4

They worked for me, but the Big issue is you really have to commit to wanting to quit smoking. The patches aren't going to change you mentally.
I really wanted to quit, so after my last vacation, I used the patch, but it is just more attitude than any kind of gum or bandaid

Good Luck

And yeah, as others mentioned, I had BIZZARE DREAMS while on the patch!!!

Answer 5

Don't work.
No such thing as a Nicorette patch.

Answer 6

gonna look like a prat here, but the correct grammar would have been 'do nicorette patches work'. sorry that was bugging me

Answer 7

Look up all you can on a substance called ibogaine


ie www.ibogaine.co.uk .com .org etc


Its more for heroin but think it works on many other addictions too.

Its supposed to be very effective but you need to be careful

Answer 8

Yes, but most of the effort still has to come from you. It can be done. They are most effective when coupled with some form of group cessation meeting.

Answer 9

Yes - I have tried them. They did stop the craving, but I had the weirdest nightmares while using the patch.

Answer 10

They've worked for my girlfriend!! Good luck!!