Can you get Nicorette patches free? if so can you order them off the net??
2007-02-15 00:25:01 · 6 answers · asked by Toby G* 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
I was a smoker for 20 years, i was advised by my Dr (as everyone is) to give up, he recommended the NHS stop smoking clinic, i was prescribed Nicorette patches, with will power i gave up, i have been a none smoker for 2 years now, one of the best decisions of my life.
The way i looked at it was, What good is this doing me i lit it it Burns away end of story and it costs me £5 a day,£35 a week, £140 a month, £1820 a year, just to lit it and burn it away, it took me 3 months, which is the full course, the hardest was the first 2 weeks, but you can do it
Do give up you wont regret it there is alot of help out there for you
Good luck
Dekker
2007-02-15 00:51:46 · answer #1 · answered by Dekker 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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).
2007-02-15 00:39:36 · answer #2 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nicotine patches are available on prescription - if you don't pay for your prescriptions then it will be free - otherwise it will be £6.65 per script (usually 2 weeks worth).
If you specifically want Nicorette patches as opposed to Niquitin CQ, you will have to mention this to your doctor.
2007-02-15 00:48:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get them free in the UK you have to join an NHS smoking stop programme, otherwise you have to pay. As far as I know you cannot get them free off the net
2007-02-15 00:31:57 · answer #4 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get them free from your dr or clinic
the pastiles are best
good luck
its the last 1/2 hardest to give up
2007-02-15 00:31:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but (in UK) most GP's will prescribe them and you then get about £60 worth for cost of prescription (£6.40?)
2007-02-15 00:30:55 · answer #6 · answered by leedsmikey 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can get them free from your doctors or smoking clinics!
2007-02-15 00:31:13 · answer #7 · answered by Jaz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋