Stopping patches
Hi all. First time joiner and poster 😊 I started smoking age 14, quit age 31 for 8 years then started again 3 years ago. I’m 23 days in of ditching the death sticks and have found it relatively easy. I think this is because I had an easy experience when I quit the first time and know that I can live very happily as a non smoker because I did it for 8 years! I have used patches (21mg) as they helped me the first time. However, after about the two week mark I started feeling a bit yuck when using them, mostly in the first 4 hours. Yesterday I took my patch off late morning and have decided to stop them. I think my body is just sick of nicotine. I used the patches for about two months last time I stopped. Just wondered if anyone has had a similar experience/stopped patches abruptly. I’m caught between wanting to support my brain as it recovers from nicotine dependance, and adopting the Allen Car stance of “I’m a non smoker now, I don’t need nicotine”. Thanks peeps
Hi Robn
Thanks for your reply and sharing your experience! Yes that’s a good point re the mind thing l, it’s sooo true. My mind game is very strong at the moment and today without a patch was fantastic! So yes I think it’s time to give them the boot!
i hope you will visit regularly nnd this time remember NOPE. YOU CAN/T HAVE JUST ONE
Hi Billie. Congratulations on 24 days! We have the same quit date. I used Champix for my crutch, I had never been successful using patches or NRT of any kind. But I can relate to the "yuck" feeling. I was getting it from the smokes for months before I quit them. My body giving me a not so subtle warning that it has had enough of this poison. Isn't it wonderful to be a non smoker.
Thanks Happiness! Yes it’s bloody fantastic! Feels like I never smoked and seems absurd looking at others doing it!
Thanks for your input Lando. Yay, quitting date twins!! Bloody fantastic job, well done you!! Yes my body was very much getting sick of it. Started feeling disgusting 👎🏻 Onward and upward as non smokers!!
I too ditched the patches. Thought I'd wean off them so cut them in half. Forgot to put a halvie on and as I didn't feel any different just stopped all together. So on Day 52 I think you will be OK too.. As HAPPINESS says, this battle is won in the mind..keep going🐟