Talk:Nicotine patch

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[edit] Patch Concerns

I have tried nicotine gum and the nicotine patch and i have found in both cases that i craved more cigarettes using artificial nicotine products than when i actually smoked. I also found that if you are trying to eliminate your body of nicotine because you want to quit smoking you can't use artificial nicotine products because they continuously put nicotine into your body never getting rid of the nicotine, so its better to go cold turkey as hard as it may be for you. http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA53796/

Please sign your posts with 4 tildes ~. The point of patches and other nicotine delivery systems is to deliver the nicotine without the harmful effects of tabbaco. Gradually you lower the dosages until you're off of them. -- mando 05:48, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

69.15.3.130 15:31, 5 February 2007 (UTC)I have actually found the patch quite helpful. Smokers are addicted to cigarettes in two ways: physically and mentally. Going cold turkey and trying to combat both addictions at the same time is nearly impossible. Instead, with the help of the patch, you can first fight the mental addiction and the actual action of smoking a cigarette. After 6 weeks of not smoking a cigarette, you can begin lowering your patch strength and hence your nicotine intake. This tiered approach really does seem to be the easiest way. I've been a smoker for many years and could not believe how much the patch helped with my cravings.69.15.3.130 15:31, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dreams claims suspect

I just experienced a nicotine patch dream in which my father passed away. It was so scary that I'm still weeping. I have had nicotine patch dreams before that are intense and positive, but mine usually have very negative, nightmarish elements. The worst part is, when I become lucid, as I would in a normal dream, and ask, "am I dreaming?", the answer comes back, "no, this is real life" in my mind. I have discontinued nicotine patches from my nightly habit, but I fell asleep napping and this happened. I am seriously considering discontinuing patch use due to this experience. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.123.214.91 (talk) 20:26, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

I have never heard that nicotine patches cause violent or erotic dreams. And nicotine generally reduces sexual desire, so the erotic dreams claim does not seem very logical --Nctn 19:00, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Google nicotine patch and lucid dreaming. You'll find plenty about vivid dreams and some complaints of nightmares. I assume that some claiming satisfaction with the patch were seeking erotic dreams. I'd argue that it is a very reasonable claim. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.107.230.145 (talk) 20:29, 22 February 2008 (UTC)