smoking cessation transdermal nicotine patch question?i have been a smoker of 6 years and began using a nicotine patch 3 days ago. i have been smoke free for the last 3 days.
however, i purchased (stupidly) the Walmart brand of nicotine patch because of the $ 20 discrepancy! the patches do not stick. they are supposed to last for 24 hrs/day (showers and swimming included) for 2 weeks. there are only 14 patches in the box and they begin to loose their grip quickly.
at work tonight i actually used duct tape to secure it because i didn't it want it to come off during my high stress job.
the directions in the box say that if the patch falls off, replace it with another one. i did this tonight, begrudgingly. these patches aren't cheap and i don't want to go through them too quickly.
so far i have placed one on my shoulder which seemed to last the longest although not 24 hours. by morning it had fallen off. on my arm, good for about 8 hours, and the second one i applied tonight on my chest. it began falling off after 2 hours.
i am furious and this is just making me feel like smoking would be easier!
on top of this, i am worried that, depending on the time-release of the patch, i am putting too much nicotine into my body by using 2 in one day.
does anyone know about this or what i should do? i'm going mostly cold turkey but i want the patch as a backup and it seems to be working.
any help would be appreciated!
Norma G
I am sorry those patches are not sticking. I use to have that problem with hormone patches. Anyway I have been a smoker for ever and the only thing that helped me was Chantix. It is not for everyone and it has to be Dr ordered. Can be spendy too. I went from 2 to 2 1/2 a day to 1 to 2 smokes a day. Anyway you can quit best of luck to ya!
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