I have been a hardcore smoker for over five years. Between one and two packs a day. It has taken its toll on my body and I have had enough. Luckily enough for me I called 1-866-NYQUITS and received a free month of the Nicotine Patch. This is good because in the store it costs about fifty dollars. I thought I was going to call and give them my info and wallah. It was a little more complicated then that. They kept me on the phone for about twenty minutes and you have to answer survey questions hoping that you qualify for the free patch and sign up to learn about quit groups in your area. Basically they want to make sure that when you use this product you are really trying to quit and you don’t have a nicotine overdose. I know what you are thinking. A nicotine overdose? Do those even exist? Yes they are actually more common than you think. So if you do go through with using the patch make sure you follow the directions carefully because the reality is, this product could kill you.
The Nicotine Transdermal System Patch is a stop smoking aid that delivers a specific amount of nicotine over a 24 hour period. So one patch should last you one day. That is what they recommend. For those of you who do not know what the patch looks like it is a small circular flesh toned sticky patch. Problem with that is it’s at first is pretty sticky but if you plan on doing anything that will cause you to perspire a little bit or its placed near one of your joints or a muscle that expands then it easily falls off or rather stick to your shirt and not you.
The patch needs to be placed in an area on the torso above the waist. They recommend that you take it off before you go to sleep because some people have lucid dreams if they leave it on. Plus you don’t normally sleep and blow O’s at the same time so I would take it off regardless.
Some people may not realize but the patch is toxic so the Novartis Consumer Health Incorporation supplies you handy little containers to throw your used product in. Make sure you use them because if your Jack Russel Terrier gets into your garbage and eats the discarded product, the dog will die and you will not be able to sue the company because of the efforts they make to avoid your terriers death. This is not just true with dogs your younger child could be poisoned too. Not to mention the patch omits an interesting odor so when you first open the individually sealed patches don’t worry your product is not rotting away and it still works.
For me, the patch was a great substitute for my nasty habit. When I put one on I absolutely forget about having an urge to smoke. It is almost refreshing. Only problem here is that smoking not only is addicting it is a habit as well. When you usually light up after getting into you car after a long day at the office or right after a big meal the patch doers not come in handy. Its actually pretty frustrating considering if you do smoke that cigarette you could go into cardiac arrest. With this threat to your health being stated even if you take the patch off it is recommended that you do not smoke a cigarette for at least an hour because the dangerous chemicals are still in your body.
Some problems I had with the patch included me having to keep an extra one with me at all times. If I was at the beach, exercising, doing some sort of heavy lifting or anything causing my arms to bend and for me to sweat even a little I had to change patches. The 1-866-NYQUITS number supplies you with one box of patches but once you call you cannot call again. This was a concern for me since I was running through patches faster than had expected. To fix this I just had my friends who were nonsmokers call and sign up then hand me the patches for my use after it arrived to their residence. My point here is that I don’t think a heavy smoker could quit on only one box of these patches. If it wasn’t for my caring friends I don’t think I would of had a chance. So stock up and get ready because you too can quit smoking for free.
