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**Impurrfect** · 05-23-2009, 10:55 AM

I don't know. I used to smoke a little over a pack a day, and I used the patches to quit. I'd tried to quit cold turkey before, but I wasn't really ready to quit..I was just doing it to save money. This time I WANTED to quit, so there was a huge difference.

My first 2 days, I didn't crave smoking as much as I didn't know what to do with myself...I missed the smoking behavior..it was like "WTF do I do with my hands, now?" PLEASE don't smoke with the patches on. There is such a thing as nicotine toxicity and it's dangerous (I used to be a nurse).

I used the patches for 4-5 weeks, tapering down and have been off of them at least 2 weeks and haven't smoked in 7 weeks. Like I said, though, my heart was in this quit and I think that made all the difference.

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

05-23-2009, 10:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18,273	I don't know. I used to smoke a little over a pack a day, and I used the patches to quit. I'd tried to quit cold turkey before, but I wasn't really ready to quit..I was just doing it to save money. This time I WANTED to quit, so there was a huge difference. My first 2 days, I didn't crave smoking as much as I didn't know what to do with myself...I missed the smoking behavior..it was like "WTF do I do with my hands, now?" PLEASE don't smoke with the patches on. There is such a thing as nicotine toxicity and it's dangerous (I used to be a nurse). I used the patches for 4-5 weeks, tapering down and have been off of them at least 2 weeks and haven't smoked in 7 weeks. Like I said, though, my heart was in this quit and I think that made all the difference. Hugs and prayers! Amy __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer "You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. Don't give up here, don't you quit, the moment is now, this is it I know that you can then you will, get to the top of the hill. Part of the fun is the climb, you just gotta make up your mind" - Shania Twain (Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)