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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 880

Hey peteg

You make me laugh with the mother's little helper thing...One pill makes you small and the ones that mama gives you don't do nothing at all...I would not get off of the train early as far as the patch goes. I did the whole thing from 21 to 14 to 7 and it worked well for me. Stick with the plan would be my advice...

stay well

nonic

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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 916

Hi Peteg

As Lainey, I would recommend you to follow the patch therapy by the book; You still have nicotine in your system, so it would be better for you to lower the dose and then quit the patch; you will not be on the patch forever; you are just following the treatment by the book. Remember, do whatever you need to do to protect your quit; we are in the early stages of it, and we need all the help we can have.

Marivi

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/23/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 40
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 600
Amount Saved: $60.00
Life Gained:
Days: 4 Hrs: 14 Mins: 58 Seconds: 10

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

Pete,

Talk to your pharmacist and doctor regarding these medication questions as well. Following the patch program right through can make a difference. Medications such as wellbutrin can be adjusted by your doctor. Work together to come up with a plan that is right for you and your body.

If needed do a search on patches, medications, wellbutrin...many threads should surface for added information.

Josie, Health Educator

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 80

Great advice -- thanks!

pete

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/10/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 22
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,100
Amount Saved: $247.50
Life Gained:
Days: 4 Hrs: 2 Mins: 9 Seconds: 16

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

Hi peteg- yes I would (and did) follow the patch programme right the way through. I just felt 'why not?' I see your point about it costing more money and thats very true, however, what price is your quit? There has to be more than a monetary reason the producers advise us to complete the programme, perhaps not everyone feels as confident after the 21mg patch ends. Your quit is going so well I would just keep on doing what you're doing!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 298
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,450
Amount Saved: $4,470.00
Life Gained:
Days: 35 Hrs: 4 Mins: 12 Seconds: 48

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 625

Hi peteg

I'd definitely follow things to the letter too. It's going to be better for you in the end. Have you talked with a Dr. about it? Might be good to get some professional advice

You're 3 weeks........21 hard-earned days in........doing great!! All of us are pulling for you! You can do it!..

Bob

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/27/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 36
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,080
Amount Saved: $151.20
Life Gained:
Days: 7 Hrs: 14 Mins: 9 Seconds: 16

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3875

Hey Peteg! I would definitely recommend doing the patch by the book!

Having quit several times using the patch, I found the times I wanted to fast track it, is when I had trouble.

This quit, I did it by the letter! And the results were so much better.

When I see you are at 21 days, I definitely think you should do all the steps, and I would even consider renewing the Wellbutrin as well. Give yourself every opportunity for success! You will get there soon enough, but I am the 'better to be safe than sorry' person. There is a definite drop down when you go down to each new step in the patch, and if you are coming off both or just your Wellbutrin, it could be too much trouble all around!

Besides, you are saving all that cash from not smoking, buy the patch again as insurance!

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 729
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 18,225
Amount Saved: $7,690.95
Life Gained:
Days: 96 Hrs: 13 Mins: 43 Seconds: 52

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 80

SORRY! I know there are tons of pre-existing threads on this, but I can't find ANY of them. (Yeah, the concentration skills aren't totally back yet.)

So I'm at the end of my 21 mg nicotine patch, and with all the nicotine supposedly out of my system (except what I'm pumping in via the patch), do I really need to do that downgrade thing, or is that just a marketing ploy to keep us addicts (are we former addicts yet? Ever?) buying the product?

I should also note that I'm coming to the end of my 3-month supply of Wellbutrin (what we used to call in the '60s, "Mother's Little Helper") and definitely notice that as I go from two a day to one a day, I am definitely testier. But the knowing is all; I get that. I can cope with the meds changes, knowing that I'm going from two to one to none.

I'm the biggest wimp in the world, so as my pharmaceutical crutches start to fall by the wayside, how nervous should I be, and how long do I need to hang on to them? I'm kinda tired of those nasty, gluey marks the patch leaves everywhere, and definitely need to say farewell to Mother's Little Helper, but I am so NOT a cold-turkey macho guy. I'm a use-every-drug-in-the-book guy. (Well. Ahem, the legal ones.)

This quit feels VERY different from the two gazillion that preceded it, because I finally learned what that first cigarette after a significant quit does. TOTALLY not into repeating that experience, but also a little nervous about taking those first few steps on my own after so many failures. But who can stay on patches or drugs forever, right?

If you can point me to the old posts, we won't have to re-invent the wheel; I just couldn't find them.

Thanks, Everybody! You guys rock.

peteg

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/10/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 21
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,050
Amount Saved: $236.25
Life Gained:
Days: 3 Hrs: 23 Mins: 42 Seconds: 40

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