Smoking Patches
Sep
21
Stopping the smoking habit can cause headaches, anxiety, nervousness and cravings oftentimes surface as symptoms of their withdrawal. Smoking patches can help. Many smokers decide to use nicotine medications in an effort to ease their quitting attempts. The stop smoking patch has helped many smokers to fight the symptoms of withdrawal.
The patch provides small dosage of nicotine which helps to prevent withdrawal symptoms. For instance, patch wearers do not experience the irritability, insomnia, fatigue, or headaches that are normally a part of the withdrawal process. Thus smokers are helped over the withdrawal symptoms and can concentrate on breaking the bad habit of smoking.
However, be aware that when a person starts using nicotine patches, they must immediately stop smoking. If you continue to smoke and use the smoking patches at the same time, you will increase the amount of nicotine, which not only defeats the object, but will be harmful to your health as this could cause nicotine overdose or other adverse side effects.
Safe use of nicotine patches – apply daily to a hairless, clean, dry area of the upper body. This include include the chest back, stomach or upper arm. Individuals can use the patch for about 16 to 24 hours, after which a person will need to replace the patch with a new one.
A new patch needs to be used every day. In conjunction with your medical practitioner you can possibly use the patch for up to 12 weeks.
Some people do experience side effects when using smoking patches such as dry mouth, inflammation where the patch is attached, rashes, discomfort (burning or itching) around the patch, and sleep difficulties including unusual dreams.
Major side effects of using a stop smoking patch include cold sweats, difficulty breathing, nightmares, rashes, or seizures. Those individuals experiencing severe side effects should contact their doctors immediately. This may be a sign of too much nicotine.
Discuss with your doctor if you’ve had any recent heart problems, such as irregular heartbeat, rapid heartbeat or heart disease. Other health problems you should inform your doctor about are diabetes, hypertension or stomach ulcers. Knowing these things can help your doctor decide if you will benefit from using nicotine patches. Women who are pregnant or nursing should not use smoking patches.
