Why I Don’t Recommend The Patch to Quit Smoking Cigarettes
Monday, October 19th, 2009The patch does not work. Period.
I bought myself a box a while back with high hopes, but realized it was a waste of cash. From the day I started using it, I felt dizzy, nauseous and had this crazy rash develop on and near the patch area. I threw the box along with the remaining patches straight to the trash.
Ah yes, the infamous patch.
The nicotine patch is a lot more harmful because the amount of nicotine released into the bloodstream is sometimes more than the amount that you smoke. There are several cases out there of people overdosing on the patch. How crazy is that? So you want to quit, but with the amount of nicotine being released into your system, you’re going to want to smoke more cigarettes when you realize the patch doesn’t work.
One of the biggest problems with the patch is that while you are getting your nicotine fix, you are not smoking. Smokers, such as myself, need to actually perform the act of smoking to get our fix. This is especially true when you are surrounded by other smokers (friends, co-workers, strangers, etc). The act of puffing on a cigarette has an influence on getting the satisfaction from smoking.
Instead, I strongly urge readers to try Smart Smoker instead. This allows you to resume your normal social habit of smoking (the “act”) and quit smoking real cigarettes entirely. You will still get the nicotine fix, but without the tar, smoke or tobacco. Currently, there is a free trial going on, so if you want to see for yourself what the hype is, I urge you all to check it out before it’s gone for good!
