Stop Smoking Aid 21mg Delivered Over 24 Hours 14 Patches
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3 Step Program NicoDerm® CQ® is a three step program. You start with the highest level of medicine and gradually step down your dose. Reduce withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine craving, associated with quitting smoking
CQ® Step 1 - 21 mg
CQ® Step 2 - 14 mg
CQ® Step 3 - 7 mg
If you smoke:
more than 10 cigarettes per day: start with Step 1
10 or less cigarettes per day: start with Step 2
What is the NicoDerm® CQ® Patch and How is it Used? NicoDerm® CQ® is a small, nicotine-containing patch. When you put on a NicoDerm® CQ® patch, nicotine passes through the skin and into your body. NicoDerm® CQ® is very thin and uses special material to control how fast nicotine passes through the skin. Unlike the sudden jolts of nicotine delivered by cigarettes, the amount of nicotine you receive remains relatively smooth throughout the 24 or 16 hours period you wear the NicoDerm® CQ® patch. This helps to reduce the cravings you may have for nicotine.
Partners in Helping You Quit - American Cancer Society*
To Increase Your Success In Quitting:
You must be motivated to quit.
Complete the full treatment program, applying a new patch every day.
Use with a support program as described in the enclosed User's Guide.
For your family's protection, NicoDerm® CQ® patches are supplied in child resistant pouches. Do not use if individual pouch is damaged or open.
SmithKline Beecham
*SmithKline Beecham provides an annual grant to the American Cancer Society for stop smoking education and cancer-related research in return for the use of their seal.
Warnings
Do not use: If you continue to smoke, chew tobacco, use a nicotine gum or other nicotine containing products
Ask a doctor before use if you have
heart disease, recent heart attack or irregular heartbeat. Nicotine can increase your heart rate.
high blood pressure not controlled with medication. Nicotine can increase your blood pressure
an allergy to adhesive tape or have skin problems because you are more likely to get rashes
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are
using a non-nicotine stop smoking drug
taking a prescription medicine for depression or asthma. Your prescription dose may need to be adjusted
When using this product
do not smoke even when not wearing the patch. The nicotine in your skin will still be entering your blood stream for several hours after you take off the patch.
If you have vivid dreams or other sleep disturbances remove this patch at bedtime
Stop use and ask a doctor if
skin redness caused by the patch does not go away after four days, or if your skin swells, or you get a rash
irregular heartbeat or palpitations occur
you get symptoms of nicotine overdose such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, weakness and rapid heartbeat
If pregnant or breast-feeding ask a health professional before use. Nicotine can increase your baby's heart rate. First try to stop smoking without the nicotine patch. Keep out of reach of children or pets. Used patches have enough nicotine to poison children and pets. If swallowed, get medical help or contract a Poison Control Center right away. Dispose of the used patches by folding sticky ends together and inserting in disposal try in the box.
If you really want to quit smoking - and I mean REALLY WANT to quit, this is a great way to do it! It took me years of trying to quit to get to ...Read complete review
If you really want to quit smoking - and I mean REALLY WANT to quit, this is a great way to do it! It took me years of trying to quit to get to this point, so I'm not going to become one of those dreaded 'reformed smokers'. Everyone knows how bad smoking is for them, but it's a lot easier to ignore the negatives because, let's face it, Nicotine IS A DRUG. It makes us feel calmer when we're upset or nervous. It makes us feel more energetic when we're tired or bored. That's how cigarettes keep us hooked. So weaning ourselves OFF the Nicotine IS the way to go. The Nicoderm CQ Patches (not the generic or cheaper ones) are the Best! They deliver a steady supply throughout the day so you don't get the cravings and you don't feel like you have to eat anything to take the place of smoking. So weight gain is not as much of an issue. I now breathe better, have more energy and can walk further without getting tired. Be sure to follow the complete Nicoderm program & you can finally be free too!
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These do help control your cravings - because the patches are delivering all the nicotine you need. Finally I caught on to this after trying to quit with these multiple times: these keep you ...Read complete review
These do help control your cravings - because the patches are delivering all the nicotine you need. Finally I caught on to this after trying to quit with these multiple times: these keep you in nicotine, BUT in a slow torturous state of physical nicotine withdrawal for many weeks. Desperate for relief, I would finally light up again. if you quit cold turkey, your physical withdrawal lasts three to four days. Read Allen Carr's book - his book is cheaper than these patches, it does not drag the process of quitting on for months, and its a lot healthier than receiving more nicotine into your body for several weeks.
If people have actually quit using these, kudos to them! They probably succeeded in spite of, not because of, this product.
I didn't even have to use all of the patches. I used it for a month to take off the initial edge, and I'm smoke free for almost a year now! I've tried several times before to quit, but this was the only thing that worked for me. Plus, you have to want to quit. If you don't want it, it won't work!
I purchased the Nicoderm patch to help get me through days when I wouldn't be able to smoke--long plane rides, work days, special events when smoking just isn't possible. The Nicoderm CQ patch works wonderfully. One patch can get me through an entire 24 hour period with zero cravings. It's fantastic!
Yes, I really needed to quit, I'm 38, and after 25 years of smoking, it seemed unthinkable to to do so. But trying to walk up a small hill, and feeling like I was going to pass out and die, was a wake up call. I bought Nicoderm CQ Step 1 that same week. I have not had a cigerette since. Did it kill my cravings right away? ...No. But, I didn't go stark raving mad without the cig's. I found myself reaching for where I kept them (ontop of the fridge) plenty of times. Good thing I threw them out the second the patch went on. I gained weight. Almost so much that I had to rethink which health issues seemed worse. The weight gain depressed me quite alot, this is where you weigh the pro's again of quitting. Healthy lungs, whiter teeth, risk of heart attack lowered, better skin, you don't stink, etc. Nicotine is from what I understand, an appetite suppressant, so your metabolism is way off track, and it's trying to become 'normal'. When you go crazy wanting to eat, try frozen fruits, or small snacks throughout the day; I put snack packs together; turkey breast, turkey pepperoni, carrots, a granola bar, grapes. Also try teeth whitening strips. Seriously. When you get those horrible urges to eat, slap whitening stips on. As vain as it seems, whiter teeth is a plus to quitting! Can't eat when you have those things in your mouth anyways, right? I am on step 3 now, and almost completely nicotine free. My family is so proud of me, I am happy and healthier on the inside, just wish I would have done it sooner!
I used the patch to force myself to stop smoking, but I was READY TO QUIT. If you're not, nothing will work. If you are, the patch will do two things for you if used properly:
1. It breaks the habit of reacting to your cravings. With gums and lozenges, like cigarettes, you react to cravings to satisfy them. With the patch, there's nothing to do but go on with life. (For really bad moments, I found popsicles to be an excellent cigarette substitute.)
2. It reduces the cravings from homocidal urges down to passing thoughts. This makes #1 above easier.
The patch made me extremely nauseated, though, and the only reason I could use it for several weeks is that I was already unemployed. If I had been required to go to work, I would have been buggered. Not everyone reacts this way, though. It's definitely worth a try.
These do help control your cravings - because the patches are delivering all the nicotine you need. Finally I caught on to this after trying to quit with these multiple times: these keep you in nicotine, BUT in a slow torturous state of physical nicotine withdrawal for many weeks. Desperate for relief, I would finally light up again. if you quit cold turkey, your physical withdrawal lasts three to four days. Read Allen Carr's book - his book is cheaper than these patches, it does not drag the process of quitting on for months, and its a lot healthier than receiving more nicotine into your body for several weeks.
If people have actually quit using these, kudos to them! They probably succeeded in spite of, not because of, this product.
My husband and I have been using these for a week now. LOVE IT! We were chain smokers, sitting on our back patio for hours on end, smoking and chatting. It was getting really bad. We decided to quit and were nervous about it, but it is working out fine. The cravings are all but gone for both of us, and we're loving the extra cash we have because we're not buying cigarettes. The dreams are a trip, some are strange and funny, but others are downright scary. That's a negative side-effect, but they aren't so bad that I want to stop using the patch. For all the good it is doing, husband and I will deal with the weird dreams. They also fall off with any excessive sweating (living in PHX in the summer, you sweat a lot) but they re-stick pretty well. Overall, I'm super pleased. I just wish the glue was a bit stronger. I totally think we are going to be successful because we were ready to quit and we used the patch. If you're ready too, try these patches!
If you really want to quit smoking - and I mean REALLY WANT to quit, this is a great way to do it! It took me years of trying to quit to get to this point, so I'm not going to become one of those dreaded 'reformed smokers'. Everyone knows how bad smoking is for them, but it's a lot easier to ignore the negatives because, let's face it, Nicotine IS A DRUG. It makes us feel calmer when we're upset or nervous. It makes us feel more energetic when we're tired or bored. That's how cigarettes keep us hooked. So weaning ourselves OFF the Nicotine IS the way to go. The Nicoderm CQ Patches (not the generic or cheaper ones) are the Best! They deliver a steady supply throughout the day so you don't get the cravings and you don't feel like you have to eat anything to take the place of smoking. So weight gain is not as much of an issue. I now breathe better, have more energy and can walk further without getting tired. Be sure to follow the complete Nicoderm program & you can finally be free too!
Read carton and enclosed User's Guide before using this product. Keep the carton and User's Guide. They contain important information.
if you are under 18 years of age, ask a doctor before use
before using the product, read the enclosed user's guide for complete directions and other information
stop smoking completely when you begin using the patch
if you smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day, use according to the following 10 week schedule
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Use one 21 mg patch/day
Use one 14 mg patch/day
Use one 7mg patch/day
Weeks 1 - 6
Weeks 7 - 8
Weeks 9- 10
if you smoke 10 or less cigarettes per day, do not use Step 1 (21mg). Start with Step 2 (14mg) for 6 weeks, then Step 3 (7mg) for 2 weeks and then stop.
steps 2 and 3 allow you to gradually reduce your level of nicotine. Completing the full program will increase your chances of quitting successfully.
apply one new patch every 24 hours on skin that is dry, clean and hairless
remove backing from patch and immediately press onto skin. Hold for 10 seconds.
wash hands after applying or removing patch. Throw away the patch in the enclosed disposal tray. See enclosed user's guide for safety and handling.
you may wear the patch for 16 to 24 hours.
if you crave cigarettes when you wake up, wear the patch for 24 hours.
if you have vivid dreams or other sleep disturbances, you may remove the patch at bedtime and apply a new one in the morning
the used patch should be removed and a new one applied to a different skin site at the same time each day
do not wear more than one patch at a time
do not cut patch in half or into smaller pieces
do not leave patch on for more than 24 hours because it may irritate your skin and lose strength after 24 hours
stop using the patch at the end of 10 weeks. If you started with Step 2, stop using the patch at the end of 8 weeks. If you still feel the need to use the patch talk to your doctor
