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The patch......

Posamari
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Hi all! I'm on day 6 of quit. Yesterday went well, seemed I was getting some energy back and not as 'blue' and cravings weren't as strong. Today however is 180* turn. Didn't sleep well, heart palpitations, headache, shallow breathing, nervous stomach, slight nausea. I've been using the 21m patch but removing it before bed because of the bizarre vivid dreams. I started removing it on day 3, applying it again in early morning. Same routine today but about 1-2 hours after applying it, I started to feel worse with the symptoms I described above. I had applied it to my upper arm. I finally removed it thinking I may be having a reaction or too much nicotine. I'm kind of scared to reapply now. I need some advice on what to do. I've read to not quit abruptly and I'm at a loss. Any response will be greatly appreciated. This has been one of my worse days yet with side effects of quitting and I'm wondering if the patch is influencing this. What to do? As far as calling my Dr, I can leave a message but will not hear anything back until after office hours and that's 4 hours away.
Thank you.

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