mike4 I started on the patch Saturday morning, and it took a while for it to get into my system it felt like. I continued to smoke, maybe 3 a day until today. I was giving in too easily. The patch helped to take the craving and the "need" away, but it doesn't help with the mental aspect, as I didnt expect it to. Today is Day 1 on the patch with NO SMOKING, and I feel really confident about it.