Do you normally have panic attacks? Are you using the correct mgs of nicotine based on how much you smoked?
PATCH:
STEP 1: 21 mg patch transdermally once a day
STEP 2: 14 mg patch transdermally once a day
STEP 3: 7 mg patch transdermally once a day
More than 10 cigarettes/day:
-Step 1 for 4 weeks, then step 2 for 2 weeks and finally step 3 for 2 weeks
10 cigarettes/day or less:
-Step 2 for 6 weeks, then step 3 for 2 weeks
Comments:
-The patch should be applied to dry, clean, hairless area every 24 hours.
-When applying a new patch, open the pouch and remove the backing, then apply to the skin and hold the patch to the skin for 10 seconds. The pouch should be saved for later use. Patients should wash their hands after applying or removing the patch.
-When removing a used patch, the sticky ends should be folded together, placed in the pouch, and properly discarded.
-Patients should be instructed to move patch sites every day.
-Tell patients to avoid using more than 1 patch at a time. Patients should not cut the patch into smaller pieces.
-Patches may contain metal, which could result in burns in patients undergoing MRI procedures.
-Do not use a patch for more than 24 hours.
-Patients who experience vivid dreams may remove the patch at bedtime and apply a new patch in the morning.
