Talk:Nicotine patch

message: I tried to put the following into the article, but it was removed within minutes:
Nicotine is a relatively easy drug to quit. As far as I know, not one person has ever died from nicotine withdrawal. Moreover, nicotine dependency is short-lived. Nicotine is completely out of the body in 48 hours. At that point, physical cravings cease. Anyone who can go 48 hours without a cigarette stands a really good chance of quitting. Nicotine is highly addictive, however. Any small amount, even from second-hand smoke, will immediately reenforce nicotine addiction - resetting the clock back to 48 hours. The nicotine patch will guarantee that the addiction clock is reset back to 48 hours every time it is used. Logic might suggest that one  cannot end nicotine addiction by taking nicotine. Unlike heroine or alcohol withdrawal, you cannot die from smoking cessation. Therefore, a step-down program would appear to be unnecessary, and fails as a quitting aid in a great many cases.
Perhaps the best method to fight cravings is exercise which causes the body to produce its own endorphins.  These endorphins in turn negate many of the effects of withdrawal.
It seems likely that the cigarette industry would love to convince everyone that it is impossible to quit smoking.  That way, people would not ever try to quit.  Short of this, the next best thing would be to convince everyone that it is very difficult to quit smoking.  Then people will give-up trying more easily.
How can this information be included in the article?  Or is this article monitored by the advertising agencies and public relations firms for the patch sellers and the cigarette companies?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.94.176.22 (talk) 21:45, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Withdrawal and reenforcing addiction

message: I have tried nicotine gum and the nicotine patch and i have found in both cases that i craved more cigarettes using artificial nicotine products than when i actually smoked.  I also found that if you are trying to eliminate your body of nicotine because you want to quit smoking you can't use artificial nicotine products because they continuously put nicotine into your body never getting rid of the nicotine, so its better to go cold turkey as hard as it may be for you. http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA53796/
:Please sign your posts with 4 tildes ~. The point of patches and other nicotine delivery systems is to deliver the nicotine without the harmful effects of tabbaco. Gradually you lower the dosages until you're off of them. -- mando 05:48, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Patch Concerns

message: I just experienced a nicotine patch dream in which my father passed away.  It was so scary that I'm still weeping.  I have had nicotine patch dreams before that are intense and positive, but mine usually have very negative, nightmarish elements. The worst part is, when I become lucid, as I would in a normal dream, and ask, "am I dreaming?", the answer comes back, "no, this is real life" in my mind.  I have discontinued nicotine patches from my nightly habit, but I fell asleep napping and this happened.  I am seriously considering discontinuing patch use due to this experience.     —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.123.214.91 (talk) 20:26, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Dreams claims suspect

message: My problem with nicotine patches is that there is not a patch strong enough for me. I smoke at least 2 packs of cigarettes a day. If a single cigarette delivers 1 mg. of nicotine, a 21 mg. patch does me no good. I would have to wear 2 patches to escape the nicotine cravings. Is there any harm in that? Maybe a 21 mg. patch and a 14 mg. patch would be a better place for me to start. Nicotine is not my problem, lung capacity is.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.232.1.12 (talk) 15:01, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nicotine Patches 

message: This article seemed to be incredibly biased.  As I read through websites' mentions of side effects, they generally contain only three items: death, nightmares, and itchinghttp://nicotinepatch.eu/#Side_Effects.  (Also, no lawsuits have ever succeeded for suit over death.)  I feel that all of the biased information, which seems to come from the personal experiences of the above individuals, should be removed.  It's better to say nothing than to say (misleading|potentially misleading) information.  --129.138.6.47 (talk) 16:22, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biased 

message: Most of the listed side effects seem to be similar to nicotine's effects (dur), not tobacco withdrawal. I'll hopefully get on fixing that section with some cites. C6541 (T↔C) 18:15, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Side effects section 

message: Do nicotine patches have harmaline? The drug seems to work synergistically with nicotine in tobacco, potentiating nicotine's addictive effect. It's presence or lack in patches could be significant to the effect of the drug. But I have trouble finding good information on the significance of harmaline
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmaline
--24.171.130.32 (talk) 03:29, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Harmaline?

message: "Transdermal nico patches can be used to relieve ulcerative colitis symptoms. However, this is not the case with Crohn's disease, a similar health condition, where smoking and nicotine intake in general worsen the disease's effects."
"The relationship between smoking and inflammatory bowel disease has been firmly established, but remains a source of confusion among both patients and doctors. It is negatively associated with ulcerative colitis but positively associated with Crohn's disease. In addition, it has opposite influences on the clinical course of the two conditions with benefit in ulcerative colitis but a detrimental effect in Crohn's disease"
This need to be clarified. Many IBD sufferers try alternative methods of medication and this is just outright confusing.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.203.4.196 (talk) 01:31, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: IBD effects contridiction!

message: Some medical info should be added, such as: are patches prescribed by doctors or sold over the counter, how the patch dosage is chosen, what do patch instructions even say, etc. Aasasd (talk) 22:01, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Regarding the 'incomplete' template (24 Mar 2015)

message: This page should include more specific administration considerations for the nicotine patch. This would include the following details: dosages, directions on how to apply the patch, expected side effects, contraindications, and additional resources that patients can use for further questions.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kmott18 (talk • contribs) 21:07, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  CP133 2019 Group #6 Proposed Edits: Administration Considerations for Nicotine Patch 

message: I agree with the above edits, great job! I also agree the page needs more pharmacologic information on the nicotine patch (what it is and how it works). I.e. The nicotine patch is a transdermal drug delivery device that works by diffusion of nicotine through various skin layers into systemic circulation. Nicotine then acts on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain. Ananajafi (talk) 17:51, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  CP 133 2019 Group 5 Feedback