| Here are quit smoking facts about nicotine patches | | | | practitioner to help you out. |
| that you need to know: | | | | 3) You'll overcome your behavioral and psychological |
| Nicotine patches are raved about as one of the most | | | | habits: |
| common methods to quit. However there are certain | | | | One thing about the nicotine patch is that you are able |
| things that you need to know about these patches | | | | to overcome your cigarette behavioral and |
| before ever trying to use them. Check out these facts | | | | psychological habits without you having to undergo |
| below: | | | | nicotine withdrawal stresses. Most other methods like |
| 1) One patch for one day: | | | | "cold turkey" will have you stressed up with withdrawal |
| Patches that contains nicotine should not be used for | | | | complications which most of the time leads to a |
| more than a day. That is the way it's designed. The | | | | relapse. To get maximum results from these patches, |
| patch should also be placed on a skin that is dry, clean | | | | use them alongside behavioral and psychological |
| and not hairy. The implication of this is simple: Those | | | | strategies like CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) to |
| who are hairy skins can't use the patches. Reason | | | | help you quit the use of cigars. |
| why: You'll pull off all the hair on whichever area of | | | | 4) It costs a few dollars per day: |
| your skin that you have placed the patch by the time | | | | Since you are not to use a patch for more than 24 |
| you remove it. One more thing: Ensure that the patch | | | | hours, it means that you'll need to buy the patches |
| remains on your skin for as long as the manufacturer | | | | each and every day. The patches range from $3 - $6 |
| recommends. I'll remind you again: Please do not use a | | | | for each patch. Tip: You could buy the patches in a |
| patch for more than 24 hours. | | | | bulk of 7s for each week so that you won't need to |
| 2) Your skin might stay red after you remove the | | | | go every day to the patch store. You can even take it |
| patch: | | | | a step further and buy the patches in bulks of more |
| The patch is self-adhesive, which means that it will | | | | than seven. These are the important quit smoking |
| leave traces on the skin whenever it is removed. You | | | | facts that you need to know about nicotine patches. |
| are most likely going to have a red skin after you | | | | But before I forget, there is one last thing you need to |
| remove a patch. And the redness on your skin might | | | | know: Even if you do not have a skin that's hairy, don't |
| last for up to a day or two. Just in case you develop a | | | | try to use the patches if you have skin problems or |
| rash, please do not hesitate to see a medical | | | | you are allergic to tapes that are adhesive in nature. |