wow - insomnia started already! Had a terrible night (night 1) with really strange dreams of me and my boss in a london park being chased by hyenas and cheetas?
Am on patches so presumably these are to blame, or is it that I secretly want my boss to be attacked by wild animals?
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wow - insomnia started already! Had a terrible night (night 1) with really strange dreams of me and my boss in a london park being chased by hyenas and cheetas?
Am on patches so presumably these are to blame, or is it that I secretly want my boss to be attacked by wild animals?
Ahh last time i was on patches, i suffered really badly from the same thing!
I found i had to put a fresh patch on in the morning (so the nicotines almost gone out of it by the time you get to bed that night) lessens the nightmares!
I watched Shameless the other night, and I don't regulary watch it but it was when that weird woman got the ice-cream van and went to find her love which is that guy with long hair. Again, excuse my explanation, I have no idea of the names of the characters.
Anyway, that night, wearing my patch, amongst many dreams, I had one that I took an ice cream van street racing around my town. :confused:
The next night I again wore a patch and had major insomnia that caused me to take the following day off work.
Last night I didn't wear my "24hr" patch to bed. I slept fine and had no "vivid" dreams.
I suggest trying the same, however I did wake up craving very harshly this morning after a night with no patch so be warned.
Sleeping probs are normal as are the weird dreams they will pass though if you're using 24 hr patches try leaving them off at night after all we don't smoke when asleep
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The dreams do subside & I have found taking my patch off before bed if you are using them helps. Also have started drinking herbal teas during the day. Have detox & revive ones when I am working, relaxing ones when I am not & a night time one in the evening. Hot baths, milky drinks, Kalms have all been tied here I think.
Chris - I'm with you - some of my dreams have been great - well maybe a little weird.
Two nights ago I went to the bingo with Elton John! And last week I was married to David Cameron as well as my OH - could have been worse .....it could have been Gordon Brown :eek:
Haha just came across this and had the best laugh... Flipping hilarious!! Wish i those kind of dreams...had one that my back snapped and used to get ones I was eating my own teeth!!! 🤣
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