Not sleeping on patches

[nsd_user663_54332]

Hi

I'm using the 24h patches and they're handling my cravings really well *but* they're giving me lousy nights sleep and horrible dreams so I'm wondering if I can start taking the patch off overnight without messing up my quit?

Tomorrow's the start of my 4th week if that makes any difference!!

Thanks, Gemma xx

[nsd_user663_16968]

Hi there

Sorry to hear the patches are messing up your sleep, i must admit that was one side effect i did not like when i did a quit with them along with the redness i would get but that was just me. I would speak to your local nurse or Dr and failing that ask at the pharmacy what they think as i did remove mine at night then changed to the i think its 16hr patches and they helped.

I think there are others on here that have quit with the patches so may be able to offer better advice than me. :/ Good luck though

I hope you can get a better answer though and sorry i could not help much.

Have a lovely New Year.

[Unah]

I took mine off at night. Didn't bother changing to the 16 hour patches

[nsd_user663_54332]

Thanks both of you

I'm going to try tonight with the patch off 'cos I've had enough of the bad sleep!!

Have a lovely New Year too

[nsd_user663_52535]

Hey Gem

I used 24 hour patches too, and also had insomnia, restless nights and vivid dreams. I did same as Una, at the 6 week mark I just took patch off at night, sleep improved gradually, and dreams stopped almost immediately.

It's no joke not getting slept, so hopefully your normal sleeping routine will resume soon!

Fi x

[nsd_user663_54332]

Hey Gem

I used 24 hour patches too, and also had insomnia, restless nights and vivid dreams. I did same as Una, at the 6 week mark I just took patch off at night, sleep improved gradually, and dreams stopped almost immediately.

It's no joke not getting slept, so hopefully your normal sleeping routine will resume soon!

Fi x

Thanks for that Fi, am going to give it a go tonight 'cos it's getting ridiculous!!

The patches are doing a fab job of keeping me off the fags but I would love to go to sleep without waking up so often!!

Shame it's not nice vivid dreams, always nightmares. :eek:

[nsd_user663_54442]

Yeah they are awful, I have the same on Champix. But my partner did patches and after 2 nights it was crazy, so she took it off at night, got up at 6am dived in shower, threw a patch on and went back to bed for an hour. She reckons it worked heaps better and been of cigs for over a year! Yeah I have some weirdo dreams man..............