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Originally posted by VALENA-)45
HELLO, TO ALL!!!!! OK, Y'ALL I NEED THE NECODERM PATCH SO THAT I CAN STOP SMOKING!!!! I NOW SMOKE YOU TO 2 PACKS A DAY. I HAVE TRIED THE OTHER NO-NAME PATCHES, THEY HAVE NOT HELPED ME TO STOP SMOKING. IT'S ETHER THE PACH BURNS MY SKIN OR IT DOES NOT STOP MY CRAVING AT ALL!!! IS THERE A PROGRAM THAT CAN HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM??????? I HAVE ASTHMA, BRONCITISS, AND CHRONIC LYRONGITUS (SPELLED WRONG). I REALLY NEED TO QUITE SMOKING. SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE!!!! THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP.!!!!!
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Since most of the smoking cessation patches are over the counter now, you might have a harder time getting them through a patient assistance program. The hospital we are affiliated with(and it's a small one) has a totally free smoking cessasion program through the pulmonary rehab. department. The program is totally free, they offer one on one, and support group meetings, the group meetings are not mandatory, but the one on one meetings are, so they can follow your progress. They supply the patches free of charge, and they don't care what your income is, they just want you to quit smoking. They only require a note from your doctor letting them know that it's safe for you to wear the patch. You might give your local hospital's pulmonary/respiratory therapy dept. a call to find out if they offer such a program. I think most hospitals do.
Another option, if the above isn't available to you, would be a drug called Wellbutrin (Bupropion), this drug was marketed just a few years back under the brand name Zyban, specifically for smoking cessation(interestingly, this medication has a side effect of *about* a 10 lb. weight loss!). It is prescribed more often now for depression, but is still used for smoking cessation. Anyway, you usually start the medication at least 2 weeks prior to your set quit date, to allow the medication to get into your system. Then continue on it for as long as you feel you need it. This is available through patient assistance programs, and is also sampled by reps. We always have a ton of it in the office. So if you don't have access to the patches through your hospital, you could try this route.
Hope this helps,
Ginny