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nicorete patch and cardio

jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/03/17, 09:54 AM i need to quit smoking so i plan to go on the patch. does anyone know if you can wear the patch and still do cardio. i can do some pretty good cardio but could do more if i did not smoke get too winded after about 15 minutes. help
festus1113 Posts: 73 Joined: 2002/02/22	2002/03/19, 04:20 AM I too am a smoker who really needs to quit. I plan on starting the patch again on Monday. If you have no history of high blood pressure you should be fine doing cardio with the patch. The last time I used the patch I would schedule myself to change the patch as soon after doing cardio as possible. I took it off, did cardio, then reapplied a new one. I never had any problems. It will increase your blood pressure some and cause a slightly higher pulse rate due to the constant stream of nicotene going into your bloodstream. Any problems with blood pressure, check with the doc first. Hope this helps and good luck with the smoking! -------------- "Without the will, there's no way" Stan
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/03/19, 05:25 PM thanks alot ireally appreciate the info
nbh101 Posts: 39 Joined: 2002/01/27	2002/03/19, 06:32 PM Oh, I just quit smoking! about 70 days now, no smoke (not even one puff) If you guys need any help what-so-ever check out www.quitnet.com!! It rocks. It allows smokers to help smokers quit!! It has all kinds of strategies to quiting and lots of info. check it out, it helped me quit. And believe me, you will feel AWESOME after quiting.
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/03/19, 06:55 PM did you go cold turkey
festus1113 Posts: 73 Joined: 2002/02/22	2002/03/20, 12:13 AM Thanks for the info nbh101. I can use all the help I can get! -------------- "Without the will, there's no way" Stan
jamesz Posts: 63 Joined: 2002/03/16	2002/03/20, 09:11 AM I recently quit chewing tobacco. I went cold turkey. I was told, or read somewhere that to help yourself be successful, you need to tell everyone you know that you are attempting to quit. That means family, friends, co-workers, people at church, etc. I found this helped me in two ways. I got extra support from people who cared about me, and I had a built in excuse for jumping down peoples throats at work when they did something stupid. LOL. (Don't forget, that excuse runs out after about week two.) Good luck with it. Just to let you know, I had been an chewer for 20 years. I don't know how long you have been smoking, but I know you can do it.
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/03/25, 06:57 PM hey festus did you try to quit yet i started today with the patch pretty rough so far
festus1113 Posts: 73 Joined: 2002/02/22	2002/03/26, 07:18 AM Yes I have. I have seriously tried to quit 3 times before. The first couple of days with the patch are pretty rough. Get a lot of sugar free breath mints and keep them with you. Every time you want a smoke pop one in your mouth. The last time I tried to quit I made it 93 days and thought I had it licked. My wife smokes also and that makes it a little harder. I know that it would be lame to blame my weakness on her so I'll have to take it myself. I know that it can be done and I'm going to do it. Good luck to you and keep me updated. I'll do the same. -------------- "Without the will, there's no way" Stan