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Question I have tried the 21mg patch and It just isnt enough.
Im using about 40-50 mg per day,
so I was going to try 2 patches per day for the 1st week then cut down to 1.5 the next week and then down to 1 patch and so on to quit. what is your thoughts
thanks stan
Answer Stan,
This should be fine.. I found studies using patches as high as 63 mg/day.
If you get any of these take the patches off. You might talk to a doctor about getting a prescription for Zyban. It can improve success over NRT alone.
