http://smokersstop.co.uk/why-do-nicotine-patches-affect-dreams-so-much Giving up smoking aids. Electronic cigarette reviews and nicotine patches Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:38:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://smokersstop.co.uk/why-do-nicotine-patches-affect-dreams-so-much/comment-page-1#comment-475 Myke Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:14 +0000 http://smokersstop.co.uk/?p=675#comment-475 The problem with cigarettes is that they are really "crack nicotine"! The nicotine has been freebased slightly to enhance quick absorption. Smokers tend to have sleep difficulties because the nicotine wears off long before the night is over. The smoker wakes up early and doesn't remember dreams at all or only vaguely because acetylcholine (ACh, a neurotransmitter affecting memory) is lowered toward the end of the night. Smokers tend to have more vivid dreams when they quit smoking. The reason why patches induce vivid dreams is that the nicotine is released slowly. The problem with cigarettes is that they are really “crack nicotine”! The nicotine has been freebased slightly to enhance quick absorption. Smokers tend to have sleep difficulties because the nicotine wears off long before the night is over. The smoker wakes up early and doesn’t remember dreams at all or only vaguely because acetylcholine (ACh, a neurotransmitter affecting memory) is lowered toward the end of the night. Smokers tend to have more vivid dreams when they quit smoking.
The reason why patches induce vivid dreams is that the nicotine is released slowly.

]]> http://smokersstop.co.uk/why-do-nicotine-patches-affect-dreams-so-much/comment-page-1#comment-476 Kurt F Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:32:52 +0000 http://smokersstop.co.uk/?p=675#comment-476 Definately. I had the same problems. I actually loved the idea of remembering my dreams. They were so vivid. With the new gov't taxes on cigarettes, I plan on pulling out some of my old nicotine patches so that I can quit smoking. Nicotine directly affects the brain. That is why it is so hard to quit. I have forewarned my family of my intentions to quit. That way, when I become an unbearable ******, they will undestand. Definately. I had the same problems. I actually loved the idea of remembering my dreams. They were so vivid. With the new gov’t taxes on cigarettes, I plan on pulling out some of my old nicotine patches so that I can quit smoking. Nicotine directly affects the brain. That is why it is so hard to quit. I have forewarned my family of my intentions to quit. That way, when I become an unbearable ******, they will undestand.

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