Comments on: Why Do Nicotine Patches Affect Dreams So Much?

By: Spouse Having An Affair

Spouse Having An Affair — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:16:52 +0000

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By: Myke

Myke — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:14 +0000

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.

By: Kurt F

Kurt F — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:32:52 +0000

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.