Clay
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SOLUTION
I struggled with fatigue, stress, etc
I am now using 14 mg nicotine patches. After 8 weeks they still work. I get mine from CVS. If they work for you then you will know right away. I sat on the couch for 6 years..no more. I now have energy.
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I had fatigue but solved it with nicotine patches. I started with 7mg and moved to 14mg. After 8 weeks they are still working. I get mine at CVS others did not work . Yes I have read about all the negatives. But maybe you will be blessed as I am. THEY WORK.
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John, I started using nicotine patches around 6 weeks ago and I felt the effect right away, same day if not immediately. This is not a replacement for c/l such as Rytary that I use but rather is used in conjunction with it. The symptom that I hoped to eliminate was fatigue. The patches have solved this problem. I can now stand throughout an entire church service, walk further and faster (now over 3.0 mph) and do not feel like just sitting on the couch watching television. I do not expect it to cure my Parkinson’s or even delay the progression, but I sure do feel better and am more active than I have been in years. If this is the placebo effect I am happy to pay for it. I know it won’t work for everyone just as Mannitol did not work for me, but for the cost of a patch it is worth trying. You will know right away if it works if you are like me. If it does not work you can give the rest of the box to a smoker and maybe save a life. (Note: I have tried several brands and only the CVS brand worked. I am not sure why. They come as part of the Nicotine Transdermal System. Step One is 21mgs, Step 2 is 14 mgs and Step 3 is 7 mgs. Cost is about $40 for 14 patches and less with coupons. I started with 7 mgs and moved to 14mgs. One patch a day.) I was resistant to trying this at first since there are very few good studies on nicotine and Parkinson’s since no company is going to get rich on nicotine patches, thus doctors will not recommend them although that is beginning to change. In any event they work for me and I pray that they will keep me feeling as good as they have since I started on them.
Best regards, Clay