Nicotine patch for many health issues

I had never smoked but I already knew tobacco plant has some health benefits, like many plants. Probably everybody knows this. Despite many toxic effects of smoking cigarettes.

One YouTube video led to another, and I got convinced to try some nicotine.

First of all, taking nicotine — a nutrient, not a drug — is not the same as smoking a cigarette. Those are totally different things.

Here, I’m going to keep a nicotine journal, as well as jot down notes I learn along the way. This won’t be a comprehensive nicotine review, just the info I need to apply it to myself.

I bought 10 mg patches from a pharmacy here in Türkiye. It’s sometimes hard to find niche products here, but thanks to the many smokers, this one was easy to get.

Day 1: June 10

I applied the patch on my neck around 8 pm in the evening. I was hesitant to use it so late in the day, considering it might affect my sleep — but curiosity won, and I did it anyway. Usually around that time my energy levels are depleted and gets lower further until 10 pm which is my bedtime. But after one hour I got wide awake and ready to do some household tasks. I felt surprisingly alert. Then I went to bed after 11 pm. And the problem hit. I couldn’t fall asleep for at least an hour. My alarm was set to 5 am but my sleep was very spotty. So waking up at five with a debilitating headache was brutal. The next day, I was not functioning at all. I couldn’t go to work. I felt like nicotine gave me a nice energy for a few hours and took it back the next day.

But I didn’t give up.

2nd day. The next day, I peeled off the old patch and stuck on a new one. I was feeling hungover — no physical energy, no mental clarity. Coffee came to the rescue. It wasn’t that bad so I decided to continue.

3rd day. 12 June. New patch is applied at 6 am. followed by a cup of coffee to accommodate it. Now I am at work. Minimal productivity. Still feeling hangover. Searching more on YouTube. Dr. Ardis says nicotine is a strong detoxifier — so take it slow. Start with a 1 mg patch!

What ! I started with a 10 mg one. Ok, now I know these are detoxing symptoms. My whole body aches, my mind is foggy. Actually these feelings are not new to me. I feel like this more or less almost all the time, so I don’t worry much. I am so used to these feelings. So I bought two more packages online.

4th day. I cut the patch (10mg) in half and stuck one piece on my arm and the other piece on my knee where it hurts because of some joint pain. Lets see if it is gonna help alleviate the swelling and pain. So far today I didnt get the pounding headaches. I feel much better than previous days. Did I feel any benefit ? I am not sure.

I’ll continue to journaling of my nicotine supplementation.

A side note: Being a carnivore more than three years now, I certainly know that meat is the nutrition for the body and plants are the pharmacy when needed. So I treat animal products as food in large portions and plants as drugs — in much lower quantity as needed.

Update as of July 23rd

I’ve been using the patches continuously since then — maybe I missed a day or two. More than a month now. I’ve noticed some small improvements in my overall autoimmune symptoms, even though I’ve been cheating a bit on my carnivore diet. Normally, any cheating would give me headaches and depression symptoms, but I didn’t get those this time. I feel like things are slowly getting better, even if just a little.

Usually, I use 12 mg daily, but today I didn’t cut the 25 mg patch — I just stuck it on as it is, this time on my neck. It made me feel a bit lightheaded for a few hours. Not too bad, though. I also feel a little less ADHD. And one more thing: first time in history, with this high dose, I completely lost my apetite ! I skipped breakfast. It is a big surprise for me because I never do not want to eat. Thats interesting.

So, I’ll keep going. Let’s see where this takes me :)