Nicotine patch experiment

[Artemisia]

Intermittent caffeine works better for me.

does this mean you use caffeine on and off? do you get withdrawl when you quit it?

 

[cfs since 1998]

does this mean you use caffeine on and off? do you get withdrawl when you quit it?

Yes to both. Yes I get withdrawal but it's worth it to me to have a few worse "bad" days here in there in exchange for better "good" days. Typically it loses its effect after 2-4 weeks and I'll take a break and start it again.

Note that now that my overall ME/CFS condition is more severe it is harder to deal with the withdrawals so I have to taper off much more slowly than before.

 

[perchance dreamer]

Slate has a good article today about the use of nicotine for cognition.

https://slate.com/technology/2025/06/nicotine-gum-patch-cigarettes-cognitive-benefits-research.html