Why am I having Nightmares while wearing the quit smoking patch? -
It is a side effect of the patch.
You can minimize it by removing the patch before bed, however, if you were the type of smoker that lights up as soon as you wake up, you might have bad cravings in the AM. Weigh the pros and cons.
Maybe cut down to the 16 hour patch, or a lesser strength patch for 24 hours.
I had nightmares or very vivid dreams - they don-t last long. If you can cope with them, then keep doing what you are doing, as its keeping you off the cigs!!
There is also something in the fact that now you are breathing better and more oxygen is in your body, you get more quality sleep!! You might find that you sleep more heavily, but feel more wide awake in the mornings, now you are off the nicotine. www.silkquit.org is a really good site.
Because you-re getting much more Nicotine that you-re used to, and it is causing stimulation to parts of your brain that deal with dreams. Back off the patches, and the dreams should go away.