"i sympathize with the anonymous user who has been on the patch for only one month (comments dated 4/24). i have been on this patch for 8-10 years now. sadly ... long story short, i went through a lot in the beginning too. i am one of the small percentage of people who needed to change the patch every 48 hours instead of 72 because i was experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms (which is what you are describing) whenever i waited 72 hours. the 48 hours made a difference. however, it isn&#039;t a perfect system, there are problems, sweating it off during summer, no more pool, etc. it&#039;s not perfect and breakthrough medicines are needed in my case. long-term use gets tricky, be careful and good luck."