I found the patches worked, but like you, my hands were freaking out at all the spare time.
So Mia, and pay attention as if it wasn't for these babies I might not have made it.
Peter is right, you need to switch addictions.
I smoked herbal cigarettes, and no, I don't mean weed, I mean those tobacco, nicotine free things that cost about £1.50 from Holland and Barret. It's like smoking thin air, in fact, your lungs get more of a kick breathing in after an extra strong mint, or if you stick your head over a boiling kettle (as you can see, I had a hard time giving up).
They only seem to come in menthol flavours these days, and so smell a bit like a mint josstick, but hell, it's something to light and suck on.
My husband STILL, after eight years of no smoking, gets the twinge, and when he does, he has a herbal. They are completely non-addictive and virtually harmless.
They're made by a company called Honeyrose, and what I loved most about them when I was a kid was A, the price, and B, there is no age restriction. A five year old could buy them. When my boob thrusting didn't convince the shopkeeper, I'd head off to Holland and Barrett, and so should you!