No, I'm not on patches. I am using the gum... about 4 pieces per day, so not much. I wake up about every two hours. There will be at least one time when I'm awake an hour or so... then I wake up early, which is fine. I need to get up early anyway, but my nights feel all chopped up. I don't feel bad in the day though, and I don't even remember any dreams, so I might be getting a restful sleep.