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The enemy is our addiction to nicotine.
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Hello all i was wondering what everyones thoughts were on length of patch use. There has been some research showing that it is safe to use patches longer than the 10to12 week programs and possibly be helpful to a quitter. Does anyone have any experience with a longer patch use? Im on day 31 of my quit using 21mg patches and i can aquire free patches to step down over a period of 6monthsor more but want to see what other people think? My logic is more time without a puff means less association with the NRT patch andsmoking when going from 7mg patch to 0mg withdrawals??? Thank you all love to hear both sides to this
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I've been reading on the forums a lot this morning. I stumbled on a debate between going cold turkey and using NRT. I did a little research online as well, and read that more people have longterm success with cold turkey. In my situation, I quit smoking 9 years ago using nicotine gum. I chewed it for about 4–6 months when I was having a craving. Over time I noticed I went through less pieces a day, until one day, I just didn't need it any more. Well, last year I started smoking again when I started dating my now husband who smokes. And now I'm quitting, this time using the patch (Step 1) as well as gum when I need it. My initial thoughts were that I would use NRT to hold off the physical withdrawal while I cope with changing habits and routines, as well as the emotional side of quitting. Plus, I'm scared to go through withdrawal all at once, cold-turkey style. My vision gets fuzzy on the edges and I can't concentrate or focus, like at all. I basically become a pile of un-productiveness, and I am super busy this month. I want to be successful at this quit. I DO NOT want to relapse. What do you guys think I should do? Should I try cold turkey? Or should I follow through with NRT and ween myself off?
