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na4today · 05-17-2005, 02:29 PM

Has anyone tried nicorette? I've been thinking about getting the gum but don't know if I should get the patch. Any body have any advice?

smoke gets in my eyes · 05-17-2005, 05:10 PM

I never tried the gum. I did try the patch. My reasoning was that with the gum it would be too easy to have a stick of gum... have a cig... have a stick of gum... have a cig...

With the patch if you smoke you get sick as a dog. Believe me. And it's not like you can just pull the patch off and light up. Believe me.

Nicotine poisoning is not pretty. Deterred me. For awhile. But they cost too much for me. Eventually I just quit cold turkey. That was almost two years ago. I think I would have stuck with the patch if I could have afforded to.

Gabe · 05-17-2005, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by smoke gets in my eyes

And it's not like you can just pull the patch off and light up.

That's not what Doug said.
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TnLark · 05-17-2005, 08:18 PM

I tried patches several times. The first time they did work, but I 'regained control' and started smoking again. Since then, I can use the first step patches, but the second step patches make me swell, turn red, itch and burn.....I must be allergic now.

This time I quit cold turkey. Easiest way I ever tried. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks. I keep food, candy in my mouth, but at least I'm not inhaling chemicals.

05-17-2005, 02:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
na4today Learning as I go Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 731	What to try Has anyone tried nicorette? I've been thinking about getting the gum but don't know if I should get the patch. Any body have any advice?

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smoke gets in my eyes 1000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: That's what I'd like to know. Posts: 2,432	I never tried the gum. I did try the patch. My reasoning was that with the gum it would be too easy to have a stick of gum... have a cig... have a stick of gum... have a cig... With the patch if you smoke you get sick as a dog. Believe me. And it's not like you can just pull the patch off and light up. Believe me. Nicotine poisoning is not pretty. Deterred me. For awhile. But they cost too much for me. Eventually I just quit cold turkey. That was almost two years ago. I think I would have stuck with the patch if I could have afforded to. __________________ It is better to have loved and lost than to live with a psycho for the rest of your life. 21st century proverb

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05-17-2005, 08:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
TnLark Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Forgotten Land TN Posts: 13	I tried patches several times. The first time they did work, but I 'regained control' and started smoking again. Since then, I can use the first step patches, but the second step patches make me swell, turn red, itch and burn.....I must be allergic now. This time I quit cold turkey. Easiest way I ever tried. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks. I keep food, candy in my mouth, but at least I'm not inhaling chemicals.

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