Do you think nicotine patches work or is it better going cold turkey?
Nicotine patches would help a bit, and I definitely wouldn’t recommend going cold turkey. I know some people swear by it, but those people are the exception. Especially if you have been smoking for a while. Withdrawal is the biggest factor in quitting and cold turkey addresses none of those. What worked for me was the medication Zyban. You quit at a gradual pace and the medicine has a slight anti-depressant in it so it really helps you with the withdrawal symptoms. Of coarse the best thing is to go over the options with your doctor to see what method works best for you. Good luck! And don’t be down on yourself if you backslide a bit, don’t give up you can do it!
they do work, i think the cold turkey 1 year quit rate is about 5-10%, using nicotine replacement (gum patch lozenge etc whatever you feel is most conveniant) is 10-15%, zyban (a prescription antidepressant) is about 20% and chantix is 25% (a new prescription drug that just came out a couple months ago). the important thing is that you have to really want to quit and to keep trying, most people try over 5 times before theyre successful.
