How Safe Are

[nailit]

stop smoking remedies?
Ecigs, gum, patches etc?
Thanks

[nailit]

looking for any online peer reviewed papers etc

[pixie374]

I'm not sure anyone knows long-term yet, they haven't been around long enough. Probably safer than smoking, imo, but possibly not. I found the gum made me feel sick and the patches were brilliant, although I and most people I know, have been allergic to the glue on them.

[nailit]

Thank you Pixie, just done a year on the gum. Dont understand the sickness thing, horses for courses I guess...

[pixie374]

Exactly... good luck. If it's working, stick with it xx

[hellywelly4]

Probably not what you want to hear, but after smoking 50 a day I just stopped. I kept a Fox's Glacier Mint in my mouth all the time and I managed it. I was so determined to prove to my husband that I could do it that I made myself. It wasn't easy, but it can be done. We didn't have filter tipped in those days either, so they were Senior Service mostly. It takes a long time to get used to not having one after a meal or in the middle of the night if you wake up, but it really can be done, I think the longer you have these things to help you it prolongs the agony. Good luck anyway xx

[ladyalex]

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/smoking-(quitting)/Pages/Treatment.aspx

This discusses the pros and cons of most things that are used to kick the habit.

Good luck to you if you're giving it a go, nailit. It can be a hard road for a lot of folk, easier for some.

[vulcan42]

nailit, if you've been on the gum for a year keep at it. I was on Nicorette for two years and then gradually alternated between that and ordinary gum. After a few months stopped the Nicorette and just used the ordinary gum. Now, a few months later I have dispensed with that also. I was using Nicorette for roughly two and a half years and found it caused no problems. Keep going, it's worth it.

[nailit]

Thanks for additional replies, very helpful