nicorette gum any good?

[paulakea]

What do ya reckon?

[dot.hawkes]

My eldest son has been using them for 3 months, he did nearly 6 weeks on the 4mg ones and went through a �18 packet every 10 days or so i think, then he dropped to the 2mgs and they are alot cheaper , he uses a �3.50 od pachet over about 4 days now but he says he still needs them it is a heck of alot cheaper than cigs tho and he is not coughing at all now either and loks fitter.

[China Doll]

Well my friend uses them so I guess they work. Personally I can't abide the taste but I suppose that's secondary to the help they'll give you in stopping smoking. The one thing I will say tho is thay my friend who uses them has been off the ciggies for nearly a year now but freely admits that she is now addicted to the gum!

[whiffey]

I use Nicotinell fruit flavour, and just moved from 4mg to 2mg. Yes, it helps a lot, I haven't smoked for a year.

The gum is exhausted of nicotine after about 20 minutes, but I keep a single piece on the go for hours at a time, psychological I suppose.

[Pea Pod]

I was addicted to the gum. I was on it for two years.Then the patches plus the false little ciggy. I`m back smoking.

[jeanette1976]

I'm glad you asked as there doesn't seem to be much help for me... I only smoke between 5-8 cigs a day but about 20 when i'm having a drink. The patches end with the equivalent of 10 cigs so it'd be no use to me and I hate chewing on gum so I'm pretty stumped.... funny how I still can't bear to stop smoking despite only smoking a small amount and I absolutely DETESTE everything about it, smell, taste, cost... I wash my hands after every cig except if I-m out at weekends.... weird. Anyway... good luck! X

[Saskia K]

i was the same as you jeanette1976, only 5 -8 a day, LOTS more when drinking, but living in scotland (the smoking ban has already happened here) it has made it social smoking really, well, antisocial. standing outside on the street like a chav puffin away is sooo not cool, and u cant take ur drink with u, but u cant leave it incase some twa* dries to drug u!! its a lot of hastle, and i've wandered off the subject. Anyhoo - I've been on the 2mg minty gum since 1st ov october and so far so good, it just takes the edge off the wee gravings. toodle pip n good luck

[Lonnie]

Problem with these things is, if you were addicted to cigarettes, you'll probably become addicted to these.

[paulakea]

Better to be addicted to the gum than the fags surely?!