do you think nicotine patches work or is it better going cold turkey?

Answer 1

Cold turkey... its a harder, but much quicker journey

Answer 2

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!

Answer 3

It's a personal thing. Some people do very well with the patches and other forms of nicotine replacement therapy, others do better with cold turkey. What's important is finding something that works for YOU.

I'm a recent quitter.

Answer 4

I recommend you use the nicotine patch combined with a class or some type of therapy that will help you quit smoking. This is the way my grandparents quit smoking. I think that if two 70 year olds found a method that helped them quit smoking after over 20 years of smoking, it must be a good method. It's a big mental challenge and you must tackle that aspect two. You need support just as in dealing with any addiction that you are trying to get away from. Good luck.

Answer 5

I'm using the patches right now. Only 2 days and it feels a little better than when I tried cold turkey. I'll know better tomorrow as that is the day if I was giving up would be going mental for a smoke.

Answer 6

Different cures for different people. I quit cold turkey. And it was pretty easy for me actually. I had 2 friends use that smoke away they came up with a couple of years ago. One didn't quit at all as a result and the other hasn't touched a smoke since, despite the fact his wife smokes like a chimney right around him. Will power has a LOT to say about quitting too. One of my friends used that nasty gum and it worked well for her. Had three other friends use that and it didn't work. And I've had two of those gum friends plus one other friend use the patch. One of the gum friends and the other friend both were able to quit. And the other friend who tried the gum also......still smokes. So I would have to say that the patch has the best success rate at least with my friends. Which I know is hardly a large demographic group. lol

Answer 7

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.

Answer 8

Cold Turkey is fine for a Christmas dinner, I tried nicotine patches one year and everyone was short of breath the next day

Answer 9

If your using nicotine patches, your not going cold turkey.... your still using the drug just not inhaling it into your lungs.

Just stop smoking, have some confidence in yourself. Your stronger than any plant or any drug and if you truely dont want to be controlled or effected by it your mind should be strong enough to keep away from it.

Answer 10

I tried it both ways, and was more successful going cold turkey. It's so hard at times, that once you haven't smoke for a while, you are reluctant to start because of what you'll have to go through again! Nicotein patches only seemed to prolong the habit and dependency, so go for the though route, it's worth it!

Answer 11

Patches are working very well and making it easier foryour nerves. I used them but developed an allergy to the adhesive (even on band aids now) so I had to quit cold turkey.