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Dear Dogasu,

I smoked two packs a day for over twenty years. I smoked so much, I never slept through the night. My nicotine habit woke me every two hours and wouldn't allow me to sleep until I satisfied it. Almost two years ago, I got bronchitis for the first time and had difficulty getting rid of it.

I have not smoked a cigarette in 23 months.

I highly suggest he calls his doctor before trying my method. The patch and/or gum may have side effects mixed with his meds.

I used the patch, highest dosage level.
I also chewed the gum or used the lozenges(4 mg highest dosage level) when I experienced huge cravings even while wearing patch.

(I did discuss this with my physician and he okayed me using both because I was such a heavy smoker). He also told me not to worry about the time frame suggested by the patch/gum company. He believed it was too fast a weaning for me.

For two months I wore highest dosage patch and chewed approximately 12 pieces of 4 mg gum per day.

The next two months, I wore the next weaker patch and still chewed approximately 12 pieces a day.

The following two months,I wore the weakest patch and limited the gum to 10 per day.

The following period, about 2 weeks, I cut the weakest patch in half and remained at 10 pieces of gum still 4mg per day.

For a couple of more weeks, I eliminated the patch and chewed 10 pieces of 4mg per day.

I then switched to the 2 mg gum and remained at that limit of 10 per day for a month.

I then would eliminate one piece of gum every two weeks until I was down to 2 pieces per day (morning and after dinner).

I know this sounds complicated and took a long time, but it worked for me

Good Luck,

Deb

p.s. I also experienced the same stomach issues for a week or so.