I have written a short but sweet review!! 1st one in ages..
I have written a short but sweet review!! 1st one in ages..
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As you might well know I tried giving up smoking a while back, this only lasted three months. I found when I came off the patches I started again. I found these niquitin cq lozenges quite good .
They come in a packet of 72 and are in blister packets similar to strepsils and almost the same size, so quite big and they contain 4mg of nicotine and are white. I have to original flavour but the also come in mint. I wanted to try the worst first so if they were really horrible I had the mint to fall back on which I have not tried yet.
How should I use niquitin CQ lozenges__
During and attempt to give up smoking it is important to stop smoking completely because this ruins your chances of success. These lozenges' are suitable for people who have their first fag within 30 minutes of waking. One lozenge should be placed in the mouth and moved at intervals from one side of the mouth to the other until it dissolves, this will take around 20-30 minutes. You should not chew or swallow these whole. I chewed my first one by accident and believe me it was so horrible, it gave me heartburn and hiccups I will not be doing it again in a hurry. You should also not eat or drink whilst using the lozenge. Do not use more than one at a time and do not use more than 15 in one day, they recommend 1 every 1-2 hours and as they last half an hour you are going to be sucking them all day, I did not use this many, I only had one when I could not fight the craving myself.
Some possible side affects__
These may be caused by giving up smoking or using the lozenges. Soar throat, mouth irritation or difficult swallowing. Sleep disturbances, dizziness, headaches, coughing, anxiety, irritability. Feeling or being sick, hiccups, wind or belching, abnormal appetite. Diarrhoea, heartburn, indigestion or constipation. None of these side affect are serious and should wear off in a few days.
Other less common side affects_
Nightmares, tiredness, restlessness. Breathing problems and chest pain. Taste disturbances, mouth numbness, bleeding gums, bad breath, thirst. Skin irritation and nose bleeds. If any of these side affects are troublesome and do not improve or the lozenges upset you in any other way stop taking them and tell your doctor. I must admit I have not had any side affects, I put the heartburn down to my silly mistake of crunching it instead of sucking it.
At first they are not too bad but then the peppery taste gets to the back of your throat but that is o.k I can handle that, they go a bit chalky almost like an indigestion tablet, I can see why you should move it from side to side in your mouth. I feel they last a little too long but I expect that keeps the cravings down to a minimum. I used them mainly first thing in the morning when I really wanted a fag but soon after it had dissolved I would get another craving which I could beat myself. I think combined with patches you would have very few cravings.
My temper has got a little shorter and these lozenges seem to calm me down for a while. I would recommend them to anyone who is trying to kick this horrible habit. I find it is like trying to quit any habit, the more you cant have it the more you crave it. I wish I listened to my mum when I was younger, but we all know best as kids! If I knew it was going to be this hard to quit I would never have started, I would say it is the worse drug about that slowly but surely kills you. AND I STILL WANT ANOTHER FAG.
Good luck to any quitters out there and anything is worth a shot to help you on your way.
Thanks for reading, kirsty
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I managed to quit the fags years ago but it was hard and now I need help to stop eating chocolate. x
tractor-boy 05.01.2007 13:55
All the best with it! S x
mum2natalie 05.01.2007 10:27
Well done! I hope you keep up the good work. I gave up nearly 6 years ago and now think of myself as a non-smoker. That said I still have the (now very) rare day when I really feel like a cigarette - I think it's those bad days when the 'kick' of the nicotine used to make everything seem ok again.... Well done on making the decision to give up - all power to you!! Sarah x
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