I had quit and relapsed several times and was back to smoking heavily. The building I lived in had gone under new management and became no smoking. I didn't want to have to go outside every time I wanted a cigarette. I saw pictures of a smokers lungs and it wasn't pretty. I knew I wanted to quit but I didn't think I could do it. Then someone I knew quit and I thought if they could do it so could I. I saw a commercial on TV for help quitting. The 1800QUITNOW number. So the time came. I chose to receive a few phone counseling sessions along with the lozenges. The patch never really helped so the lozenges was the approach I took. I chose a quit date, November 7th then stopped completely. At first the lozenges were too strong and were making me dizzy from the nicotine. So I called and got a lower dosage lozenge and gave them a try and they worked. I used to smoke first thing when I woke up to the last thing I did before bed. After meals. With coffee. Too much. If you are struggling with quitting I recommend calling the quit line and giving the lozenges a try. I never liked gum so these were a perfect fit for me. It's been 7 years without a cigarette and I believe I wouldn't be where I am today if I hadn't made this choice for myself and for my family. I know it's hard but even if you try and fail at least you tried. Make a quit date, get counseling, and use the lozenges. You can be smoke free too.
