vladd Hey vladd! I'm listening to this conversation. I eavesdrop a lot! lol I understand that you want to stick to the streams and rivers you know. They're safe and they're comfortable and we know how to maneuver within them psychologically. May I say as someone perhaps in a different river - our quit rivers are all the same. You don't have to play with us, just - I hope you will listen to our rivers and read our stories. Because they all flow in the same direction - to the sea of Freedom from smoking.
I can't speak to NRTs (gum and patches) as I was a SMART TURKEY quitter. But if you want input from the group at large, and believe me there is a lot of great wisdom here concerning your question, then I suggest you put up a blog. But I suspect that's not for you. Except, if you never venture into a new stream, how do you know what nutrients you'll absorb from it?
In any event, just know this person,WAY on the other side from your beautiful island, is on your team. We all are, actually. Oh and by the way, the magnifying glass (icon upper right,) is a powerful tool in finding answers to questions. Put in "nicotine gum" or "nicotine patches" or just patches or gum and you'll be presented with enough information to last you for months.
And if I may, this is a pretty amazing group as far as support. I hope you open yourself to playing here. It's a rather amazing playground. https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/people/gregp136/blog/2017/06/22/the-playground-crew
