Posted By Discussion Topic: nicorette v Champix   Houghton 12-07-2009 @ 10:44 AM                           reply Member Joined: Oct 2009 So i was trying to quit cold turkey but couldn't, then I bought the nicorette patch thingies and the gum and all that, didn't stop me. It supressed me just a little but the desire was still there. I decided to start Champix because the resluts were so impressive to read.  I also read the desire goes with Champix which is what I want. My order is in the post... WISH ME LUCK! Gabriella 12-14-2009 @ 12:43 PM                           reply Member Joined: Oct 2009 Good luck Houghton! I think that Champix is in a league of it's own for really helping you quit smoking.  Nicorette helped with the cravings but I always bounced back into smoking, with champix i have no desire whatsoever to go back to how I was! How are you doing? cindy74 02-03-2010 @ 3:01 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 hey there i tried nicorette stuff before, got it off the dr but it didnt really work. im on champix now and it seems to be workin so far! altho i reckon im eating more in place of when id have a cig which aint really good. so im looking at taking reductil but heard its got some pretty bad side effects and thnk in the usa they taken it off the market, i could be wrong but dotn wanna risk it, theres antoher one but dont knwo much abotu it CINDY74 Houghton 03-02-2010 @ 2:46 PM                           reply Member Joined: Oct 2009 thought i would follow up.  I didn't get into nicorette.  it just didn't supress my cravings.  The champix did it for me. Good luck !! lins27 03-03-2010 @ 6:17 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 alright! nicorette have this stick that you draw on just the same as a fag, i got one of those and its weird but after i use it, i feel less cravings. its got some nicotine in it, but nothing compared with a fag obviously and no nasty chemicals either! i tried the gum and patches and they didnt do nothing for me, plus the gum tastes digsuting!!! linsx Houghton 03-17-2010 @ 6:34 PM                           reply Member Joined: Oct 2009 I know what you mean, the gum burned... like eating ash almost.  SICK! lins27 03-21-2010 @ 10:50 AM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 alright! hows everyone goin? ive not been on here for ages! been busy and trying to get some sort of social life back on track! so Houghton..how you doin on the champix? still workin for ya? Im doin good, still not smoking, its been about 6 or 7 weeks now and ive not had anymore blips which im well chuffed with! tryin to sort out goin out tho, as ive not been seein any of my friends cos they all still smoke. its been real tough, but hope i got it sorted! linsx digger 04-08-2010 @ 10:33 AM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 I went just went on a Ryanair flight, and they were selling pretend cigarettes, sticks that you suck on that have a bit of nicotine, but you don't light them. Never heard of them in my life! They must be popular though, if theyre selling them on flights! Nikita 04-13-2010 @ 9:28 PM                           reply Member Joined: Apr 2010 Hey digger. Those "pretend" cigarettes you're talking about that they are selling on flights. I recently decided to quit and found this really great gadget in one of those little magazines that come inside the newspapers selling household things which you never really seem to see in the shops (do you know the kind I am talking about?). Anyway, the one I got was called an e-cigarette (or electronic cigarette). What an absolutely brilliant gadget!. It contains absolutely no tar or nicotine (unlike most on the market), you can get different tasting filters for them and the most amazing thing is that they produce "real" smoke when you draw on them!. Ok, it's not really smoke, just vapour, but it gives you the sense that you are really smoking. When you are trying to give up the "real" fags, this gadget is an absolute must, in my opinion, as it helps you with the habit. You can call me mad if you like, but in my own experience, the major part of any addiction is habit. The urge to smoke is not just the craving for nicotine, it is the habit, you know, the "having something in your hand" thing. Nicorette inhalers and the like cannot substitute the feeling of getting a good lungful of smoke, so are no good for the habit.Also, whats the point of replacing one addiction for cigarettes with another for nicotine replacement therepy???? Can't grasp that one. Surely, the hardest part of giving up anything is getting away from the very thing which makes you addicted in the first place. Smokers are addicted to nicotine. Why on earth then end up getting addicted to nicotine gum, patches or inhalers? Just my own personal feelings, please don't be offended. If it works for you, then fine and good luck to you. It's just not for me. If I'm to give up, then it has to be all or nothing. No half measures. digger 04-13-2010 @ 11:53 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 I've never tried the patches or gum. But I always thought it sounded odd to feed yourself nicotine in any other way - I couldnt see the point either. The e cigarette sounds interesting - Im amazed it makes vapour. It must look ridiculous though! But if it breaks the habit, then whatever works. I defintely found my hands were very fidgety for the first few weeks. Tapping away on here helped!