The first few weeks without smoking can be the hardest. This is when your body is fighting the physical nicotine addiction. This passes in a few weeks, but stop smoking medicines will help you get through the early stages and make it easier for you to stay quit long term.
Some of the products can be used to help you cut down the number of cigarettes you smoke before you attempt to quit for good or use stop smoking medicines that release nicotine into the bloodstream to help counter cravings and reduce other physical withdrawal symptoms when you have stopped smoking completely. These symptoms include:
- nausea
- headaches
- irritability
- dizziness
In this section you can find information on the following medicines or products to help you quit.
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