Which one did you try?....if it was the cig. lookalike then it deserved to go in the bin....

I've belonged to QuitNet on here since I first quit smoking in
2009 and I remember lots of people hooked for years on the
lozengers. Doctors don't seem concerned.

I used the patch way longer...6 months....and tapered it down gradually. My doctor said don't worry about it. But I did manage
to get off at the 6 month point.

My advise would be try....but don't lose it if you can't.

Birdcat

I am here to hopefully find some support. I am addicted to nicotine lozengers. I take up to 30 4mg. lozengers on a busy day. On a less busy day I take around 20. Lozenger addiction cause some bad stuff. For one uncontrollable gas that has ai terrible order. Embarrasing and a constant reminder that you are out of control. You can also lose part of your hair. I never had this happen yet and don't want to have it happen to me. I heard it does cause Cancer of the throat and mouth. That's another thing,the sore throats. With me its every now and then but still another reminder. I am keeping track first of how many i use and such. I am not sure how to go about this. I am kinda up in the air as it seemed like some people don't think it's a real problem. Am I wrong? I have heard before that it's better than smoking and also that people should just not worry about it. I frankly don't know what to do. Any suggestions?

Great post Vicki. Wonderful responses. Yup, I am an addict. I have tried nicotine patches; gum and lozenges. The patch was not enough; so I added gum. Now, I am still addicted to gum and lozenges.
The bad part of being an addict is the cost. These nicotine replacement products cost a lot more than smoking; and some of them are made by the tobacco companies.
I wish everyone the best in giving up nicotine.

That's why i suppose i made the right choice for ''myself'' in using the e-cig......it was an easy quit from day 1..yes it was a controversial way to quit but it served one of the hardest's parts n thats the hand to mouth habit...

Majority of bad press is that it encourages non-smokers to try. I used it the opposite reason, so it was basically deciding that since i cannot stop cold so try this harm / crave reduction method which ended with 0 nic n hope to losel... it's what to do with my hands dilemma eventually....guess i was lucky......either works or does'nt.

Gum chewing constantly generates saliva where bacteria breed and thats why the smell and the taste of salty nic becomes another one of those pleasures of satisfaction.....

Stopping is prob as Gnott suggested....re-treat it as another addiction...how i do not know generally speaking which to try....

But you can do it!!!!!

I hope some of the other replies have helped you tinker.
You've made good progress by quitting the smokes, so give it some time and maybe you'll just get tired of the lozenges soon enough.

I have been chewing 2Mg gum for 15 years or so with or without smoking. Everytime I have quite both I have ultimately been temped to have that one cigarette that got me back to smoking within a few days.
I've reconciled myself to the fact I can stay off of cigs if I continue to use the gum but not both. If I just have a few cigs it leads to a flareup but chewing nic gum doesn't. If you really want to give up the gum just chew each piece longer and longer. I've chewed the same piece for 4 hours or more. The best I can do is carrying both nic gum and regurlar gum of the same flavor. Being addicted to nic gum at the 4 Mg level may be bad on your gums and teeth. I have't found the 2 Mg. to be that bad. Good luck!;

..........not if you wear dentures......I don't n never used the gum but I heard a funny story about chewing gum n falsies........ok...just a joke moment...back to topic.......>)

Ok, guys this post was initiated almost a year ago. The discussions from a year ago may be helpful now, but current comments which are essentially referring to the initial post should be with a newer post. Right?

I was never able to quit smoking using an aid - the patch, gum etc. As far as I am concerned, they are designed to keep you addicted. As long as I had nicotine in my system, I would always find an excuse to smoke. Then I learned that all nicotine is out of your system in 72 hours and cravings only last 90 seconds once you stop smoking. I let myself understand that it took a lot of strength to keep smoking and to harm my lungs so bad. I also understood that I had the strength to break this horrible habit.

While using aids is not as bad as smoking, you are still addicted. I know that what it took for me to quit was so easy compared to the struggle my daily life is due to the damage that I have done to my lungs and my life.