Medicines that help with withdrawal

When you quit smoking, you may feel strange at
first. You may feel dull, tense, and not yourself.
These are signs that your body is getting used to life
without nicotine. It usually only lasts a few weeks.
Many people just can’t handle how they feel after
they quit. They start smoking again to feel better.
Maybe this has happened to you. Most people slip
up in the first week after quitting. This is when feelings
of withdrawal are strongest.
There are medicines that can help with feelings of
withdrawal:

• Nicotine gum
• Nicotine inhaler
• Nicotine lozenge
• Nicotine nasal spray
• Nicotine patch
• Bupropion SR pills
• Varenicline pills

These are the names of some of the medications you can use to help
you quit. Many large drug stores or pharmacies sell their own brands of
nicotine gum and nicotine patch. The following is not intended to be a
complete list of products nor does it constitute endorsement of any
brand or product by the Lake Geauga Ashtabula Tobacco
Prevention Coalition