Smoking cessation remedies without nicotine such as Champix and Zyban are intended to help decrease the urge to quit smoking and the symptoms of quitting smoking such as anxiety, irritability or weight gain, for example.
There are also nicotine quitters such as nicotine or Nicorette in the form of an adhesive, lozenge or gum, which provide safe doses of nicotine without the ill effects of all other cigarette components, helping to overcome abstinence from leaving of smoking. Learn the symptoms that can occur if you stop smoking.
Stop Smoking Remedies Without Nicotine
Stop smoking remedies without nicotine are described in the following table:
| Name of remedy | How to use | Side effects |
| Bupropion (Zyban, Zetron or Bup) | The usual recommended dose is 1 tablet per day, which can be increased to 2 tablets per day, if recommended by the doctor, at least 8 hours apart, avoiding taking the medicine at bedtime. | Reduces reflexes, dizziness, headache, restlessness, anxiety, tremors, insomnia and dry mouth |
| Champix | The recommended dose is 1 tablet of 0.5 mg per day for 3 days and then 1 tablet of 0.5 mg twice daily for 4 days. From the 8th day until the end of treatment, the recommended dose is 1 1 mg tablet, twice a day. | Dizziness, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, dry mouth, insomnia and increased appetite |
| Pamelor | Take 1 25 mg tablet daily, 2 to 4 weeks before the scheduled smoking cessation date. Then increase the dose every 7 to 10 days until the dose reaches 75 to 100 mg / day. Keep this dose for 6 months | Dry mouth, dizziness, shaking hands, shaking, urinary retention, pressure decrease, arrhythmia and sedation |
These medications require prescription and follow-up from the doctor. The general practitioner and the pulmonologist are indicated to accompany and advise the individual during the process of quitting.
Nicotine Stop Smoking Remedies
The nicotine quit smoking remedies are described in the following table:
| Name of remedy | How to use | Side effects |
| Niquitin or Nicorette in gums | Chew until you taste or tingle and then place the gum between the gum and the cheek. When the tingling is over, chew again for 20 to 30 minutes. No food should be eaten during use and after 15 to 30 minutes | Injury to the gums, excessive production of saliva, bad taste in the mouth, soft teeth, nausea, vomiting, hiccups and pain in the jaw |
| Niquitin or Nicorette tablets | Slowly suck the tablet until finished | Similar to the side effects of Niquitin or Nicorette in gums except changes in teeth and pain in the jaw |
| Niquitin or Nicorette on stickers | Apply a sticker every morning on an area of the skin without hairs and without exposure to the sun. Vary the location of the adhesive | Redness at the site of patch application, excess saliva production, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and insomnia |
In Brazil, nicotine patches and lozenges can be used without a prescription and are a good option for individuals who want to quit smoking alone. See also home remedies that help you stop smoking.
Prices of quit smoking remedies
Depending on the type of treatment to quit smoking chosen, prices may vary from 7 reais for nicotine lozenges and 1, 000 reais for medicines such as Champix.
When the individual decides to stop smoking the health benefits are several, such as decreased risk of cardiovascular disease, lung cancer or infertility. The benefits can be noticed as early as the first few hours the individual quit smoking, but they are progressive.
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