Hi Anna,
As Melanie says, it's an idea to see your doctor about this before making any decisions about stopping the gum.
I have used it on its own and in conjunction with other things in various quits. In the beginning, I found it gave me bad mouth ulcers, but I think it is better these days.
Anyway, I realised quite quickly that I got too much Nicotine from one single piece, compared to the amount of Nicotine in one cigarette. I started cutting up the squares and only used a half or a quarter of a piece. This also allowed me to wean myself off the gum more easily.
At 19 days, I feel you may be a bit premature in worrying about stopping it. Certainly it is possible to become dependent on the gum....you are already dependent on the Nicotine from cigarettes. The gum simply gives it to you in a cleaner form and allows you to wean yourself off gradually.
The whole idea of NRT is to allow your body to cope with all the psychological fators of quitting, while helping you to cope with the physical withdrawal.
Follow your doc's advice and the instructions on the packet and you should be fine.
Lolly. :)
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