It is easier to quit smoking if you know how dependant you are on cigarettes. Here’s how you find your dependence.
If you feel the urge to smoke your first cigarette within 30 minutes of awakening and you smoke more than 30 cigarettes/day, you have high cigarette dependence and you must start the therapy with EZEEQUIT 4mg. If you feel the need to smoke later than 30 minutes of awakening and you smoke 20 – 30 cigarettes/day, you have moderate cigarette dependence and you can initiate the therapy with EZEEQUIT 2mg. However, if you smoke less than 20 cigarettes/day, you have low cigarette dependence and you can initiate the therapy with EZEEQUIT 1mg.
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NRTs |
Low to high dependence smokers |
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Nicotine |
Time interval |
Recommended No. of EZEEQUIT daily * |
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First 6 weeks |
1, 2 or 4 mg |
1 - 2 hrs |
9 (Optimum) |
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7 - 9th week |
1, 2 or 4 mg |
2 - 4 hrs |
6 |
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10 - 12th week |
1, 2 or 4 mg |
4 - 8 hrs |
3 |
* To be taken as & when you feel the urge to smoke
We recommend you discontinue the NRT therapy after 12 weeks, although you may occasionally use EZEEQUIT from weeks 12-24 in case of sudden craving to smoke. Every single time you resist the temptation to smoke; your chance of curbing your addiction brightens.
You notice changes in your health right away as you give up smoking.
- Your body will begin to heal itself within 12 hours after you had your last cigarette
- The levels of carbon monoxide and other toxic gases will decline and return to normal
- Your blood pressure, pulse rate and the temperature of your hands and feet will all return to normal
- Your heart and lungs will begin to repair the damage caused by cigarette smoke
