The drug stores have generic nic gum and patches that are a lot cheaper than Nicorette and none of them are prescription in my country anyway. I wouldn't recommend using the strongest patches of whatever type as the dreams and dizziness were too much for me. I didn't take in that much nic smoking 6-8 light ones a day. Pay for a couple weeks of the second strongest patch and then a couple more of the light ones. Use the 4 mg gum and a piece of regular gum when you're getting the urge and then drop that down to the 2 mg gum in a month or so. You're kind of substituting nic delivery systems here but you'll find it a lot easier than cold turkey. Otherwise I was craving whenever I got any stress.
Breathe deep and count to ten before you get mad at anyone because it's probably the addiction talking. Change your diet to softer food, less fast stuff like McD's which is hard to digest and more fruit and grain. Nic and tobacco is a laxative plus you will tend to eat as a substitute and you don't want to gain too much weight. Low impact exercise like a bike or a walk will help a lot. If you start lifting or working out hard you'll double you're food intake and end up huge. Stay away from drinking alcohol till you're comfortable with it as we tend to make bad decision after a couple beers. Good luck.
