Nicorette FAQs

Nicotine (a substance found in cigarettes) can increase your metabolic rate, which may mean your body burns calories faster. Smoking can also suppress your appetite. If you quit smoking, your metabolic rate may drop meaning that your body burns calories more slowly so you may need fewer calories. Quitting smoking doesn’ t have to mean you’ ll gain weight even though many people believe the two are linked.One tip for managing your weight when quitting is to eat smaller portions of food until your metabolism has stabilised.Remember it can take 20 minutes for you to feel full after eating, so try waiting after your meal before eating anything else(eg.go for a walk).If you still feel hungry in half an hour, have some healthy snacks on standby.Also being more active and exercising regularly may also help to prevent weight gain. NRT can increase your chances of successfully quitting compared to willpower alone by helping to reduce the cravings you get when you try to stop smoking.NRT may also help to limit weight gain that may be experienced in the first few months when you stop smoking.If you are struggling with cigarette cravings and / or missing the hand to mouth action from a cigarette, Nicorette Inhalator is a product which is able to replicate this.

Nicorette has developed a free stop smoking app designed to help increase your chances of quitting through the use of behavioural support. The app is personalised to your user profile so you can shape your personalised quit plan based on how you want to quit smoking. This means that you can track cigarette usage overtime whether you are using NRT or not. The app was developed with behavioural scientists and includes lots of support content. Download here.

We’re always here to support you that’s why we’ve chosen our top three tips to help you stop smoking for good.

1. Stay positive: whenever you feel the urge to smoke think about something that makes you feel positive, such as a favourite person or place.

2. Avoid temptation: remove or avoid any triggers that may make you want to smoke, e.g.drinking alcohol or coffee.

3. Reward yourself: treat yourself with the money you are saving by not smoking.

Different people experience different changes to their body when quitting smoking with everyone’s quitting journey being unique to them.

After 20 mins your blood pressure & pulse rate may return to normal.After 8 hours your oxygen levels may begin to return to normal & your levels of carbon monoxide begin to reduce by more than half.

After 48 hours your taste & smell may begin to improve and your lungs may start to clear out mucus left from cigarettes.

After 72 hours your breathing may become easier and your energy levels should increase.

Find out more about the benefits of quitting.