Nicoderm CQ patches worked for me. After smoking for about 20 years (maybe 22) I was smoking 2-3 packs a day...and I wanted to quit. Went cold turkey for about 3 days, gained about 5 pounds and was mean.

Bought a box of patches and a couple packs of cigarettes on the same trip to the store. Opened the cigarettes, not the patches. A few days later I ran out of cigarettes at 5:00 on Friday, and didn't stop on the way home from work to buy more.

Was o.k. Friday night without smoking, but got up Saturday and really really REALLY wanted one. I was anxious and pacing the floor while trying to decide if I should head to the store right that instant, before taking a shower. I decided to put a patch on and take a shower before going to the store to buy cigarettes. Within minutes of putting the patch on, my feelings of anxiety disappeared...I was amazed. I thought "I can change my mind later, but right now I don't need a cigarette."

That was 9 or 10 years ago, and I haven't had a cigarette since then. There were times I wanted to, but I thought "If I have one now, I can no longer say 'It's been a month (or 5 weeks, or two months, or...) since I've had a smoke'...I don't want to start all over again!" Eventually it became such a non-issue that I don't even remember how long it's been!

A lady that I worked with was using Wellbutrin to quit. One day she said "I'm going f*^%ing nuts!!! I'm going to the store right now and getting some cigarettes!" I convinced her to buy patches instead of cigarettes, and they worked for her, too. Shortly after she started using them, her dad died and there were some ugly family situations she had to deal with. I expected her to start smoking again, but she didn't!