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If you do decide to experiment, start with the lowest possible dose (1-2mg), limit frequency strictly (3x per week maximum), never use it outside of training, and monitor your reactions honestly for signs of dependence
They found that using combination NRT (patch + fast-acting form such as gum, lozenges or spray) increases the rate of successfully quitting by about 25%, compared with single form NRT (either a patch or a fast-acting form alone)
I did not realize the correlation between my Mirena and my side affects
References [1] World Health Organisation, WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, Geneva, 2009
A 2020 study in the journal Biomedicines put it simply: People exposed to chronic stress age rapidly. Eight years earlier, research published in the journal PLOS One had found that work-related exhaustion specifically accelerates the rate of biological aging