I've hit the halfway point of my 30s and think it's finally time to quit nicotine. I smoked a pack a day for a decade starting when I was ~17 and switched over to oral nicotine pouches at 28. I've lowered my mg level down to 2mg pouches, but it's still expensive and not great for my mouth.
I'm thinking of going on meds to quit, but one of my friends is doing the same and has had horrible side effects. Plus, it looks like a lot of the side effects are the same as just quitting cold turkey. Is it even worth it to do a three month course of drugs that could potentially be just as shitty as quitting cold turkey?