NicVax is a vaccine is another type of quit smoking aid and is one of the latest in medical techniques to use for nicotine withdrawals. Nicotine addiction is one of the problems the person that decides to stop smoking faces, this is a powerful hold that can cause nervousness, irritation, insomnia and other symptoms when nicotine is no longer being put in the body.
This vaccine is intended to stimulate the immune system, so that it produces antibodies, which then bind to nicotine in the bloodstream. This prevents the nicotine from crossing the blood-brain barrier and entering the brain, because of this the body does not know that it needs more nicotine.
The effect of the NicVax vaccine is permanent to between six and twelve months, since the antibodies continue to be produced in the immune system. This is one of the methods that works for smokers that have made other attempts to quit smoking and failed as it keeps fighting the nicotine urges for an extended period of time.
This is a medication and all medications have side effects and are not recommended for some people with medical conditions. This vaccine to quit smoking since it is relatively new showed in clinical trials that side effects were present in the form of vomiting or fever in approximately ten percent of the people that took part in the clinical trials. There could be other side effects that are not known yet. The person deciding to use this method to quit smoking needs to discuss it with their physician to see if it is an option that has no health risks for them. |