It'll be five years in September since I had my last gasper
I used the patches, I got them from "Fag Ends" part of the Roy Castle centre, a fella used to come to my work once a week and give me a carbon monoxide breath test to see if i'd smoked and encourage me to keep at it.
It really helped, when I used to get stressed and really crave a fag I used to "smoke" a pen lid.
It sounds stupid I know, but the controlled breathing really made a difference and defintely got me through some hard times.
Good luck blue, keep at it and remember why you're stopping.
Without doubt, quitting is the best thing I ever did.