Nicotine patches: any risk in using forever?

My problem is when I stop using the patches, within a few days I get the strong urge to smoke again. Would it be safe to wear the patches indefinitely?Nicotine patches: any risk in using forever?
Use the patches for a while, since you seem to need them. It is far better than to smoke. Not a problem. later on, you can maybe quit down on the patch, and then down a bit more. Baby steps down and off. You may decide, after a few weeks, to switch from the patch to the lozenge or the gum.
I quit with help from the nic gum, and I stayed with it longer than the directions said to do. My doctor said that was fine, as long as I didn't ever smoke any more. When I did decide to quit using it, I lessened my amount a little, and then waited a couple weeks and then lessened it a bit more. Baby steps. Even after I got off it, I kept some around the house, just in case.
Probably not........i quit on new years lasted 23 days gained 15lbs decided id rather smoke than be a fattie