NICORETTE Reviews (NICOTINE POLACRILEX)Average Rating: 2.6 (834 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NICORETTE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NICORETTE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | to give up smoking | pins and needles down my arm where the patch was. A burning sensation accompanied by itching under the patch. | F | 33 | 3 days | 9/4/2003 | 3 | to help me stop smoking | third day of use: nausea, very dry mouth, headache.Removed patch and felt fine after an hour or so. | I think this helped to kick start me stopping but I still am not smoking without the help of the patches. | F | 35 | 3 days | 5/6/2004 | 5 | to quit smoking | dry mouth, slight burning in throat, increased energy. | I have found nicorette gum very helppful. I had tried the patch, and Zyban, and neither helped greatly. I like that with the gum there is an action associated with my craving (taking out and chewing the gum) so I still have a 'ritual', though it no longer involves smoking. | M | 26 | | 6/15/2004 | 4 | To quit smoking | Hair loss and thinning hair. Has this happened to anyone else out there? | It works great but now I find myself addicted to it instead of cigarettes. I'm now trying for the fifth time in two years to quit Nicorette. | F | 35 | 2 years | 7/25/2004 | 4 | To quit smoking | Female - hair loss and thining hair | I am very concerned about my hair loss as I used to have thick hair. I am addicted to nicorette and cannot get off it - why would it cause hair loss? | F | 39 | 2 years | 1/18/2005 | 4 | to quit smoking | The gum was good at first, it really helped. It curbed the nicotine fits...but after one week I was still dizzy and foggy, so I stopped using the gum it went away. It's been 2 weeks, and I MISS SMOKING SO MUCH!!!!!!!! but I would have to quit sooner or later, so yes, the gum defintely helps, I still use it from time to time. | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 4/7/2005 | 5 | patches weren't helpful | I'm now addicted to 2 mg Nicorette gum instead of cigarettes | F | 51 | 4 years | 5/15/2005 | 3 | To Quit | Uncontrollable hair loss | M | 38 | 5 months | 6/4/2005 | 5 | to stop smoking | sore mouth and tongue, in the beginning I experienced nausea but that eventually passed. | I am addicted to nicorette gum for 9 months. | F | 53 | | 9/2/2005 | 4 | quit smoking | Undersexed | M | 40 | 15 days | 10/28/2005 | 5 | To quite smoking | I have successfully stopped smoking for almost 3 years now and addicted to nicorette. I chew appx 6-8 4mg pieces aday. I think . I have trouble swallowing food sometimes and my thoat feels like it's swollen. Any ideas for nicorette substitutes, the stuff get expensive. | it has caused acid reflex disease. My doctor just perscribed Protonix for this for the next two weeks | M | 46 | 3 days | 11/16/2005 | 3 | stop smoking | severe hair loss. Have lost over half the hair on my head. Has gradually subsided since stoping nicotine gum. As a test I chewed a few pieces over the weekend and within 48 hours hair was falling out again. | F | 33 | 5 months | 12/23/2005 | 2 | To stop smoking | Noticeable hair loss after several weeks of taking this drug. I notice a few others have had the same problem too. | I'm stopping taking the gum as I'd like to keep some hair. I'm horrified that the manufacturer doesn't mention this as a side-effect. | M | 44 | 5 months | 12/29/2005 | 4 | To quit chewing SKOAL | Tinnitus -- my ears are ringing and I think it is the Nicorette gum. | Interesting sidenote -- no tinnitus with the generic brand gum I chewed for 8+ months. | M | 36 | 1 months | 1/5/2006 | 2 | stop smoking | Hiccupping when chewing the gum | M | 53 | 2 days | 1/16/2006 | 4 | to quit smoking | dizziness, headaches, irratability, nervousness, hiccups. | Addicted to approx 20 pieces /day of the 2mg gum for 5 years. Have tried using candy or other gum as a replacement but its too much sugar (even the sugarless is too sugarary. Wish Nicorette would come up with a 1 or 0 mg option. | M | 38 | 5 years | 1/24/2006 | 3 | Quit Smoking | I have become addicted to the gum - chew approximately 15 2 mg. pieces daily | F | 35 | 2 years | 2/13/2006 | 4 | quit smooking | I am getting tingling of my head a a ringing in my ears. Sometimes dizziness | has enyones else expreienced these symptoms? If yes or have any Ideas to help me pleas let me know | M | 52 | 3.5 months | 3/14/2006 | 4 | Stop Smoking | Late night headache centered between the eyes. Gum gets caught in my teeth if it stays there too long it causes a headache (I think.) I'm addicted to the gum now, but I can run much faster since my lungs feel better. It's not more expensive than smoking in NYC with our high taxes! | I have been trying to stop with the gum but I'm concerned about weight gain-- I also get a horrible headache if I don't chew it... What to do? I have switch from 4mg to 2mg .. | F | 26 | 3 years | 3/20/2006 | 5 | To quit smoking | Increased heart beat, short term burst of energy, but overall an increase in tiredness. Lack of motivation to do day-to-day stuff, heavy feeling. | For those of you getting hiccups, you are not supposed to swallow it too much. Chew a bit, keep it in your mouth for sometime. Repeat. Whatever nicotine you are swallowing is actually messing with your stomach. | M | 29 | 1 years | 3/29/2006 |