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 |
| 5 | I cut each 2 mg. into four pieces and generally use 6 mg. per day (12 pieces), sometimes less. I've done this for 7 years. | F | 71 | 1X day | 2/18/2010 | 5 | quitting smoking | slight sensitivity on lower teeth, normal withdrawals expected from nicotine intake in general | I have been a smoker on and off for 6 years. Nothing has helped me more to quit than the nicorette gum. Recently I been away from cigarettes for 2 months now. I have used the nicorette gum. I started taking 6 a day with the 4mg dose. 3 a day then down to every other day. I find the only issue I have is sensitive teeth in the bottom portion. When i pack on the top no problems. Note: that all forms of nicotine may cause tiredness or insomnia. If you take mentally ill amounts of anything you can experience stronger side-effects. If you take the recommended dose and ween off like other people say you will be fine. I have weened myself off the gum before. I recommend take a good time off from work cause 1 week off the gum you will be messed up. That week my body felt like a tooth ache and I was extremely tired. The withdrawal symptoms are lessened by healthy eating and adequate exercise. I run 3.5 miles 5 times a week and lift 3 times a week. They didn't really screw up my lungs bad cause i am still able to run constant and far without any sort of breathing issues. Smoking cigarettes is a deep regret. It does take a strong mindset to quit! I even used to run while i was a smoker. I noticed since i quit its alot easier to breathe! I have experienced much more symptoms from smoking then chewing. People don't be afraid of this drug if used correctly. Would you not take benedryl cause other people are popping 20 a day and say its bad for you? | M | 25 | 4mg 4X day | 10/16/2010 | 5 | uit smoking | mouth sores (with the cinnamon flavor), hiccups, palpitations, GERD, dry mouth (if I don't have a piece in), ? gum disease | F | 41 | 2mg 10X day | 3/2/2011 | 5 | Quitting smoking | Some heartburn but if I slowed my chewing it stopped; it burns a bit but the tingling is how you know when it's time to put it in your cheek. I got great concentration and a sense of wellbeing whenever I chewed it. Slight headache but it's probably from the nicotine rush. Supressed appetite. | I'm in the beginning of my dosing so haven't cut back to only a few times a day yet. I can tell this will help me quit though because it keeps the intense withdrawal headaches away, I haven't had a cigarette since I started it and I'm not tired or angry or depressed or anxious, and it suppresses my appetite so I'm not as worried about the weight gain. I can see it in itself becoming addicting though so I'll need to be careful. My girlfriend smokes and I sat outside with her while she did, chewing my gum, and I didn't feel resentment or jealousy. This is a great way to stop smoking! | F | 22 | 2 MG 9X day | 9/7/2011 | 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 | 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 | 5 | CONTINUED--- I will NOT chew nicotine gum again. Incidentally, I read on another site that the gum BASE may be the culprit, not the nicotine. Whatever, I'm done with the nicotine gum. Next challenge: I will quit ALL gum. | F | 62 | 1X day | 11/5/2015 | 4 | for stimulant purposes (stay awake) | mild naseau if ingested too fast; hiccups if taken too soon following eating/drinkings | I started using nicorette 10 years ago after I developed an allergy to caffeine and was looking for another way to stay awake during law school classes. (I've never been a smoker or dipper). I found it to be a much more effective stimulant than caffeine and have continued using it since (but switched to cheaper generic version several yrs ago). I generally chew no more than 1-2 2mg pieces/day, and only on weekdays, so I've never worried too much about the side effects. I have lost a lot of hair since I started chewing it, and the comments on this site made me wonder about the connection, but it looks like male pattern baldness and it's not clear that it's properly attributable to the gum. | M | 36 | | 2/14/2009 | 4 | to stop smoking | I am hopelessly hooked on it. I am trying to quit the gum and having all the classic signs of drug withdrawal through the day. My teeth which were quite healthy until the last couple of years are starting to crack and break from the chewing. | Nicorette is great in the fact that it does help you quit smoking but it is just as easy to get addicted to the gum as it is the cigarettes. Only difference is that the cigarettes are more destructive to your health. I have been on it since 2003. | F | 56 | | 7/29/2009 | 4 | What? Are you serious people? Nicorette is not to be used the way you are using it. These should be prescription only. | F | 31 | 1X day | 9/22/2011 | 4 | Smoker | Loss of memory, depression, loss of sex drive | Has anyone had a problem with memory? Or loss of sex drive? | M | 40 | 30 6X day | 1/12/2011 | 3 | I tried out your nicorette inhaler. | The Inhaler is a very good concept, I think it would work, but you have some design flaws. First if all, it's design reminds me more of a cigar,than a cigarette, which most ppl must become accustumed to, since most cigarettes, are smaller than the size of your inhaler, secondly, and I hope I'm not insulting anyone here, but it also reminds me of a tapon applicater, I don't know about you, but I'm sure most people would aggree with me on that. Next it goes back to the cigarette vs cigar design of the inhaler, you should make the inhaler like a cigarette, both in size and feel, and I mean, the patient feels like he/she has a cigarette in their mouth, and not chewing on a gigar filter, I'm sure more people could relate to this drug, I know I would and I would recomend it to all my friends. Best of luck to you, keep up the good work. Ron Muckler. | M | 55 | 10 MG 1X day | 3/7/2010 Patient History | 3 | Wanted to quit smoking | I chew on average about 10 to 12 pieces of 4 mg. gum per day. I have tried to go down to the 2mg. gum, and the cravings would become overwhelming. Don't get me wrong, while I am grateful I quit smoking cigaretts, on the flip side I am upset that I am hooked on this expensive gum. | I am grateful that at least I am not rotting my lungs. This gum is costing me as much, if not more, than cigaretts were. I thought about chewing tobacco as I know it would be cheaper, but my wife got furious with me when she caught me doing so once. I am sick of this crap. | M | 51 | 40 mg. 1X day | 3/14/2010 Patient History | 3 | smoking cesseation | Worked well -- as opposed to all the problems with tobacco I could use it when I needed it in any place. (I was using habitrol which I find more chewable than nicorette).It did wean me off cigarettes, but I'm afraid it loosened some critical teeth -- a side effect I didn't know about until someone mentioned it to me a few days ago. | I think more research needs to be done on nicotine gum and patches. They are now exploring it for use in dementia and Alzheimers -- because it does increase alertness. And of course, it's a better idea than smoking. But the other side effects?....not so sure they know. I may now have to get dentures because of the problems caused. While I knew that smoking wasn't great for my teeth - this seemed to accelerate the whole process.. | M | 61 | 2 mg 7X day | 7/26/2013 | 3 | to stop smoking | Gas, bloating, belching, burping, flatulence, headaches, severe ear ache, back pain, irritability, severe anxiety, high blood pressure, shortness of breath, sore stomach, can't eat almost any food without it causing issues with digestion. Lightheadedness, fog brain | I went from working out every day to staying home and packing on weight from not working out. I couldn't breathe or I would get short winded or have these episodes that occured where I would feel like I was punched and lost my breath. I don't know if it was the nicorette or not as I suspected gall bladder or gall stones but I strongly suspect it after reading these posts and my symptoms matching others. I have been in and out of the hospital and today just came home from a ultrasound. Not sure if gallstones or not but I am telling you, I am beginning to think it is the nicorette. I am going to do my best to get off of this stuff..been on it a year and I bet my problems are a result of this gum. I think over time these symptoms progess as I have been on it about 13 months. I notice when I start chewing that I will get a small burp. Unfortunately, I will get stressed and chew, chew, chew and I will start burping more. Sometimes, I feel like my whole belly is going to explode and I will belch, have stomach acid, be gaseous, and I will go into a panic attack from the anxiety. | M | 46 | | 9/5/2009 | 3 | to stop smoking | I have noticed some hair loss, and I have very red and itchy areas on my face--never thought it may be caused by the gum. | If this is causing hair loss and red, itchy skin, I think the company should look into it. But then, I have been chewing it for about 1 1/2 years. | F | 65 | | 11/2/2008 | 3 | To stop smoking many years ago | F | 46 | 2 mg X 15+ 1X day | 11/14/2013 Patient History | 2 | to quite smoking | decided to take nicorette to help me quite smoking. been smoking for 11 years already and this would be ... my N-th try. did it before with some pills called tabex - these were really good - didn't need a cigarette after a 5-day treatment. but got to tell you, this gum stinks!!! i hate it | quite frankly, i hate chewing it. an ashtray tastes better, but since tabex is off the market ... i need a replacement. what i do for the moment - i chew a bit, then take it out and wrap it in folio (can't keep it in my mouth, it's disgusting) | M | 30 | | 3/26/2008 | 1 | To Quit Smoking | UPDATE: It's now 10/11/12 and I've been nicotine free 7/27/12 and i've never been happier. Finally ditched the 2 tubes of nicotine lozenges. The flatulence is back to normal or minimal if you want to call it that. For 2 to 3 weeks after quitting nicotine I was buzzing as if I had gotten high or drunk. I guess after 25 years all my body has known was nicotine. Maybe it was my body detoxing. It was scary at first but wonderful knowing I was going back to "normal" so to say. I still crave nicotine but the cravings are subsiding slowly. Too slow for my tastes but I take it day by day and if it get's too bad I have a sugarfree 2 calorie mint and it helps greatly. FIRST POST: I was a pack a day smoker for 20 years. Doctor gave me a breathing treatment when i got sick. I knew I had to quit so I quit smoking and started the lozenge. I hate I did. I should have just quit the smoking and been done. After 5 years of nicorette and the sams version of the nicorette. I have quit the lozenge and been free of nicotine for 10 days now with no desire to start again. I found this board when I kept having severe mouth sores. I swore it was the lozenge that was making it happen and after what I've read on here I was right. I immediately stopped taking them and I still have two and a half tubes left. The open one still sits in front of me but I refuse to take one. For so many years I've let nicotine control me. I finally got tired of it and I'm done. | M | 41 | 2mg 10X day | 10/11/2012 Patient History | 1 | Stop smoking | Now I know the hair loss is from the gum! I had wondered and had asked pharmacist and doctor, but they did not know. I can feel it constricting my blood vessels and tigtening my muscles, as well as my digestive system. | Very addictive substance; much more so than cigarette smoke. I would not recommend this product to anyone. | F | 47 | 2-4mg 6X day | 8/13/2011 |