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 | Quit Smoking | I started taking nicorette 3 Days ago now on the second day i had a bunch of flem or what i thought was flem, when i finally got it out of my throat and spit it out it was a whole bunch of blood. I have never had this before, so kinda scared to take more of this medication | F | 30 | 3 days 2mg 3X day | 12/29/2015 | 2 | smoking replacement | Long term chewer, some dental gum problems and jaw pain including jaw dislocation which hurt like heck but not sure if gum can be blamed. | Really hard to to break the gum habbit | M | 46 | 8 years 2mg 1X H | 12/29/2015 | 1 | To stop craving smoking | F you Nicoret ; people stay away from this sh#* | Evil pure evil company and products Hi My birthday was Dec 11 I started taking these a month before my birthday the first week of November and I could already see that I was getting addicted I would chew 2 the whole day when 1 got stale I got a new 1 and chewed until I went to sleep and woke up doing the same everyday .And I enjoyed the tingle it's like smoking without smoking When I started I had great health and only over weight at 350 and one day I was donating plasma and my blood pressure kept coming back as high this was so odd to me but I didn't think it was the gum until I was told I have DIEBETES 😔 My levels went from healthy to 6.6 then 9.9 My Docter put me on DIABETES pills and said stay away from sweets So that made me think is it safe to chew Nicoret! It's sweet and I called my pharmacy and they didn't know then I called Nicoret hotline she told me to google it they didn't know I'm so thankful I googled it I searched "Do Nicoret give you DIABETES." And I found this website Just yesterday 💔😭Its horrible Nicoret almost killed me This company is evil Please do not use this shit I'm thankful I'm not addicted or lost hair . | F | 35 | 2 months 4 | 12/24/2015 | 2 | smoking alternative | extremely sensitive teeth, worn down gums, bloating/gas, rashy acne around the chin, hair thinning, sometimes a dizziness or nausea. Extremely addictive | I have been taking the 2mg and or 4 mg mint lozenges since 2008, and I had to have one in my mouth constantly, it would come out right before I ate, and go right back in after. Most of the time I had 2 lozenges in my mouth at all times, upon waking until I was going to bed. I used zero discretion with these because it was better than smoking. I just have a sinking feeling that it must be corroding my stomach the way it is doing so with my teeth, call it a gut feeling. I am on day 7 of quitting and I have been so moody and depressed and lethargic. I feel like a giant exposed raw nerve, and I am extremely touchy and sensitive. I have had a heavier appetite, and have had a hard time with any attention span. I just tell myself it will get easier | F | 34 | 8 years 2mg & 4mg | 12/21/2015 | 2 | To stop smoking | Hair loss, bloating, upset stomach, mouth ulcers, weight gain and inability to lose weight. Teeth coroded. Terrible wind! Feeling tired and generally unwell. | I've been on the 2mg lozenges for the last couple of years before that it was the 2mg fruit gum. It is highly addictive and I started to panic if I was going to run out. I've been to the doctors for blood tests as I was feeling completely exhausted everything came back fine. I have been worried about the long term effects this stuff has on your health so did a Google search and came across this site. I had gone 24 hours without a lozenge and it spurned me on to kick this terrible addiction. It's now been 11 days Nicorette free and although I found the first few days not to bad I feel quite depressed now. I'm gonna stick with it and hopefully won't feel so crappie as time goes by. | F | 49 | 8 years 2mg | 12/17/2015 | 5 | to quit smoking | Gunk in my throat | Makes me hyper, I like that | M | 63 | 7 years 2mg | 11/23/2015 | 1 | To quit smoking cigs... | This drug is bad!! I started with 4 mg of lozenges then a year later switched to 4mgs of gum. N I always had a piece in my mouth... Just recently I switched to 2 mg lozenge.. But over the course of 5 years I have aged in my face from chewing to much n getting chew wrinkles n my whole body is dry my skin hurts bc it's that dry.. My hair got brittle but never fell out ! Thank god! Lol u become a slave to this drug so don't waste ur time or money bc it will slowly keep killing u n the devil is happily smiling while we wither away... I'm clean now 7 days! N feel so much better but I have a pounding headache right now lol | F | 29 | 5 years 80 mg | 11/22/2015 | 5 | Equate is cheaper and the same | I smoked.for 43 years. I no longer do. Enough said. No hair loss, no increase is blood sugar, excellent BP, my teeth are strong and all mine! No side effects period. It's better than smoking. No odor on my breath, yes I always ask. No skin Rash. Truth is no side effects, but I do get tired of my addiction to them. But as my doctors agree. I'm not smoking. Equate is identical and cost far less. | M | 67 | 10 years 2 mg | 11/20/2015 | 3 | Stopped smoking | Hair loss alopecia and General hair thinning | i never had a problem but I used to just take lozenges when I had alchohol. But then I got into the habit of constant use every day. After about a year I noticed my hair went very limp and ' dead ' looking and over the past month or so has thinned by about fifty percent. I've stopped taking nicotine for three days now and the falling seemed to have practically stopped. Phew. The best way to get me off it. Make my hair fall out !! I wish I'd known this before. This side effect. My hairs a state and will take months if not years to grow back to how it was | F | 51 | 7 years 2 mg | 11/17/2015 | 1 | To give up smoking | Loss of hair, gained weight. Poor overall sense of well being. Chronic hiccups and now severe attacks of acid reflux , which has now prompted me to do something. | It's been one week now and I am off it. If you are reading all these comments, believe them there are too many comments for us all to be wrong. I noticed my hair falling out at and alarming rate and thought this was just part of the normal cycle. Trust me, it's not and its just on for way too long. I am now on medication for severe acid reflux attacks and this was the final straw that made me stop taking this stuff. DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND STOQP TAKING IT. | F | 53 | 2 years 2mg 10X day | 11/12/2015 | 1 | Stop Smoking | Hair loss - chest pains - teeth loss - torn bicep tendons - anxiety - mental confusion -small cuts never healing. | A regular pack of cigarettes contains around 15 mg of nicotine and when you inhale your lungs can only absorb around 10 to 15 percent of the nicotine. So when you smoke one pack cigarettes you are only absorbing around 2 mg of nicotine for the whole day. Now the problem with the gum and lozenges is that you are being told it is alright to overdose on nicotine for 12 weeks. For example, one piece of gum contains 2 mg. of nicotine which is equal to a whole pack of cigarettes. So what happens when you eat the maximum recommended dosage of 20 – 2 mg lozenges or pieces of gum a day? What happens is that you are now absorbing a total 40 mg of nicotine a day. That is equal to 20 packs of cigarettes a day! Then if you eat the 4 mg gum that is equal to 40 packs of cigarettes a day! 40 packs of cigarettes a day! You are also instantly addicted the very first week you use it. That is if you don’t to start hick up and then throw up your lunch all of the time. Also I wish you some good luck when you try to go back to smoking cigarettes. I guarantee that you will be smoking at least 2 packs of cigarettes a day. In a way it would be cheaper to just pay the $70 a week for the gum. Then after all of your hair and teeth fall out your heart will stop. I am not kidding! But at least you will have stopped smoking. Go into any Walgreens or CVS and look at what is right behind the cashier in every store across the country and what do you see? You will see their most profitable sel | M | 1 years 0 1X day | 11/12/2015 | 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 | 5 | To quit smoking, and it did help. | Severe hair loss, greasy head (face, scalp, ears), severe itchiness in scalp, eyebrows, lash-lines. In a matter of 6 weeks I have lost about 2/3 of my hair and eyebrows became patchy. Unexplained rashes. Painfully cold hands and feet, even when the weather is mild. Teeth are decaying, possibly are loose, once straight teeth are becoming crooked. Severe sensitivity to heat and cold. High blood sugar. Terrible foul-smelling (toxic!) gas. Chronic bronchitis that I thought would get better when I quit smoking; instead it got worse. Couldn't sleep on back because of too much phlegm. Chest pains. Husband says my breath is foul when I chew the gum, even after I brush my teeth. In general, I don't feel well. Vertigo, dizziness. Extreme aging the last few years. | Found this website and quit the gum about October 1, 2015. Itchiness is still there. Greasiness is much less. Hair loss is slowed down but every few days becomes severe again. Hopefully it will stop soon. Had no problems until about 6 weeks ago. Rashes are still with me. Hands and feet seem to not be icy cold anymore. Teeth less sensitive. Need to ask dr. to order tests to check my blood sugar. Gas can be a by-product of chewing gum. I'm still chewing gum (Trident) and still have gas, but not the toxic smelling kind. Bronchitis is getting better, less wheezing, less phlegm, can now sleep on my back again. Don't know yet if chest pains are going to be gone. Husband is very kissy-kissy again. In general, I feel better. Still have dizziness. I look a couple years younger after one month quit. All of my problems listed may or may not be due to the gum. I guess only time will tell. Some people are more prone to become addicted to something. Please keep this in mind if you choose to use these products. They are very addicting. I had no idea any of my problems could be due to the gum until I read these reviews and quit. Yes, quitting the gum is hard, but losing my hair was hard too. If there's a chance I can keep most of what's left, and maybe regrow what I've lost, I'm taking that chance. 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 chal | F | 62 | 9 years 2 mg 2X H | 11/4/2015 | 1 | This is why I question whether it's the nicotine or the gum base that's causing problems: healthwyze.org/index.php/component/content/article/383-why-a-stick-of-gum-is-more-harmful-to-your-health-than-anything-that-you-eat.html | 1X day | 11/4/2015 | 4 | to cessate smoking | idyiopathic hair loss and thinning, mid dermal elastolisys, increased blood estrone:estradiol ratio, oral aphtae, tooth enamel damage, tinnitus | F | 42 | 10 years 2mg gums 10X day | 10/31/2015 | 1 | Lozenge | Started with 4mg lozenge and ended up in hospital on ECG had ectopic (extra) heartbeats after 1 week use. Reduced to 1mg after . Decreased / blurry vision , still have dodgy palpitations and rapid heart rate on exercise (jogging) , thirst , blood after going the toilet , general feeling of being unwell , headaches , feeling congested in upper airway. | I'm glad I'm a non smoker . But don't exceed the recommended use length of time . I don't agree with 'nicotine makes you feel alert' as others say . I feel a bit dopey when sucking a lozenge . It's extremely concerning how these products make us all feel awful . Interesting how side effects differ , well done to all for quitting smoking . My advice ? Go cold turkey and avoid these poisons . | F | 36 | 2 years 1mg | 10/27/2015 | 3 | Quit smoking | Teeth decay. I am losing my teeth. Nightmares . | I am using the 2mg gums freshfruit and icemint . Very pleasant in flavor. I am afraid I have become addicted . If I abstain I lose focus . I don't know how to get rid of them.. | M | 59 | 4 years 40 6X day | 10/25/2015 | 5 | Quit smoking | Helps me from smoking but addicted to gun. Quite smoking 9-2-13 but addicted to the gun. Don't know if there are any long term health risks | M | 42 | 2 years 2 mg | 10/20/2015 | 4 | To quit smoking | anxiety, muscle tension | it did help me stop smoking | F | 58 | 8 months 16 mg/day | 10/20/2015 | 3 | To quit smoking | Severe hair loss, itchy scalp, greasy head (face, scalp, ears) | In a matter of 6 weeks I have lost about 2/3 of my hair. Found this website and quit the gum about 3 weeks ago. Hair loss is slowed down but every few days becomes severe again. Hopefully it will stop soon. Had no problems until about 6 weeks ago. | F | 62 | 9 years 2 mg 2X H | 10/20/2015 |