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 |
| 4 | Stop chewing tobacco | Numbness in the tip of my tongue. | I was impressed at how effective the gum was for me. My 20-year Kodiak on-off habit had gotten worse than ever. I stopped on a dime with this gum. It kills the urge. I got a headache late yesterday after a whole day of no gum. I gave in. I worry about addiction to the gum. | M | 43 | 14 days 2 MG 3X day | 4/3/2012 | 5 | To stop smoking | Occasional sores/irritation in mouh | I am addicted | F | 63 | 15 years 2 mg 3X H | 3/30/2012 | 1 | to keep me from smoking | Long term sore throat/swollen throat | Had to spend $50 on a box of Nicorette to help me fight cravings. It was the first time trying Nicorette. The gum tasted surprisingly good. Then, I realized my unusual sore throat wasn't going away. It's been a month now and I still feel the sore throat. I wonder if it will ever go away! I am very disappointed. Another greedy industry scam?!? It's all about the money isn't it? | F | 31 | 35 days 2 MG 4X day | 3/28/2012 | 1 | To quit smoking cigarettes | dizziness,numbness,appetite loss,improved concentration/alertness,elevated mood/confidence, lessened feelings of depression, mouth ulcers,gum recession,bleeding gums,TMJ, red flushed face, cold hands/feet, HAIR LOSS also thinning/"strange" texture/completely limp i.e. no "body" to hair, strange eruptions of "boil like" acne all over body, numb to touch scalp/calves/,blurry vision,yellowing skin tone, "weirdly" red eyes all the time, shortness/shallowness of breath upon exertion, LOW motivation, crashing heavy fatigued depressed feeling-tired all day long,anxious,racy edgy disposition,- IN SHORT- GOT MEGA ADDICTED TO IT!! | PLEASE,PLEASE DO YOURSELF A HUGE FAVOR...DO NOT START NICORETTE AND IF YOU ARE ON IT -GET OFF ASAP! I was a 10 cigarette MAX/a DAY SMOKER at the very WORST of my addiction to nicotine. I innocently bought into trying Nicorette to wean myself off of CIGS-Little did I know I merely switched one addiction for ANOTHER-ugh! Everyone "thought" I had "QUIT" -I really "fooled them"- b/c I could now HIDE my addiction-no smell nor leaving the room to go outside to smoke- You are merely only ALWAYS CHEWING "GUM" around everybody. You start out feeling GREAT on it and feel it has solved your "smoking" problem-THEN you get HOOKED on it and it HIJACKS your BRAIN like SPEED OR CRACK OR COCAINE WILL (AND I HAVE NEVER EVEN TRIED THESE DRUGS EVER!) NO THIS NICORETTE IS POISON AND TOXIC-and happens SO insidiously over time..UNTIL the symptoms appear after awhile & it all adds up to MAJOR TOXICITY happening in your BLOODSTREAM. YES,it is meant to be used for ONLY 12 weeks-UNTIL it HOOKS YOU. See you truly CANNOT use a NRT delivery method to cure an original Nicotine addiction-plain and simple- no brainer here-BUT we don't WANT to give up our CRUTCH! I went COLD TURKEY OFF OF NICORETTE and I am 5 days out now and feel GREAT again-SEE Getting SICK from Nicorette made it all SO EASY TO ENDURE WITHDRAWAL- I GOT MY LIFE BACK NOW! We all have so much LIVING left to DO WITHOUT Nicorette nor CIGS RULING our LIVES-(Happy to answer questions/support y | F | 51 | 5 years 2 mg 7X day | 3/21/2012 | 1 | Originally to quit smoking | fatigue, similar to fibromyalgia, painful muscles and joints, vision changes, vertigo, numbness, restless legs, chronic adult acne, mouth sores, cracked lip corners, Headache, nausea, unyielding overwhelming addiction to gum. Does NOT reduce desire to smoke, it increases my need for higher doses of nicotene. It never had any affect on my smoking, I have smoked a pack a day AND chewed 30 pieces of 4mg daily for over 20 years. | DO NOT start or continue using Nicorette. Save yourself if you can. Just as we all regret ever starting smoking, Nicorette is just as addictive and more expensive. There is no magic pill to quit. | F | 42 | 22 years 4mg 3X H | 3/18/2012 | 5 | Quit Smoking | Increase cognition. Increased short term memory, improved GPA, improved mood, decreased fatigue, some mild gum irritation. | Using nicorette AS DIRECTED! for 12 weeks is the way to go. I see people on here who have been hooked on it for years, and they wonder why they hate it? The drug was never tested long term, you are taking your health into your own hands. Use it as needed or for the required amount. The program has you tapering off over time, you obviously missed that part of the instructions and you are now stuck to deal with the consequences. | M | 23 | 12 weeks 2mg 8X O | 3/15/2012 | 4 | Quit smoking | Blisters and tongue ulcers that have become very painful. I believe it to be from the cinnamon flavor. Eating is now painful. Also hiccups if I chew the gum for more than 15 minutes. | It does help but I am addicted to it. | F | 42 | 5 months 2mg 6X day | 3/12/2012 | 5 | to stop smoking | Canker sores, indigestion and increased anxiety which led to severe trapezoid tension. I also started noticing bumps on my skin that wasnt acne but would not go away | F | 47 | 4 years 4mg 10X day | 3/9/2012 | 3 | quit smoking | Difficulty swallowing, acid reflux, mild esophogitious, cankor sores and finally, increased heart rate and pounding in chest | M | 50 | 4 years 2mg 1X H | 3/9/2012 | 3 | to quit smoking | headache, dry mouth always dehydrated, anxious | You get mega addicted and out of control chewing this stuff. I do it absentmindedly too. Finding this site and reading all these issues when I thought it was safe has certainly woken me up. Going to cut way back and finish this drug. ENUF! | F | 59 | 25 years 2mg 10X O | 3/9/2012 | 2 | Stop Smoking | Stomach issues, some mouth pain. | I didn't have a lot of the issues health wise I see on here for taking this as long as I have. Much less than when I was a hard core smoker. But this drug is just as addictive as any other form of Nicotine. And there is no social stigma attached. It's a dirty little I still smell good secret that is too easy to do. You don't even have to stand outside on a cold winter day. I used the last step of the patch for about 10 days and now quit nicotine all together for 4. It sucks but it gets better, and it is not as bad as quitting cigarettes. I just wanted to quit the dirty little expensive habit once and for all and especially quit giving these companies my hard earned money. | F | 38 | 2.5 years 2MG 10X day | 2/28/2012 | 1 | Quit smoking | Had thought my symptoms were being caused by other health issues, but after reading others experiences, I realize my teeth going bad, my hair thinning a lot and in poor shape, my really bad stomach/G.I. pain are all probably due to this "drug". I have been to Doctors about the above, but check out very healthy. Too much money for this drug. Should have stayed a prescription only drug. I will now, finally, break the habit! | This product is now readily available on store shelves-no long behind pharmacy keys or cashiers station. Something is terribly here, especially since the products carry no visible package warnings about the potential side effects with use. | F | 54 | 7 years 2mg 2X H | 2/22/2012 | 4 | To replace the cigarette | Dizziness, feeling high, fast heartbeat, blurriness in the eyes, stomach ache, bloated stomach, nervousness | F | 25 | 2 years 4mg | 2/21/2012 | 1 | To quit smoking | Mouth ulcers, swollen glands, sore throat, indigestion | This had to be related to oral and throat cancer. I am now so addicted, I would not recommend this to anyone!! I am moving to the patches in an effort to overcome the oral fixation I have developed by chewing constantly and hope to be off nicotine forever in 12 weeks | F | 26 | 2 years 4mg 10X day | 2/20/2012 | 1 | To Stop Smoking | Severe stomach bloating/pains, IBS, Huge amount of gas!, irritability, depression, complete loss of sex drive, brain fog, heartbeat in head, anxious,tremor, hair loss, severe tooth decay, ... | Ive have been taking Nicotine gum and lozenges for many years and had no real adverse affects for say the first 4=5 years but after this time OMG! It has gradually got worse and worse I really thought I has some serious disease. Im going to give this up rapidly over the next few weeks. I thought all my symptoms were age related [Im 50] but they are def not. Oh to get my life back. These are not a full list of symptoms as I cant remember all of them due to bloody memory loss thats another one right there. | M | 49 | 9 years 2MG 3X H | 2/7/2012 | 3 | to quit smoking | Dizziness! Awful! | Medicine helped somewhat, but the side effects are not good! Had to get off of it. This should be by prescription only. | F | 57 | 35 days 4 mg 7X day | 2/4/2012 | 1 | because i am addicted to it | High blood pressure,severe dental problems,numbness and burning in feet and legs, anxiety chest pains,and who knows what else is going on in my body.much more addicting than cigarettes. please do not start using nicorette. | F | 71 | 20 years 4mg 10X day | 2/2/2012 | 1 | Quit smoking! | Gums bleeding and swelling in throat. Tried this about a half of year ago, gums started bleeding and swelling in the throat. Went to the doctor, couldn't find anything. Then went to the dentist! I get 2 cleanings a year, I missed one. Dentist said I had some plaque and all of the sudden have ginivitis. I quit taking this product when my started hurting a week before the dentist. Got my teeth cleaned and was fine 3 days later. I recently started using the mints and gum again, same problems started occurring! I will quit on my own! | M | 32 | 2 months 2mg X 5 | 1/29/2012 | 2 | to stop smoking | Terrible itchy skin occurred on day 5 and just got more and more unbearablen followed by difficulty in swallowing | F | 34 | 9 days 21mg | 1/23/2012 | 1 | To quit smoking | I get high off of it...it's a powerful drug. It's like crack in a lozenge (I use the mini lozenges, same thing as gum, more discreet). It's a weight loss tool, it's a stimulant, it's a mood enhancer, it makes you feel elated. It is exactly like RITALIN, CRACK or any other powerful stimulant. As with any drug that's similiar to an amphetmine, when it's abused, there are horrible side effects. Shooting pains up and down my arms, hair is thinning, my gums are receeding and my front tooth is cracked, I can't sleep well at night, I get racey, forget to eat, etc. If I use too much, I get heart palpitations, pain in my chest and my heart pumps so hard that I lose blood in my extremities, causing my feet and arms to get really cold. I am well aware that there are horrible health consequences in my future due to it's use, but I don't care because the drug LIES to me and tells me that it's not that bad, that it's better than smoking, that I'll quit before all of my hair falls out, etc. | It's much, much more addictive than smoking ever was. I can't even switch back to smoking cigarettes. I would LOVE to switch back to smoking cigarettes, but it's too late. I've tried. Nicorette is incomprehensiably harder to quit because the withdrawals from Nicorette are way worse than the withdrawals from cigarettes. It is a much stronger dose of nicotine over a much longer period of time and you can use it anywhere without anyone ever noticing. It becomes a horrifying, secret addiction. You end up hiding pieces in your house so you never run out. It's the same way an alcoholic might hide a bottle. It is the worst thing that has ever happened to me. | F | 30 | 6 months 4 6X day | 1/22/2012 |