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 | Alternative to smoking | Negative: extremely uncomfortable feeling in my throat at times during chewing. (Took me 5 months to learn the importance of chewing it slow and letting it sit). Increased heart rate, trouble falling asleep at times if I chew it near bedtime, can provoke anxiety/stress. Positive: I'm not smoking (I don't want cancer), I feel healthier than if I was smoking, it gives me cognitive enhancement during tests, stress relief at times, relieves boredom, quick acting antidepressant. | I'm sure I would be better off without nicotine at all, but I'm relieved to know that I am not inhaling carcinogens on a daily basis. Nicorette, like other forms of nicotine, seems to increase stress even though they also relieve stress (this is where much of the addiction lies). I'm glad Nicorette exists, but I wish they would lower their prices. I think that if they did lower their prices, more people might buy their products, but as of now their prices are almost the same as buying packs of cigarettes. | M | 29 | 5 months 4 mg 6X day | 5/21/2011 | 1 | To quit smoking | Noticeable hair loss, tooth abscess, tooth extraction, psoriasis, oily skin, premature aging, gastric symptoms; bloating, foul smelling gas, constipation, tinnitus, jaw ache, dry mouth, sore throat, numbness/tingling in hands, poor circulation, severe cravings; that just about covers it. | Started taking NRT gum approx 2 years ago whilst attempting to quit smoking. Took the gum a few times a day between cigarettes to wean myself off, before stopping smoking altogether 18 months ago. At that point I continued to take the fruit or mint flavored gum, which I had begun to enjoy as much as the cigarettes themselves. It seemed like the perfect solution, a guilt free alternative to the fags. In no time I was hopelessly addicted, and my consumption actually began to escalate. I would warn anyone reading this against ever using this drug, which should be available on prescription only, in my opinion. It is more addictive than cigarettes, because you can be chewing anywhere, anytime, unlike cigarettes. Also costly. I would advise using the patches, which deliver the nicotine in a different way, and cut down according to instructions. If you must use a gum, don't use the brands with the hard, candy-like coating, which taste very pleasant & consequently lure you in. Nicorette has made my life a misery- PLEASE AVOID THIS PRODUCT | F | 36 | 2 years 4mg 10X day | 5/20/2011 | 5 | To stop smoking | Hair thinning in general and one patch of alopecia (about 1.5 inches diameter, totally bald). Weight gain & short-tempered. | The gum helped me no end for the 1st 3 months..... I doubt I'd have quit without it (now done 4.5 months). However, the hair thinning & bald patch concerned me, so I googled the side effects of nicotine gum.... sure enough, there's quite a bit out there saying that hair loss is a common-ish side effect. I stopped the gum 6 weeks ago and the bald patch is already regrowing. At the current rate of regrowth, I reckon I'll be back to normal in another couple of months (phew!). Other issues have been weight gain (no surprise there), and being a grumpy bastard. I'll deal with the weight later, and hopefully get less snappy as my body adjusts after 30-odd years of having nicotine regularly pumped into it :-) Overall it's been a struggle, but well worth it.... hang in there!! | M | 49 | 3 months 4mg gum 6X day | 5/19/2011 | 5 | To quit smoking | M | 24 | 4 days 10 mg 10X day | 5/19/2011 Patient History | 1 | yes | the first three days were the worst, even with the gum and patches. after that third day though, you pretty much won the battle! | flu like symptoms for about a week and a half. patches kept falling off unnoticably because i wear body cream. gum is good at first chew, but ends up tasting far worse than a smoke ever did. finally, i resorted to smoking electronic cigarettes, wich i think are better than nicorette because i feel better with a low ammount of vapor( 0-8 miligrams opposed to high dose patches,you can start with 8 mgs and then go on to the placebo wich is 0 miligrams. also the gum is a joke! | F | 43 | 1X AN | 5/14/2011 | 3 | Used to quit smoking | F | 45 | 6 years 4mg 10X day | 5/10/2011 Patient History | 1 | to quit smoking | TMJ - not sure if gum related - possibly - | I'm addicted - have tried to quit numerous times - unsuccesful - problem is I chew way more nicotine than I ever smoked! I can chew ANYWHERE so it's a much harder habit to break. This gum is costing me double in money what smoking ever did | F | 47 | 22 years 2mg 6X H | 5/7/2011 | 1 | quit smoking | began after 2 months with ear problems- itching and watering to the point of wet spots on my pillow.Then came itchy oily rash on face, neck,under arms,crotch and scalp. Never had any such problems before and I am 45.I saw 4 different doctors and got so bad my GP wanted me hospitalized. I got some relief from topical cortizone prescribed by dermatoligist who had never seen anything like it.He treated it like excema and psoriasis though he didn't believe it was either.I have suffered hair thinning as well as weight gain ,sore joints. I am now 4 days off the gum and I have stopped ALL medications to treat these conditions. ( 14 different medications have been tried )It is the only way to determine if the gum is the cause. So far... my ears are almost normal,my skin has dramatically improved and though my scalp still itches,dandruff has almost disappeared and the itching reduced. Hopefully my hair will improve and I continue to see the other symptoms disappear. I will then be edu | not a safe alternative,especially if it just replaces tobacco for you.If you can be disciplined to take it for a week or 2 to get over the hump,maybe useful.I have never been so sick in my life | M | 45 | 5 months 2 mg 10X day | 4/20/2011 | 1 | To quit smoking | Impotence and loss of bladder control. This occurred with the nicoderm patch and no with the gum. It was only after the side effects occurred most recently that I was able to connect the side effects to the patch and now the gum. I would rather smoke cigarettes. | Dry moth and extreme dehydration occurred almost immediately. | M | 45 | 8 days 2MG 2X H | 4/3/2011 | 5 | To quit smoking | None | I used Nicorette Lozenges to quit smoking and was very successful with them. I only used them occasionally and only when I was really craving a cigarette. As time went on I was able to use them less every day. I only used about one quarter of the package I purchased (contained 100) because that was all I needed. This is also because they were so big that I had to cut them up to use them as one was way too much (for me). I did not have any side effects from taking them because I used them as an aid, not as a replacement and only used them for a short time. I highly recommend them (it has been three years since I quit). | F | 60 | 2 months 3X day | 3/31/2011 | 3 | To quit tobacco | If you believe you have experienced an adverse event when using our product, please contact us at 1-800-419-4766. slight hair loss, slight E.D., slight prostasis, prematurely aging skin, oily red and rashy too. looked sick and tired, and it was the only thing in my diet out of the ordinary. QUIT and 4 weeks later and feel great. | Went through a 3 day trainspotting withdrawl, well I am exaggerating a lil. But it was hell... Almost 4 weeks later and I am feeling great. skin is peaches and cream again, bags are gone under eyes, willie is working like a champ again. I knew something was wrong with me but didn't know what. After giving this up and searching the net for info? Yeah it was NICORETTE. I called the number to be greeted by a very stern customer help line person to document my case. I insisted anonymity but i really think there should be a class action lawsuit on this stuff. While it is helping people quit they reap the benefits of smokers everywhere by making it seem safe.. Well it's not.. read the pages and pages of side effects on here. How can we get a lawsuit going? I feel duped out of 2-3 years of my life. Even more-so than I did with cigs. email me. There needs to be side effects like the ones everyone on this site has mentioned on the box, not just the immediate side effects like hiccups and tingling.. lol | M | 37 | 2 years 2-4mg 3X day | 3/31/2011 | 4 | to quit dipping | I have noticed increased constipation, where before I began Nicorette, I would have frequent diahrea. Also, my blood pressure has been running high, but not sure if that is related to the Nicorrete or not. | Where I once was addicted to Copenhagen, now I'm addicted to the gum. | M | 31 | 2 years 4mg 8X day | 3/24/2011 | 4 | quit smoking and cognitive enhance | Chronic acne, insomnia (reduced sleep duration), periodic mouth ulceration (canker sores) especially with candy coated gum. (Uncoated gum rarely if ever causes a canker) | I believe the "mint" chemicals + candy coating are causing the mouth ulceration as chewing uncoated pieces does not cause them. However increased skin acne present with both. Sleep cycle reduced to 4-6 hrs per night. No other adverse effects. When i quit smoking, several years ago, I tapered off and quit Nicorettes afterwards. However, over a year ago i started taking my left over nicorettes in a moment of stress and soon after began to notice increased emotional control AND cognitive enhancement such as the desire to read more books. Have kept chewing the gum for these benefits but am fed up with the constant acne (epidermal inclusion cysts) episodes which involve abnormalities in the (vellus) hair follicle especially on the nose, cheeks, chest and back. However no noticeable hair loss. | M | 45 | 1 years 2mg 10X day | 3/20/2011 | 3 | nicotine replacement for smoking | For me more addictive than smoking ever was. Also, have lost 25 pounds from all the nicotine in my system (a good thing but makes me not want to quit!) | I actually take the generic lozenges but I am posting this here to advise the gum chewers of a possibly better alternative, and also because I only saw one post for the lozenges. I take this strictly as a nicotine delivery agent (yes I know it's wrong) but it's better than smoking. I had problems with the gum with the mess, the burping, and my dental filling were lossening. If you have these problems suck on the lozenges instead. They are very handy. Apparently, nicotine is not that bad for you, especially compared to evil cigarettes. | M | 49 | 1 years 4mg 10X day | 3/15/2011 | 2 | To test if it is effective | The first time i took this, i puked. it gives a weird sensation starting from your tongue till your intestine. its an awful product. I recommend people not to take this. If you want to quit smoking, rely on your will power and not on some sunstances that creates irritaion to your mind and stomach. I am not aware of any side effects but i can assure this is not the right path to take when it comes to quit smoking. I would rather say QUIT NICORETTE NOW instead QUIT SMOKING. Again i am not promoting smoking... i only meant that do not allow this foregin product physically affect you in a short term. | NICORETTE - Diluted Poison | M | 31 | 2 days 30 2X day | 3/15/2011 | 3 | to stop smoking | red face, oily skin, dark circles under eyes, cold penis tip, loss of sex drive, aging skin..wish I never found nicotine. | thought this stuff was helping me and yes it did in fact move in and take the place of my tobacco addiction. it did occur to me that nicotine is my addiction, not tobacco. whether I get it from a cig, cigar, snuff, or in this case the nicorette, I admit that nicotine is my addiction. recently I had been feeling like it has been harder for me to pee and also get and maintain erection. I have never had any problem with him before but started to become apparent that something in my diet was doing this. I otherwise am very healthy, I run 3 miles every other day and stay fit with weights and floor exercise and I eat right so why the bags under my eyes and premature aging, I just didn't look healthy and I have not taken any other drugs and decided to bite the bullet and stop the nicorette after doing some self prognosis with the aid of google. Well the first 2 days I was bed stricken. very emotional very depressed, thoughts of suicide, broken penis..lol needless to say all of my symptoms have passed in 5 days. I feel healthy again, skin looks peaches and cream again, penis is normal again waking up hard and feels more full of blood and life. I can breathe better..I really feel duped out of my quality of life for the past 2 years. I hated reading everyone elses horror stories caused by this gum. I know it should be used in moderation and I feel I did, and while it took the place of my tobacco addiction I don't think it was any safer or less of a health hazard than cigs. just becau | M | 37 | 2 years 4mg 3X day | 3/12/2011 | 5 | Stop smoking | Some sleep disturbance | I guess all these comments are worrisome however WE make our choices and nicotine will not control me. I went two days cold turkey and was in the hospital when the 2 mg patch was offered to me and I took it but once home I switched to 5 - 2 mg lozengers a day, now down to 4. I will continue to decrease over the next 5 weeks and supplement with gum and mints. Throw everything you have at it and I believe it can be helpful in staying nicotine free. Gaining a few pounds is fine, gotta have a plan in place. | F | 53 | 7 weeks 2 mg 4X day | 3/10/2011 | 1 | To quit a 20 year smoking habit. | I had major stomach discomfort and ulcers that the doctors could not explain or treat. It took 5-years before I connected the dots and had my ah-ha moment. | This drug is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. You think it's the best option to help you quit, when it's just another avenue for the nicotine addiction to continue. I just quit the gum and it's every bit as painful as quitting the cigarettes. Don't start-- just quit cold turkey and get the pain over with. | F | 39 | 5 years 2 3X day | 3/9/2011 | 1 | sores in mouth which doctors do not know how to treat | On the positive side was able to quit smoking using this product | F | 77 | 3 months 7X day | 3/8/2011 | 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 |