NICORETTE Reviews (NICOTINE POLACRILEX)Average Rating: 2.6 (834 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NICORETTE with similar:
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| 1 | To quit smoking | I am now addicted to the gum. I panic as badly if I don't have the gum as I did when I didn't have a cigarette. My throat is constricted. Weight gain. Hair loss. Lack of energy. No sex drive. I am in the process of weaning myself off after over 2 years. I wish I would have done chantix and been done. | F | 38 | 2 years 4 mg 10X day | 7/3/2010 | 4 | to stop smoking | I don't have any side-effects *yet.* | Wow, I'm really put off by a lot of these comments about how bad the gum is! I hope nothing horrible happens to me from my ingesting it. I was on 9 pieces per day for 16 days, cut down to 6 pieces for four days, then cut down to 3 4mg. pieces, which I've been on for about a week now. I am so frightened of getting really addicted to this product, too, that I am cutting down to 2 4mg. pieces starting tomorrow. It's been 29 days for me since I quit a 2 pack a day habit for almost 30 years. I have been substituting regular chewing gum for when I have the urge to chew. Anyway, the last thing I need is to get addicted to this gum and have my hair fall out or worse! I really hope that in 3 months or less, I will be totally nicotine-free. I wish everyone on this site a lot of luck. | F | 40 | 29 days 4mg 3X day | 6/30/2010 | 1 | Stop Smoking | Highly addictive, hair loss, inner ear problems, TMJ, headaches, anxiety, muscles in jaws from chewing. | Initially I smoked and chewed gum at the same time, it was easy to give up smoking but Nicorette I chewed for 16 years. I chewed Nicorette when I woke and the last thing I did before going to bed. So I decided to quite Nicorette gum to save my teeth now I'm addicted to the lozengers. Enough is enough. | F | 46 | 16 years 2mg 1X day | 6/29/2010 | 5 | smoking | I think I have hair loss from the lozenge. I'm not sure but I can't find any other reason. I am stopping these things today, right now. I read the problems cased by them and I'm off period. | This is as addictive as smoking so if anyone choses to use it, be aware, it has side effects, hair loss for one and nightmares. One more thing, I can't get to sleep some nights. | F | 58 | 2 years 2-4 mgs 8X day | 6/28/2010 | 2 | To quit smoking forever | Very itchy skin all over, one tooth filling was pulled out, sore teeth and jaw, cravings for the gum, withdrawal symptoms if I don't have any gum, urge to smoke cigarettes, food cravings, hungry all the time | I'm just as addicted to the gum as I was to cigarettes. I haven't saved any money since I spend as much on the gum as I did on cigarettes. The only difference is the gum doesn't stink. And cigarettes don't make my skin itch. | F | 42 | 4 months 2 mg 4X H | 6/26/2010 | 3 | To cut down on smoking cigarettes | Tooth enamel erosion causing my teeth to become extremely sensitive. Seems to have started about 4 months after starting to use Nicorette and got worse over time. Never had problems with tooth sensitivity before, and I had chewed regular sugar-free gum for many, many years. | It is quite effective and convenient to prevent withdrawl when I can't smoke. Before two years ago, I just used it occasionally, then I switched to using it every day so I could avoid smoking during the day at work completely. It is terribly overpriced. | M | 42 | 2 years 4mg 4X day | 6/25/2010 | 4 | Stop Smoking | I was a pack a day smoker, two packs on the weekends thru college. I started chewing toward the end if college and have been for about 3 yrs now. I chew between 3-10 pieces of 4mg fruit chill every day. I have not had any of the side effects aside from maybe my hair thinning (I have another condition that could cause that to so who knows). I don't park it in my gum rather I chew it slowly like a piece of trident. I do occassionaly bum cigs if I'm out drinking but have no desire for them without alchohol. It helps you quit but you may not be as lucky as me not having any neg side effects. Some other posts seem pretty bad:( | M | 26 | 3 years 40 1X day | 6/22/2010 | 2 | to quite smoking | Hiccups, sores in mouth. Just to name a few. | I can't deal with the side effects. It has lead me to smoking again. | 27 | 7 days 4 mg 3X day | 6/19/2010 | 1 | just for the "kick" and added energ | loose stools, hiccups, sleeplessness when chewed within a few hours of bedtime | have tried to quit several times, with no luck. wish i had never started! | F | 53 | 2 years 2 mg 4X day | 6/14/2010 | 5 | To Quit Smoking | Hiccups, buzz with dizzy feeling which is why I stopped taking after two weeks. Most of the 'Commentators on this site are 'abusing' this super-aid to kick a Killer-Habit called Smoking. Lot of the comments are sheer balderdash by individuals who are playing the 'victim' 'addict' game for all it's worth! | SUPER, SUPER Aid to individuals who desire to give up smoking! Guys, we, as individuals made the Dumb Decision to Smoke in the first place. Now, instead of playing a Whining Victim, I accept responsibility for my own negative choice and don't attempt to make other people responsible. Some individuals on this forum audaciously edge around to utilizing the word 'sue'; guess they are also addicted to 'Free Lunches'! Same individuals are publicly confessing to totally ignoring the Manuf. Dosage and the gum's specific purpose which is to 'aid-in-Quitting-Smoking'! If you want a Buzz then go to Starbucks; take up Jogging, walking, get to the gym, Volunteer, take up a hobby, learn new skills via open university or evening classes, list of alternatives to Free Lunch Buzzes are 'ad infinitum'! | M | 51 | 2 weeks 4mg 4X day | 6/10/2010 | 5 | To not start smoking again | little buzz, addiction, starting to feel worthless and weak, like a smoker | Thank you to everyone who has commented here about nicotine gum and other nicotine products. For me its been like a magic bullet, don't smoke but still have a nicotine habit. Well we all know ther are no magic bullets. I see some suffering in my future | M | 43 | 2 years 2mg 3X day | 6/7/2010 | 5 | To stop Smoking! | Ringing in ear, black tongue, sore throat, "tinny" metallic taste in mouth, acid reflux (thought I had an ulcer!! But figured out it was the gum that was giving me all these symptoms!!) My throat and esophagus feel numb like tonsillitis. | BUT the positive is that IT CURES THE ADDITION TO TOBACCO!! | F | 52 | 4 months 4mg 4X day | 6/3/2010 | 3 | Quit smokeless tobacco | I must have been lucky. Used a variety of products over the years, not just Nicorette. No effects on teeth/gums. When chewing more than usual sometimes got dry throat and coughing; I would just cut back for a couple of days and it would go away. | It most certainly is addictive. The problem is that it works just like cigarettes or smokeless tobacco does--you get a quick fix of nicotine, can regulate levels up and down as needed for stress, etc., and personally I liked the taste. I have been off a few times but get major withdrawal symptoms. Am quitting again and expect to succeed this time. I have switched to patches, which stave off cravings but don't provide reinforcement and are relatively easy to taper off if you do it gradually. I have done this before but each time started again in a time of major stress, after as much as a 6 month to a year period of being nicotine free. I think I may succeed in staying off this time simply because (1) I know the pitfalls and have really researched the negative effects of nicotine by itself so I can't convince myself that it is relatively harmless, (2) I have announced to my spouse and friends that I'm quitting and told them to abuse me thoroughly if they catch me chewing gum again; I did not do this before. If you're using nicotine replacement to quit tobacco, at least try to use patches; I think they are probably the method that is least likely to be addictive, since they do moderate cravings but don't give you a basis for addictive behavior like gum, and probably lozenges, inhalers, etc. do. | M | 53 | 22 years 2 mg 2X H | 6/3/2010 | 1 | To quit smoking but now addicted | Severe hair loss, addition to Nicorette gum, soar paintful jaw which constantly clicks, teeth wearing, extreme anxiety and withdrawals if I try to quit gum, high blood pressure, insomnia | Have been chewing gum since I was 27, originally to quit smoking (1 pack/day) but 19 years later am still chewing it! Over the years I have suffered with severe hair loss since about age 27! Am now 46 and have only 50% of my hair left! Some people have suggested menopause could be the cause for the hair loss - but not when I was 27! That's when my hair started to fall out - and that's when I began to constantly chew this gum! I replaced my addiction for cigarettes with an addiction to nicotine gum! | F | 46 | 19 years 2mg 10X day | 6/1/2010 | 1 | I'm not | Not sure if anyone has seen that Johnson & Johnson, makers of Nicorette, is in hot water over concealing defective Motrin and other products. Now would be a good time to let the FDA and Representative Ed Towns of NY know about the problems people are experiencing with this product. | F | 60 | 0 days 1X day | 5/27/2010 | 2 | To stop smoking | Negative: After 4- 5 months of taking gum....very itchy red scalp, generally itchy skin, sores in scalp & hairline, very bad dandruff, strange small red flat sores on arms and legs like eczema...jaw pain that felt like cramp, this leads to headache, pain deep in ear and neck....anxiety, palpatations...weight loss! | Great for first few months but you can become addictive...never had any health problem with jaws, ears, teeth or spots in my life...after stopping gum it took about 14 days to get rid of all of these problems. Everything is beautifully back to normal. My advice is treat the gum as a medication and only stay on it for the recommended period of time, it is very addictive because you can lose weight on it but it contains some potentially serious ingredients. Good luck! | F | 41 | 1 years 2mg 10X day | 5/19/2010 | 3 | mood altering | Energy, euphoria, nausea, loose stools at first. Now it only prevents withdrawal symtoms of exhaustion and severe depression that sets in about 3-4 weeks after stopping. | If I stop from a 4mg dose, I feel great the first week, more energy and life is better because the 4mg pieces are certainly overdosing me and cause lethargy - yet I STILL CONSUME them. If I stop from the 2mg dosing (about 20/day) I sleep for about 2 days then feel pretty good. The worst part for me is about a month after stopping. Terrible depression sets in. Please note: I HAVE NEVER SMOKED. I also now have severe gum recession requiring tissue tranplantation, thinning hair and don't heal quickly after injuries. | F | 40 | 12 years 2/4 mg 3X H | 5/18/2010 | 1 | Quit Smoking | Ringing in my ear - Dizzy - mouth sores- like walking around in a fog. My Doc. was treating me for inner ear blockage until I figured out it was Nicorette | F | 49 | 3 months 4 mg 1X H | 5/16/2010 | 1 | Hate cigarette smell and taste | Hair loss, gastric upsets, bloating, flatulence, fatigue and dizziness, weirdly red eyes. | Avoid it like the plague it is. I will from now on. | F | 63 | 2 months 2mg 8X day | 5/14/2010 | 3 | Quit smoking | Heart palpitations, breathing problems, addiction | I smoked since age 12 to 37 and could not stop. Nicorettes did it but now I can't stop taking that! | F | 37 | 6 months 2mg 10X day | 5/8/2010 |