NICORETTE Reviews (NICOTINE POLACRILEX)

Average Rating: 2.6 (834 Ratings)

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 1  Quit smoking Significant hair loss and jaw deformation. M 28 14 months
1/6/2010
 4  to quit smoking I am addicted to Nicorette for 10 years. I have severe stomach issues. F 47 10 years
1/3/2010
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 1  Smoking Cessation Nicorette 4mg Mint Lozenges cause extreme burning in throat and tongue, awful taste. My husband and I tried the nicorette 4mg lozenges and the cinnamon gum. We are both enjoying the gum but plan to wean off it gradually over the next two weeks. The Lozenges are awful. They taste bitter and make your tongue feel thick, filmy and numb. After thirty seconds of use they cause very harsh burning of the tongue and throat. We both tried them with the same results, what a waste of money! If you need anything, stick to the gum but only for a month, then wean off it promptly. Never chew, just bite and pocket it in your cheek, biting once every two minutes. Discard after 30 minutes. This should help avoid problems with the teeth and jaw. F 28 3 weeks
1/2/2010
 1  I was foolish Bone loss in the area where I used to store the nicorette in my mouth PLEASE READ AND LEARN: I just quit nicorette after 22 years, yes, 22 years!!! I never noticed any side effects from chewing it... I loved it. A few months ago, I noticed a lump on my gum (in the area that I used to store the nicorette). I went to a dentist, periodontist, endodontist and oral surgeon. I ended up having multiple bone grafts because there was no bone left in that area. If the latest graft is not successful, I will need to have my healthy tooth removed and get an implant. I believe these problems are a result of the $300+/month habit I had for so long. I hope my experience helps someone that wants to break this horribly addicting drug! I also hope Nicorette is discontinued... I feel I would have been better off smoking! F 44 22 days
12/29/2009
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 5  QUIT SMOKING STOMACHE ACHES, EXTREMELY SORE TONGUE & MOUTH, GUMS BLEEDING Only chewing between 4 - 6 pieces of the 2mg a day. The pain inside my mouth started the day I switched to the cinnamon flavour. I find it odd since I have chewed the cinnamon before. My plan was to wean myself off the nicorrette pretty soon and I will definately make sure that I do now, although, with the excrutiating pain in my mouth (I can hardly eat or talk my tongue hurts so badly)I haven't even really wanted to chew a piece of the gum. I even went to the doctor's yesterday wondering if I had an infection. F 42 6 weeks
12/28/2009
 1  To stop smoking Sore gums,Diabetes,liver function problems,high blood pressure. I have just found this site and used to think that it was just me getting ill with age. I started chewing Nicorette 15 years ago.I was fit and healthy dispite being a smoker. 12 years ago I was diagnosed with insulin intolerence today I take 3 drugs for Diabetes.No matter what weight loss I have managed, my Diabetes is getting worse. After reserching I am begining to suspect it is my addiction to Nicorette.I now have to inject myself with Victosa and have noticed my diabetes control is not based on my food intake but the amount of gum I am chewing. Has anyone else had these problems? M 45 15 years
12/28/2009
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 4  To quit smoling Hicups started to get acne. Good product should be more warnings about product. M 32 11 months
12/26/2009
 2  quit smoking sore jaw, heartburn M 48 10 years
12/18/2009
 4  To quit Weird salty taste M 30 10 days
12/16/2009
 3  To quit smoking Bad breath, depression, a gas smell from my body and breath There is definitely a theme running throughout this string. First, the product can help initially with quitting smoking, however, Second, the product is extremely addictive. In my fourth month of cessation I was actually down to 1 mg a day-I thought i was just around the corner from success. Then stress can into my life and I started to gradually increase my intake, first 1-10 a day and then i thought I would at least drop from 4mg to 2mg but only to end up doubling my intake to 20 per day. I am now up to 30-40 a day. This product is addictive!!!! Quit now, do not wait until we discover that this has long term effects that rival smoking itself. There should be more warning with the sale. And not one to believe in conspiracy or markteting ploys by marketer, you have to wonder!!! And price it out people, they are now getting almost as expensive as cigarettes! F 52 2 months
12/15/2009
 5  stop smoking nil Started on 4mg for about 8 years then moved down to 2mg simply because Iwanted to reduce the "drug" but very happy. Am a chain chewer and would like it if there was a 1mg. Anyway, I guess its stupid so I aim to reduce my 30+ pieces a day by at least half and stop the chain chewing. See what the physical difference makes. M 61 20 years
12/12/2009
 4  smoking addiction swollen gums, swelling of hands and feet. nicotine addiction to the gum itself for 7 years in increasing doses. i was better off smoking M 54 7 days
12/9/2009
 1  originally to quit smoking At the beginning, none. But over time, started to get more and more addicted and need higher and higher doses (up to 20 4mg per day.) Urine smelled awful. Have had abnormal liver function test results (ALT levels). Lost interest in things that once gave me pleasure - Nicorette became the most important thing. Its effects remind me of the ring's effects on Gollum in Lord of the Rings: ' my precioussss...'. It insidiously hooks you and eats away at you from the inside. I used it to give me energy and see me through stressful times but it ended up being the most important thing in my life. Have finally given up - feeling exhausted and still craving but will NEVER touch another piece of gum. F 48 12 years
12/3/2009
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 3  Quit smoking just started chewing the gum I came on here to find out the possible side effects of chewing nicorette as directed. Almost all the posts on here are from people who have been chewing the gum for longer than a year. You've been chewing nicotine gum for five years? your mouth is gonna be sore. Didn't anyone actually quit using nicotine with this product, or did they just swap addictions? M 22 1 days
12/1/2009
 3  smoking/weight I used lozenges for about 6 months. I worked but I took too many and overdosed. Caused Permanent red eyes, blood in urine and bad tinnitus. I quit immediately but effects remain. Wish I had had info on max dose. It's a good product if used correctly, but it is addictive and should have large warnings about dosage and side effects. M 66 6 months
12/1/2009
 4  quit smoking Mouth sores from cinnamon flavor. Just used other flavors. Chewed Nicorette for 12 years. Quit 10 days ago and have had absolutely no withdrawal symptoms. Chewed about 15 pieces of the 2mg. a day. Would have stopped 11 1/2 yrs ago and been alot richer if I knew it would be easy. F 60 12 years
11/30/2009
 1  smoker Hair loss, mouth soreness, receding gums, bleeding gums, sensitive teeth This product does more harm than good for me. The potential for addiction to the gum is huge, and the gum's side effects are terrible - worse than smoking for me. Perhaps I have a sensitivity to the gum because after only 12 weeks my mouth health has taken a severe slide. F 42 3 months
11/30/2009
 5  Stopped smoking 12 yrs ago Mouth sores are unbelievable! Every day I have them. Can't eat when I have them. Ruined Thanksgiving for me. Using 2mg, and was only using 4 pieces per day. I sold my house and moved, the stress got to me, so I'm up to 7-10 pieces per day. I've cut back to 7 pieces, with regular gum in between. Will gradually get back to 4 pieces per day, with the hope of giving it up all together. I don't want these horendous mouth sores any longer. AND, my tongue looks like leather. I'm very concerned about mouth cancer using the nicotine gum. I quite smoking 12 years ago and started using Bandits. I quite the Bandits in June '09 and started using the Nico gum. Geeze Louise - can anyone be more addicted to nicotine??? F 58 6 months
11/27/2009
 3  For quiting smoking Periodical mouth and throat irritation and constant hair losing I’m starting to think that the severe hairs lose I’ve experience from some moths ago is due to my 16 months nicorette addiction (at least I stopped smoking, but now I find myself having another addiction problem...). I chew about 10-2 mg gums/day. I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one having this suspicion about hair lose and nicorette. I’ll try stopping it hopping that hair will return... M 47 16 months
11/27/2009
 4  stop smoking teeth grinding (chronic) hugely inflated stomach swollen fingers nausea it really worked to stop smoking but now i'm addicted and i have to stop as destroying my health.Face has changed shape ! F 45 1 years
11/25/2009

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