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 |
| 1 | To quit smoking | I gradually loss my sense of smell, jaw hurts, teeth are taking a beating | The gum is way to good which makes it harder to quit than cigaretts | M | 53 | 5 years | 11/22/2009 | 4 | Quit Smoking | Sore mouth , ended up with TMJ, and deformed tongue | M | 36 | 6 months | 11/16/2009 | 2 | Help with quitting smoking | I've been having a huge amount of hair loss. If anyone else has experienced this after just using the gum for a few months please contact me. I'd like to compare notes. | I used to have really thick hair and suddenly it comes out in clumps. I've had complete blood work done and everything is fine. All I can think of that's doing this is the gum. I'm qu | F | 44 | 4 months | 11/12/2009 | 1 | Stop smoking | Depression, anxiety, hair loss, weight loss, nausea | Nicorette has done nothing good to me, my moods have been horrible and losing my hair at age 20 in a family that has no history of baldness does not seem normal to me. Also, I was very thin to begin with, but losing 15 pounds has put me to an unhealthy weight that I can't seem to gain back no matter how many calories I intake. I'm going back to smoking. | F | 20 | 6 months | 11/11/2009 | 5 | Stop Smoking | Hiccups, headaches, sore throat and loose teeth | I'm on my 7th year. I quit chewing the gum in April '09 until September '09. I gained 15 pounds in about two weeks so then I started again because I was going crazy without the nicotine. I switched to 2 mg and the hiccups and headaches stopped. Bubble gum is not a good substitute. I'll try again to quite next summer. | F | 48 | 7 years | 11/9/2009 | 5 | To quit dipping tobacco | Dry throat after use | I chewed 4 tins a week for 9 years. Cold turkey didn't work. I would last a day at the most. I used the gum for 5 weeks, about 140 pieces, and while it didn't erase the cravings, it eased them down from the shaking, nail-biting, laying awake all night and going totally insane cravings to something more manageable. And quitting the gum still sucked, but a hell of a lot easier than quitting the Griz. I am now 5 monthes tabacco free, and almost 4 monthes nicotine free, and 110 dollars richer! Word for the wise; unlike some people who bitch about being addicted to this product, I didn't abuse it by chewing piece after piece for monthes on end. I only chewed a piece when I REALLY needed it!! Otherwise, I chewed a piece of Big Red. Do the same, and you'll be fine! Good luck if you give it a shot! | M | 25 | 5 weeks | 11/7/2009 | 5 | to quit smoking | If you take too much at one time, hiccups develop. If you are lactose intolerant, stay away from the lozenges. Lozenges contain lactose (milk sugar) so if you have bad teeth, don't use them as constant exposure to sugar is bad for teeth. | It's my own fault I'm addicted. I'm not blaming the product, just the user (me). At least I'm not ingesting smoke and all its by-products (nor are my children). I'm thankful to have an alternative to smoking. | F | 47 | 6 years | 11/3/2009 | 5 | To stop smoking | No side effects at first, however after 3 months I began to have very loose stools. This could also be from a chronic condition that I have. My doctor is looking into this for me. | This has been a life saver for me. Even though I am addicted at present, (been taking it for almost 5 months) I am bound and determined to be off of it by years end. I have NOT followed the program or I would have been off of it by now, however it has been a great tool to stop smoking. I am cutting it back slowly, and it is down by a third now...Only chewing 10 pieces per day now, vs. the 15 to 20 I was chewing 4 to 5 months ago. Also keep in mind that I was a 40 yr smoker @ 2 packs a day. | M | 51 | 4.5 months | 11/2/2009 | 3 | Quit Smoking | Acid Reflux | been a smoker off/on since teens. Have quit many times and nicorette helps get through the first couple weeks. Most recently though, chewing only one per day, after dinner, I noticed severe heartburn/acid reflux at bedtime. I fell off the wagon for a weekend during which I smoked, drank and ate a lot and didn't have the heartburn problem. On Sunday, got back on the non-smoking wagon, took another piece of nicorette and heartburn came back. have since stopped nicorette and heartburn also stopped. | M | 50 | 2 weeks | 10/30/2009 | 5 | quit smoking | Some hiccups if I chewed a lot. | THe others are a bunch of whiners. Hair loss ... got that anyway. I love the stuff. Bit expensive, but I like it ... only the original recipe for me. None of that flavoured stuff. Plus it is much better for you than smoking. I have 6 to 10 pieces a day. I do worry about sleeping with it ... which I love. Wake up refreshed! | M | 43 | 120 days | 10/29/2009 | 1 | To quit smoking | headaches, jaw pain, tooth decay, fatigue | F | 48 | 1 years | 10/28/2009 | 5 | to quit smoking & chewing tobacco | the usual side effects. although i have a strange sensation on the bridge of my nose that has become chronic and may or may not be related. | F | 29 | 1 years | 10/17/2009 | 5 | quit smoking | In addition to smoking cessation, Nicotine gum has helped me maintain healthy body weight. | I weighed 200 pounds when I quit smoking 8 years ago. I quit smoking through "combo-therapy." I joined a smoking cessation group, I started an exercise program, I started taking Ziban, and I began chewing nicotine gum. The self help group ended after a few months. Ziban caused strange dreams, so I gave that up, too. But the exercise and the nicotine gum remained for the next 6 years. Within months, my wight declined to 160 pounds, which I maintained for the next 6 years. In December 2006, I gave up the nicotine gum but maintained the diet and exercise program. I assumed that the diet and exercise program was entirely responsible for maintaining low body weight. Still, within a year my weight shot back up to 200 pounds, so I started the nicotine gum again. Within a month my wight declined by 25 pounds, and I am now confident that I will reach my normal weight in due course. For me, nicotine gum seems to be an indispensable elixir of good health. I buy nicotine gum in bulk on line, and the cost is far less than cigarettes. I buy the cheapest brand I can find. They all work equally well. | M | 47 | 7 years | 10/13/2009 | 1 | to quit smoking | severe hair loss | I smoked for approximately 35 years. I have been addicted to nicorette and committ for almost 4 years. I have experienced severe hair loss. Today I am quitting nicorette and committ and pray my hair grows back. I would have never even used these products had I know the horrible side effects. | F | 52 | 4 years | 10/12/2009 | 5 | info | If you chain-chew the nicotine gum expect to experience: 4mg gum > heart palipations (skipping beats) 2mg gum > no heart problems Possible receding gum line after years of use NOTE: Female pattern baldness is often caused by menopause | Doctors and dentist never bad mouth this product I chew the gum while drinking beer and wine - no problems I would like to not have this addiction but have no plans to quit | M | 40 | 5 years | 10/10/2009 | 1 | Stop smoking/chewing tobacco | Used gum to stop chewing tobacco that I previously used to stop smoking. Gum was great. No need to spit as w/ chewing tobacco. Could even chew gum at work. Now I could feed the nicotine habit during all waking hrs of the day! I got to the point I preferred gum to chewing tobacco or smoking. Initially felt better on gum than chew... Started using gum almost non-stop 5 years ago. Consumed 10+ pieces 4mg per day, some days up to 20. Started to experience heavy palipations (heart pounding) at night and lack of cardio. Shortness of breath when climbing stairs and occaisional chest pain/fullness. Quit cold turkey 2 months ago. Used Stride spearmint gum 1st couple days. Very cranky at first. Used will power and refused to relapse after first couple days. Since quitting have had some more chest fullness and esophogus pain/discomfort. Visited DR and ER due to chest pain/dizzyness. | Completed stress echo test w/ no problems found. I guarantee I would not have been able to make 14 minutes on treadmill prior to stopping gum. Was winded just climbing stairs before quitting. Will be going in for another visit. Maybe scope for acid reflux? I think prolonged usage of gum has contributed. Dr's don't seem interested in talking about nicorette, think enough time has passed since quitting that it's not a factor. I think so much nicotine for so long had impact on health, physical and mental. QUIT TODAY! It is not as hard as you think. Make it through those first couple days and it gets easier. You will be grumpy for a while but it is worth it! I will post again after additional DR visits to let you know if anything is found. | M | 42 | 10 years | 10/6/2009 | 1 | Wanted to quit smoking. | Severely addicted to Nicorette gum for 12 years. Extreme hair loss, wearing down of porcelain crowned teeth, general mailaise and not feeling well. | This stuff should carry the same warning as cigarettes have to. It is a nicotine product that is even more addicting than cigarettes, and can make a person much sicker than cigarettes ever could. I'm disgusted that this company seems to be enticing young people with their candy flavored gums. Young people need to be educated about this drug just like they are about cigarettes. There is no reason that the FDA should approve of this drug for any reason whatsoever. | F | 60 | 12 days | 9/29/2009 | 2 | smoking cessation | severe addiction, hair loss, | This product should not be available without a prescription | M | 51 | 12 years | 9/26/2009 | 4 | To quit smoking. | I quit, 19 years ago. But I became addicted to the gum. In last year I was chain-chewing, perhaps 40 pieces a day. I have been loosing more hair than I think normal for many years. But aside from the hair loss (which I did not connect to nicotine until I found this Board), cankers (hard to get rid of when chewing gum), I thought all was ok. Now I just got back mildly abnormal liver function tests (ALT in particular), an ultrasound that showed an echogenic liver and an elevated ferritin test (which has something to do with iron stores). And strangely, I notice that elevated ferritin is associated with hair loss. I don't know what is wrong with my liver yet. But, I am wondering if other heavy gum users have encountered liver problems. | F | 59 | 19 years | 9/23/2009 | 3 | To Stop Smoking | Totally addicted to the gum...but had to stop because I started to get greasy hair, dandruff, acne and red 5-8mm flat scaly looking bite marks on my face, neck and arms. I have never had any health problems previously. | I saw an Oxford senior consultant dermatologist who also hadn't a clue what I had...but the only time in 40 years where I had a skin problem was whilst consuming 10 - 15 pieces of Nicorette gum. Please be aware that the first 6 months I had no problems but it seems if you exceed the recommended usage and continue to ingest the chemicals in the gum you are at risk of getting some side effect. I now chew Gurana gum from the health store and my acne, dandruff and mysterious red scaly spots have slowly gone. (My personal conclusion) after researching the ingredients in all the UK smokers gums...there are chemicals contained in all the gums that if ingested for longer than the stated period of time adversley alter the chemical balance in the human body. I rated this as 'somewhat satisfied' because it did stop me smoking! | F | 40 | 1.5 years | 9/22/2009 |