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| 1 | I am a 22 year old female and I started taking these to give up smoking. Around the same time I noticed my hair has become very noticeably thinner- my hairdresser couldn't understand it. It was a few months later I came across this site and it clicked why I had lost so much hair. | I would not recommend taking these in case you experience the same. I found it very distressing having lost so much hair and although it is fairly normal now, I don't think it will ever be as thick as it once was. | F | 22 | 9 weeks | 3/17/2009 | 4 | To help stop smoking | I have an entry below, but wanted to add that I had to stop the gum because I was getting swollen glands & sinusitus & ear pain so awfully bad. Every day I felt like I still had a cold/flu. I tried a test and stopped the gum and the pressure in my ears was gone & what a relief, my swollen glands went down-they were so sore I felt like I had the mumps and the swelling in my sinuses went down so I didn't also have a headache. I think it is like TMJ and oh boy I have had a time with it & all the advil and sinus meds I have been taking when I realized what was really going on. I also got cankers on both sides of my very sore sensitive tongue. Extreme dry mouth in the morning. So many days have been wasted due to the gum and me feeling unwell & if I had known why long ago I could have had a lot of good days that I missed. | I am still addicted to nicorette and probably will be for ever, but I will never smoke again-can't even stand the smell. So since the gum has been my friend and really helped me out I now realize if I want to feel good I need to stop "chewing" the gum. So I am still taking Nicorrete but in lozange form, I bought the 1mg Thrive and suck on that and it helps with my cravings without the side effects. Maybe try it, can you imagine how many times in a day over a week & a month into years we chew-chew-chew? The old jaws are going constanly and eventually even jaws give out. What an awful thing nicotine is I wish I was never raised in a home of smokers and then I became one & then my son became one. Nicotine is so powerful it's hard to believe. My mom died of lung cancer in 2005-it's just sucks! | F | 55 | 10 years | 3/14/2009 | 1 | to stop smoking | thinning of sweating bad tempered .my teeth are all breaking since iv been on this . | i might not be smoking now after 2 years .but keep chewing the gum all day long for 2 years . | F | 61 | 2 years | 3/11/2009 | 5 | to quit smoking | A little palpitaty when misused the first week. Since then, none. My blood pressure is great; none of the other symptoms I read here, no hair loss or pimples, stomach problems, etc. And it improves my concentration...no question about it. | I'm definitely addicted, but my weaning day will come. I know it will be awful so its not something I look forward to. Felt extremely spacey-headed, goofy and irritable during a "test weaning" recently. | F | 58 | 12 years | 3/7/2009 | 3 | Originally to stop smoking | None after about a week of use | I used this to quit smoking 10 years ago and am still addicted to the gum. In those 10 years, I have chewed it while being a smoker, chewed it while taking Chantix, and now, thank heavens, I'm only chewing the gum. I think it might be giving me headaches, but only when i use too much. I finally read the literature last night, and realized that i overdose almost daily. So i'm rationing it now, with the goal of tapering off to a quit. But bottom line is, i'm addicted to it. I get panicky when i'm out, and will take a break during the work day to run to the drug store to get more. I agree with another poster that the consistency is important, and most regular gums aren't going to work for me. That being said, I'd much rather have a regular gum habit than this awful, embarassing addiction. | F | 57 | 10 years | 3/6/2009 | 1 | To Avoid Smoking/Stress Release | accelerated aging, weight loss, heart flutter, mouth sores.... | I was utterly addicted to Nicorette, chewing 20 pieces of 2mg a day for 3 years. I was getting married and noticed that the more I chewed the more weight I lost. On my wedding day I looked emaciated and really old. I am sure it was from the gum. After the wedding I quit. I was moody, irritable, constipated and thought about chewing 24/7. It has now been 8 months and although I still think about it, the cravings are gone. Do yourself a favor and quit now, you will feel better and look healthier. My skin looks healthier and I feel better than I have in years. | F | 30 | 3 years | 3/6/2009 | 3 | to stop smoking | headaches, feeling tired, sore gums | the tired feeling might have just been me but the headaches. wow. i've never had such a bad headache. Advil barely knocks it down. i haven't smoked or chewed all day cause i feel too crummy to get out of bed. i currently have no desire to do either so it's working in some way. | F | 24 | 3 days | 3/3/2009 | 1 | To Quit Smoking | Incredible amount of hairloss, depression, tremors, tingling sensation in hands, muscle and joint pain! | Horibble drug! Can someone please let me know if your hair grows back after quiting the gum.Had the thickest hair to almost bold in the 6 monts while chewing the gum! PLEASE HELP!!! email me at [email protected] | M | 27 | 6 months | 3/3/2009 | 1 | College fad | Addiction, high blood pressure, anxiety, ringing in ears, recession of my gums on the lower right side. | I decided to try nicorette in college. I had never smoked before (not even once), and became addicted. 7 years later, I am still addicted and have a host of physical problems including high blood pressure. This medication should not be available without a prescription. | F | 29 | 7 years | 3/3/2009 | 5 | to quit smoking | when I first started using it I was aware of what felt like skipped heart beats but my doctor told me this was not a concern. | Like many people, I am addicted to nicorette gum. I have used it now for 6 years. At first I used the 4 mg..probably 15 or so a day. Then I cut down to 2mg..about the same amount. Now i chew 2mg with a piece of regular sugar free gum. I was a heavy smoker for many years and I believe Nicorette probably saved my life. Apart from the early palpitations, I have had few side effects. However, recently, a few of my teeth have been breaking and fillings chipping off. I am 63 and my dentist feels the breakages are more a result of having large fillings, which eventually swell and put pressure on the tooth enamel, but whatever the reason, it is costing me big time and I am trying to talk myself into quitting the gum..just in case. Some people have said that the gum is as expensive as cigarettes, I don't agree. A pack of cigs in Canada is about $10 these days. Being a pack and a half a day smoker...thats $15 in todays money..or about $450 a month. I buy Nicorette at Walmart for between 25 and 2 | M | 63 | 6 years | 2/28/2009 | 2 | to stop smoking | Hair loss, bloating, palpitations, addiction to the gum. I do note, however, that many on this site who say they have experienced hair loss are female and at pre-menopausal or menopausal age where hair loss is common. This could also be the reason for my hair loss - but I do wonder. | It's dangerous. The chemist should ask how long you are on it when you buy it and advise against using it for more than a few months. | F | 50 | 4 years | 2/25/2009 | 1 | at this time because I am addicted | I lost a ton of hair I at first thought it was my Metformin (diabetes med) but I now after reading all the hair loss have a different opinion. This is my 2nd entry as I had more to say. Please feel free to email me. | My pressurized sinus & infection, congested ears aches,red sore throat, loss of voice, productive cough,body aches and pains, headaches, stiff neck, sore raw cankered tongue, red sore tongue-can not eat spicy food. Spacey brain fog- I believe all from nicorette, Bad stuff. The only substitute gum that I can maybe use is Extra Bubble gum-why?- because it is a "tough" chew like nicorette-not soft and slimy. I really wish they would make a gum that has the chew and taste without the nicorette. If the makers of Nicorette wanted to sincerely help people with addiction they would have- 4mgs;2mgs;1mgs and a .05mg. They are as bad as the tobacco company's they want us hooked, can you image what they are raking in from addicts like us???? | F | 55 | 10 years | 2/23/2009 | 3 | To stop smoking | Horrible, debilitating headaches and the feeling of losing consciousness. Once it was so bad I went to a medical clinic and after an EKG, the doctor called an ambulance. I was admitted to the hospital and stayed 4 days. There was no diagnosis. Also, thinning hair. I wish there was a better way to address this addiction. | I realized that when I take too much Nicorette (more than 12 per day) these symptoms return and I have to cut way back to 5-6 per day. I have been so sick from Nicorette, that decreasing is not difficult. I am trying to switch over to Trident gum. | F | 59 | 4 years | 2/22/2009 | 4 | To stop smoking & it worked | I quit smoking in 1999-10 years ago and still to this day use this gum. It was the only product that working for smoking cessation however not without side effects. | I chew probably 10 or more 2mg pieces a day, I fall asleep with it in my mouth, my dogs wake up with it stuck to their butts or it's stuck to my bedding, bed clothes, my face anywhere and everywhere! My tooth enamal is zippo, a crown fell out, my gums are sore also the lining of my mouth, my tongue has canker sores on both sides where I "park" the gum. I have had bronchitus, sore throat, sore glands and sore pressurized ears for ever and thought it was a life long cold or allergies. I have no energy and my body aches feel like I have the flu too. AH-HA-Duh it's the Nicorette-BINGO. I am so addicted to the gum! I love the gum but my mouth,throat, tongue are now too sore to use it, probably a good thing and hopefully I can now concentrate on stopping the gum. It really is a wonderful product to get you off the cigs but not for long term and of course the package warnings does tell us this but I ignored that because I liked it. I feel like crap-I am tired, sore,brain fog, br | F | 55 | 10 days | 2/17/2009 | 4 | for stimulant purposes (stay awake) | mild naseau if ingested too fast; hiccups if taken too soon following eating/drinkings | I started using nicorette 10 years ago after I developed an allergy to caffeine and was looking for another way to stay awake during law school classes. (I've never been a smoker or dipper). I found it to be a much more effective stimulant than caffeine and have continued using it since (but switched to cheaper generic version several yrs ago). I generally chew no more than 1-2 2mg pieces/day, and only on weekdays, so I've never worried too much about the side effects. I have lost a lot of hair since I started chewing it, and the comments on this site made me wonder about the connection, but it looks like male pattern baldness and it's not clear that it's properly attributable to the gum. | M | 36 | | 2/14/2009 | 5 | STOP SMOKING | SOMETIMES, HICCUPS IF I CHEW TOO MUCH AT ONE TIME. USUALLY, I CUT A 4MG PIECE INTO 4 PIECES AND STORE THEM IN A TIC-TAC CONTAINTER. I (USUALLY) ONLY CHEW A 1/4 PIECE AT ONE TIME. I CHEW 5 OR 6 QUARTER PIECES PER DAY (ABOUT 1.5 PIECES OF NICORETTE). | I love nicorette! I smoked up to a pack a day in college. I quit a few times before Nicorette but I kept going back. I started chewing it because so many of my friends smoked and, I kept going back to social smoking. When I chew Nicorette, I have no urge to smoke, even in a room full of smokers. I have been using it off and on for 10 years now. I quit easily when I became pregnant and started again some months after I stopped nursing. I don't really chew it to stop smoking anymore, as I have no urge to smoke. I use it as a stress reliever. I could see it being a problem if you have an addictive personality, as would most people who are smokers. I might quit soon because my daughter (2.5 years old) has started to notice that I have gum and keeps asking for some. I have experienced NO negative side effects. My hair is not falling out, I'm not anxious, I don't have stomach problems or high blood pressure. Actually, I have low blood pressure. My teeth are fine. I recommend it to every s | F | 35 | 10 years | 2/8/2009 | 5 | stop smoking | sore mouth | works great. Having read all of the previous posts, I cant believe people complain after being on the stuff for YEARS. youre supposed to be on it for 3 MONTHS, you idiots... | M | 35 | 30 days | 2/7/2009 | 1 | Quit Chewing Tobacco | Aged skin, sore mouth all the time, headaches, sore tongue, Mouth sores of all kind, massive addiction to the stuff. reduced vascularity in extremities, very easily frost bitten. | This stuff is sneaky. You think you are doing yourself a favor by not getting all the hydrcarbons that come with tobacco, but the gum is worse because, I didn't feel like I was harming myself the same way. | M | 41 | 20 years | 2/5/2009 | 5 | ok I quit 5 years ago this month. Nicotine is addictive because when you started smoking it signals to you body to produce serotonin. When you stop getting nicotine you notice the complete lack of this happy hormone. The good news is that for every day you do not give your body nicotine, it starts to produce and release serotonin again on it's own. It will never produce this hormone on it's own if you keep feeding your body nicotine. The gum works but merely continues the addiction to nicotine. Once you stop all forms of nicotine, your body will crave nicotine less and less as it starts regulating it own dosing of serotonin. My experience with the gum was stomach problems, which led to poor digestion (especially of protiens & fats). It also caused severe bad breathe. It has taken most of last 3.5 years of no gum to restore my stomach. Use it to quit but realize you need to go through some withdrawl when you first give the gum up. I just wish I hadn't chewed it for as long as I did. | F | 45 | 18 months | 2/4/2009 | 3 | To quit smoking | anxiety,chest tigtness, unable to breath normal, depression, high blood pressure, irregular heart beats unhappy feelings, mood change, worry almost about everything. if you want to quit smooking , nicorette or nicotien, use the sore natural gum. read my comments | I was able to quit smooking using first the Nicorette inhaler . I liked so much and was enjoying using it more than smooking itself. I used it for almost three years and because it is very expensive so, I turned to use the gum, chew the 4MG for almost one year then lowered to 2 MG used it for almost one year then started to split the 2 mg to two pieces and used only ten pieces a day but I started to have bad side effects. the most hardest feel is the anxiety which is the feel of worry about almost everything, got nervous so fast and can not control temper. heart beats increased, unable to breath normal and chest tightness. I decided to quit gum and would advise everyone to not use it at all as it is more harmful than smooking and cause addiction and bad side effects in the future. try to use a sore gum as a replacement of nicotien. this type of gum is a natural gum comes from a certain tree ( don't know its name in English) but if you knock that tree, a fluid like a milk will drop and | M | 49 | 5 years | 2/4/2009 |