NICORETTE Reviews (NICOTINE POLACRILEX)Average Rating: 2.6 (834 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NICORETTE with similar:
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| 1 | To STOP smoking | want more gum, like the burning sensation it gives. i have a rash on my stomach wont put it pass the amount of nicotine i have in my system. | so addictive, i spend about 100.00 a week, can not stand to run out, sort of scared to kept chewing after reading all comments, dont want to smoke either, chewing right now..i even sleep with the gum in my mouth, dont feel good about this new addiction at all..will pray for desire to stop. | F | 41 | 27 days | 3/14/2008 | 3 | i'm addicted to it | I can't stop. All the symptoms previously mentioned. I'm slowly poisoning myself. | No one apart from my boyfriend believe me. Without it, i fall apart. For the first week of stopping my digestion stops, i feel constantly bloated and tired. My hormones go crazy! Stayed off for 6 weeks chewing 10 packs of normal gum a day and stupidly thought i could handle just the one when I was stressed. There's no advice other than limit yourself... oh OK. I wrote to the company asking for the same tasting gum without nicotine (like the samples they give away) explaining my concerns. No response. I called the UK stop smoking helpline, they suggested it was psychological! Why do cigarettes in the UK carry warnings and the gum just have requires will power? Will power to quit smoking or to quit the gum? Am i supposed to start smoking again? I think this site has helped. Tomorrow is the day and if i get cravings i'll visit this site to remember why i can't keep poisoning myself. | F | 26 | 5 years | 3/6/2008 | 4 | To quit Smoking | Bad Breakouts, Hair Loss | F | 32 | 2 months | 3/5/2008 | 4 | stop smoking | hair loss and hooked on gum 2 years | F | 58 | 2 years | 2/19/2008 | 4 | Yes | Nicorette was a life saver at first and it has been 2.4 years since my "Last Puff," however have been addicted to the gum ever since - Thank God that I found this website for the side effects that I have been suffering are worse than the addiction itself. | My hair for the last year has been falling out - In Clumps! My hairdresser found a bald spot 2 weeks ago - I began going to my dermatologist 4 months ago with the same complaints - Chemical like burns on my neck and jawbone area of face, red like pimples or bumps - My neck looks like its made of "crate paper" or that of someone who is very old - My "monthly cycles" have been "off" - After various topical creams for my neck and face and a series of pills it's all the same - A shot of cortozone in my scalp where the bald spot is and it continues to fall out - I have changed my skin regimne, diet - I recently convinced myself that I was a neurtoic, anxiety ridden, "stress case," causing MY hair to fall out - I was going into early menopause and my teeth were turning yellow because 40 is old. Thank you SO much for your input - How long does it take for your skin to quit being so raw and irritated and for your hair to quit falling out?? And for | F | 40 | 2.4 years | 2/18/2008 | 4 | To Stop smoking | Gas, egg smelling, foul smelling, lingering, uncontrollable, embarrassing gas, flatulence, farting. | Over all it's a great product. Very expensive at nearly fifty dollars a box (lasts about a week) Even more expensive than smoking. Yikes, you would think the price would be LOWER, nothing like no price incentive to quit. Needless to say it's the main reason I am trying to not use the product at all. I smoked for over 20 years and I was a 2 pack a day lady. My lungs feel fine my house doesn't smell and neither do my close. EXCEPT WHEN I AM FARTING. Personally I think it's because I am using it longer than recommended. Nothing I have read says it's suppose to be used over a year and like many I have been using it as a crutch also. Vanity will in the end make me quit entirely. I wish this product did not have this side affect; I could of given it a 5. | M | 43 | 365 days | 2/16/2008 | 4 | Smoking!!! | Dizziness. Red or dry skin. Mouth sores, Loose teeth. Jaw pain. General stress on health, like drinking tons of coffee everyday. Speaking of coffee, one thing I did notice, is that when I do NOT chew, I drink tons of coffee. When I chew, I drink almost no coffee. In the morning, if I have a choice, its the gum hands down. | Better then smoking. It took a box or two before I started liking it more then smoking, but one there, the addiction advantages are obvious. A cig rush last for a few minutes. The gum last for 15-30 minutes. Plus since it does not hurt your lungs, smell, tie up your hands, and so on. So you can keep popping them in one after another, flooding your brain with huge amount of nicotine, minute after minute, hour after hour. day after day. Anytime, anywhere. No stop smoking signs etc to slow you down. Less harshness, means you can take in tons more nicotine. Well until your teeth, jaw, or wallet give out anyway!!! My last bout, I chewed for two weeks straight, morning to night. For others, as I have read here, it can last for years. Think about buying some regular gum at the store, and then spitting it out 5 - 10 years later. That is what everyone here is talking about. Tons safer then smoking, more addictive due to the logistics!!!! Still damaging over the long term. | M | 48 | 3 months | 2/10/2008 | 4 | stop smoking | Nicorette was too expensive for me. So I bought Nicotrol from ebay. nicotrol is almost half price. but, it's made by pfyzer. Like others, I found this gum is quite addictive even if I have had it for only 5 weeks. Initially took 5 pieces of 2mg every day. Now I am taking 4, sometimes 3. My plan is quitting this gum after 3 more weeks. | It's my plan (2mg nicotrol gum). 1. 5 pieces for 3 weeks. 2. 4 pieces for 1 week 3. 3 pieces for 2 weeks - sometimes using ordinary gum. Even if I haven't smoked for 5 weeks, I still think of myself as a smoker. I know quitting smoking is really difficult. But, I will this time. In that regard, this addictive gum has been alright. | M | 36 | 5 weeks | 2/9/2008 | 5 | To keep quitting. | Burps only with 2mg. 4mg taken a year previously was a nightmare. | I started 2mg gum after quitting smoking for over a week. I found that stress caused me to crave and slip so I got the gum. It's helped. I went from 2 packs a day to nothing then to 2 pieces of 2 mg gum a day for about a week. Once the 40 pieces are gone from the pack then I will be done with smoking. A year earlier I tried to quit using the 4mg and it was like a nightmare. LET ME TELL YOU IT IS MUCH EASIER TO QUIT SMOKING COLD TURKEY. | F | 29 | 7 days | 2/6/2008 | 5 | To keep from starting back smoking | hicups once in a while, heart palpitations when I chew too much in a day, increased blood pressure. | I am addicted to it. I am currently trying to quit because I do not think it is good for me. | F | 61 | 5 years | 2/1/2008 | 4 | To quit chewing tobacco | Addiction to nicorette. I was chewing 20-30 pieces of 4mg gum per day for 4 years. Blood pressure increased over this time. Traded nicorette addiction for 10 lbs. and Wrigley's Extra addiction. Met my goal of giving up nicotine, just took a bit longer and thousands of dollars more than i'd have liked. | M | 4 years | 1/26/2008 | 3 | Smoker | Mouth sores, irregular heartbeat, bad breath although not as bad as when I was a smoker and upset stomach. I have developed other problems, although no way of knowing if it is from Nicorette. | I have to say I traded one problem for another. I chew 4 mg 24/7 and can go through 170 pieces in less than 6 days. I have been chewing the nicorette now for 12 years. If I run out for a short time my mood becomes irrational. It is costing me more money than I have. I have chosen Nicorette over food many times. All I can say is that I did quite smoking with Nicorette and even with it, the first year of quitting smoking was really hard. I think I am healthier on Nicorette, but not as healthy as I should be. IF you chew it do not let you self get out of control. Follow the instructions and than just quite it. I now need a support group to quite nicorette. I wish I could find such a thing. I now know getting off of Nicorette will be as hard as quitting smoking for me. | F | 36 | 12 years | 1/25/2008 | 2 | stop smoking | hair loss (shed like crazy), loss of teeth enamal (serious chips on previously perfect teeth), gum sores , irregular heart-beat, increased nervousness/anxiety, hiccups, bowel problems!!! All side-effects after only little over a month!!!!! | did help with the quitting. Here's hoping I can quit the gum. Going to throw away the expensive shit right now. | F | 25 | 2 months | 1/24/2008 | 1 | to quit smoking | addictive | nicorette is highly addictive ,i now smoke when i can and when i cannot i chew so now i buy cigarettes and gum and the gum is not cheap! so it cost me more money and more health issues including sore throat and canker sores ,,thankyou nicorette...you should be sued! | F | 37 | 2 years | 1/21/2008 | 3 | quit smoking | White spots on sides of tongue, low grade chronic sore throat, tightness swallowing. Contributed to a tooth loosening that needed extraction. Hiccups when ODing. | I am at this forum because I obviously went searching to see if others were hooked like me. I think I may be chewing my tongue in my sleep (dreaming of nicorette?). Throat now bothering me for awhile - Doc sees nothing there, prescribed Protonix ($1/pill). Way past time to quit - am going to try cutting up squares and mix with regular gum. | M | 48 | 4 years | 1/15/2008 | 4 | Stop smoking | (Actually, I chew another brand with mannitol in it - it's sweeter than Nicorette.) Always have a mouth ulcer happening, which I'm getting sick of. Tend to chew the gum rather than rest it in my cheek. | When I first gave up smoking, I chewed whole 4mg gums. After about 3-4 months I started pinching the 4mg gums in half, which I didn't notice much. Then, after about another 3 months, I started buying the 2mg gums and pinching them in half. Still chewing half-2mg gums now - about 6 whole 2mg gums a day (12 half-gum doses). I'd like to stop chewing now though - have given up smoking for nearly a year. If, after stopping gum, I felt myself at risk of smoking again, I'd much more happily go back to chewing than smoking. Don't want to smoke ever again!! | M | 41 | 11 months | 1/10/2008 | 3 | To quit smoking | Gas, sore mouth, dry eye. | This stuff is really addictive. I gave up one addiction for another. | M | 60 | 2 years | 1/6/2008 | 3 | To quit smoking | Initially; Hiccups, Indigestion & Stomach Acid, Occasional Heart Palpitations, Jaw Muscle Aches... Switched Cigarette Smoking for Gum Addiction! After prolonged use; Mouth Sores, Irritated Throat, Itching, Pimples & Blemishes on Face & Neck, Teeth Wear & Tear, Poor Appetite, Tingling of the Scalp, HAIR LOSS!! Pounding Heart. These are only the very visible side effects. Inner damage of long term use??? | Nicorette is a seriously addictive drug, highly habit forming. Definitely switching one addiction for another if usage is continued past the recommended time frame. Nicotine is poison. It's encouraging to know some have successfully kicked the chewing habit. I intend to quit cold turkey... And with God's help, I hope to succeed. | F | 34 | 3 years | 1/4/2008 | 2 | Stop chewing Copenhagen | Mild hair loss, high blood pressure, abnormal heart beat, moodiness. | I chewed Copenhagen for 18 yrs. My wife and I agreed that I should quit so I tried Nicorette gum. After several attempts, the Nicorette helped me kick Cope. Unfortunately, 4 yrs later I was still chewing the gum. I tossed out the gum three days ago. After some research and a Doctors visit, I suspect the gum is the cause of high blood pressure, hair loss, and a abnormal heart beat. Prior to the gum, I was a model of physical fitness and heart health. I supose my age and lifestyle may contribute to the side effects/symptoms, but I am absolutely convinced the Nicorette definately caused or contributed to my issues. I pray that the gum was a good choice over Cope. Time will tell. For those considering the gum...don't chew it. Try something else. I believe the side effects are real and dangerous in the long term. | M | 35 | 4 years | 12/30/2007 | 1 | To Quit Smoking | Like many of you I traded one evil for another. I believe this gum caused my Gastritis - a very painful and hard to rid of stomach disorder that is many times worse than any addiction. I couldn't eat solid food for months. This forced me to quit the gum cold turkey with a very intense "acid trip" of a withdrawal followed by several visits to the ER and thousands of dollars worth of medical bills. The withdrawal process lasted about 1 1/2 months!!!! HORRIBLE CANNOT BEGIN TO DESCRIBE IT! I have other problems as well but I don't want to scare anyone. I would NOT recommend the gum because of this possible issue with Gastritis and god knows what other chemicals are in that stuff. | In my opinion this gum should be prescription only and require constant doctor supervision. | M | 32 | 5 years | 12/19/2007 |