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 | I like nicotine | IT WILL DESTROY ALL YOUR TEETH... DON'T USE LONG TERM For the last couple years dentists accused me of grinding my teeth, aka bruxism. It turns out it is the STIFF TOUGH chewing gum of nicorette. It caused some serious trauma to my teeth. I have cracks in a couple teeth. I have exposed dentin. 2 DENTISTS HAVE VOUGED FOR THIS. MANY DENTISTS, HOWEVER, DONT HAVE A CLUE. | It firsts starts out that your teeth are sensitive at the base where the gum meets the teeth. Why? Imagine king kong shaking the empire state building... the windows on the bottom floors would burst first. If you chew the gum on a regular basis, switch to lozenges. Don't use nicorette more the prescribed time. I have been chewing the stuff for a number of years. | M | 33 | 4 years | 3/11/2007 | 4 | quit smoking | highly addictive | Get off this stuff as soon as possible - it's highly addictive and nicotine is VERY toxic - it constricts small blood vessels to all organs (including brain - which may be reason for hair loss)and prematurely ages everything! I'm finally off this stuff. Look into natural supplements like tyrosine and DLPA to help you get off the gum. Read "Making A Good Brain Great" by Daniel Amen. | F | 50 | 19 days | 3/3/2007 | 5 | Smoking for 3 years | Lack of motivation, hair loss (visible on clothing), sex drive (believe it or not), dizziness, memory loss, and inability to concentrate. | The product was great to help with stop smoking. But I chew 6-8 pieces of the 4mg per day. I have become addicted to Nicorette now which is really expensive. After reading this site, I am going to quit completely because I can see that this product solved one problem, but has induced another. | M | 45 | 5 months | 2/26/2007 | 5 | to ease withdrawal from smoking | tender jaw occasionally | I have found that cutting the 2 mg. into 4 pieces (carry them in a tin that came with mints) cuts WAY down on consumption, now about 2 a day (8 pieces). A nuisance, yes -- but way better than the regular 8 pieces a day I was taking. | F | 68 | 2 days | 2/3/2007 | 1 | stop smoking | Duodenal ulcer & reflux, fecal impaction from dehydration, bloating from gas, and addiction to the gum. | Chewed nicorette for 2 years, led to side effects. The gum chewing creates extra acid and the nicotine irritates the stomach/kills appetite. Can burn a hole in your stomach. Good for stopping smoking but exhaust all other avenues first as the gum is highly addictive. If you have to take it start with the 2mg not the 4 and take less than the recommended daily dose. Has severe side effects on your intestines. | M | 32 | 2 years | 1/26/2007 | 4 | originally to quit smoking | sore mouth in beginning | I have been chewing 2mg nicorette for 6 years now, when I am at work I wear a patch and have a nicotine losenge lodged in my cheek!! a true nicotine addict I am. However my lungs are better now I haven't touched a cigarette for 2 years and 23 days. I believe nicotine replacement is fantastic to help give up the cigs, but the gum is exceptionally addictive and I chew it non-stop on my days off work. having said that I am a 43 year old woman and people always estimate my age at 34 and under so I think another benefit of chewing gum all day is the wonderful muscle workout it gives your face!! I do however get very very occasional palpitations that pass quickly when I overdo the gum and the occasional gastric discomfort, but I can breathe and I don't cough and I don't stink of smelly cigs and I am alive still. | F | 43 | 6 years | 1/23/2007 | 1 | For excessive daytime sleepiness | Tinnitus, dizziness, addiction, increase in blood pressure. | I originally tried Nicorette because I was experiencing incredible daytime sleepiness in college. I became addicted which is unfortunate as I have never once even tried a cigarette. I have been using it for 4+ years. I wish it hadn't been available over the counter. | F | 4 years | 1/11/2007 | 5 | To quit smoking | occassional sores in mouth and on tongue;bloating& gas;rapid heart beat. | I have been chewing NICORETTE for 9 years. Started with 4mg but switched to 2 mg about 2 years ago. I LOVE the new mint coated gum. I became totally dependent on the gum but without it I would never have been able to kick a 36 year smoking habit. I was diagnosed with COPD so HAD to quit smoking and the NICORETTE helped me. I can breath and my lungs are almost back to normal. BUT, I felt it was time to quit the addiction to the gum. I am now on my 3rd day of not chewing NICORETTE. It is not as hard as I thought it would be. I am a bit irritable and the craving does cause me to panic every now and then but it passes. I am having trouble sleeping and have a headache but I am hoping that after a week I will be CURED!! I have a sign next to my computer that says I STOPPED SMOKING ON DEC 9th 1998. I have added this: I STOPPED CHEWING NICORETTE GUM on Dec 30th 2007. | F | 55 | 9 years | 1/2/2007 | 4 | To stop smoking | I have had a lot of hair loss and am wondering if this is from the nicorette. Help I'm starting to panic because now I hooked on the gum. Has this happen to anyone else? | F | 47 | 1 days | 12/31/2006 | 2 | To stop smoking | Hair loss - then becoming addicted to Nicorette for 5 years - cost a lot of money as I was up to one pack of Nicorette a day x $13 per day x 7 etc...you do the math- it cost a lot. | On October 2nd 2006 after 5 years of chewing and wasting my money I posted I would quit and let you all know. Well it is Decemember 30, 2006 and I did it...yahoo!! I switched to minty gum and while it was not easy by week 4 I beat it...now chew gum at .50 cents per day x 7 etc...tee hee. My hair has grown back thick and beautiful and I took the extra money today and got an expensive Pedicure and massage - oh what a feeling. Good Luck everyone. | F | 43 | 5 times | 12/30/2006 | 4 | to stop binging | Hair loss! A lot! | I quit smokimg 3 years ago, and since then I am struggling with my weight and binging. I was an at least 2 packages/ day smoker. I was reluctant to start nicorette, but it helped incerdibly with my overeating/binging, i have lost my excess weight but my hair with it! I am now trying to quit nicorette, this is my second day, I am craving something to eat and a nicorette losange ... | F | 37 | 5 months | 12/29/2006 | 5 | Quit Smoking | Sore mouth, tongue, hiccups, upset stomach | I am totally addicted to this gum. My mouth starts watering if I haven't had a piece in an hour or so. Same thing that used to happen when I hadn't had a cigarette in a while. My husband and I are both addicted. We've tried to quit a couple times with no luck. We're going to try again after this box!!!!! | F | 40 | 6 years | 12/10/2006 | 5 | to stop overeating | I can't prove it, but after about 7-10 months (at the time when I became a "chain-nicoretter" during the hours of 1-5 pm), I've developed what felt like a chronic fatigue syndrome, also nausea, constant bloating and constipation. These discomforts disappeared within 48 hrs from stopping taking nicorette. | I never smoked; tried in my youth, but never liked it. I guess food and overeating is my addiction, and since this is an oral behavior, I thought that nicorette could be a good "treatment". Nicorette definitely took care of overeating and the cravings for food. Funny though, with time, I have learned that it works by taking the food cravings away, so I would actually choose not to chew it in order to binge. I guess for me, overeating does something for me that is better than what nicorette feels like. After suffering from fatigue and constant bloating for about 2-3 months, I just guit taking nicorette and have not missed it at all. I guess I just can't get addicted to nicotine. Within 48 hours, my fatigue and nausea/bloating disappeared. I am feeling good again (meaning not tired) BUT I am back to struggling with overeating without nicorette's help. | F | 35 | 10 months | 11/29/2006 | 1 | To stop smoking | Possible bloated stomach | I chewed this for 5 years at least, I stopped chewing two and a half weeks ago and feel depressed!!! | F | 45 | 5 years | 11/11/2006 | 4 | Alternative Drug Delivery System | Couldn't have been too bad, still chewing after all these years. Approximately 20 2mg/day. | I have been chewing Nicotine Gum for over 10 years. I started and stopped and smoked again, and started and stopped and smoked again, and started and stopped and smoked again. Finally, I decided that the ills of chewing could never be as fatal as smoking. My approach was that the gum would provide me with a safer delivery system. I now chew gum. All the time. I do not smoke. Not for over 10 years. I haven't had the chronic bronchitis that I had year over year, and that in and of itself is enough to chew. I cut the costs at Justgum.com (Nicotrol rebranded nicorette gum). Forgive me if I sound like an ad, but cost is a real factor for those of us who need the gum. Nicotiine is a foe I've laid down my arms. Just limiting the damage it can cause me. | M | 44 | 10 years | 10/28/2006 | 1 | to quit smoking | extremely minty mouth that makes me gag - the new flavours are horrid! | I am addicted to the gum and the addiction is escalating. I am having difficulties with withdrawal- trying to quit the gum since the company started manufacturing this new candy-coated awful product. I will still chew it in spite of the new, overwhelming and terrible flavouring. Go to Pfizers site and tell them what you think! http://www.pfizer.ca/english/our%20products/consumer%20healthcare/contact%20us/default.asp?s=1&IAgree=yes | F | 42 | 3 years | 10/17/2006 | 1 | to stop smoking | anxious and depressed because you are so addicted to the gum | I've used it at work and can't hardly function without it. Now I seem to chew one piece after another. I think it is worse than smoking as far as the addiction | F | 15 days | 10/16/2006 | 1 | to stop smoking | anxious and depressed because you are so addicted to the gum | I've used it at work and can't hardly function without it. Now I seem to chew one piece after another. I think it is worse than smoking as far as the addiction | F | 15 years | 10/16/2006 | 2 | Nicorette Gum | I wrote on this board when I was 39 I was addicted -well I'll be 43 in a few days and I'm still chewing - Today, October 2, 2006 I am going to try to quit the gum - OMG it has only been 10 hours without one and I am ready to lose it...tee hee! I told my husband he had better stay away for a few days. I'll check back and let you know if I've been successful or locked up :o) | Careful - it costs more than smoking and is highly addictive.... | F | 43 | 5 years | 10/2/2006 | 2 | Nicorette Gum | I wrote on this board when I was 39 I was addicted -well I'll be 43 in a few days and I'm still chewing - Today, October 2, 2006 I am going to try to quit the gum - OMG it has only been 10 hours without one and I am ready to lose it...tee hee! I told my husband he had better stay away for a few days. I'll check back and let you know if I've been successful or locked up :o) | Careful - it costs more than smoking and is highly addictive.... | F | 43 | 5 years | 10/2/2006 |