Nicotine and Dizziness: What Users Say

• Lun...
• June 26, 2015

Nicotine for Smoking Cessation "A 1-pack smoker for 50 years. Legal professional (not an atty). Lung cancer operation coming up on 7/8/15. Pretty healthy otherwise - Stage 1A or 2A. Nicotrol prescribed by my Providence primary. Both my Providence pulmonologist and 30-year cardiothoracic surgeon are fine with my taking Nicotrol even going into a lung operation where the lower half of my right lung will be removed in robotic surgery as nicotine itself is not a carcinogen. Upon my diagnosis, I stopped inhaling cigarettes and switched to only 1, yes, 1, Nicotrol cartridge per day. More and I would be dizzy, etc. No crankiness or cravings, not even right after a meal. Nicotine intake can be controlled with this product. Highly recommend."

• Bum...
• April 26, 2012

Nicotine for Smoking Cessation "I've been a smoker for 28 years and have been trying everything (patches, gum, etc.) to quit for 10 years. I started using the Nicotrol Inhaler a week ago and have not smoked one cigarette since. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to stop using the inhaler because of the side effects: extreme dizziness, fatigue, a spacey feeling, insomnia, and low blood pressure, and I've only been using two of the recommended six nicotine cartridges. Real shame, because I felt like it was starting to help me, and now I'll have to go cold turkey, which has never worked for me in the past."

• Jes...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 2, 2018

Nicotine for Smoking Cessation "I smoked for 10 years, a pack a day, and didn’t think that I could quit. I used patches, Step 1, for only 9 days. On the 10th and 11th day, I had side effects (such as dizziness), so I didn’t use them for 2 days. I was thinking of buying Step 2, but I realized that I don’t need it anymore. I haven’t smoked for more than 1 year. Recommend it 100%!!!"

• Tay...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 15, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "I've been using the patch for almost a week now, and normally I would smoke 10-12 cigarettes a day. During this past week, I've only had 4 or 5. I don't feel the need to smoke like I used to. However, I notice that after about 15 minutes of putting the patch on, the area gets very itchy for about 30 minutes. There have been days where I feel very weak and tired, and sometimes nauseous and dizzy. My biggest complaint is having a hard time falling asleep. But I'd rather lose a little sleep than to keep smoking. These patches really do work."

• Est...
• February 26, 2020

Nicotine for Smoking Cessation "So today is my first day of stopping smoking. Previously, I have tried to stop using the patches but later learned that I was allergic to them, resulting in a rash. Anyway, today I’m using the gum, and after only trying one of them, I would much rather go cold turkey than to have them every day! After a minute of having it, I started to get a burning sensation at the back of my throat, which is a common side effect, but one I would rather not have. Then I started to feel faint and dizzy, so I chucked it in the bin, I couldn’t take it anymore! It’s currently been more than five hours since I’ve taken that single bit of gum, and I’m now getting really bad stomach pains, nausea, dizziness, and fatigue. Not only that, what’s the point of taking the gum, which has addictive nicotine in it, to try and stop smoking? It doesn’t make sense. I actually didn’t know that when I bought it, silly me, but in my opinion, I would much rather go cold turkey than to put my body through all that pain to stop smoking!"

• Cor...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 14, 2024

"Increased focus, reduced anxiety, slightly elevated mood, head rush."