Nicotine and Nausea: What Users Say

• Don...
• May 15, 2015

Nicotine for Smoking Cessation "After two years of going off and on the nicotine patch, I attempted cold turkey. Six hours into my cold turkey attempt, my husband informed me he was going to mow the lawn. My completely uncalled-for hyper-emotional response was to burst into tears. Needless to say, I didn't respond well to the cold turkey attempt. After completely giving up the idea of quitting, my sister informed me that she was succeeding using nicotine gum, so I gave it a try. Two weeks after starting, I am smoke-free and have zero doubt that I will succeed! The gum takes a few days to get used to. Make sure to read the directions and follow them to a T. You're not supposed to chew this gum like regular gum. If you do, it will make you nauseous and burn your throat."

• 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!"

• Cok...
• October 15, 2017

For Smoking Cessation "Using this product (lozenge) after trying Chantix, as that led to nausea within 20 minutes or less. A starter program of phone calls and follow-up along with the 2 mg lozenges has ended a 50+ year smoking problem. Rather than using lozenges as an object to suck on, I found you actually place it between the cheek and gum, which has worked best. A real slow dissolving rate and a good use of fewer lozenges over a period of time. I now use about 3 lozenges in a 24-hour period or less - have been using them over an extended time though, so need to wean myself completely from them. I have tried the cherry-flavored as well as mint and use a generic version of the 2 mg."