Nicorette Coated Gum 4mg, 100 pieces
- Use this effective nicotine gum to on a regular schedule to prevent cravings throughout the day
- Provides nicotine to your system as a temporary aid to help you quit smoking by reducing nicotine withdrawal symptoms
- Includes free access to Committed Quitters, an online resource that can give you an individualized stop-smoking plan
- Designed to allow your body to adjust to having less nicotine over a 12-week period through a gradual, step-down process
- Start with at least 9 pieces of Nicorette a day
Product DescriptionFor those who smoke less than 25 cigarettes a day. Each piece contains: calcium (94 mg), sodium (13 mg). Amazon. com Product DescriptionWhen you’re ready to quit, Nicorette can help you take charge–by giving you control over your cravings. Use it on a regular schedule to prevent cravings throughout the day–and when an especially tough craving hits, only Nicorette gives you the freedom to chew an extra piece of gum. Nicorette medicated gum is a form of Therapeutic Nicotine, which means it provides nicotine to your system as a temporary aid to help you quit smoking by reducing nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Nicotine is a stronger addiction than most people realize–and cigarettes are a very efficient nicotine delivery system. Each puff sends nicotine to the brain within 10 seconds, activating areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward by raising dopamine levels. Dopamine is the same substance involved in a. . . More >>
Nicorette Coated Gum 4mg, 100 pieces
Sunday, 17. January 2010 0:04
The simple truth is that no magic cure has ever ” made ” any smoker quit smoking nicotine. The key to immediate and lasting abstinence is education and understanding not hypnosis , not acupuncture and not some over-the-counter nicotine product that teaches absolutely nothing while robbing 93%of those who toy with clean-nicotine of a valuable opportunity to master the core principles underlying years of nicotine dependency. Remember, should all else fail, you always have you!
source: www. whyquit. com
Rating: 1 / 5
Sunday, 17. January 2010 0:52
Instead of paying $40. 00 for this product, go to the store and buy a bunch of bananas for $2. 00; eat three a day, you’ll then be able to quit smoking / dipping in about a week. Also, bananas are a great stress reliever and are packed full of vitamins.
Rating: 1 / 5
Sunday, 17. January 2010 3:45
I’ve tried various types of nicotine gum for quitting, and the coated Nicorette Fresh Mint variety seems less effective than the non-coated types. I think this is because the strong mint taste masks the “tingling” of nicotine, so you have fewer cues as to when to chew and when to “park” the gum. I recommend a different non-coated gum type, even though this kind tastes better. You want to be able to easily tell when nicotine is being released, so you can judge when to chew and when to put the gum in your cheek. It’s difficult to do that with Nicorette coated Fresh Mint, and so it isn’t as effective as the others even though it does taste better. If you already bought a box, suck the coating off each piece before you start to chew it.
I use a cheaper substitute from eBay myself, and nicotine gum can definitely work if you use it as directed (or for an even shorter period of time). It’s worth noting that there are cheaper brands than Nicorette available if you check eBay, and they’re just as effective. I recommend the gum over the lozenges if you’re going to use one or the other, as lozenges deliver *too much* nicotine in my opinion and you end up with a lozenge habit instead of a smoking habit! Use either the gum or the patch, avoid the lozenges.
Rating: 3 / 5
Sunday, 17. January 2010 6:34
if you find that nicorette is effective as a cessation aid, the fresh mint gum is a great product. better flavor and smoother texture. this is the same product sold in stores available for a much cheaper price through amazon. look no further.
sidenote: some people find the patch works better for them. it varies. amazon also sells the patch for cheaper.
Rating: 5 / 5
Sunday, 17. January 2010 7:15
About a 3 months ago on a Sunday, my girlfriend Lisa decided she was going to quit smoking after a hard Saturday night of partying (with all the attendant drinking and smoking) and I decided I would try to be the good boyfriend and help her out. So off I went, down to the pharmacy and looked over the shelves of smoking stuff and finally decided that the gum looked like a pretty good way to go. I bought a box (took all the cash I had) and carted it home. She tried it for about a week and even though it was tough she said she didn’t have a cigarette for the whole week.
Well the next Sunday I had a hangover and had cottonmouth to go with it so I went knocking around the house looking for a piece of gum and didn’t find any regular gum so I thought `what the heck, this stuff can’t taste that bad’ and started chomping on a piece of the Nicorette gum. What a jolt! I suddenly felt like really awake and my headache sorta went by the way. I thought `wow, this stuff is pretty cool’ and popped another one immediately. My headache was pretty much gone. I mean how awesome is that?
But now a couple of months later, I’m having a problem. I’ve never smoked a single ciggie but I gotta admit I think I’m hooked on this gum. It sorta sucks because I find that I’m like a closet chewer. I chew about ten a day (ok maybe a little more but certainly not 20 or anything like that) and I find myself putting the Nicorette into a Chiclets box so no one knows my little secret.
Well, the other day Jody (at work) saw me pop one in my mouth and asked if she could have one. I just sorta stood there stuttering like Porky Pig while my mind was racing trying to think of a reason I couldn’t share a lousy piece of gum with her when, in a flash of brilliance, I decided just to drop them on the floor like it was an accident or something. I muttered some kind of lame apology while scooping them up and dumping them in the waste basket like they were contaminated (of course I went back later and picked them out. ) Jody just sorta huffed off and now she gives me the eye, like I’m either really cheap or a total wack-a-doodle, every time I pass by her cubicle. I think Bob (my boss) saw me picking the gum out of the trash and who knows what he’s thinking. He just shakes his head every time he sees me now.
Early one morning last week, my dog Tobie went sniffin around my trousers that were laying on the floor and ate a whole handful of them. He was so wired up that he just ran right through the screen door and I had to chase him all around the neighborhood until I finally cornered him behind the dumpsters at Dunkin Donuts. A crowd of early morning coffee drinkers started gathering around and were offering me advice and I think a couple of them were placing bets on whether or not Tobie had the moves. You should have seen the crazed (yet ecstatic) gleam in his eyes—man oh man, I hope he doesn’t get a real hankering for them. It made me totally late for work and Bob (my boss) was like acting mad and being a real jerk to me all day long. I’ll probably get fired if I don’t shape up.
Anyway, things are really spiraling out of control. I spend lots of money on this gum and what’s even more bizarre is that I’m almost positive that my girlfriend Lisa is sneaking ciggies on the side again. On the nights when she comes over and we’re watching an episode of Lost or something and drinkin a few brews, she always disappears for about 5 minutes and then swigs some Listerine before coming back. While she’s gone (doing whatever!) I always run to my stash and pop down a couple of Nicorettes and start chewing like a madman constantly looking at my watch (I give myself exactly 4 minutes) and then go running back to the couch and act like nothin’s up. It’s really whacked! Neither of us can look each other in the eye for the next hour.
Last night when Lisa got up off the couch (I figured for a ciggie), I went truckin into the bedroom for a little chew when suddenly, at about the 3 minute mark, she comes into the room all bubbly and stuff and decides to heck with TV, it’s time for some real fun. Well, I’m not one to argue with that I can tell you, but I had to swallow (yes swallow!) the darned gum. About an hour later, I stumbled like a real palooka into the can and blew chow. This can’t go on—my life is starting to feel like a train wreck. I keep telling myself I can quit at any time and that what I’m feeling aren’t really cravings but I’m not so sure any more.
I’m still gonna give it 5 stars (because at least Lisa is down to just a few stolen puffs here and there) but I swear, I’m thinking of taking UP smoking just to kick the gum habit. Besides, I think Tobie is still sneaking around at night stealing some out of my pants pocket—he won’t look me in the eye either!
Steve and Tobie from Belchertown, MA
Rating: 5 / 5