Question:
can we take nicotine lozenges?

to help stop smoking? stupidly started up again and want to quit now for good- does anyone have any experience with the lozenges or the patches? do we absorb them the same way? thanks- janey at goal    — Jannie N. (posted on March 20, 2004)

March 20, 2004
Hi Janey, I too am a smoker and have tried everything in the book (except for the inhalers, which is next on my list). My experience with the lozenges (on my peviously cast iron stomach) was horrible. I had problems with gas, diarhea, bloating, etc. The same thing happened when I tried to use the gum. The patches, while they worked great, posed a different problem. I found that I was alergic to the adhesive and ended up with patch size blisters and subsequent scars. The absorption facter with those would not be an issue since it is through the skin not your intestines. Good luck in your search to find something that works for you. Cindy 11/3/04 275/210 and still plugging along to the hopeful 140.
   — csrodriguez

March 20, 2004
thanks cindy- will try the patches and hope i am not allergic!
   — Jannie N.

March 21, 2004
Hi Janey, Ask your Doctor about the Nicitrol inhaler. I'm still pre-op, have smoked for 27 years. I used the inhaler just a few times, and now am both smoke free and nicotine free.. The inhaler what the best thing!! I was shocked and amazed how it helped. Was on the patch for 4 weeks and still wanted to smoke. (the habit) The inhaler helped with the habit too. Still, if I feel like a cig, I pop that inhaler in my mouth, no nicotin, and I still have the reflexes of a smoker just not the smoke and best yet, no nicotin!! Hope this helps.. I swear by it now!!
   — steph40928