http://www.smokinghelper.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-the-side-effects-for-nicotine-mints/ Quit smoking today Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:24:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.smokinghelper.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-the-side-effects-for-nicotine-mints/comment-page-1/#comment-19863 Josh Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:45:24 +0000 http://www.smokinghelper.com/what-are-the-side-effects-for-nicotine-mints#comment-19863 That's because the nicotine lozenges don't cause depression. Nicotine is an antidepressant. Depression is a common symptom of stopping smoking. So the nicotine lozenges are probably keeping the depression from becoming worse rather than causing it. If it's a problem, he should go to his doctor and get a prescription for Wellbutrin or Zyban, which is an antidepressant that is also a stop smoking med. It can be combined with the nicotine lozenges but only under a doctor's supervision. Nicotine causes mild burning -- it's spicy. And mint of course also stimulates nerve endings, the spice stimulates the heat sensitive nerves and the mint the cold-sensitive ones. Your friend could try a different flavor of lozenges like the cherry to see if they burn less. Also, he could have heartburn -- is his throat burning, or his stomach? That *is* a common side effect of nicotine lozenges and one I've had. There are two solutions to that. He shouldn't chew the lozenges at the end and swallow them, it's hard to avoid doing that because it's automatic but if you do it will give you heartburn. The other is to take a heartburn med, he could try Prilosec OTC and if that doesn't work ask his doctor for a stronger prescription med. If with all of this he still doesn't tolerate the lozenges he should try another approach, such as a nicotine inhaler or the patch (normally less effective because you can't control the dose). That’s because the nicotine lozenges don’t cause depression. Nicotine is an antidepressant. Depression is a common symptom of stopping smoking. So the nicotine lozenges are probably keeping the depression from becoming worse rather than causing it. If it’s a problem, he should go to his doctor and get a prescription for Wellbutrin or Zyban, which is an antidepressant that is also a stop smoking med. It can be combined with the nicotine lozenges but only under a doctor’s supervision.
Nicotine causes mild burning — it’s spicy. And mint of course also stimulates nerve endings, the spice stimulates the heat sensitive nerves and the mint the cold-sensitive ones. Your friend could try a different flavor of lozenges like the cherry to see if they burn less. Also, he could have heartburn — is his throat burning, or his stomach? That *is* a common side effect of nicotine lozenges and one I’ve had. There are two solutions to that. He shouldn’t chew the lozenges at the end and swallow them, it’s hard to avoid doing that because it’s automatic but if you do it will give you heartburn. The other is to take a heartburn med, he could try Prilosec OTC and if that doesn’t work ask his doctor for a stronger prescription med. If with all of this he still doesn’t tolerate the lozenges he should try another approach, such as a nicotine inhaler or the patch (normally less effective because you can’t control the dose).

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