Dont take nicorette gum

[The Strain Man]

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up about this shit so you dont have to go through what im going through stay away from this stuff I think it my have messed up my kidneys all I know is this shit messed me up bad I would have been better off just smoking a pack of cigs a day than what im going through now.

 

[Bionic]

Sorry for your troubles. How do you know it's the gum that affected your kidneys?

 

[Dödsknark]

Hope you get better!

My mom switched her cigs after 42 years of smoking to homerolled ones with some herb that in some way kills your craving for nicotine without being addictive. Smoked that for a couple of weeks and then quit. Damn, if I could only remember the name. I'll get back with the name. Works really well.

 

[Dödsknark]

Lobelia.

"An active ingredient in the lobelia plant, lobeline, was thought to be similar to nicotine in its effect on the body. For this reason, lobeline was once used as a nicotine substitute in many anti-smoking products and preparations designed to break the smoking habit. In 1993, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prohibited the sale of lobeline-containing smoking products. The FDA reported that such products were not effective in helping people quit or reduce smoking."

Well... I don't think much of the FDA. Wouldn't surprise me if it was too effective and would cost the tobacco companies too much... No idea. All I know is FDA sucks and Lobelia works for a couple of people I know.

"Researchers now think that lobeline may actually reduce the effects of nicotine in the body, particularly the release of dopamine. Dopamine is a brain chemical that plays a number of important roles in the brain. It is also involved in drug addiction, so researchers think that lobeline may have some potential in treating addiction. So far, however, there have been no studies to determine whether lobeline is effective."

There are a couple of other uses mentioned around the net.

 

[The Strain Man]

Sorry for your troubles. How do you know it's the gum that affected your kidneys?

It's the only thing I was using I quit smoking weed and cigs for over two years I only thing i used was the gum ,no one has told me my kidneys are shot all I know is I never felt the same after using this stuff .

 

[Mad.Dapper]

Strainman, Im sorry to hear about the problems you are experiencing. I hope ya get, and feel better man, and stay away from that gum. Thanks for the heads up, I was considering this or the lozenge to quit chewing tobacco. Ive used the lozenge and having an extremely addictive personality this is like substituting for me. I became addicted to the meds. Only way I have ever quit was cold turkey, and i was forced to. I wasnt able to use nicotine. Of course, (my addictive personality) I quickly resumed the habit later on.

 

[Nicoli]

yikes. Another reason to never start smoking tobacco!

Hope you feel better soon!

 

[tonto]

did the doctor say it was the gum?

also were you chewing the stuff for 2 years?

 

[The Strain Man]

nope I only used it for couple months. doc has not told me nothing yet but all tests are pointing to kidneys thanks for the kind words guys

 

[Fuzz420]

i was afraid of what the "help you stop smoking chemicals" may contain, so i went cold turkey. I wish you the best, and i hope you can continue to fight the addtiction

 

[The Strain Man]

good move fuzz , I havent smoked cigs for almost five years now.

 

[Fuzz420]

Thats awesome, i wish the best with your health. I know we have two kidneys but we never want it to come to that

 

[FoCo(No.Co)]

How can you possibly isolate niccotine gum as a variable???

How can you possibly isolate niccotine gum as a variable???

Correlation/Causation Fallacy-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation

 

[The Strain Man]

thats easy I was as stong as an ox before I took the gum and started having health problems when using the gum .chew at you own risk .Peace