Anyone using Nicotine patches for Long Covid?

Posted by tgroff @tgroff, Apr 19, 2023

There is lots of discussion on Facebook Long Covid forums about nicotine patches helping with long covid symptoms after a few days of adjustment to the patches. Any thoughts on this?

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elizafb | @elizafb | Oct 4 3:40pm

In reply to @cantek "Challenging in what way?" + (show)

Hi,
Yes, some times it makes me nauseous -even to vomiting. So I have started
taking a small amount every two hours or so. Adds up to 2-4 mgs.
I have taken a break. And found a news article from a research
group about an inhaler (or simple nasal drip) called Pcans which
has been found to cure colds, flu and even covid ( in mice.) It is not
billed as such and has already passed through FDA.
We have ordered it to see about it. Apparently it doesn't include
new drugs.
Cheers, Eliza

amanda777 | @amanda777 | Nov 13 5:19pm

In reply to @wilsonanderson "I am following the protocol of Italian researchers to, I hope, help restore my sense of..." + (show)

For your sence of loss of taste n smell start taking zinc tablets

amanda777 | @amanda777 | Nov 13 5:20pm

In reply to @elizafb "Hi, Thank you, this is most helpful. I have been on 4mgs of nicotine for 4..." + (show)

You should be taking 7mg a day on the 24hr patches

wilsonanderson | @wilsonanderson | Nov 13 5:32pm

In reply to @amanda777 "For your sence of loss of taste n smell start taking zinc tablets" + (show)

Had been taking 15 mcg zinc tablets for years as protocol for hypothyroidism, so I doubt I was short of that prior to LC smell loss!

anita5929 | @anita5929 | 2 days ago

Yes, I have done nicotine patches twice. The first time it worked like a charm! I haven't felt that good for ~18 months! I was so impressed that I recommended it to a few people I knew who were suffering with COVID long haul, and all of them also had positive results. (Walgreen's 7 mg circular patch w/Light Brown backing)

Then, ~3-4 months later, my cough/throat flem started to come back, just a little. I remembered reading online that sometimes it took two cycles of 7 days of patches, and hunt season was coming... so, I decided to do another round just to be safe. I started with the Walgreen's patches, but I ran out after the first day. When I got to my local Walgreen's store, they were also out of all 7 mg patches.

So, I went down the street to Walmart, where they had Equate Transparent patches (oddly, nothing else in 7mg patches). I bought those, went out side, put one on my arm and drove off. ~55 min later, I was deathly ill. I spent that evening in the ER. They coded my bill "Toxic Effect of Tabacco/Nicotine".

I do not know if there is a difference between the type/manufacture of patches? But, I had two VERY different experiences. I do not know why ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

pdhess | @pdhess | 1 day ago

In reply to @hoskhouse "I lost my sense of smell from covid in December 2020. I recently listened to a..." + (show)

I, too have lost sense of taste and smell for over a year now. I had two stellate ganglion nerve blocks which did nothing to restore them. My question is how long do you have to be on nicotene patches after your senses return, or do you have to be on them indefinitely?

hoskhouse | @hoskhouse | 1 day ago

In reply to @pdhess "I, too have lost sense of taste and smell for over a year now. I had..." + (show)

I still put the patches on maybe 1 to 3x a week. I haven’t had ANY negative side effects. I would highly recommend 3.5 mg patches. It is truly awesome having my sense of smell back!