Anyone using Nicotine patches for Long Covid?

Hi! Did you have the treatment as a result of long-haul Covid? I’m researching various therapies and just read about Apheresis treatments. It looks promising.

I have been using 14mg slow release nicotine patch since Jan 2025. At first it felt like I had taken speed. After 2 weeks I felt simply amazing. It gradually wore off or my inflammation increased from stress but I'm super tired and cognitively slow again. I've read about people cycling 5 days on/2 days off. Whatever you do, nicotine is a drug and you should do this only under medical supervision. It's very very experimental and so far I've only seen case reports, no clinical trials or research.

There have been no clinical trials or research, we only have case reports to go on. My infectious disease Dr put me on 14mg slow release patch last Jan and I felt "cured" within very little time (I was already doing well and this was the final boost). However, I was under severe stress from Jan-April and that caused my symptoms to act up again. With the nicotine patch I'm exhausted and brain foggy, last Friday unable to drive. I finally inquired with Mayo and all the big NYC hospital long Covid programs. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Well sugar free gum chewing is beneficial to your oral hygiene because it makes you produce more saliva. Safer? I don't think there's a difference. The patches are extended release so you'll feel the benefits all day rather than only when you pop a chiclet.