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Anyone using Nicotine patches for Long Covid?

Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (165)
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@anneb22

Thanks for sharing! I was aware that healthy, non-smokers have been using nicotine gum to increase focus well before the pandemic. I bought some nicotine gum a while back but have been hesitant to use it for fear of any bad side effects. Gum seems like a safer starting point than going immediately to a patch though.

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annewoodmayo | @annewoodmayo | Sep 25, 2023

Sensitive skin-- the adhesive on the patch made my skin burn, not the nicotine section of the patch.
Other adhesives also burn my [pain in the neck, stupid, sensitive] skin .
Don't spend too much money on it to start, in case it burns your skin, too.

Too much nicotine can kill. Read the package directions so you don't over dose. Nicotine with caffeine can cause headaches, too high blood pressure, stomach upset.
Go carefully. Use common sense. Observe your own body's reactions, not what somebody else says should be okay. You might be extra sensitive.

Good luck!

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txsongbird | @txsongbird | Oct 30, 2023

Any side effects from nicotine cannot be as bad as living with Long COVID. Nicotine is found naturally in nightshades. Nightshade is a family of plants that includes tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, and peppers. Tobacco is also in the nightshade family.

Two days ago, I started a recommended protocol of 14 mg Nicotine patches as follows:
1/2 patch for 6 days

No change yet that I can tell, but I'll definitely let you know if I see improvement. My brain is fried from this Long COVID, so memory is a real struggle.

I also have bilateral neuropathy, loss of bladder control, and gliosis in my brain (per MRI). I had NO issues prior to the vaccine. All of my doctors - and specialists - have told me NOT to get the booster. I will not be taking any more COVID vaccines.

Prayers for all of us suffering from this awful and completely avoidable - and manmade - disease.
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