Anyone using Nicotine patches for Long Covid?

I get your concern, I was a smoker for 10 years and quit 35 years ago. There is no way I could oils get addicted to these nicotine patches because I don’t even know they are on and I never think about them. The only time I think about them is when I see them by my toothbrush. The act of smoking, the feeling in your lungs, exhaling smoke, etc is a completely different act and dangerous to put burning chemicals in your lungs.
If you get a chance to listen to the podcast, it’s so cool because he explains how God puts all plants on earth for a reason and nicotine is not only in tobacco but in eggplant and other root vegetables.
Please don’t be worried, it’s just so great to have my senses back after almost 3 years! (It’s funny, my daughter has 4 young boys and with her 2 year old pre patches he could be sitting on my lap with a poop and I couldn’t smell it and now after patches he walks in the room and I know!)
Good luck!!

I have not heard or seen anything from a Mayo doctor suggesting nicotine patches. Is this who suggested you try them?

Thank you for your response and I’m so happy for you! I saw a neurologist yesterday and will be having an MRI and will also be seeing an ENT to rule anything out. I just have a question, do you wear these patches daily and for how long have you been using them. Also, if you’ve ever stopped wearing them, did you loose your senses again?

https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2023/12/07/nicotine-patch-long-covid-chronic-fatigue-fibromyalgia/

I heard about the Nicotine patches recently from a pharmacist who specializes in functional medicine. I've started with 7 mg, gradually increasing the number of hours I'm wearing it. I can't do more than about 12 hours or I start feeling nauseous. Been using it almost 2 weeks now and I am noticing about 10% less pain, less anxiety, and better sleep (some days). I'm still very fatigued but I'll take the 10% improvement in other areas. Hopefully it will continue to improve.

After researching, I started on the 7mg Nicotine patch yesterday; definitely hitting the nausea, just fighting through it. Praying that after over 3 years this actually helps in some way.

There is a lot of good data coming out regarding this. I am considering doing it, the more I research. There is a fb group- #thenicotinetest that shares data.

I’m starting with a way lower dose than 7mg. Maybe that’s too high for you.

What dose is he doing?

I'm on day three and side effects have been minimal (slight nausea). I noticed I could smell more things on Day 2 that I hadn't smelled in 3 years. It wasn't specific things, just an awareness that I could now smell things in a room, car, etc.