Yes. I feel a little "duller" if that makes sense. Also, as I said earlier, I gained about 10 pounds in a month or so. I typically only eat one meal per day, in the evenings. I work a lot and I don't ever feel hungry unless I am off and sitting around, then I have a tendency to eat more. The nic gum is a slight stimulant for me. Maybe it's just slight because I smoked and chewed for 30 years so I have a high tolerance for it but none the less it does seem to keep me just a little more alert. When I first stopped the chew and started the gum I would chew 2 pieces at a time, so 8mg. I weened down to one piece at a time of 2 mg over 6 or 8 months and then quit completely. Then I gained the weight and that's when I talked to my DR about it and he told me to chew it all I want, he said there is nothing bad about nicotine itself. So I started again with the 4mg but just one piece at a time and I've been chewing it ever since.
I don't know if you caught the teeth comment earlier but I really think that since I started chewing the gum regularly my tooth health has improved. I never have gum bleeding anymore. A couple teeth that I had that I thought I was gonna lose because they were kinda moving around on me are now firmly rooted and I had a real cold sensitive spot on the sides of 2 teeth that are not sensitive any more. I don't know for sure that it is the gum but it sure seems so.
My teeth are doing quite well, so I just wasn't too interested in it. The main teeth destroyer is sugar, especially sugary things that stick to the teeth and constant sugar dumping such as with soft drinks.
I seem to be having shortness of breath problems in the winter. I was wondering if nicotine would help with this. It's just an idea. Maybe I'll try it next winter.
Yea, I don't know about that issue. Good luck to you though!!
Somebody found you could end all cavities by changing the bacteria in the mouth. Sugar tends to make my teeth feel all funky. I pour and swallow and mostly dodge the teeth with most of what I drink, and even doing that, if I drink a Coke, my teeth feel nasty. Unless the sugar is getting in the saliva and getting on the teeth, it seems to be an internal change that's taking place. This stuff tends to be bad for the gums. I would recommend flossing once per day to improve gum health as well.
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