Amazon Basic Care Nicotine Polacrilex Lozenge 2 mg, Cherry Flavor, Stop Smoking Aid, 72 Count

Let me begin by putting this in perspective: before I discovered nicotine lozenges, I wasn't able to stop smoking. Period. I'd go six months -- and still be climbing the wall. Decade after decade. For me, the lozenges made all the difference. Not that it was easy. I still had to go through withdrawal. I slipped. But ultimately, it worked. That was years ago, and today there are alternatives, including vaping, which, while better than smoking, damages the lungs. Zyban, the most effective treatment, but not without side effects--I would try other aids first, and then go to that if nothing else works. You have to find what works for you, and that isn't going to be the same for every person. Back to the lozenges: Their main advantage over the patches is that you have more flexibilty with dosing -- you can use as much as you need, rather than the too much or too little of a patch. They're easier to use than the gum, which requires an effort to control the dose. Their main disadvantage is that if you chew them, you'll get queasy, and it's easy at first to forget and chew without thinking. They also taste bad -- but don't let that stop you, the bad taste will stop bothering you within a day. Otherwise, these are roughly comparable to the lozenges I've used from other companies, so I'd choose them on the basis of price.

In the beginning, I still craved cigarettes. slowly, I came to stop reaching for them. It took some mental readjusting, but now it is a perfect alternative to smoking! and the cherry flavor is nice-not too strong and preferred to a mint.

forget nicorette and just buy this one this legit can sometimes last up to 2 hours under your tongue but usually around 1 hour that’s 1-2 hours of sustained nicotine delivery AMAZON PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE FORMULA PLEASE KEEP IT LIKE THIS ABSOLUTE BUY BUY BUY CHERRY FLAVOR WITH NO ASPARTAME IS THE BEST!!

Update: Added this after looking more closely at this product. You can tell what it is by the NDC # on the package. The minis we've all known and loved are: NDC- 72288-734-01. This new version, which has different ingredients, including corn syrup so it's not even sugar free on top of tasting terrible is NDC-72288-694-83. Totally different product and I am surprised Amazon isn't required to state that, rather than telling us the packaging is different. Nobody cares that the packaging is different. For those of you who have ordered these in the past and liked the soft mint, as opposed to the sharp mint of other brands, forget it. These taste horrible, they've clearly contracted this out to the same company that makes all the other crap tasting nicotine minis. Packaging is the same, product is not. They are a burning mint and gritty, just like all the other crap brands. AND, they've raised the price. So ridiculous to do this with a product people become loyal to AND will order on the regular. As well, and as a minimum, Amazon should alert people to the fact that it's not going to taste the same, considering what they're charging for them. This move is about as clever as New Coke.

These will do in a pinch when you need some nicotine, and they come in convenient tubes for traveling. That being said, I might not buy them again because they taste like cherry chalk with a little bit of sweet flavor that goes away quickly. They are quite large and dissolve rather quickly. Not a good value for the money. Nicotine gum is a better deal (price wise) and at least you can continue chewing the gum after the nicotine is gone. If you cannot chew gum, then these are a pretty good option. I wouldn't tell you to not buy them because they DO work. They won't pull out your dental work such as fillings, caps/crowns, bridges or dentures. I personally was not impressed but I would use them if I had to. Update: I ended up ordering more of these because I had some dental work done, and while wearing a temporary crown, I can't chew any kind of gum. These have come in handy recently. I still prefer the gum, but these get the job done. I also learned how to break these into 4 pieces and just use 1/4 at a time to make them last longer and to try to wean myself off the nicotine. So, I changed my mind on these; they are pretty good.

A good buy for this quantity with a nice cherry flavor. Worth it for me since without these I would still be smoking.

I’ve been using a patch and these mints to quit smoking. The lozenges are EXTREMELY helpful, whenever I have a craving I use one and the cravings go away. I’ve never had this easy of an attempt to quit smoking. I think it’ll be my last quit, so I am grateful for these lozenges for keeping me going. Also, they are not as gross as other lozenges and don’t burn my throat Edit: the lozenges have changed as of October, 2024, and they have a grosser taste and a grainy texture. The new lozenges say “J2” on them. I recently bought the GoodSense brand of lozenges and they are the same as the old Amazon lozenges, with “L734” written on them. So if you don’t like the new formula of the Amazon lozenges, the GoodSense lozenges are still being made with the old formula.

Great taste,definitely more flavor then some I’ve bought in store