Quit smoking medications come in many forms, such as nicotine gum, patches and oral or nasal sprays and they can include psychotropic agents like valenicline or bupropion. These help to reduce the withdrawal symptoms that quitting smoking can cause due to nicotine dependency. In most cases these are safe aides to use to stop smoking and curb the withdrawal symptoms and nicotine urges.
There are side effects with any type of medication, even ones that can be purchased over the counter and there are some side effects that are associated with these types of medications. There are some that should not be used by people with certain medical conditions like heart disease and high blood pressure. There are some that should not be used with certain types of medications that can cause it to not work properly for the medical condition it was prescribed for or cause side effects. People quitting smoking that have kidney disease or that are breastfeeding should not use any of these types of quit smoking aids.
Quit smoking aids such as nicotine patches can cause skin rashes for some people that are using them, and nicotine gum can cause mouth sores, jaw pain, hiccups, and indigestion. The oral nose spays that are used for people quitting smoking can cause nasal irritation and in some cases headaches.
Medicines that contain bupropion can have side effects like anxiety, dry mouth, headache, insomnia and irritability. The medicines that contain varenicline can cause mood swings, nausea, insomnia, and other problems. |