> Subject: Zicam
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> I received this info from a
neighbor. I did look at the FDA web site and the info is correct.???
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This is crazy.....It is true too! There is a link at the bottom of this to the
FDA website with the information. I want my friends and loved ones to know what
has happened to me in hopes that it will never happen to you Or anybody you care
about. About 10 days ago, I felt a cold coming on; so before I went to bed I
used Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel. It's supposed to help you "get over your cold
faster." Immediately after I sprayed it Into each nostril I felt the most
horrific burning sensation imaginable. It literally felt like I had sprayed
pepper spray directly into my brain. It burned all the way to the top of my
skull. My nasal passages swelled, my eyes watered - the burning lasted all night
long into the next day.
> After about a day, I realized I couldn't taste
anything and I thought, "Wow - I must really have a bad cold." Then I noticed
that I couldn't smell coffee brewing, couldn't smell my perfume when I put it
on, couldn't smell The popcorn I burned, couldn't smell my favorite candle. I
panicked and starting smelling everything that I Could find that had really
strong odors - ammonia, finger nail polish remover, bleach, etc. I couldn't
smell ANYTHING! I started tasting everything that had really strong tastes such
as HOT salsa, raw red onions, Doritos, coffee. I couldn't taste ANYTHING!
> I told my mother about this and she said, "Oh, I've heard Zicam can
affect your Olfactory nerve." I went Online, typed in "Zicam side effects" and
bam - up popped all sorts of web sites with people reporting the Same thing I
experienced. It seems that this past June, Zicam pulled the swabs for adults and
children off The shelf but not the nasal gel.
> I went to my ENT and he
said the Zicam had basically "FRI ED " my Olfactory nerve and the results are
Most likely permanent . He put me on a strong dose of a steroid called
Prednisone in hopes of recovering ANY bit of the nerve damage but he told me to
"take this and pray." He said he had read about the side Effects of Zicam and
couldn't believe it is still on the shelf. It isn't FDA approved. I am taking
the Prednisone and praying but nothing is happening. I LITERALLY CANNOT SMELL OR
TASTE ANYTHING! I can tell if foods are hot or cold, I can tell the consistency
and I can faintly detect if it is salty but that is it. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
pass this on to everyone you care about. I don't want this to happen to ANYONE
else!!!!!!!!!! And if you have Zicam in your medicine cabinet--THROW IT AWAY!
Please share with everyone you can. The link below confirms. If you don’t have
a browser for the internet…this is only the fda/government confirmation! Http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm167065.htm
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