Posted on 06/16/2009 9:48:23 AM PDT by Kartographer
The FDA says consumers should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products immediately. All the over-the-counter products contain zinc. Scientists say that ingredient may damage nerves in the nose needed for smell.
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(same way they are misusing the spray.
Both are clearly marked with warnings.
By the way, they have always worked for me...zero colds in three years, even after a couple 'starter colds' that went away in about two days.
At this rate, Rush Limbaugh will soon wind up doing his show with half of his senses tied behind his back.
This is a bummer. I have been using the stuff for YEARS and it works, heads off the colds before they get going. Also, their Extreme Congestion can open your sinuses in two minutes, and lasts for nearly a day. Are they going to take zinc supplements off the market, too?
I hear you. I might try a few sprays today to test it out.
I've had the same experience. I stopped using Zicam a couple of years ago when I realized that my sense of smell had become impaired. Fortunately I haven't lost it completely. I can't prove the connection, but when I realized that I was missing out on smells I previously would have experienced, I gave up using Zicam. It just wasn't worth the risk.
I have never used Zicam or anything similar but I have been losing my sense of smell anyway. I usually can’t smell even very strong perfume. Hopefully this isn’t a sign of something worse.
Easy silly..Medical Pot...it cures everything don't you know, including critical thinking. 420 dittos DUDE!
Now that right there's funny!
Been using zicam for years. Haven’t had a cold for over 3 years and I can still smell.
We can tell,just kidding I couldn’t pass it up shame on me.
Is this just referring to the nasal spray, or is it also referring to the tablets and throat spray?
I admit I had the same thought when I heard this news, they are also advertisers for now government owned GM — so what do we take away from all this ? There must be a page in Saul Alinsky’s playbook about choking off the finances of opponentws to drive them out of business. I use Zicam before I fly and I never get sick anymore afterwards like I ALWAYS did.
Odd experience, that.
ROTFLMAO
The stuff cures almost everything - ‘cept the munchies.....
BTW when I was looking up more about this I read that the problem with Zicam was announced at a medical conference 6 years ago. There’s lots of material on the internet about it that is several years old. So what does that say about how well the FDA is protecting our health?
Vicki, I’m going to miss Zicam if it’s taken out.
Re: “Glad I didn’t use it enough to prevent me from smelling what Zero’s been shoveling!”
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Agree — Zicam and other zinc products had better NOT go off the market. I’ve used Zicam off and on for years now and love it — it really helps —
There’s another spray warned against for years — AFRIN — which also does a great job of clearing the nasal passages if not OVER-used. I like that one, too.
After using these and other products over time, yet sparingly, I have neither a perpetually stuffed up nose nor loss of ability to ‘smell.’
What I DO smell is Obama’s BS being scattered around 24/7. ENOUGH!
Thanks for the warning. I still like the oral mist.
That works out to about 13 people a year allegedly losing the sense of smell from Zicam. I wonder how many people use Zicam. How many people lose the sense of smell each year? Is the number of people who lose the sense of smell subsequent to using Zicam more than would occur in the general population?
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