Was just forwarded this email from a relative. She said she has evidence to support this claim. But, decide for yourself...
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Cold medicine (Zicam) with horrible side effects.
This is true go to the website at the end.
I need to warn you about a product on the market and hopefully you will pass it on to as many people as possible.
I felt like I was coming down with a cold last Friday and because I'm around sick family members so
much I wanted to possibly head it off.
I used Zicam, which is a gel nose
spray.
It claims to keep a cold from becoming "full blown." Immediately I had an intense, horrible burning in my nasal/sinus passages.
The skin on my face hurt to touch and I had pain and burning so that it hurt to move my head.
My husband was there and kept asking if I wanted to go to the ER but the thought of getting in a car was overwhelming.
My face was burning hot and my nasal passages were so swollen that I couldn't breathe through
my nose and I could see the swelling when I looked in the mirror.
It lasted for about three hours and it was Labor Day weekend and I couldn't see a
Dr. until Tuesday.
I have seen two ENT specialists in the last two days because I have lost, totally lost all ability to taste or smell.
They both told me the same thing and suggested an immediate course of action. This is
called "chemical trauma " and most times is permanent.
I'm going to have a CT scan on Monday and am on a high dose of the steroid, Prednisone for two
weeks.
If there is even a thread of the olfactory nerve left, it will help to rejuvenate what is left.
I have been on the Internet (just put in
Zicam) and there are hundreds of people who have had this happen.
I am so angry and devastated and saddened right now that I don't know how to get
through this.
I cannot handle the thought of never tasting food again or trying a new recipe or smelling a Thanksgiving turkey.
Cooking has been an absolute passion of mine for as long as I can remember and at the moment I don't see the point of even putting dressing on a salad.
I keep thinking that this cannot be happening to me.
I suck on a lemon, bite down on a clove of garlic, smell a bottle of ammonia, nail polish remover, anything.
I'm starting by telling people I love. PLEASE don't use Zicam, tell your friends.
http://WWW.zicam-cold-eeze-lawyers.Com
http://www.zicam-cold-eeze-lawyers.com/>
http://WWW.zicam-cold-eeze-lawyers.Com/>
Karen Johnson-Carter
Information Technology Specialist
(202) 514-0836
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Cold medicine (Zicam) with horrible side effects.
This is true go to the website at the end.
I need to warn you about a product on the market and hopefully you will pass it on to as many people as possible.
I felt like I was coming down with a cold last Friday and because I'm around sick family members so
much I wanted to possibly head it off.
I used Zicam, which is a gel nose
spray.
It claims to keep a cold from becoming "full blown." Immediately I had an intense, horrible burning in my nasal/sinus passages.
The skin on my face hurt to touch and I had pain and burning so that it hurt to move my head.
My husband was there and kept asking if I wanted to go to the ER but the thought of getting in a car was overwhelming.
My face was burning hot and my nasal passages were so swollen that I couldn't breathe through
my nose and I could see the swelling when I looked in the mirror.
It lasted for about three hours and it was Labor Day weekend and I couldn't see a
Dr. until Tuesday.
I have seen two ENT specialists in the last two days because I have lost, totally lost all ability to taste or smell.
They both told me the same thing and suggested an immediate course of action. This is
called "chemical trauma " and most times is permanent.
I'm going to have a CT scan on Monday and am on a high dose of the steroid, Prednisone for two
weeks.
If there is even a thread of the olfactory nerve left, it will help to rejuvenate what is left.
I have been on the Internet (just put in
Zicam) and there are hundreds of people who have had this happen.
I am so angry and devastated and saddened right now that I don't know how to get
through this.
I cannot handle the thought of never tasting food again or trying a new recipe or smelling a Thanksgiving turkey.
Cooking has been an absolute passion of mine for as long as I can remember and at the moment I don't see the point of even putting dressing on a salad.
I keep thinking that this cannot be happening to me.
I suck on a lemon, bite down on a clove of garlic, smell a bottle of ammonia, nail polish remover, anything.
I'm starting by telling people I love. PLEASE don't use Zicam, tell your friends.
http://WWW.zicam-cold-eeze-lawyers.Com
http://www.zicam-cold-eeze-lawyers.com/>
http://WWW.zicam-cold-eeze-lawyers.Com/>
Karen Johnson-Carter
Information Technology Specialist
(202) 514-0836
