Do not use ZICAM Cold Remedy Nasal Gel: dangerous - Urgent

[Guest guest]

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 " FRIED " 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.

If you want to read more about Zicam, cut and paste the following into

your address line.

 

 

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm167065.htm