DRUG ALERT: Zicam Nasal Gel/Spray ... [HealthyLiving4Him] Nose Spray Friend Lady's Olfactory Nerve

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Hi everyone,

 

I don't typically pay much attention to drug reaction stuff, there's just

too much of such info for me to keep track of. But this particular drug's

effect is immediate, devastating, and may be permanent.

 

This is not the only case like this that I've come across, merely the best

articulated. Please share widely.

 

Best,

Elchanan

 

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Christine Guardo

Friday, November 20, 2009 10:58 AM

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[HealthyLiving4Him] Nose Spray Friend Lady's Olfactory Nerve

 

Passing this along from a friend...Please read...Very important..

 

Here is a News Segment about this:

 

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PLEASE READ THIS -I personally know the lady that sent this, she knows this

gal.

 

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 in 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!