<snort> someone trying to diss on homeopathy (imo)FW: cold remedy

[Guest guest]

We must be scaring them indeed for this crap to hit the net~!

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I

“SNOPED” this and the evidence was originally not strong enough to

make a determination. However the link it true the FDA did recent year

tell the company it could no longer market this product.

Thanks!!

[nita]

<friend>

-----Original Message-----

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

" 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.

Check it out on the link below.

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

[Guest guest]

Ok wait, but this is true right? If you google it you do read of people having

severe side effects. The attack is on homeopathy, but is Zicam really

homeopathy? There has to be other things in there too. Plus, I've never heard

of spraying homeopathic remedies up your nose.

Vida

>

> We must be scaring them indeed for this crap to hit the net~!

>

>

>

> Nita, and the crew: 16, Jon 15, 12, 10, 8,

> Christian (RIP: 7/16/03 to 8/22/04), 4 and Isaac, 1

> http://momof6.dotphoto.com <http://momof6.dotphoto.com/> for not

> necessarily current pictures

>

> http://nitasspot.blogspot.com

> I'm like a snapdragon: half of me has snapped and the other is draggin'

>

>

>

> WHOW!

>

>

>

> I " SNOPED " this and the evidence was originally not strong enough to make a

> determination. However the link it true the FDA did recent year tell the

> company it could no longer market this product.

>

>

>

> Thanks!!

>

>

>

> [nita] <friend>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> 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 " 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.

> Check it out on the link below.

>

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

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

>

[Guest guest]

From the ingredients, it looks homeopathic. Combo sure but still. I

have used the spray and the tabs, not the gel wipes that look like qtips.

The qtips like thing is what is pulled. I can’t remember who

makes the zicam. Still, I think this is a scare email.. I don’t

participate in ‘email this to everyone you know’

I think though the average non thinking sheeple is going to read

this and go off everything zicam which is a shame and that is the problem with

the ‘send this to everyone you know’… too many sheeple out

there. I am all for zicam being on the market even if it is combo remedy

because it does at least put the anti-homeopathy people down a peg.. I hope it

stays there.

Nita, and the crew: 16, Jon 15, 12, 10,

8, Christian (RIP: 7/16/03 to 8/22/04), 4 and Isaac, 1

http://momof6.dotphoto.com

for not necessarily current pictures

http://nitasspot.blogspot.com

I'm like a snapdragon: half of me has snapped and the other is draggin'