It was a c+p but had a fda link which I did not check out. I just saw this
thread and had just gotten this email from another group.
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm167065.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "M. G. Devour" <mdev...@eskimo.com>
To: <silver-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 2:20 AM
Subject: Re: CS>sniffing CS and loss of sense of smell
Kathy,
You wrote:
This sounded important enough to pass along... [etc...]
Is this your first-hand experience or is it a cut-and-paste of
something that you're passing on to us? If so, what is the site
address, please?
Thanks,
Mike D.
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! Susan
Please share with everyone you can. Check it out on the link
below.
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm16
7065.htm
[Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian]
[mdev...@eskimo.com ]
[Speaking only for myself... ]
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