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... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
