Re: Fwd: Fw: Cold remedy * zicam

[Guest guest]

Snopes site has this as undetermined whether it is a hoax or not-

they have been unable to veriy the validity

http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/zicam.asp

>

> I checked this out on Urban Legends. It seems to be

true......Debbie T.

>

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> Hi all,

> I checked this out on Urban Legends and it seems to be true.

There are some lawsuits about it..

>

>

> -------------- Forwarded Message: --------------

> From: " Joyce Deans "

> To: " Carmen Deans " , " Gail Hill " , " Ms

Blondie "

> Subject: Fw: Cold remedy * zicam

> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:22:37 +0000

> > pink Stationery

> > Cold remedy * zicam

> >>> >>

> >>> >>

> >>> >> A friend sent this and it's true - go to the website at the

> >>>end...

> >>> >>

> >>> >>

> >>> >> I need to warn you about a product on the market and

hopefully

> >>>you >> will

> >>> >> pass

> >>> >> it on to as many people as possible. I felt like I was

coming

> >>>down >> with

> >>> >> a

> >>> >> cold last Friday and because I'm around sick family members

so

> >>>much I

> >>> >> wanted

> >>> >> possibly head it off. I used Zicam, which is a gel nose

spray

> >>>which

> >>> >> claims

> >>> >> to keep a cold from becoming " full blown. "

> >>> >>

> >>> >>

> >>> >> Immediately I had an intense, horrible burning in my

> >>>nasal/sinus

> >>> >> passages.

> >>> >> The skin on my face hurt to touch and I had pain and burning

> >>>so that >> it

> >>> >> hurt

> >>> >> to move my head. My husband was here and kept asking if I

> >>>wanted to go

> >>> >> to

> >>> >> the ER but the thought of getting in a car was overwhelming.

> >>>My face

> >>was

> >>> >> burning hot and my nasal passages were so swollen that I

> >>>couldn't

> >>> >> breathe

> >>> >> through my nose and I could see the swelling when I looked

in

> >>>the

> >>> >> mirror. It

> >>> >> lasted for about three hours and it was Labor Day weekend

and

> >>>I

> >>couldn't

> >>> >> see

> >>> >> a Dr. until Tuesday.

> >>> >>

> >>> >>

> >>> >> I have seen two ENT specialists in the last two days because

I

> >>>have

> >>> >> lost,

> >>> >> totally lost all ability to taste or smell. They both told

me

> >>>the same

> >>> >> thing

> >>> >> and suggested an immediate course of action. This is called

> >>> " chemical

> >>> >> trauma' and most times is permanent. I'm going to have a CT

> >>>scan on

> >>> >> Monday

> >>> >> and am on a high dose of the steroid, Prednisone for two

> >>>weeks. If

> >>there

> >>> >> is

> >>> >> even a thread of the olfactory nerve left, it will help to

> >>>rejuvenate

> >>> >> what

> >>> >> is left. I have been on the Internet (just put in Zicam) and

> >>>there are

> >>> >> hundreds of people who have had this happen. I am so angry

and

> >>> >> devastated

> >>> >> and saddened right now that I don't know how to get through

> >>>this. I

> >>> >> cannot

> >>> >> handle the thought of never tasting food again or trying a

new

> >>>recipe

> >>or

> >>> >> smelling a Thanksgiving turkey.

> >>> >>

> >>> >>

> >>> >> Cooking has been an absolute passion of mine for as long as

I

> >>>can

> >>> >> remember

> >>> >> and at the moment I don't see the point of even putting

> >>>dressing on a

> >>> >> salad.

> >>> >> I keep thinking that this cannot be happening to me. I suck

on

> >>>a >> lemon,

> >>> >> bite

> >>> >> down on a clove of garlic, smell a bottle of ammonia, nail

> >>>polish

> >>> >> remover,

> >>> >> anything. I'm starting by telling people I love. PLEASE

don't

> >>>use

> >>Zicam,

> >>> >> tell your friends.

> >>> >>

> >>> >> http://www.zicam-cold-eeze-lawyers.comhttp://www.zicam-cold-

eeze-lawyerscom/>

>

> http://www.zicam-cold-eeze-lawyers.comhttp://www.zicam-cold-eeze-

lawyerscom/>

>

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