Institutionalized morality? Not!!!!

[LifeHiscost]

Quote:

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

Subject: FW:

Forwarded to me by a friend.

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/ucm167065.htm

God blesses! I bought a sizable quantity of this product some time ago, on the perchance it might come in handy for a quick fix. Praise God the need never came up. Thank God for small miracles. I doubt if the company that produced it would ever have stepped up to the plate to make amends after the fact.

[Liz]

Snopes says this claim is undetermined, and the FDA doesn't regulate it because it is homeopathic. Also I'm not sure what this has to do with institutionalized morality????

[CoAspen]

Its called reader manipulatiion....the usual sensationalism...so you would read it!!!!!