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post #1 of 10
6/17/09 at 1:46pm
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According to the news, the FDA is forcing the sales of the product to be halted due to a side effect- anosmia, which can be permanent

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/...,2685826.story

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/0...loss-of-smell/

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...1ETmgD98SK27G0
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post #2 of 10
6/17/09 at 1:58pm
There is another thread on this here:

http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=230510
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post #3 of 10
6/17/09 at 2:15pm
Which was actually first posted here: http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=230542

Nevertheless, this is important (probably moreso to this community than elsewhere) and i'm glad to see it's spreading fast.
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post #4 of 10
6/17/09 at 3:48pm
This only concerns the Zicam that is sprayed or swabbed directly in the nose. My GF actually lost her sense of smell for about 3 months using it.

Zicam also makes a throat spray and lozenges with no danger of loss of smell.

And I SWEAR by Zicam! My colds never last more than 3 days when I use it.
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post #5 of 10
6/17/09 at 4:25pm
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Originally Posted by Simon Moon View Post

This only concerns the Zicam that is sprayed or swabbed directly in the nose. My GF actually lost her sense of smell for about 3 months using it.

Zicam also makes a throat spray and lozenges with no danger of loss of smell.

And I SWEAR by Zicam! My colds never last more than 3 days when I use it.

There are lots of zinc based lozenge products for colds. I too find them to be helpful
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post #6 of 10
6/17/09 at 4:33pm
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There are lots of zinc based lozenge products for colds. I too find them to be helpful

Very true.

Actually I've been using the CVS brand at 30% less. Equally effective.
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post #7 of 10
6/17/09 at 4:45pm
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Stuigi rang the warning bell about the dangers of Zicam in early 2006 in post #3 in this thread:



http://community.basenotes.net/showt...ighlight=zicam
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post #8 of 10
6/17/09 at 4:57pm
The tablets are amazing though, greatly reduces the intensity and duration of a cold, I will try out the CVS one next time since its cheaper.
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post #9 of 10
6/17/09 at 5:25pm
I experienced temporary anosmia (a couple of days) from taking Mucinex. I won't be doing that again!
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post #10 of 10
6/17/09 at 5:43pm
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There are lots of zinc based lozenge products for colds. I too find them to be helpful

Yep, I use Cold-eeze and tons of orange juice.
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