This really sucks.
So I got a nice little cold last week with a lot of congestion and stuffy nose. To battle the plugged up nose, I used Zicam, which is a gel that you shoot up your nose and breaks everything up (it actually works really well for this). On top of that, I would flush my nose out with a neti-pot and a simple saline rinse.
Everything was all clogged and I had trouble smelling and tasting, which made sense since that is typically what happens when you can't breathe out of your nose.
Fast forward to this week, everything is cleared up for the most part with the last little bit of everything draining and running out and I still can't taste or smell. It's not just muffled, it's completely gone. Even super strong odors (gasoline, etc.) can't be detected.
So I go online and read all this crap about people losing their sense of smell and/or taste from using Zicam and how there is a class action lawsuit about it. The FDA actually suggest not using some of their products because of the complaints (wish I would have known this earlier). Some of the loss is temporary and some is permanant. I'm going to schedule an appointment with the Dr. if I don't see any improvement in the next few days and then decide how to pursue things going forward.
This is completely bumming me out. I can't imagine going through life without two of my senses.
So just as a warning to anyone with a cold...stay away from Zicam. Even if you have used it without problem in the past, be aware. I've used it multiple times over the last two years (colds come often with two kids in daycare) and never had any problems and then all of a sudden i used it just three or four times over the course of a few days and boom...all gone.
Anyway, just wanted to vent and warn others.
So I got a nice little cold last week with a lot of congestion and stuffy nose. To battle the plugged up nose, I used Zicam, which is a gel that you shoot up your nose and breaks everything up (it actually works really well for this). On top of that, I would flush my nose out with a neti-pot and a simple saline rinse.
Everything was all clogged and I had trouble smelling and tasting, which made sense since that is typically what happens when you can't breathe out of your nose.
Fast forward to this week, everything is cleared up for the most part with the last little bit of everything draining and running out and I still can't taste or smell. It's not just muffled, it's completely gone. Even super strong odors (gasoline, etc.) can't be detected.
So I go online and read all this crap about people losing their sense of smell and/or taste from using Zicam and how there is a class action lawsuit about it. The FDA actually suggest not using some of their products because of the complaints (wish I would have known this earlier). Some of the loss is temporary and some is permanant. I'm going to schedule an appointment with the Dr. if I don't see any improvement in the next few days and then decide how to pursue things going forward.
This is completely bumming me out. I can't imagine going through life without two of my senses.
So just as a warning to anyone with a cold...stay away from Zicam. Even if you have used it without problem in the past, be aware. I've used it multiple times over the last two years (colds come often with two kids in daycare) and never had any problems and then all of a sudden i used it just three or four times over the course of a few days and boom...all gone.
Anyway, just wanted to vent and warn others.
etc...not a loss of one or two of your five senses.
Comment