Oh, I'm sorry. I'm glad she got her sense of smell back! I didn't figure out what was causing mine until it was permanent. I take zinc tablets orally with no problem, but for some reason the Zicam affected me permanently.
Yup took her a while to realize it was the Zicam. I told hr to take Quercitin and zinc and that is when said "No Zinc supp ever again" She did take the D and Quercitin that I gave her though.
You might let her know that my anti-aging doctor still prescribed zing 50 mg./day to me, and I've been taking it for 12 years with no ill effects. I've wondered if it was something mixed with the zinc, or the form of the zinc in Zicam that was the problem? I've also wondered if there's a class-action suit we can all join as a result?? NOTE: Looks like the class action suits were in 2010 and 2011. I missed out.
Oh, I'm sorry. I'm glad she got her sense of smell back! I didn't figure out what was causing mine until it was permanent. I take zinc tablets orally with no problem, but for some reason the Zicam affected me permanently.
Yup took her a while to realize it was the Zicam. I told hr to take Quercitin and zinc and that is when said "No Zinc supp ever again" She did take the D and Quercitin that I gave her though.
You might let her know that my anti-aging doctor still prescribed zing 50 mg./day to me, and I've been taking it for 12 years with no ill effects. I've wondered if it was something mixed with the zinc, or the form of the zinc in Zicam that was the problem? I've also wondered if there's a class-action suit we can all join as a result?? NOTE: Looks like the class action suits were in 2010 and 2011. I missed out.
I will go to look right now.
https://www.rn.com/headlines-in-health/zicam-alert/
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/rx/zicam.html
https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/zimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use/fda-warns-consumers-to-discard-zicam-products/
It appears the nasal swabs were the culprits
https://www.consumerreports.org/vitamins-supplements/6-reasons-not-to-take-zinc-for-your-cold/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zicam
So I would stay away . Not a good trade off IMHO to lose sense of smell.
https://www.ehealthme.com/side-effect/smell-impaired/m/2/?fbclid=IwAR2Yt52bBF928lYoEs_2dgHXNCzpeLmMyzzqhSzQxQWqQ9YyQvu1wJIAnIA