I browsed and did some checking. Everything I found seemed to indicate that the spray is what was causing problems; I didn't find anything concerning the swabs. However, I have the impression that they've merely changed the delivery system for the product and thickened it up a bit.
So, the Zicam is going in the trash since it's not worth the risk and doesn't actually seem to be doing much for me. I think I would have been better off purchasing chicken soup, or Jewish penicillin as it's sometimes called.
The other stuff I'm using for the symptoms is XL-3. It was the only thing on the shelf that didn't have Doxylamine succinate, which causes me problems. I have a feeling that I'm going to have to suffer through until this passes or subject myself to some of the adverse side-effects in order to find relief. It sucks having a system that reacts to practically everything.
I remember some of the good OTC meds that actually worked back in the day. Somewhere along the line things changed and the stuff either quit working or it started to do harm. I remember my mother giving me some stuff as a kid and it was like not having a cold. It's as though they stopped using something that worked in favor of some new thing.
So, the Zicam is going in the trash since it's not worth the risk and doesn't actually seem to be doing much for me. I think I would have been better off purchasing chicken soup, or Jewish penicillin as it's sometimes called.
The other stuff I'm using for the symptoms is XL-3. It was the only thing on the shelf that didn't have Doxylamine succinate, which causes me problems. I have a feeling that I'm going to have to suffer through until this passes or subject myself to some of the adverse side-effects in order to find relief. It sucks having a system that reacts to practically everything.
I remember some of the good OTC meds that actually worked back in the day. Somewhere along the line things changed and the stuff either quit working or it started to do harm. I remember my mother giving me some stuff as a kid and it was like not having a cold. It's as though they stopped using something that worked in favor of some new thing.
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