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BigMan157
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if so, what version of it is most effective/least gross?

11/29/2008 4:38:37 PM

bethaleigh
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HELL NO!! That shit made me hallucinate that there was bats in my room all night the night I came down with the flu.

11/29/2008 4:41:19 PM

wdprice3
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2

11/29/2008 4:48:21 PM

traub
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i use it. it does shorten cold symptoms

[Edited on November 29, 2008 at 4:51 PM. Reason : oh shit im 1337 h4x0rz]

[Edited on November 29, 2008 at 4:51 PM. Reason : ]

11/29/2008 4:50:24 PM

Skwinkle
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I used to use it, and it seemed to work but it could have just been a placebo effect. I have heard for it to work best you need to start it immediately after you start feeling sick.

The nose swabs are best. The pulled them for a while because of some health risk, but I think they fixed that because the last time I was at the store they had them. The chewable things are like eating wax, and the mouth spray leaves a really gross taste in your mouth for a while, so I wouldn't recommend those.

[Edited on November 29, 2008 at 4:54 PM. Reason : now if I get sick I just take zinc supplement - much cheaper ]

11/29/2008 4:54:28 PM

NCJockGirl
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Quote :
"The chewable things are like eating wax,"

11/29/2008 5:50:19 PM

Skwinkle
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I have a box of them with one missing if anyone wants it

11/29/2008 6:27:14 PM

d7freestyler
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i've used zicam before, but i don't know that it did anything.

11/29/2008 6:42:56 PM

mcfluffle
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i do believe FykalJpn loves this stuff

11/29/2008 7:56:45 PM

wdprice3
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9

11/29/2008 7:57:04 PM

ncsuallday
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airborn is the best

11/29/2008 8:20:50 PM

ScHpEnXeL
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"HELL NO!! That shit made me hallucinate that there was bats in my room all night the night I came down with the flu. "

that wasn't because of the Zicam

11/29/2008 8:21:34 PM

evan
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i use it, although i don't really believe its active ingredient (a zinc compound of some sort) actually does anything when applied around your nostrils - yes, it's naturally antibiotic... but come on.

i use it because it actually does shorten the length of whatever cold/other virus i have... however psychosomatic that effect may be

and it feels weird when you put that shit on your nostrils

11/29/2008 8:23:38 PM

BigMan157
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thanks guys

11/29/2008 9:43:43 PM

Seotaji
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Quote :
"The pulled them for a while because of some health risk,"


it was b/c there was a lawsuit. a nozzle redesign was in order, b/c the lawsuit claimed that the spray pattern/force caused people to lose their sense of smell.

plus they claimed that it cured colds.

[Edited on November 29, 2008 at 10:42 PM. Reason : gives you boogers when the zinc stuff dries.]

11/29/2008 10:41:52 PM

Skwinkle
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There was no spray. It was just a Q-tip with goo on it.

11/29/2008 10:43:12 PM

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