It already sucks enough when you have a cold. You can’t smell, can’t taste, and feel crappy. Trust me, I know since I’m sick again! But, I just read about a possible lawsuit against Cold-Eeze. It seems that the nasal spray form has left users with a loss or change in sense of smell and/or taste. Although nothing has been proven yet, my sense of taste and smell is so important to me that I’m not taking a chance. Further, I have taken the Cold-Eeze tablets before (like yesterday) and I do feel like they give me a funny feeling on my tongue. I always thought it was cause I was sick but I’m chucking it out now.
I don’t know much about these, but all of those nasal sprays (even just saline) are very clearly marked to not take for very long, etc.
P.S. This brings up one of our pet peeves – all natural doesn’t necessarily mean good for you. Nightshade, green potatoes, even the pits of stone fruit are poisonous, so always do your research.
My wife got a box of these when she had a bad head cold and never ended up using them, so when I felt like I was starting to get a cold I figured I might as well give them a shot. I didn’t experience any negative side effects that jumped out at me, however I also didn’t get well any faster and as a matter of fact ended up getting very sick with the flu for about two weeks.
I used these last winter when I felt like I was coming down with something and I had a similar experience as the person who commented above. I didn’t notice any particularly negative side effects that I could connect with using it, but I did end up getting very sick. I most likely was already sick prior to using this, but it didn’t help me at all. Frankly I am not surprised to hear about this.