New chewable Zicam

Folks, now we've got options. You can either squirt the gel stuff up your nose, or apply a gentle swab... okay, you knew that too. But did you know there's now the option of a cinnamon chewable? Hmmmm! I think I also saw some sort of spray and some other cherry dissolve in the mouth option for the delivery of your kick-it-while-it's-young common cold, too. Oh the choices.

I like cinnamon! And who really likes to squirt gel up their nose? Seemed like a good idea to get the cinnamon chewable gel thingie.

Or not. 

Have you ever tried to chew something while actively not engaging your taste buds? I can already tell...by the time I've chewed about 3 more of these things (every three hours, although I took time off to nap through the night,) my gag reflexes will be kicking in before I get the offensive little thing in my mouth. And the worst part is that you're not supposed to eat or drink anything for 15 minutes afterward. I take that to mean my lovely glass of water, even.

In the end I might just have to settle for a watered down version and swallow it whole like a pill.

Moral of my little story: if you don't mind the gel or the swabs, maybe you should stick with what you know. Sure wish I had. But at $11.00 + a bottle, I'm not really willing to throw it out and start all over... 

Comments

[K]

I am currently rockin the Zicam... For some reason I might not be inclined to chew the tab... I've convinced myself that it must be the fact that you have to put the stuff up your nose that makes it work so well.. I know that's not true... but it works so well I'm afraid to do anything differently. Isn't that silly.

K

[Melody]

Not silly at all! I find, especially now, that I really, reeeeeally miss the sensation of those comforting little swabs. Slimy is quite superior, I've decided, to an icky taste/texture combo. Blech. (And sure enough, I can't chew those anymore. Have been swallowing them whole which is completely contrary to the Zicam rules. Oh well, maybe they'll do more good in my system than sitting in the bottle...

[Cynthia]

I just found this interesting site about health problems and the loss of taste and smell from which some Zicam users have suffered. There is also important safety information here:
http://www.zicam-smell-loss-lawyer.com/

[Melody]

Um, yikes! I'll have to check that out sometime...