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52 People found this comment helpful

My head cold was dragging on without significant improvement. Somewhere in my foggy brain I remembered my chiropractor said zinc prevents colds. I got my Quantum Cold Season TheraZinc spray out and immediately began to improve. Yes, I was already sick, but it began to reverse my symptoms without the use of any other medications. My nasal congestion began to lessen and after blowing my nose, less c...

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19 People found this comment helpful

My mom and I took this medicine, It was the liquid version and we BOTH threw up, this is a bad product and I do not recommend it to ANYONE that is going to use this. I have been sick for 10 days just because of this product.

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Age: 45-54 |
5/17/2010
Condition: Other
Overall rating 3.0
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There is a terrible inconsistency in the advice in this article. In the Overview tab, it says at the bottom "Low zinc levels can be associated ... HIV ... and can be fought by taking a zinc supplement." But in the Side Effects tab is says "HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)/AIDS: Do not take zinc if you have HIV/AIDS. Zinc might shorten your life." I do not have HIV/AIDS, but I noticed the discrepency and didn't know where else to report it.

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petunia | Age: 65-74 | On supplement for 1 to 6 months |
3/28/2010
Condition: Other
Overall rating 2.3
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Prescribed for Burning Mouth Syndrome with Multivitamins.Taken for about six weeks. I have no change in my condition. In fact, I feel worse. I now also have a terrible metallic taste. I have stopped taking both.These were prescribed by an ENT.

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Age: 25-34 | On supplement for 6 months to less than 1 year |
3/16/2010
Condition: Acne
Overall rating 3.3
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good

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1/17/2010
Condition: Acne
Overall rating 4.0
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sorry

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niantic6611 | Age: 65-74 | On supplement for less than 1 month |
10/13/2009
Condition: Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)
Overall rating 4.7
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I take 150mg of zinc daily - 50 mg three times a day

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