Poligrip and Fixodent: Denture Adhesive Lawsuits

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“Poligrip and Fixodent: Denture Adhesive Lawsuits”

1. michelle Says:
   March 30th, 2009 at 10:23 pm

   i am scared to death and dont know what to do i have had a stomach ache for a month now i have a bladder infection and was just diagnosed with neuropathy so now after my mother in law asked is it from my fixodent i was freaked out when i read about it and the er dr. had no clue y my belly hurt nor did he ask if i wear dentures i have had them about 15yrs and have worn them day and night for years

2. tammy Says:
   April 2nd, 2009 at 1:35 pm

   I have been using these products for several years. I have been having some mayor medical issues that doctors cannot figure out. I have numbness and tingling in my hands and feet. I have pain in my stomach I have bad dizzness. I forget a lot . My eyes are blurring.I would like to know more about this.

3. Dorothy Says:
   April 3rd, 2009 at 10:35 am

   My mother passed away twelve years ago. After seven long years of suffering with a motor neuron disease called progressive bulbar palsy. She used excessive amounts of polygrip and fixadent for years.

4. jerry Says:
   April 6th, 2009 at 10:55 pm

   I HAVE WORN DENTURES FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS AND NOW I CANNOT REMEMBER ALOT OF THINGS , AND HAVE SEVERE PAIN IN NECK AN,DIZZNESS , MY EYES ARE BLURRY AN HAVE THAT TINGLING IN MY HANDS

5. Jonathan, G. Says:
   April 12th, 2009 at 6:14 pm

   after everything i am reading all these things are me.
   numbness in my hands and legs also i even had surgery
   on my neck and it did not help.
   i live with pain all the time i have been using poligrip for more
   then ten years. my eyes is blurry doing the day and burns only at night.

6. Tina Says:
   April 20th, 2009 at 7:55 pm

   I have been using fixodent/polygirp for about three years. I started having pains in my neck, hands and feet. I have had 2 MRI s, and still have no clue what is going on. My fingers get weak, I cant’ stand sometimes. What is going on. I am currently seeing a neurologist. The medical bills are piling up and I stay in pain.
   I have lost my ability to balance. I have no reflex in my feet. My fingers are numb and pain in the neck.
   I have a partical top plate and a particale bottom plate. I am using this stuff two or three times a day.

7. Opal Says:
   May 6th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

   I have used Fixodent generously every since I first got my dentures about ten years ago. I have developed neuropathy in my feet, legs and hands and a tingling in my shoulders, arms and face (recently). I am diabetic and assumed this was expected, but now I don’t know. I have had pancreatitis, back pain, and other “pains” at a level of 7-10 every day. I can’t walk over 30 feet without hurting and am unable to stand more than ten minutes at a time. I walk stooped over, because it hurst too much to stand up straight.

8. Shirley H. Says:
   May 6th, 2009 at 5:25 pm

   My husband has been using Cushion Grip Denture Adhesive for many years now, is it also included in the lawsuit?

9. darla Says:
   May 8th, 2009 at 8:11 am

   wondering if any one can tell me what the amount of zinc in the body is surpose to be….. what is a high level???? i am also a polygrip user for 9 plus years and i have all the above body conditions and have had all the tests possible to be run with no reason why i have all these things…. i am serching for the amounts that they say are to high in the body… thanks for any infor…

10. Kristine S. Says:
    May 14th, 2009 at 6:10 pm

    I have been wearing an upper denture now for 19 yrs, due to an accident when I was young. I was diagnosed with Small fiber lower extremity Neuropathy. The casue unknown; was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 1999 and I now wonder if it is because of the Fixodent and PoliGrip I have been using. I’d be very interrested in seeing where this could go. I wear my upper denture 23 hrs a day every day for 19yrs.

11. Lyricist Lady Says:
    May 20th, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    I started using Fixodent and Polygrip denture cream for over 20 years
    my mom died in 1998, she was also a very heavy user and she introduced me to these above denture creams. I wish I had a nickle for every tube me and my mom bought. We both had to use it not once, twice not even three times a day, but several times a day. One or two tubes did not even last us for a week.. A few years ago, I even had my dentures relined, but that didn’t help either. I have 3 Neuropathies, high risk for falls, My balance is dangerous. I am practically hospital bedridden at home in my hospital bed. I also have tingleing , numbness and vibrations, even unvoluntary uncontrollable jerks. I am not a diabetic. I am an “Anemic”. I just had my second “Iron Transfusion”. I also have “Optic Neuropathy”., Polyneuropathy,peripheal and Molyneuropathy. I also have more Neurogical issues, but my Neurologist has never been able to diagose me. I am also on pain medication, for I am in chronic and severe pain 24 / 7. I spend more time in the hospital then I spend at home. When I saw the ad on TV, I couldn’t believe it, it was like you were describing me, my illnesses and my health issues. I also wonder if this is what caused many of my mom’s problems as well, cause she is the one who introduced me to fixodent and polygrip denture cream, before I started using these two, I used the powder which started me choking, so I went to Fixodent and Polygrip denture creams. I have had many labs done, but I don’t think I have ever been tested for Zink or Copper though. I have seen many ads about this “Potential Law Suit”, a lot of them are “out of State”, I was pleased to see you are local in Baltimore, MD.

12. WJ Says:
    May 20th, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    has anyone had kidney stones and uti . i have been using poligrip for approx 15 years. my teeth do not fit properly and the only way the dentist could make it work was an implant , which i could not afford. the only way i have been able to keep my plates in was to use poligrip which i have done liberally for several years, otherwise they will not stay in. i just recently found out about this toxic zinc and lack of copper. i have numb feet. uti and kidney stones, burning patches, anueurysm in left eye(limited sight) tia’s . my doctor was reculant to do the blood test because she had not heard of this problem. i finally got it done but do not have the results back yet. scared to death.

13. Kimi Says:
    June 4th, 2009 at 6:52 pm

    I started using fixodent about a year ago when i received my upper plate. It seems like when I would use it I would lose my appetite, and sometimes get so nauseated it was dibilitating. Lately my reactions have gotten worse, and today I started wondering if it could be from the adhesive. Today I was on the interstate, and had to pull over to get the plate out of my mouth. I was gagging, and choking. About 15 minutes later I coughed up what appeared to be the adhesive, as it had ran down my throat. I also suffer harshly the last year from forgetfulness, lack of energy, chronic bronchitus, nausea, depression, bad headaches, tmj, and Im almost blind in the left eye. Over the last year my sight has rapidly gone. Now Im curious if it could be from this.

14. VERENE Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 6:29 pm

    I have been wearing dentures for at least 15 years or more and have used fixodent,polygrip,and other denture adhesive for almost all these years.I have been having all the symptoms mentioned above for about the last five years and no can tell me anything but arthritis.Now they say that I am anemic and a diabetic and that is the reason for the tingling in my toes,feet and hands.After hearing about this denture cream I wonder if this could be some of my problems.

15. Laura Says:
    June 14th, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    My mother-in-law has been using Cushion Grip denture cream since she was in her 20s and is now in her late 70s. She has all the symptoms of zinc poisoning. Is Cushion grip included in this lawsuit? I cannot find its ingredients anywhere.

16. Debra Says:
    June 19th, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    I have used fixadent for 20 yrs. I have had the same symptoms mentioned,evenpassing out and waking up in ER after 2 hours. I have had every test imagineable and no one could tell me anything. I haven’t had a zinc test yet. That is my next step.

17. Andrea Says:
    June 24th, 2009 at 7:33 am

    I have been using poligrip and/or fixodent for about 6 months. shortly after I started use of the products I experienced severe pain in my leg. I have swelling, tingling, numbness and redness in my leg. Some mornings I can bearly walk because my feet hurt so bad. My hands swell and I have tingling in my lower arms as well. I am presently seeing an inter-medical doctor who thought it was in the bone but after CT’s and xrays, he thought maybe fibromilga, however test doesn’t fully support that either. I know I have not used the procuct(s) for very long but I didn’t have any of these problems prior to the use of these products and I am to young to be going though these unexplainable health problems.

18. George Says:
    July 6th, 2009 at 3:13 pm

    I have been using Fixodent for the past five years. I ended up using Fixodent because it actually WORKS. However, I have so many of the symptoms described for Zinc Poisoning that I am very concerned. I’m always exhausted – lethargic. I have unexplained numbness and tingling in my legs and feet. I have lower back pain that is unexplainable. I get chills when everyone else is sweating. The worst symptom is numbness in my genital area – resulting in unsatisfactory sexual relations. My doctor has been a real downer – telling me if I just quit smoking these symptoms will clear up! I’ve not been convinced. I am only 51 years old and feel that I am too young to be experiencing all of these problems. How do I get tested for this condition? Must I go to a neurologist?

19. Anthony Says:
    July 14th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    i have had both top n bottom full plates for more then 9 years on the top and 2 years on the bottom, i have had and have most of all the symtoms described above, im a sub contractor and it does effect my work, didnt know anything about this until i seen a single camercial on tv late one night and decided to check in on this. the tingling and numbness and hurting is un explained and yes im going for my blood work today to be tested and see if its concerned to all this

20. Billie Says:
    July 24th, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    I had my dentures over 5 yrs. using fixodent day one.I have every symptom, that other people are complaining about, it takes every thing i have to move. I hurt all the time, I just made an appointment with my doctor.to find out.. I am scared.! can this be reversed.? who do you talk to! I found out about this today – by word of mouth , at work.

21. oliver Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    I have been using fixodent and cushion grip for about 30 years and I have all the symptoms as everyone else like dizzy spells back hurting numbness in hands and I also had cancer of the kidney removed.My neurologiist can not figure out what is causing my dizzy spells and she put me on medicine for seizures because I have real bad dizzy spells.I would like to know if this is caused from the fixodent that I have used all these years.

22. Susi Says:
    July 30th, 2009 at 11:59 am

    i watched my father die with his feet needing to be removed. neuropathy was the cause. so if u think there is reason to be concerned, please-don’t-weight, contact someone

23. Dee Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 10:53 am

    Well I have had dentures for over 25 years, my tops are good but when I got my lowers 12 years ago within three years of using fixodent things started going bad. Here are the symptoms that I am experiencing.
    1. Severe muscle pain
    2. Severe muscle spasms
    3. Twitching of muscles starting with feet then to calves then to neck then to my thighs and stomach, What use to be perfect eyesite is no terrible. I am getting stronger reading glasses every 6 months.
    4. The pain in my left side is something I have experienced the longest and have had upper and lower GI’s with one result saying I need to see a specialist because the radiolist said it could be cancer. The specialist looked at the test felt my stomach and said nothing was wrong.
    5. I have seen a neurologist, a vascular surgeon and I do have Barretts asphogus and PAD, and cartatoid artries that are 60% blocked.
    I was told recently that I needed to be on Nurotin for the pain and they had me up to 1200mgs a day and it made me a zombie, I was accussed at work for being drnk and I forgot things alot, now they have me on blood thinners and muscle relaxers, I also take Previcd for my stomach pain. I can’t even walk in the mall or up the street with out having to stop and rest. I have been told by three doctors that they may never know what causes the pain and the spasms. The spasms are so strong that it can knock me to the floor and I get severe brusing from them.

    The doctors will not give me anything for pain because that is not the formalary way to treat this even though they don’t know what is wrong. They also suggest that it is all in my head. I have had not one doctor even look at my legs. there is severe discoloration at the back of my calves and broken blood vessels in the original spot where the muslce spasms started and continue in the severity.

    I just emailed my doctor to see if she would do a blood test for Zinc/copper we will see what she says. And what the results say if this is something she is willing to do.

    This all stated around the last 7 years and I have been using fixodent for the last 10 years.

24. Amy Says:
    August 3rd, 2009 at 10:35 am

    I cannot believe what I have been reading. I have been a denture wearer for 5 years, both top & bottom. I use a tube of fixodent every two weeks & have for the whole 5 years. I have every symptom listed. I even went to a neurologist last year the pain in my arms & neck got so bad. I have had constant tingling in my feet & legs But thought it was from standing so much. My bladder leaks all the time & was told that that happens after you have children. I have had kidney stones twice. I have been put on blood pressure meds. Heart rate is always high. My vision had been blurry but was told that happens after 40. my legs are so weak I can’t keep up walking with someone else & my muscles hurt.

25. natalie Says:
    August 5th, 2009 at 11:29 pm

    My grandmother used poligrip/fixodent for twenty plus years. She passed away six years ago. After many years of suffering with pain in her knees, hands and legs. She lost her ability to balance.

26. shirley Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    Who would ever think denture adhesives could do so much harm Ihad just found out about this and it is terrible that these companies can ruin so many lives i would not wish nerve damage on anyone . it is a very painful desease that is not cur able they need to put warnings on dangerous items instead of making there consumers sick and getting there pockets filled if only i knew 18 years ago

27. cindy Says:
    August 21st, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    i to have had problems with no answers i have had beals palsey twice in the past 6 years. both on the right side of my face. my eye dosent blink on the r-side i dont smile on the r-side and it realy makes my face look destorted i have lost a couple jobs because of this. i work in the public and no one wants someone waiting on there coustomers looking all crazy. i have worn dentures for 15 years and have used fixodent everday since then,in the past 2 years ive been put on blood prusser meds and my vison is blurry some days and the problems with my stomach i dont even want to go there.

28. Rhonda Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 5:40 pm

    My husband has been using Fixodent for some time now. I buy it for him. He has developed severe pain in his neck and tingling and numbness in his hands and feet. He also experiences dizziness, nausea and vomitting. He has developed a severe, aggravating pain in his neck. I have to rub his neck just about every night.

29. virgil Says:
    September 22nd, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    I have been using fixodent and pollygrip for 10 years. In the last five years I have unexplained pain in the feet and legs. I been diagnosed with neuropothy, and take tylonl 3s every 4 hours everyday now to help with the pain. i cannot walk very far without my legs hurtng I get pains in the neck and back for no reason, I have t learn how to live with the excesive pain.

30. MICHAEL Says:
    October 7th, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    I AM A HEALTHY 51 YEAR OLD MAN. I’VE HAD FULL UPPER AND LOWER PLATES FOR 18 MONTHS, USING FIXODENT COMPLETE. I’VE BEEN HAVING SEVERE MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND SHARP SHOOTING PAINS IN MY FINGERTIPS…. IF SOMEONE ASKED ME HOW I FEEL MOST OF THE TIME… SERIOUSLY I WOULD SAY… I FEEL LIKE I’M BEING POISONED. THIS WEB SITE EXPLAINS A LOT…. THANK YOU.

31. Ray Says:
    October 10th, 2009 at 10:37 am

    I just got dentures a month ago and have been using poligrip for only 3 weeks,my symptoms are chills,hives all over my body from head to toe,also my eyes are red all the time.I had none of these problems before i use poligrip paste.I think god for these signs early,I will never use none of this product with ZINC in it thank yall for those commets.

32. Shawn Says:
    October 15th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    I have been using fixodent for a couple of years now. I have experienced numbness in my hand and feet. Unexplained pain in my neck, shoulder and chest. Thought I was having a heart attack.

33. Deborah Says:
    October 29th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    I have been using fixodent For over 5 years, I’ve been reading The others symptoms and I agree with the guy Micheal about,some times I feel like I’m being poisoned I’m constantly getting sick to my stomach and it seems like I forget things allot, I already have osteoporosis ,spurs on my neck or spine, carpal tunnel, tendonitis, in my feet, lower back pain,I don’t need any more,things going on…….thank you for letting us know . It was the tv commercial….

34. Deborah Says:
    October 29th, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    P.S. I have been getting major headaches.

35. Deborah Says:
    October 29th, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    This really ticks me off. I’m only 51 ….

36. frank Says:
    November 3rd, 2009 at 8:44 am

    i have been using polygrip about 3 years now and have i been told degenerative disc desease and also have severe pain in my left side,chronic bronchitus,severe neck pain,numbness in arms and hands, and blurred vision,could this be the polygrip too??

37. Sharlene Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    I have been utilizing Super Poligrip and sometimes Fixodent since aproxamately 2004. I purchase at least four of these products each month, to hold my dentures.
    I’m experiencing pins and needles in my feet, weakness in my right hand, back pain, neck pain, headaches, and numbness in my left thigh. Muscle cramps in hip and back. I’ve experienced off and on dizziness, and I already fight enemia so hearing it affects enemia really has me worried. My doctors over the years have not discovered the problem. I believed it could be my other medications or the beginning of diabetes but, now I am wondering since I’ve utilized so much denture cream over the years if I’ve been experiencing zinc poisoning off and on. I’ve worn my dentures night and day, and have to redo them often more than once a day.

    This is an outrage that an American business would know that their product could pose a danger and not care about anything more than their profits! And with such profits, maybe they didn’t worry since the profit margin would out weigh the determined costs of any lawsuits they ended up with! They remind me of some past car manufacturer’s like the “Pinto”! If they have put profit over safety, they need to be brought to task not, just be allowed to walk away with a warning and a slap on the wrist! I never wore dentures before 2004 and I have a full set. I am on a fixed income and now I don’t have the ommediate funds to pay for a new set so, I am stuck until I can save up and in this economy and no dentist aid, I’m stuck with being possibly poisoned for a while yet, just to eat and do my volunteer work. I use as little as possible yet, nothing else is affordable for me. The companies need to change their recipe to make it safe and non-toxic or something for people like me.

38. Randall Says:
    November 10th, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    I was diagnosed yesterday with nerophaty of the feet and legs. And yes I also have the stomache aches and and loss of balance and blurry vision. I am having a blood work up in the morning, at my doctors request and it is the state of the art testing. The labratory is Spectracell and it takes 3 weeks for results. The cost without insurance is $280.00 I will keep you all informed on the results.

39. Janyne Says:
    November 10th, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    I have not yet seen a physician for the discomfort in my legs or the irritation around my mouth (itching), but I’ve been wearing an upper plate for about two and a half years now and after hearing about some of the side affect that the denture cream can cause , it’s really worth checking into.

40. Sharlene Says:
    November 12th, 2009 at 1:41 am

    Hi you all,

    Thought I’d come back after my message and tell you all to hang in there. I guess someone is trying to investigate our issues with the denture cream, as they attempted to contact me. But, I missed them.

    At least someone is listening so take heart! I saw a local add on TV tonight that showed another Lawyer firm investigating too. It means that something is going to end up being done.

    I’d like to know where the Food & Drug people were who didn’t check these two companies products? Vitamins and Minerals might be good for the body but, not in huge amounts at any time. People just trust stuff you put in your mouth all the time. You don’t know there is zinc in a bonding agent. You can buy it at your local grocery store.

    I would like a lawyer to tell me why these companies could allow it. And, if it is part of their secret recipe-it should still be checked for safety, all the same. How difficult could it be or expensive to put a notice in or on the box, like they just started doing???

    It’s like a person can’t trust Big Businesses. Commodities are steady money makers, even in bad times. People have a need that is measurable, daily-weekly-monthly-yearly. Dependable. I think, as a consumer-we should begin taking more notice of things we use, in this way, as to their real safety! Someone has dropped the ball a lot lately. And everyday Americans are being hurt. Who could’ve guessed at the suffering by the use of Denture Cream!
    How many seniors and MediCal persons use this stuff; have used it?
    The statistics must be staggering. And do we export it?
    This is where the profits could be. But, at what cost? I feel like a lab rat!
    Well, I know this isn’t for blogging but, I am really angry about this and the potential it has for harm. Yet, I want those of you who are wondering about this, to make companies take notice, that we citizens deserve better than being thier lab rats for profits, at any cost! We have a voice and a vote, Let’s use them to change these companies and the legislation that lets them get away with it.

    I’m between doctors. Mine went to another business and left MediCal. But, when I go to this new one, I am going to ask them what I do about this and my symptoms I’m having and see if He/She can tell me more about it. But I took a blood test a while back and no one mentioned a high Zinc level. Does it take a special test? If the doctor wasn’t looking for it, would he find it in a normal test. I don’t mean to scare anyone and I am sorry if I have but, this is just plain wrong.
    I would like answers to some of my questions from the companies.

41. Shelia Says:
    November 17th, 2009 at 3:13 pm

    I have used this product for many year, and I have been in a lot of pain for the last several years.

42. ROBERTA Says:
    November 18th, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    I HAVE BEEN USING FIXIDENT FOR 5 YEARS EVERYDAY. MY JOINTS ACH ALL THE TIME,MY HANDS&ARMS GO NUMB, MY EYES HURT&ARE RED. MY EYE VISION IS GETTING WORST. MY WHOLE BODY ACHES. FEEL TERRIBLE ALL THE TIME. DID NOT THINK IT COULD BE CAUSED FROM THAT.

43. VALLIE Says:
    November 19th, 2009 at 9:33 pm

    I AM 61 YERS OLD AND I HAVE BEEN USING FIXADENT OVER 25 YRS, I HAVE MUSCLE WEAKNESS FORGETFUNESS, TINGLING IN HANDS AND FEET, FRYBROMYALGIA,VERY DIZZY SPELLS,PAIN IN MY FEET OUT OF NO WHERE , DOCTORS SAYS IT IS NOTHING THEY CAN REAALY PUT THERE HANDS ON , BUT THIS IS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR AT LEASE 10 YEARS OR SO, I NEVER THROUGHT IT WAS THE FIXADENT UNTIL NOW.

44. james Says:
    December 3rd, 2009 at 11:54 pm

    I have been using Fixodent every day for about 3-4 years or longer. Since Ive used it, Ive noticed that my right eye twitches and when it does, I have blurriness in that eye. Is this a side affect as well? I would like to know more information about the law suit.

45. David & Debbie Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 9:21 pm

    We have been using Polygrip for many years and have a lot if the side affects that have been described. David and I never knew about the zinc poisoning until this week and we bought a new tube and there was a notice inside the box.
    David has been having severe leg and feet pain as well as joint pain for the past couple of years. He has gone to at least 4 foot specialist and our family doctor. He also has stomache problems and is on medication for that as well.
    I have severe joint pain it hurts to do much of anything, I am 44 yrs old and feel 70.
    David is not working after 18 yrs at his job because of the several pain he could no longer do his job. He has no insurance to even get a blood test done to find out for sure. Now what?

46. Alicia Says:
    December 27th, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    I just started using Fixodent power and have had no bad feelings yet I think. I am always sleepy tired and i’m getting depressed worrying about this. Does this lawsuit include power also? I am hoping so bad the talk is only about the cream which I have never used.

47. Fred Says:
    January 18th, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    I was not aware that were any side effects in using Fixodent or Poligrip as I have used these products for Years. Over the last 3 to 4 Years I have been suffering all of the symptom’s described in Your article. Recently they have become worse, Loss of appetite,Weight Loss,Nausea,Tingling in Feet and Hands,Dizziness,Forgetful, and other unexplained feelings. I have mentioned to My Doctors many Times as these symptom’s are almost the same as those of Diabetes. They have conducted Lab Work but to My knowledge have found no signs of Sugar. Also over the past few Month Food has a very bitter taste don’t know if this would be related to the use of these products. Any Info. I could receive on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

48. Tamra Says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 6:42 pm

    My mother has been wearing dentures and using fixodent for 4 years now. She since then has had excruciating pain in her hands that leave her not being able to do anything. She gets severe stomach pain and vomits alot. She also get major cramping in her legs that leave her unable to walk. She has been told it is just a pinched nerve. What do you all think?

49. karen Says:
    February 10th, 2010 at 6:24 pm

    I have ben using poligrip/fixodent for several years now.i too suffer from a great deal of pain.Back,neck,legs and so on.I have been told i have fibromilga and serve arhritis .I am only 43 yrs.old. In the past two months i have lost all the feeling the top of my left foot,my leg is numb (severe dropped foot),and i see spots in my left eyes.i have med.insurance,but this is really starting to add up and no real answer as to why this is going on. I will now get a blood test and as always waitto see. ood luck to all of you

50. Sherry Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    this explains why I have had the loss of balance and memory problems that I have had. I had seen drs about it but they could not figure it out either, I got sent from dr to dr to dr to rule out what might have caused the balance problems with no answers. Plus the memory problems have gotten worse. It really explains why I have had some of the symptoms I have been having and could get no answers for.

51. Debbie Says:
    February 18th, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    I have been using poligrip and fixodent for at least 7 years.I have the same terrible dizziness lose my balance blurred vision some days i just can’t control my shaking ,tingling in my hands and feet ,also the aches and pains. I can’t remember like i used to i am scared of what is going to happen to me when the doctors are clearly in the dark of what’s going on around them. I am 54 years old and would like to find out what all these crazy feelings are. People don’t understand until they have been in our shoes.

52. Audrey Says:
    February 18th, 2010 at 11:50 pm

    I have used fixodent for 20+ years . I have had so many symptoms over the years . Carpel tunnel ,tendonitis , Degenertive disc disease , Lumbar and cervical , arthritis , fibromyalgia , piriformis syndrome , heart disease , kidney disease , rapid decrease in my eye sight , and in the last few months a neuroligist tested me for neuropathy as my legs and feet , arms and hands were jumping and twitching so bad . I mean I totally could not control them . I could not even hold a fork to eat without dropping it or the phone to talk on it . He put me on topomax and then did some testing . Well the medications helped but the tests showed nothing . But he told me there is a percentage that just does not show up on the test . And that he still believed that is what iswrong with me . The meds worked great and he finally got me to a good level . As time has gone on they are not doing as good . There are times when the jumping and the twitching comes back . But I believe I am at the maximum level . I see him next month . Also for the last 2 years I have been getting headaches that totally knock me off my feet for days . Sometimes The right side of my face gets numb and my eye and ear as well . Then it will go away after a few days , maybe longer but it always comes back but maybe the next time it will be on the left side , or maybe on the right again? It is weird . Could all of this be from using fixodent ? Some of the things I try to discribe to the doctor and he looks at me like I am crazy . The upper front part of my right leg has NO FEELING in it at all and hasn’t had in almost 4 months . Doesn’t seem to worry them .

53. John Says:
    March 12th, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    I, like millions of other denture wearers, have used the Super Poligrip Original Denture Adhesive Cream for years dating back to 1996. I always found this product to be the best of it’s kind, with the best holding power, and ease of use. However, as daily use continued, I developed unexplained soreness in my shoulders and bicep muscles on both arms. Assuming that this constant pain was just a side effect of my job (Delivering heavy appliances) I just took it in stride, and used just about every muscle ache product on the market. Nothing seemed to work, and the pain continued.

    This continued for years, until GlaxoSmithKline anounced that their product contained high levels of Zinc. Upon researching this product, and the side effects of high zinc levels, I chose to stop using their product. Remarkably, the pain stopped ! Go figure !

    Shame on GlaxoSmithKline for not recalling this dangerous product, and allowing it to be sold openly to this day !!!!!

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