mucinex

[catboogie]

i was reading through the old mucinex posts but it has been several months so i thought i'd ask again about who is using it, during what times (everyday or only for exacerbations) and how much you take?

also: when i was younger my dr. prescribed guaifenesin to me for when i was sick and coughing a lot. i seem to remember it really helping me but when my bottle ran out i think my new doctor at the time didn't think much of giving it to me. in the store they sell expectorant OR expectorant/suppressant varieties. the one i took as a kid seemed to make me cough less, yet i know i have always been told to stay away from suppressants. does the expectorant make you cough less because your coughs are more productive??

thanks!

laura, 27

 

[LouLou]

I took it for the first time Sat. night - within 30 min. I had a tight, painful right upper lobe (my trouble lobe) I'm interested to hear if anyone is a big believer in it.

 

[catboogie]

loulou,

were you using the plain expectorant? sounds like you are describing how the suppressant one might have effected you?

laura

 

[LouLou]

no I bought the one with no antihistimine in it only expectorant...Guafenesin
I'll try it again next time I feel like I need help getting stuff out.

 

[ladybug]

Laura,

I've used this in the past when trying to conceive for obvious reasons (used daily for about a week or so). It did seem to thin out my cough. I mentioned it to my doc and he wasn't as excited as me. He said, "well, it won't <i>hurt</i> you..." with that look docs get when you're doing something frivolous. Either way, I felt I coughed up more gunk.

I took the non-supressant one. I also recently went to Walgreens and bought their brand (I'm sure just as good). So, I will use it if trying to conceive again or if feeling gunky.... Even if it is just in my head, I feel it helps.

Good luck-

 

[Seana30]

Courtney's doc prescribed her Mucinex D when she was in the hospital this past February. I didn't see much of a difference when she took it.

Also, I thought guaifenesin was just a fancy prescription term for OTC Robitussin. Is this right?

Seana