Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I did not know Mucinex came out with a nasal spray. When I was referring to Mucinex in recent posts, I was speaking of the oral expectorant. Technically Mucinex is the brand, it's just before now I was unaware that they had any other products under this brand name. Guaifenesin is the generic ingredient in Mucinex tablets, which is an expectorant. Looking this up now I found some VERY INTERESTING things about guaifenesin. First of all, you aren't supposed to take it with aspirin/salicylic acid because it salicylic acid apparently prevents guaifenesin from binding in the kidneys or something!! And, interestingly, guaifenesin is used to treat fibromyalgia (which I also have) in some experimental protocols (never proven). Anyway those are just side notes. But I wanted to explain what Mucinex I was referring to in earlier posts. > > I went to Walgreen's drug store today. While I was perusing the > plethura of products with which to spray in my nose, I noticed that > Mucinex nasal spray is the same thing as the evil saviour: Afrin. > Didn't know that. There are several sprays with that same active ingr. > These work amazingly well, but the rebound is hell. > I just grabbed a can of Simply Saline. I like the fine mist delivery. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hmmm. If I remember right, I was chugging way too much guaifenesin cough syrup when I was first diagnosed with asthma. I think I was still using it when I had my first Motrin reaction. Is there a connection here? Re: Mucinex I did not know Mucinex came out with a nasal spray.When I was referring to Mucinex in recent posts, I was speaking of the oral expectorant. Technically Mucinex is the brand, it's just before now I was unaware that they had any other products under this brand name. Guaifenesin is the generic ingredient in Mucinex tablets, which is an expectorant. Looking this up now I found some VERY INTERESTING things about guaifenesin. First of all, you aren't supposed to take it with aspirin/salicylic acid because it salicylic acid apparently prevents guaifenesin from binding in the kidneys or something!! And, interestingly, guaifenesin is used to treat fibromyalgia (which I also have) in some experimental protocols (never proven).Anyway those are just side notes.But I wanted to explain what Mucinex I was referring to in earlier posts.>> I went to Walgreen's drug store today. While I was perusing the > plethura of products with which to spray in my nose, I noticed that > Mucinex nasal spray is the same thing as the evil saviour: Afrin. > Didn't know that. There are several sprays with that same active ingr.> These work amazingly well, but the rebound is hell.> I just grabbed a can of Simply Saline. I like the fine mist delivery.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Well, there is a fair amount of alcohol in cough syrup (alcoholics often drink it to hide their alcoholism from others), along with sugar, food dyes, a whole bunch of stuff that could make asthma worse. I don't think it has to do with the guaifenesin, if you read my original post about this again. But I don't think there are any cough syrups that contain ONLY guaifenesin anyway, so if you are taking a cough suppressant, that could have made your asthma worse, also. There are too many variables to know what you were reacting to. I related my Samter's onset to alcohol actually -- I was in college and first started drinking alcohol at all. Since quitting drinking alcohol altogether in 2003 I feel all my symptoms have improved greatly. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 This is copied from the Robitussin Congestion page. It has no alcohol but many artificial colors and preservatives. The advantage of this formula is that you can take many doses. Guaifinesin is safe but dex**** (cough suppressant) and psuedephed are not. I have a Rx for 1200mg of guaifenesin. I use it when I am seriously congested. The advisory is that you NEED to drink plenty of water with this drug for it to do it's magic. Drug Facts Active ingredients (in each 5 mL tsp) Purpose Guaifenesin, USP 100 mg Expectorant Uses helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to make coughs more productive. Warnings Ask a doctor before use if you have cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus) cough that lasts or is chronic such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema Stop use and ask a doctor if cough lasts more than 7 days, comes back, or is accompanied by fever, rash, or persistent headache. These could be signs of a serious condition. If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use. Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. Directions do not take more than 6 doses in any 24-hour period age dose adults and children 12 years and over 2-4 teaspoonfuls every 4 hours children 6 years to under 12 years 1-2 teaspoonfuls every 4 hours children 2 years to under 6 years 1/2-1 teaspoonfuls every 4 hours under 2 years ask a doctor Other information store at 20 -25°C ( 68 -77°F) alcohol-free dosage cup provided Inactive ingredients caramel, citric acid, FD & C red no. 40, flavors, glucose, glycerin, high fructose corn syrup, menthol, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, water On 1/11/08 3:19 PM, " truelori " <lori@...> wrote: > Well, there is a fair amount of alcohol in cough syrup (alcoholics > often drink it to hide their alcoholism from others), along with sugar, > food dyes, a whole bunch of stuff that could make asthma worse. > > I don't think it has to do with the guaifenesin, if you read my > original post about this again. > > But I don't think there are any cough syrups that contain ONLY > guaifenesin anyway, so if you are taking a cough suppressant, that > could have made your asthma worse, also. There are too many variables > to know what you were reacting to. I related my Samter's onset to > alcohol actually -- I was in college and first started drinking alcohol > at all. Since quitting drinking alcohol altogether in 2003 I feel all > my symptoms have improved greatly. > > Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 there is a cough syrup available at health stores called herbal expectorant but all that is on it is guaifenesin (maybe a very tiny amount of alcohol). i love it and have had no adverse effects from it. laura > > Well, there is a fair amount of alcohol in cough syrup (alcoholics > often drink it to hide their alcoholism from others), along with sugar, > food dyes, a whole bunch of stuff that could make asthma worse. > > I don't think it has to do with the guaifenesin, if you read my > original post about this again. > > But I don't think there are any cough syrups that contain ONLY > guaifenesin anyway, so if you are taking a cough suppressant, that > could have made your asthma worse, also. There are too many variables > to know what you were reacting to. I related my Samter's onset to > alcohol actually -- I was in college and first started drinking alcohol > at all. Since quitting drinking alcohol altogether in 2003 I feel all > my symptoms have improved greatly. > > Lori > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I didn't know this syrup existed -- but it's good to know. Thanks, Pam. I don't think I have ever seen it in the store. I don't know what the advantage would be over tablets or which one would be more economical. There is also menthol in it, I know some are sensitive to that. I shouldn't have this due to the corn syrup, which I am sensitive to (but sometimes do okay with in small amounts). But it's good to know this exists. I don't think you have to have an Rx for guafenesin. The normal dose of Mucinex over the counter is 600 to 1200 milligrams every 12 hours (one or two tablets). In the States Mucinex just came out with a 1200-milligram pill. I couldn't figure out the math but since I sometimes only take 600 milligrams, I am not sure if it would make dollars and sense for me to get the higher dose form. There is FD & C blue #1 in Mucinex. In general I personally would have more trouble with the ingredients in the syrup, but that could vary from person to person. Lori .. > > > Well, there is a fair amount of alcohol in cough syrup (alcoholics > > often drink it to hide their alcoholism from others), along with sugar, > > food dyes, a whole bunch of stuff that could make asthma worse. > > > > I don't think it has to do with the guaifenesin, if you read my > > original post about this again. > > > > But I don't think there are any cough syrups that contain ONLY > > guaifenesin anyway, so if you are taking a cough suppressant, that > > could have made your asthma worse, also. There are too many variables > > to know what you were reacting to. I related my Samter's onset to > > alcohol actually -- I was in college and first started drinking alcohol > > at all. Since quitting drinking alcohol altogether in 2003 I feel all > > my symptoms have improved greatly. > > > > Lori > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Why did your pharmacist suggest you switch? Mucinex is not an antihistamine, so I wouldn’t think it would be interchangeable with Claritin. The decongestant in both is probably the same, so I would expect you would get the same effect from that part of the drug.  I am taking the Mucinex in addition to my Allegra. I can’t use the D version because I have to avoid all decongestants, they make me sick and can make my sinus tachycardia worse. I have had a sense of small for a good part of today and have only taken the one Mucinex at 5am (in addition to all my normal stuff of course!) so I am pretty happy with this so far! Of course the material they were curing in the lab today smelled terrible so I avoided that lab but at the same time I am happy to be able to smell it! K. From: samters [mailto:samters ] On Behalf Of Garfield Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 10:14 PM samters Subject: Re: Mucinex I have just started using mucinex D. I used to use claritin D and my pharmacist suggested trying it. From: Keefer <julie.keefer@...> Subject: Mucinex samters Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009, 6:26 PM My new ENT suggested trying Mucinex to help get the thick, nasty stuff out of my sinuses so I decided to give it a try. I bought the 400mg generic version that is only supposed to last 4 hours because if it didn’t work or had a nasty side effect I did not want a 12 hour version! Well, I took some yesterday morning and most of the day I was actually able to smell, the first time in at least a month if not longer that I have had more than random short time spans of smell. I could also tell something was happening because more gunk was coming out of my nose. I too more today and while my sense of smell is not as good I did get to enjoy it for a while and continued to clear out gunk. Today was a high pollen count day for grasses, which I am horribly allergic to, so I am not surprised I am worse today than yesterday, which was not as bad of a day for pollen. Anyway, I wanted to share in case this might help someone else. I think I will continue to try this for a little while (I don’t want to take it all the time!) and see how it goes. K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 I had only used mucinex when I was really sick with the flu and wanting to really loosen stuff up, didnt really know there was a mucinex D. Depending on the weather sometimes by sinuses are so packed. The day I went in the pharmacy I had a script for a sinus infection and I asked for claritin D and he said to try the mucinex D. It worked for me by draining and being able to blow my nose. It has only been a couple of years now that my sense of smell has returned. I was diagnosed about 15 years ago with Samters. Now maybe once a year if I get the flu I will go on a five day quick burst of prednisone but overall with the meds I take I am doing pretty well. From: Keefer <julie.keefer@ gmail.com>Subject: Mucinexsamters@groups .comDate: Sunday, August 2, 2009, 6:26 PM My new ENT suggested trying Mucinex to help get the thick, nasty stuff out of my sinuses so I decided to give it a try. I bought the 400mg generic version that is only supposed to last 4 hours because if it didn’t work or had a nasty side effect I did not want a 12 hour version! Well, I took some yesterday morning and most of the day I was actually able to smell, the first time in at least a month if not longer that I have had more than random short time spans of smell. I could also tell something was happening because more gunk was coming out of my nose. I too more today and while my sense of smell is not as good I did get to enjoy it for a while and continued to clear out gunk. Today was a high pollen count day for grasses, which I am horribly allergic to, so I am not surprised I am worse today than yesterday, which was not as bad of a day for pollen. Anyway, I wanted to share in case this might help someone else. I think I will continue to try this for a little while (I don’t want to take it all the time!) and see how it goes. K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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