Guest guest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Sometime ago I had tried Musinex to break up the mucous in my lungs. I had the worst tighting of my lungs that I could ever imagine. I am at a loss how it is advertised as a wonder drug for relieving the congestion. I think that a warning should have followed. Here's how it should have gone, Musinex may cause the following reactions in some individuals. May worsen breathing in some people with severe or chronic lung disease. May cause tighting of the chest. I have never heard such a warning ever in thier ads. It is not such a wonder drug as they have portrayed. I know that it may work in some people but for me it has been worthless and I have even tried the smaller dosages. For some reason I just cant take alot of decongestants. I am wondering if there is something out there that I can take that wont have side affects. Anyone have any suggestions that I might try? would appreciate it very much in good health nyzki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 My pulmonologist was the one who recommended Mucinex to me to help loosen up things in my lungs enough to get a sputum sample. I've been taking the extended-release tablets for a month or two and haven't had any problems like those you're describing. In fact, I think the Mucinex actually might be helping a little, though I still don't seem to bring up much sputum. Mucinex comes in different formulations. The one I use is strictly an expectorant. (Guaifenisin is the generic name for the drug.) This version of Mucinex does *not* contain any decongestant, cough suppressant or antihistamine. But Mucinex also comes in a formulation (DM) that includes dextromethorphan (which I think is a cough suppressant) and Mucinex D (which includes a decongestant called pseudoephedrine). I used to take pseudoephedrine and/or products that included it for sinus headaches. It was the key ingredient in Sudafed, though that may no longer be the case. I couldn't take very much pseudoephedrine or it would made my headache worse. The standard dose was 2 tablets (60 mg), but I could only handle 30 mg. Pseudoephedrerine tends to increase blood pressure and can have some other nasty side effects. In fact, that's one reason Sudafed now uses another medication completely. That and the fact that access to pseudoephedrine has been more restricted since it turns out pseudoephedrine can be used to make ethamphetamine. (At least I think that's the illegal drug it's used for.) My point is tht if you were taking Mucinex D (with pseudoephedrine), you might have been reacting to the pseudoephedrine rather than to the key ingredient (guaifenisin), which is what really can help with the lungs. Double check the package to make sure that the Mucinex you have is *only* guaifenisin--or at least that it does *not* contain pseudoephedrine. If I'm right about this, the *Mucinex D* is what you really need to *stay away* from. For more information on the different formulations, go to http://www.mucinex.com/mucinex_DM and click on the links for more information about each of the formulations. I hope this information helps. -- > > > Sometime ago I had tried Musinex to break up the mucous in my lungs. > I had the worst tighting of my lungs that I could ever imagine. I > am at a loss how it is advertised as a wonder drug for relieving the > congestion. I think that a warning should have followed. > > Here's how it should have gone, Musinex may cause the following > reactions in some individuals. May worsen breathing in some people > with severe or chronic lung disease. May cause tighting of the chest. > > I have never heard such a warning ever in thier ads. It is not > such a wonder drug as they have portrayed. I know that it may work in > some people but for me it has been worthless and I have even tried > the smaller dosages. > > For some reason I just cant take alot of decongestants. I am > wondering if there is something out there that I can take that wont > have side affects. > > Anyone have any suggestions that I might try? > > would appreciate it very much > > in good health nyzki > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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