expectorant only! (cold, infections, cancer, exercise)

[pathrunner]

Originally Posted by Deserterer

Read first post. They all have SUPPRESSANTS TOO!


Robitussin, mucinex, generic...every single one of them at the store had both. It was the pharmacy section of my grocery store, which has a real pharmacy.

There is a Mucinex without a suppressant.

"Does Mucinex have a cough suppressant?
Certain Mucinex® products contain guaifenesin, an expectorant, which helps to thin and loosen the mucus in your airways and make your coughs more “productive. ”Some Mucinex® products also use the cough suppressant dextromethorphan, an antitussive, which helps you cough less.

[Deserterer]

Originally Posted by pathrunner

There is a Mucinex without a suppressant.
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I know. But not at the only store open last night.



Anyway I got some today.

[pathrunner]

Great, hope it gets better soon. Congested lungs and coughing are not fun.

[Parnassia]

Don't forget to drink more fluids. I mean a lot more. Helps keep things liquid and lubricated so you can get rid of it easier.

[kitty61]

I don't understand why there are no OTC expectorants without suppressants. The two work against each other. if you suppress cough, you can't expel the crap that the expectorant is supposed to loosen. What am I missing?

You are missing going to the doctor and finding out if you have bronchitis, pneumonia or covid or not. Also get a prescription instead of OTC. There are some things you cannot get OTC.

Here's a home treatment that won't necessarily work if you have pneumonia and certainly not for covid. Breathe in the steam morning and night from a large bowl of boiled water with a towel over your head to trap the steam into the space around your face. Add a drop of eucalyptus tincture you can get at a health store. Apply Vicks Vapor Rub on your chest and throat then wrap a scarf or tea towel or pc of flannel cloth around your neck. A bandana doesn't work as well.

[Deserterer]

Originally Posted by kitty61

You are missing going to the doctor and finding out if you have bronchitis, pneumonia or covid or not. Also get a prescription instead of OTC. There are some things you cannot get OTC.

I went to the doctor. I have RSV. She said to use OTC expectorant and gave me a prescription suppressant to use only if I want to (I doubt I will). I've already cleared more crud in a few hours than I did all weekend. I can almost breathe

[Deserterer]

It didn't occur to me at the time but I have prednisone in the house. That probably would have helped me a lot last night if I had thought of it.

[pathrunner]

Definitely. My Pulmonologist gives me Levaquin and Prednisone together when I have pneumonia.

[mike1003]

Originally Posted by Deserterer

Dude, this thread is not about there being no place on earth to buy it. This is about there being none at the nearest store when I needed it on a SUNDAY NIGHT and the fact that they apparently don't even stock it, despite more than a dozen different kinds of cough medicine. The next closest place would have been a 2 hour round trip in the dark when I couldn't breathe. No thanks.






It was Sunday night fer chrissake, no pharmacies open anywhere near me






Thank you. Its almost like I can read labels, and assess my situation like a grown up, and know that there are no other options nearby.






I seriously considered going to the ER, which would have been my only option on a SUNDAY NIGHT!!!! I very nearly suffocated last night and had to try and sleep sitting up which is pretty much impossible.

DUDE, I answered your question. It's not my fault that your store was out! If you "very nearly suffocated" you should have gone to emergency room

Originally Posted by Deserterer

I have the worst chest congestion I've had in many years. It was productive at first, now it isn't, but the congestion remains. I never use OTC meds but since it has become quite uncomfortable I drove down to the store only to find...they have dozens of cough meds but they all contain expectorant AND cough suppressant (and usually other crap I don't want too). Why? WTH? I don't want my cough suppressed, I want it to produce so I can clear out my drowning lungs! Jiminy Crickets I'm dying and I left with nothing but honey, which I guess is also an expectorant AND A SUPPRESSANT!



I don't understand why there are no OTC expectorants without suppressants. The two work against each other. if you suppress cough, you can't expel the crap that the expectorant is supposed to loosen. What am I missing?

[SharonMB]

Originally Posted by Deserterer

Read first post. They all have SUPPRESSANTS TOO!


Robitussin, mucinex, generic...every single one of them at the store had both. It was the pharmacy section of my grocery store, which has a real pharmacy.

You can get plain Robitussin. My son cannot have the suppressant that comes in most cough syrups but he can have plain Robitussin. If you can't find it for adults, look in the children's section.