I have had allergies my entire life. First, it was just the normal, seasonal hay fever when I lived with my parents in the city. Once I got married, we moved to a small village out in the country. Then my allergies would trigger in spring, summer and fall. Once we moved to the farm 26 years ago, my allergies were active all seasons except winter until I started milking cows, bailing hay, doing chores and working with all the animals. Then the allergies were year-round.
Several years back I saw a ear, nose and throat specialist as my allergies got worse. He said I had Chronic Sinusinus. He had me flush out my nasal passages daily with a warm saline solution, and then use prescription nasal spray, eye drops and Zyrtek D. This helped me be able to control my allergy symptoms, until a few years ago. With smoking and my allergies I started getting a sinus infection once a month in the summer time. I would have constant coughing and choking spells where my eyes would water with tears running down my face, my nose would run, and at times I would throw up flem before it would stop. During these coughing episodes at times I could hardly breath. I would be gasping for air, while the tears ran, the nose ran and I would be totally sweated wet. My hair and my skin and clothes would be sometimes soaking wet, once the coughing spell was over.
I would go into see the doctor and they would prescribe an antibiotic, and cough syrup. I would also pick up sugar free cough drops, and throat spray. I also would always have a bottle or container of soda with me in case I would feel a coughing spell coming on. Sometimes I would have another cough syrup that I would pick up at the store. It got to the point that the antibiotic, the cough spray, cough drops and extra cough syrup just were not working anymore. I would start having coughing spells that would start at 10 or 11 p.m. and last till 6 or 7 a.m., no matter what I tried.
One night I finally had enough, my head hurt from coughing, my ribs hurt, I had to wear pads so I would not wet myself during a coughing spell. This was embarrassing and ridiculous. So I called the on-call doctor at the clinic and told her no matter what I did I could not stop that tickle that would start the coughing spells. I asked her if there was anything that would help. She said as there were no pharmacy’s open that I should try Mucinex Dm, It would stop me from coughing and would thin the mucus in my lungs making it easier for me to cough things out.
Well what did I have to lose by trying the Mucinex Dm? She said it was non prescription and I could find it with the cough syrups. So at 1 a.m. I got dressed and headed to town. I went to Wal-Mart and picked up the Mucinex Dm. After I paid for it, I couldn’t wait to give it a try, as I had been sucking on cough drops non stop while going to town and shopping. I had a large bottle of water with me, so I read the directions and warnings.
Directions (from the bottle):
Adults and children 12 years and older are suppose to take 1 to 2 tablets every 12 hours.
You are to take the 1 or 2 tablets with a full glass of water.
Do not break, crush or chew this tablets.
You do not have to worry about taking these with food.
Children under 12 it says do not take.
Don’t take more than 4 tablets in 24 hours.
Mucinex Dm Ingredients:
600 mg Guaifenesin
30 mg Dextromethorphan hbr
extended bi-layer tablets
Mucinex Dm is gluten free and sugar free
These Mucinex Dm tablets come 20 per bottle and they are immediate/extended-release tablets. One side is pale yellow and the other side is white.
I decided to take 2 tablets because I had been coughing so long. I figured maybe they would start working 20 to 30 minutes after I took them but, I was wrong. after I swallowed them I had just a slight cough and that was the last time I coughed for hours. I was able to get some sleep and not wake up to a coughing spell. The Mucinex Dm has been another life saver for me. It stops those horrible coughing spells, thins out the mucus in my lungs so I can have as they say a productive cough, instead of those dry hacking coughs.
When I decided to quit smoking last year, I took Mucinex Dm to stop the Smoker’s cough and to thin out what ever was in my lungs. It stopped that tickle I would get, which meant I needed a cigarette, and I was able to stop smoking cold turkey for over a month. Until I started smoking again. I used it again this time to stop the coughing and to give me a productive cough. I have not started smoking again this time, nor am I coughing anymore.
If you are someone or know of someone that has these horrible coughing spells, I highly suggest trying Mucinex Dm. It works immediately like it says.
They also make:
Mucinex – for congestion
Mucinex D – for sinus
Mucinex Dm
Mucinex for children – mini melts, liquid grape, jr. melts, liquid cough
Delsym
Humibid
Cost: $10.79 – $11.99
