Product Review: Mucinex

Getting a common cold for me is not a major event. The usual runny nose, sneezing, sore throat and mild cough aren’t too disruptive in my life, so when I got a cold recently, I wasn’t too concerned. After about four days, I noticed something seemed fishy. My chest felt like it was burning, every time I coughed. What started out as a little annoying cough ended up to be a hacking, painful cough that had me worried because I had never experienced anything like it before. I had heard about Mucinex and how it works to relieve chest congestion and break up mucus, but I didn’t think that an over the counter medication could have any real effect in the symptoms that I was experiencing. Before I called the doctor, I wanted to try the Mucinex to see if it would help.

I picked up a box of Mucinex at the grocery store. I came home and took the rather large Mucinex pill with lots of water. After about one hour, I noticed that I was coughing a little easier and that the cough was beginning to become more productive. As time went by, the mucus was coming up more and the burning in my chest was, thankfully getting better. The hacking cough was also starting to subside. I was amazed at how well Mucinex worked. I have since learned that you can get Mucinex with or without a prescription. I was honestly concerned that I could be getting pneumonia. My chest burned so bad every time I coughed. I just knew if I didn’t do something about the congestion, it could turn into pneumonia. Mucinex worked so well that it took no effort at all to bring up the mucus. A small little cough was all it took. I took the Mucinex for one more day, a total of two days. The recommended dosage is one or two tablets every 12 hours for adults and children 12 years of age and over. You’re not supposed to take more that 4 tablets in 24 hours. Thankfully, after two days, the chest congestion was almost gone, but more importantly, the burning from it was relieved as well.

I did not experience any side effects or adverse reactions from taking Mucinex. I thought that maybe I would experience stomach upset because I did take it on an empty stomach. The effectiveness of Mucinex lasted for hours too. Mucinex certainly does what it claims: “When you have chest congestion, Mucinex breaks up your toughest mucus and lasts for 12 hours.”

Mucinex was very effective for me. I highly recommend this product to break up excess mucus that causes chest congestion. As always, I recommend that people check with their doctor or healthcare provider when taking any medication, even over the counter medications.

The only negative, and it wasn’t even a big one, was that the Mucinex pill itself is on the large size and can be difficult to swallow. The small extra effort it took to get the pill down was well worth it. After drinking enough water, the pill went down with no problems and I didn’t get that “pill stuck in the throat feeling” either.