Er, it depends, Jilli--basically, be careful on the amounts of stuff you take. For example, if you take "tylenol cold" or what have you, it'll usually only have a little bit of dextromethorphan and guafenesin in it. But if you take something specifically for cough/cold like mucinex, it might have a HECK of a lot more in it. Some people end up feeling just as sick from the medication as they do from the sickness. I know I often do--it makes me feel very light headed and sick to my stomach.
If you do take it, DO eat something. Even if you feel nauseous, EAT something. It'll help.
Oh. Ew. That doesn't sound fun. But after much Googling, I learned that codeine is the most effective cough suppressant. So I'll take some of my stash of Feminax, which has caffeine and codeine, and I should be okay. Along with dark chocolate, which is also apparently a cough suppressant.
I wish I could stuff my uber awesome pneumonia cough syrup through the internets. It has codeine and goodness knows what else, and it works amazingly well.
Yeah. I mean, it WORKS. And some people don't have the side effects. And if I'm really having bad coughing, especially the kind with a lot of phlegm, it's good stuff--wayyyy more so than the useless amount of drug they give you in tylenol cold or whatever. But since depending on which kind you get, it maybe a "one pill, 12 hours" (er, that's what I've got in my medicine cabinet, gave to N at night, and she was cursing my name most of the next day), you might not be able to take a half dose, and it may last a long time...
After seeing other captions on this pic, I knew I had to make this ICHC tribute to Two Lumps:
We've gone live.
Can anyone tell me about Mucinex? I have been blowing my nose and coughing non-stop all day, and I would really rather not do that tomorrow, especially since we've got tickets for Watchmen. Would Mucinex help me feel vaguely human?
I'm a big Mucinex fan. The three versions come in handy at different times. The one with the supressant is my nex of choice when I am not feeling all that sick but am still too coughy to be in public without being appalling.
I don't wanna go to work. Can I stay home? I promise to work on the taxes.
t /whine
I am taking the mucinex and Zypac as doc confirmed bronchitis this morning.
And also? I have a goiter. Which is normally not cause for concern, but with family Hx of thyroid cancer....I have an ultrasound and more bloodwork next week.
I am, in the words of Christian Siriano, a hot mess.
And because it deserves a post separate from the Aims hotness:
I knew what ghillie suits were ... perhaps I watch too much TV.
Aims, I also need to schedule a thyroid ultrasound. The flabby stuff under my chin worried the doctor.
Mucinex is helpful if you want to get your mucus moving. I'm prone to sinus infections and, if I take a decongestant or something to dry up the mucus, it gets worse. The mucinex - get the stuff with the cough suppresant, the regular stuff will make you cough - keeps the icky infected mucus from getting stuck in my sinuses and making things worse. TMI?
DCJ, since most of us have learned not to click on ita's links, perhaps we shouldn't google anything she recommends.
And, on the good side, I'm working on developing some courage. Yesterday I spoke with our COO about moving into my ex-boss's job. Today I called up a doctor's supervisor to complain about the way he treated me. um ... yay?
