Is Teppy or someone with Google-fu around? I'm weeping because I can't stand coughing any more, and I can't figure out if it is safe to take more Mucinex (guifenesin 400mg/dextromethorphan Hbr 20mg). OTC label says 1 tab every 4 hrs. I'm not clear-headed enough to find maximum prescription dosage info.
Giles, help! He's going to scold me!
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WindSparrow - Oct 13, 2010 3:40:40 pm PDT #5662 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
WindSparrow - Oct 13, 2010 3:42:13 pm PDT #5663 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Usually at this point I would make a hot toddy and let the lemon, honey, and whiskey augment the meds, but my stomach is turning at the thought of it.
Steph L. - Oct 13, 2010 4:11:58 pm PDT #5664 of 30000
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Andi, give me a minute.
EpicTangent - Oct 13, 2010 4:12:48 pm PDT #5665 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Did you say this attack was allergy-related, WS? Maybe try a benadryl to knock out the reaction? Sorry, I have no knowledge about Mucinex, I just know that when my allergies send me into coughing spasms edging toward an asthma attack, a benadryl (combined with my inhaler) helps.
Steph L. - Oct 13, 2010 4:20:59 pm PDT #5666 of 30000
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Andi, is it in tablet form, or gelcap, or what?
WindSparrow - Oct 13, 2010 4:24:26 pm PDT #5667 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Thanks, Teppy.
Epic, I do think it started with allergies. I think there may be a bit of secondary sinusitis leading to post-nasal drip and the subsequent coughing. I've been taking Claritin regularly, and Actifed pretty steadily the last few days. The Benedryl will make me even dopier, so I'm waiting on bedtime for that.
EpicTangent - Oct 13, 2010 4:24:53 pm PDT #5668 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
As always, I catch up and finally have time to post a bit...in time to go home.
Andi, I hope you're feeling much better soon.
And now, homework...anyone feel like turning a 9-page paper into a 25-30 page paper for me? Anyone?
WindSparrow - Oct 13, 2010 4:25:39 pm PDT #5669 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Andi, is it in tablet form, or gelcap, or what?
Tablets. Horse pills. Label says "Immediate Release".
ETA: correction of label info.
EpicTangent - Oct 13, 2010 4:27:06 pm PDT #5670 of 30000
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Label says "Immediate Release".
Well, that's just mean. Fibbers.
Steph L. - Oct 13, 2010 4:28:50 pm PDT #5671 of 30000
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So if they're tablets, you could break them in half?
I ask because I think that you could take another half a tablet. The issue is with the dextromethorphan part of the pill; too much can string you out and at the extreme end of WAY too much can cause cardiac issues. (But I mean insano WAY too much. Like, handful-of-pills too much.)
If one pill has 20 mg of dextromethorphan, taking another half would bump that up to 30 mg, which might help.
When did you take the most recent dose?