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Reviewer: piscesdeb1, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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This medicine is wonderful for helping me. It mellows the cough just enough to allow me to sleep. the only problem I have is with the prescribed dosage. 2tsp every 4 hours is NOT enough. So I find myself "over" dosing myself to get the effect I need. I would assume that it is because any time a bug comes into my house it turns into bronchitis for me and has for years. (since I was a chil
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Reviewer: jamielynn, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Awesome drug, besides how nasty it is! I finally got to sleep after a week of being awake!
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Reviewer: daisy777, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have had a horrible cough/cold for a week now went in to the dr and he prescribed me this. well it does surpress my cough however it doesnt relieve any of my other pain(sinus, headache, sore throat) and my tongue swells and is painful when i take this medication. which is a side effect i read on the warning.
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Reviewer: alivaz, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Excellent cough suppression.I dont know if it was the medicine that made me a little sleepy or if i finally just stopped coughing long enough to sleep, but i recommend only taking it at bedtime.
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Reviewer: sparky, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Before I started taking this medicine, I was coughing like crazy. This medicine helped a great deal.
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