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23 People found this comment helpful

It worked.Settled my cough and cleared my lungs, but made me feel very dizzy. Next time I will only take it at night.

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10 People found this comment helpful

WOULD NOT EVER TAKE THIS MEDICINE AGAIN!!! I HOPE NO ONE ELSE DOES. I TOOK A PILL IN THE MORNING TIME THEN ONE THAT NIGHT BEFORE I WENT TO BED. WOKE UP FEELING VERY STRANGE MY WHOLE BODY WAS TINGLING AND MY HEART WAS BEATING FAST I REALY THOUGHT I WAS DYING I WAS TALKING TO GOD AND GOD HELPED ME. I WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM BY AMBULANCE I HAD TO GET A SHOT TO CALM ME DOWN. I THREW THE PILLS AWAY AND ...

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AJM | 65-74 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/18/2024
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.7
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Took Mucinex DM per doctor. Within 30 minutes I was dizzy, stumbled into the bedroom and passed out for 1 1/2 hours. An hour latter had horrible diarrhea. Remaining tablets in the trash. Never again.

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starshine316 | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/11/2024
Condition: Cold Symptoms
Overall rating 5.0
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Works within hours !!! Truly the best and by the next day feeling so much better. Mucus dried up.

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Never again | 25-34 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month |
1/16/2024
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 3.0
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I’m literally popping all over the place. I tell my gf I’m developing a cough at work , I get home to some MDM she bought … I took 2 and tried to relax /nap … not even an hour after taking the pill I’m on the toilet. 10 mins later I’m on the toilet, 5 mins later , you will never guess where I am ……. that’s right …. The got damn toilet…. It’s been about 4 hours since I’ve taken the liquid pills and I’ve been having diarrhea the whole time. I’m actually writing this from the toilet. Yawning makes me drowsy. . . Read More Read Less

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Bigd | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
1/2/2024
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 2.3
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I have had a bad cough for anout a month. My doctor recommended Musinex DM. It has done nothing to my cough.

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Dc | 25-34 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
12/21/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 1.3
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Muxinex made me throw up for hours, literally was on the come up from COVID, took it as the DR recommended, and I haven’t stopped throwing up since. This is the last thing I needed when COVID was already kicking my ass. Will NEVER take this medication again.

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Anonymous | Male | Patient
12/21/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 2.0
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I currently have covid, I took Mucinex DM to help thin out my phlegm and to suppress my cough. It did a great job of thinning out my phlegm, so much so that I can only go about 2-3 minutes (max) without my airways filling up with thinned out mucus. I have been coughing constantly since I took this pill and my chest has a constant death rattle now.

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R | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
12/21/2023
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.0
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Took one dose and literally popped all over myself with sudden watery diarrhea. I was fine and all the sudden it happened. I was trying to figure out why, the only unusual thing I consumed was this medication. I decided to read reviews and bingo! Most people suffered the same side effects! It shouldn’t be on the shelves. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE!!! IT IS NOT WORTH IT!!!

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TimK | 35-44 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
12/10/2023
Condition: Cold Symptoms
Overall rating 1.0
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This is an awful medication, period. Took one dose over 24 hours ago and I’m just now starting to feel somewhat normal again. Was forced to leave my shift two hours in because I felt like I binge drank the night before. Spent the rest of the day in bed watching something on Netflix I can’t even recall now. Never again. Luckily this shit is being removed from shelves soon.

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Five2girlie | 19-24 | Female | Patient
11/27/2023
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.7
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I took mucinex fast dissolving pills as perscribed on the box last year for extreme cough post covid. I am 5’2 light female and 1 pill was practically enough to put my in the ER. This medication should NOT be on the shelves. It gave me extreme dizziness, lightheadedness, tiredness, the worst stomach ache (worse than period cramps), bad diarrhea, and practically hallucinations. I fell down a flight of 5 stairs because I was just stumbling around stuck at work. I would rather suffer the cough than ever take this again. Unfortunately I was unable to go to DRs or pharmacy at the time without a car, so started cutting it into 1/4s and was okay with 1/4th of the pill no side effects. I want other people of my height and stature to know NEVER TAKE MUCINEX. Read More Read Less

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Anonymous | 19-24 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/21/2023
Condition: Cold Symptoms
Overall rating 1.7
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well let me just say it do help with the mucus but this should not be sold in stores it makes your more sicker i rather stick to being sick with a regular cold 3 days after taking the pills i started throwing and shitting constantly i felt awful

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
9/23/2023
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 2.0
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Caught a cold and it's just been lingering in my lungs. Took 1 dose (about an hour after dinner) and my stomach has felt awful ever since. Gave me diarrhea and just feel like I'm gonna get sick. Definitely helped with the chest congestion, but considering the alternative I will probably just opt to deal with the cough next time. I've been to the restroom about 5 times in the last 3 hours. Not fun. Summary: great for congestion but incredibly hard on the stomach. Pick your poison.

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
9/5/2023
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 2.0
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I have used regular Mucinex before, the pills, and it works well. This time I have some ugly cough with flema and runny nose so I decide to try this one, as it is liquid. Like everyone else is saying it helps with the cough and cold, but it gave me the worst watery explosive diarrhea I have ever had in my life. I only took three doses, enough to be in the toilet all day. My stomach is very upset and my head feels heavy. It does what is says, but the size effects are violent. I will not take it again. Read More Read Less

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LK | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
8/26/2023
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.0
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This is the first time in my life that I took Mucinex. I am 62 years old! I had bad allergies for months from all the cottonwood floating around, my apartment! I had a bad cough, with a lot of mucus, and I was tired of it, and nothing helped with my allergies, I bough a few allergy meds, and even Benadryl! It was only a small temporary relief, for a few hours! So I bought some Mucinex, today from Amazon, and once it was delivered, I took one pill after 12:30 pm. An hour later I felt kinda dizzy, tired, sluggish, so I then laid down on my bed, to sleep it off, and my stomach started to hurt really bad, so I got up and took two tums for the stomachache, which helped a little, so I stayed up for a few more hours, until my stomach pain wasn’t as bad! Then around 7:00 pm, I was exhausted and still dizzy so I went to bed! Around 8:30 pm, I was suddenly woken up with the worst stomach cramps ever, and so much deep gut pain that I haven’t felt since I had the stomach flu many years ago. I went to the bathroom and I had the worst explosive water diarrhea it wouldn’t stop coming out, I was in the bathroom for at least 15 minutes, it felt like you’re peeing from your butthole, it was awful! The explosion diarrhea finally stopped at 9:00 pm, but I still have a dull and painful stomach ache, and I am up right now, and I can’t sleep!! The Mucinex did help with my deep cough, and the thick mucus, but my gosh the side affects are severe, I am never taking this medicine again!! I have read a lot of the reviews from others on this site, that unfortunately suffered the same after effects as I did tonight!! Please take Mucinex with caution, and expect bad side effects! Ughhh Oh great my tummy just rumbled loudly….I might be up all night!!! GrrrrRead More Read Less

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Liv | 19-24 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
8/10/2023
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 2.0
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Had an ongoing cough for 4 weeks. Mucinex 1 tablet did not help at all, still have a wet cough & 3 hours later developed watery diarrhea & stomach pains. I will not be taking another dose.

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Zebra007 | 45-54 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
7/7/2023
Condition: Cold Symptoms
Overall rating 1.7
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I took exactly as prescribed. Second dose in started with sustained and awful stomach pain, nausea, and diarrhea. Didn’t help with my cold at all.

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KFT | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
4/11/2023
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 2.0
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The pollen count was very high this weekend and it gave me a migraine and post nasal drip. I took the Mucinex DM because the post nasal drip caused me to cough from the mucus buildup. After the second dose, my symptoms decreased. However, I developed a sick stomach with cramps and mild diarrhea that I just had to leave my workplace and head home. I will be contacting my PCP to learn the best way to get this awful medicine out of my system!

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Amoxi | 25-34 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
2/6/2023
Condition: Cold Symptoms
Overall rating 3.0
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Don’t take this at night cause the cough will keep you up all night after you take this sometime in the afternoon.

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Gabs | 19-24 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
2/1/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 4.3
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I was in the hospital for a couple of days with asthma exacerbation(ithink thats how you say it) my meds at home were not working and I couldnt get rid of this insane and persistent thick mucus in my lungs and nose that kept making me wheeze like crazy. As soon as I started the medicine I started feeling relief. Day 3 im clear and can finally breathe on my own and all mucus is gone. Day 5 on it (per instructions from doctor) i start having terrible cramps, nausea, and watery diarrhea. In conclusion: medicine is very effective but the side effects can be very uncomfortable. But once you stop taking it the side effects go away quickly and youre left with no mucus. Recommend only for those who are more desperate for relief and need something stronger.Read More Read Less

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TJ | 45-54 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/30/2023
Condition: Cold Symptoms
Overall rating 4.3
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I had nasal congestion, a lot of drainage that led to sore throat, and had begun to cough. My brother recommended that I take some Mucinex. I actually had some DM from a year or two ago and it was still good (exp 6/24). This stuff worked as advertised! Been taking it for 3 days now. Today, Day 4, I've begun experiencing dizziness all day. I'll take the next dose before I go to bed and stop there. My cold should be cleared up. If not, I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow anyway, so he can help me from there. Haven't had any gastric issues like others have reported, but the dizziness is a big concern. Read More Read Less

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JFM | 35-44 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/3/2023
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.7
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Took this at the tail end of an illness, just to kick the end of a cold that had been hanging on. Took before bed, and, felt a little dizzy as I was getting into bed, and slept horribly. Took again in the morning, and went to work. About an hour later, got really dizzy, blurred vision, tight chest. Ended up in the ER, with blood pressure 205/140 (I'm normally 115/80). The ER dr thought I had OD'd on amphetamine. Arms and legs constantly flailing. Lots of valium calmed things down, but, two days later, mind was still foggy and couldn't count past 7. Too ~ 5 days before I was able to function again.Read More Read Less

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