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11 People found this comment helpful

I was prescribed this for my acute bronchitis. I don't take it as much for the day time but I love it for sleeping. It allows me to sleep without coughing every 2 seconds!

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4 People found this comment helpful

Post nasal drip cough got really bad at nights, became hard to sleep. So I was prescribed Codeine (pharmacist gives me Virtussin). I've never taken medication that works completely opposite to what is expected!! It made my cough horrible! I have literally been coughing my brains out all night... No sleep... Have a splitting headache and feel like my face is about to burst. Going by other reviews i...

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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/19/2021
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 5.0
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Works like a charm immediately! Does cause constipatio so hydrate and take stool softener ;)

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Timbaker873 | 13-18 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/9/2020
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 4.7
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Completely shut down my cough. Worked very quickly. Only drawback was the taste and aftertaste. Lingered for about 10 minutes.

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Alex | 25-34 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/27/2019
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.0
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This medicine did nothing for my cough. It tastes bad, it gave me a horrible headache, it upset my stomach and made me feel so nauseous. It is a total waste of money especially when you have to pay for it out of pocket.

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Anonymous | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/4/2019
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 5.0
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I have chronic bronchitis and it acts up every fall/winter. Therefore I cough my lungs up. This works great for me. It stops the cough and I sleep all night.

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Grateful | 45-54 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
4/2/2019
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 5.0
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Had a bad cold for a while which morphed into bronchitis. This med was given to me at the UR and got me through the weekend, was able to re-up the script with my primary. Stifles the hacking, lets me get some sleep. Way better than the otc stuff. Lots of whiners out there, but that is America as we know it. You don't know how good you have it here.

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Postnasaldrip | 35-44 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
2/11/2019
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.0
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Post nasal drip cough got really bad at nights, became hard to sleep. So I was prescribed Codeine (pharmacist gives me Virtussin). I've never taken medication that works completely opposite to what is expected!! It made my cough horrible! I have literally been coughing my brains out all night... No sleep... Have a splitting headache and feel like my face is about to burst. Going by other reviews it seems to work for only about half the population. That's horrible for a medication and I can't believe this is being prescribed. If you must try it, then make sure you have nothing important going on the next day in case you fall into the unfortunate half.Read More Read Less

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Don’t have one | 55-64 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/11/2019
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 5.0
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I am a male and weigh 245 pounds. I consumed 10ML. My cough went away and I slept like a baby until morning. This Virtussin AC works for me!

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Magnum mom | 55-64 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
6/20/2018
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 4.3
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After a week of trying to get rid of this cough, I have only taken 3 doses so far. During the day I rarely cough at all. I slept 8hours cough free and woke up with a cough that was calmed by the next does. Not sure if it's just the cough syrup, of if it is the combination with other medicines, but this works for me.

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Bhgilbert | 25-34 | Female | Patient
3/16/2018
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 4.7
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Was prescribed this medication for my nasty cough that came with bronchitis. I only take it at night before I lay down because it does make me drowsy. I’ve found I’m able to sleep without coughing and wake up without coughing. On the nights I don’t take it I’m coughing as soon as my eyes open. I see it didn’t work for so many people but it’s working for me. It must just depend on the person.

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
2/24/2018
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.7
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This did not work for me at all!!! In fact it made me cough even more! I was given this at urgent care to help me sleep and instead I coughed more and was awake! Waste of my money!

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Anonymous | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
2/20/2018
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 2.0
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I only stopped coughing for about a hour, it did not help me sleep like the stuff I had several yrs. ago! Totally worthless!

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kikid | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
2/9/2018
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.7
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Given this medication after begging dr for something stronger for otc because I couldn't sleep and I couldn't understand why this wasn't like cough medicines I've taken in the past that actually worked on hacking uncontrollable coughs. This stuff is useless and she gave me crap over prescribing a narcotic! whatever???

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BuySomethingElse | 45-54 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
2/4/2018
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.0
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After coughing for over a week I decided to go to Urgent care to stop it. I was given Virtussin to stop the coughing at night. They couldn't call it in to the pharmacy because it is a narcotic. After taking the prescription and waiting for it I was sure I would get some sleep... NOT! It seemed like I was coughing more! What a waste of money!

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Lyd | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/10/2018
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 2.3
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Just like other reviewers - total waste of money. Don’t know what they changed in the formula. I had pneumonia and it did nothing for the cough. Had to get other cough syrup.

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CosLibra | 45-54 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
12/20/2017
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.7
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Do not even waste your money. I paid $13.99 as my copay. I could have gotten better relief from pancake syrup. I was relieved when the doc said he was giving me a prescription for cough syrup. I was prescribed codeine cough syrup ten or fifteen years before and it worked wonders. I figured it would be a similar experience. This brand is absolutely worthless. I could vet the same relief from a bottle of water, and it would taste better. Now my throat hurts even more from coughing and I still haven't gotten sleep, which is important to get better.Read More Read Less

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edtennis | 75 or over | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/11/2017
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 1.0
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Taste is terrible, tried twice to swallow it and it made me vomit, useless waste of money.

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Pissed Off Patient | 65-74 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
6/12/2017
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 3.0
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About once/year I get a viral URI and the only thing that suppresses my cough is codeine. This time I finished up my Rx from last fall, which said Guanifesin AC. That should be the same as this Rx, Virtussin AC, but it is not the same. This tastes TERRIBLE, so I can only assume they have substituted some cheap generic from what I had before. And it still cost $37.99 for the bottle. (Medicare drug plans do not help pay for cough and cold formulas.) As a retired RN, I find it very odd that I must pay for a prescription drug plan which doesn't cover one of the rare prescriptions I need. This is why the government should stay the hell out of health care. Read More Read Less

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Pink7777 | 25-34 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
6/2/2017
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 2.0
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Tastes bad and did not really help me with my cough.

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Stumpy | 65-74 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/11/2017
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 2.0
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This stuff goes down easy. Maybe we should have THAT rating, eh? Aside from that, when taken at the prescribed dose, this stuff sucks. I get an effect after taking about 6-7 teaspoons. The "effect" is that I no longer have the convulsive sensation in my bronchial tubes to cough. I try to minimize the ingestion of this narcotic, but taking less, for me, is a waste-- which means I don't sleep and I'm shaking the house with the sound of my coughing.

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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/1/2017
Condition: Cough
Overall rating 2.0
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I have been coughing for a week now and was prescribed this in hopes of getting some relief and some rest. It's almost 1 in the morning and I have yet to stop coughing or sleep. I'll be calling the dr again in the morning.

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