Tried Muscinex but it makes me want to hurl (blow lunch, puke, spew, etc)
so don't want to take it if possible.
Thanks in advance everyone!!
sweetlemon
Hi friends, I've got Pneumonia, I need something to break up this congestion, any suggestions?
Question posted by Anonymous on 4 June 2011
Last updated on 22 May 2019 by sunbeamkid
Added 4 June 2011:
SORRY Gang! I should have added that the doc put me on Azithromycin (antibiotic) and I dunno if it is viral or bacterial. I forgot to ask!!!
durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
My husband just called me Phlegm Cadiddlehopper, anyone know WHO THAT IS???? hahahaha
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16 Answers
sunbeamkid
22 May 2019
I totally agree that even though it is a great medicine to help cough and open one your lungs, Mucinex Dm really makes me sick to my stomach that I take Zophram for nausea, it's the only thing that really helps me though in addition to an inhaler and nebulizer
IndyLady2012
14 June 2011
Oh Goodness sweetlemon hope your feeling better just now read this please let me know i care.
Bless You
Sharon
Inactive
14 June 2011
Hi Sharon,
I must start another round of antibiotics! It isn't going away quickly like the ER doc said it would.
Thanks for being such a good friend!!!
Lara
caringsonbj
6 June 2011
Just checking on you today are you feeling better? (Mon) if not you need to be checked again by the doctor, you are a very kind and good friend but you need to take care of yourself, Please keep us posted
Inactive
6 June 2011
Billy you are also such a caring person, I think the world of you and you ahve so many friends on here. Hope you are feeling better. Vonnie
Inactive
6 June 2011
I'll second that Vonnie. Billy, care for a cup of coffee, its fresh and Vonnie brought us some angel cake, along with muffins (they're for Mary). Much appreciated, and yup, hoping sweetlemon is feeling a bit better, and that her husband is also doing well. So, sit a spell and enjoy our company.ha!
Inactive
6 June 2011
well theres my other friend, hey Pledge. Just seems like we are a happy loving caring family here. think I will sit and have a coffee and cake. ha. Always look forward to our chats, and all the goodies Pledge comes up with, darn, Im going to gain my wt back. lol Vonnie
Inactive
6 June 2011
Hello Vonnie. and yes, we all do get along. Its kind of neat. We all have our problems, yet for say a few hours, talk silly, tell a fib or two, forget the worries and so on. But I am really putting on weight ha! I started paxil a few weeks ago... talk about munchies! I no longer smoke so (two years now, this past April)... ha! I'm laughing away here. well, I'm married almost 60 years old, not out courting anymore. :-0)
Inactive
6 June 2011
Congrats Pledge on the smoking, I haven't been able to give it up yet. One step at a time. Im sure your wife loves you no matter what. My husband is 63, but no one believes it, he still looks younger. But Ive started looking mine and thats ok, Im not doing any courting either, HA, we done found ours we don't have to worry anymore do we??? LOL. They are going to love us anyway, I tell Jay if he ever packed his bag, and looked behind him he would find me with mine packed following him!!! yeah, it is nice to have a little fun on here, because at times we don't feel well and we all have our days and to have a little laugh brightens our days sometimes. Vonnie
Inactive
6 June 2011
I understand from where you are coming from Vonnie. Much the same with me and my wife. We understand each other, know our moods, work pretty much as a team. I always say she is the captain, and I'm the first mate. Ha! I agree. The forum and site can be serious, which is ok, for its often a serious business, talking/discussing issues, problems. Ha! see, getting serious. Well, Vonnie time to feed our dogs, before the evening storms come through( when they hear thunder, its game over, and won't eat). So, I'll have, one more cup of joe to go, enjoyed the chat, Billy, still time for a coffee, or perhaps tea, if you prefer, and that goes for any of our friends, just drop by, theres always an extra chair, or rocker, to tell a story, and share a thought or two.
caringsonbj
6 June 2011
Pledge I am not a coffee drinker, it's tea that I drink is that OK? but sounds great to me!
caringsonbj
6 June 2011
Pledge I think that is fantastic!! you're trying to stop I add another Congradulations, and Von it's not an easy thing! My Dad had leukemia and he stopped but I never did start however, I have faith in you that one day you may decide to try it's a battle and everyone needs to be encouraged!!
Inactive
6 June 2011
Thanks Billy, and I believe tea is just fine. You are such a good incouraging person. I really hate smoking, started in my early 20's and at this point with my nerves like they are I just can't right now. I hope things get better, so I can work on it. I'm scared maybe the doc has found everything that is wrong, but that goes along with the panic. Use to it didn't matter what hurt or how bad I could just keep going. Now I start wondering crazy stuff. Thanks my friend, Vonnie
Inactive
6 June 2011
Oh Von, if I could quit anyone can! Its been 7 years now. Miss it at times, but really hate the smell of it on anyone.! Probably make me sick! I quit with the patches. Hubby "says" he quit too but he's addicted to the first the gum & now the lozenges.Think he'll have to start smoking again just to get off the other stuff! Keep that pot going Pledge! Will stop by one of these days. And how is Lara? She had a busy day today. Hubby & all, so we'll here from her soon I think. We keep in touch. ..
Inactive
7 June 2011
Hi GANG!! Still feeling kind of puny, but if no improvement, I will see my own doc Tuesday.
Hubby home, and doing fine!!! YAY!
You are all so very special to me, I am very fortunate indeed to have such good friends!! We are like a family here, and I treasure it.
xoxo
Lara
Inactive
7 June 2011
AAhhh Shucks... making me feel all warm & fuzzy... Mary
Inactive
7 June 2011
Hey Mary,
I am all warm (feverish) and fuzzy (need my upper lip waxed) too!!!
The dog is driving me quite mad, Mar!!! haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Inactive
7 June 2011
Hello and good Tuesday morning.(7-00eastern) Tea sounds good to me Billy. Green, herbal or mint? (we aim to please). I see I missed sweetlemon and Mary. Vonnie came by earlier. ha! It seems that everyone is doing fairly well. I brought strawberry tarts, and apple fritters. Of course, theres always our faithfull dependables, doughnuts along with muffins. Perculator is brewing so, it might be just another few minutes, if you do have a few moments to spare, pull up a chair and enjoy a cup (or two) ha!
Inactive
7 June 2011
Good morning All,
Feeling better finally!! Not going to doc today.
Pledge, what's for breakfast???
Lara
Inactive
7 June 2011
Trying this again... Its still Tuesday morning, and the coffee is still fresh, for the perculator just finishing brewing. Billy, tea is fine. We have several types and hopefully you'll also share a strawberry tart, or a apple fritter. We do have old favorites, the doughnuts and muffins. I missed Mary and sweetlemon last night, but maybe they'll still have time to come on down, and enjoy a cup of some of the finest coffee to be found in the south east. So, if you have a few minutes sit, take a breather, the chores can wait, and share a story or two. A Theres plenty of everything to go around, so its an open invite, all are welcome. Ladies and gentleman, its coffee time! ha :-0)
caringsonbj
7 June 2011
Sweetlemon,
Keep on improving!!!
Inactive
7 June 2011
MARY,
I feel warm (feverish) and fuzzy (need an upper lip wax) too Lady!!!
Can't keep this sense of humour down!!!
I keep getting notices that people are posting, yet I cannot see anything new, anyone know why this could be?
Lara
Inactive
13 June 2011
Hi wonderful friends,
Pneumonia is still hanging around, going on another round of Azithromycin, ugh. Feel tired and have swollen feet for some odd reason! Quite uncomfortable right now.
Lara
Inactive
5 June 2011
Well hon, I think everybody has about covered it. Just want to say hope you get better soon, if not go BACK TO THE DOC!!! Nothing to play around with. Von-1. PS can't have you sick, we depend on you to much lol.
Inactive
5 June 2011
Thank you Vonnie! You are all so very important to me.
Trying to get better, but if antibiotic doesn't make me feel better by tomorrow I will go back to ER.
Lara
Inactive
5 June 2011
Well, it's Sunday night. How are you feeling? Going back to ER? Let us know. All your friends are concerned.
Inactive
6 June 2011
Hi Mary, and everyone else,
Still feeling kind of icky, but hoping the antibiotics will work by Monday.
Mary, I texted you, did you get it???
Love to all,
SL
Inactive
6 June 2011
Yup!
Inactive
6 June 2011
Sweet, if u aren't better by Monday and u don't go to the doc, well Im gonna have Mary get ya. LOL Von
Inactive
6 June 2011
I'll do it too! Run her right over there! May take me 4 1/2 hours to get there tho'! Mary
Inactive
6 June 2011
Vonnie and Mary,
If I dont feel better by tomorrow, tis the barn rafters for me! (just a bad joke goils!!) No, really Mary, please come save me from You Know Who??hahahahahaha
I shall take myself to ER if I am still barking up a lung.
Billy, HOW ARE YOU??? Haven't talked to you in forever!!!
xxxx
Lara
Inactive
6 June 2011
ok its Monday??? How are you feeling today, I hope better, but if not you are going to doc, right!!! Vonnie
Inactive
6 June 2011
hi Vonnie,
Not feeling so great, called my doc, have an appointment Tuesday.
Hubby in surgery right now, can't be at hospital because of the pneumonia.
Sitting on pins and needles!!
Thank you for asking Von, you really are a treasure girl !!
Lara
Inactive
6 June 2011
Sweet, sorry to hear you are not feeling better, and sorry you can't be with your husband. I know you are on pins and needles not being there. You and your husband are in my prayers. Keep me posted if you feel like it on both of you. Your friend Vonnie
Inactive
6 June 2011
Me too. You both better be getting better! (alone if you get my drift hehe)
caringsonbj
5 June 2011
Be sure to take all the the Antibiotic, and if things don't start to improve then you need to be seen again, I agree Mucinex I don't always like it the best but one thing about it the medicine loosens that junk up and thins it out, I wasn't much of a water drinker lately but I have found out water helps Mucinex thin that out better and in my case it also helps, Ask the doctor if there is anything that would work as well as the Mucinex? you mentioned it causes a number of things for you and you'd like to avoid it ask and see if he can come up with a solution that will work and help loosen the sputum up, Please take good care!! Caringsonbj (Billy)
caringsonbj
5 June 2011
You may hate the Mucinex but I honestly believe it will work and you sure want that to loosen up and not get thicker, I understand it's not my favorite but sometimes it works a lot better and don't want to you stay sick any longer than you just have to!!! Get Well Soon, Caringsonbj (Billy)
Nana Dallas
5 June 2011
Go back to your doctor!
Inactive
5 June 2011
No suggestions. I just wanted to say I hope you feel better soon!
Inactive
5 June 2011
Thank you Rajive and Alem4k!!!
Hubby going into surgery tomorrow, so I MUST feel better or I won't be able to wait on him hand and foot (anyone know where the expression "hand and foot" comes from)??? And who is Phlegm Cadiddlehopper? These are questions that keep me up at night.
Lara
LaurieShay
5 June 2011
Did you mean Clem Kadiddlehopper? lol, go back to the couch and take care of yourself, my lady.
caringsonbj
5 June 2011
I second that!!!
Rajive Goel
5 June 2011
Lara,
You have got so many suggestions & wealth of advice from all your friends, just want to wish you well, look after yourself & get well soon!
Rajive
sweetie pie
4 June 2011
Hello Sweetlemon. I am so sorry that you are ill, especially with pneumonia. Andres has just about covered everything! One thing we( nurses) did in the hospital was to have our patient sit up. Then we would cup our hands and gently hit on their back all over,especially in the area of the lungs. This helps breakdown the mucous.You can do it for about 10-15 minutes. Maybe you can have a family member do this for you. I really hope you get better soon. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Your friend, Sweetie Pie.
Inactive
4 June 2011
Thanks all of you!
SweetiePie,
I remember doing just that to my daughter when she was little!!!
SL
caringsonbj
7 June 2011
You cuff your hands and it makes a sound is it something like (chest percussion) they had me do that with Dad when he was still alive he had leukemia and during that had bronchitis and to break some of that loose they had me watch them and when he came home I was able to do the same thing, it works
Inactive
4 June 2011
Are you self-diagnosing that you have pneumonia, or has this been confirmed by a chest x-ray? Before beginning any medication, please check with your primary care physician.
LaurieShay
4 June 2011
Hey NeedaMedic,
Just wanted you to not worry, she has seen a doc. Hopefully she will be feeling better soon.
Laurie
Inactive
4 June 2011
Hello Laurie,
Thank you for your note. When responding to questions on this and other medical web sites, my intention is always to offer correct sound advice. Sometimes, important information is omitted from a post. In my 25+ years of employment in health care, I wanted to be sure that this condition was diagnosed by a physician. Please rest assured that my intentions are always to offer correct sound medical advice.
LaurieShay
4 June 2011
Absolutley NeedaMedic, you were 100% correct in suggesting that. I just had a little inside info and wanted to share because I could tell you were concerned and rightly so.
Inactive
4 June 2011
Hey sweetlemon. Not much to add. The bases have been covered. I'm like the mad-hatter, (Alice In Wonderland)... always running late. Instead of coffee this morning, how about tea, with a twist of lemon, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and a sugar cube (just one). Then later on, say late afternoon, early evening, a gin and tonic, (easy on the tonic) or a scotch on the rocks ha! hope you feel more like your old self.
Inactive
4 June 2011
Hey pledge, thanks for thinking of the muffins for me yesterday. I really did appreciate the thought! National Donut Day indeed! Heard that on 6 PM news. Too late for me to have one anyway! Darn! Muffins would have been good in the AM. Thanks again for the thought & Lara get well! That's an order young lady...
Inactive
4 June 2011
Hi there Mary. Good to see you (so to speak ha!) Yup, it was a day for dough-nut lovers. I do enjoy muffins also. Theres a muffin store, in our town I can't for the life of me remember the name. I believe its part of a national chain. Delicious goodies there. I'm putting on weight just thinkling about it. Hopefully Lara is resting , so we can still have our morning cup of joe. Just made a fresh pot Mary, so if you care to sit for a few minutes, then its my walk to the mail box. Its almost ninety degrees and just past noon time. Wish we could store the heat, you know, harvest it like a crop,then sell or export it in the winter time. We'd be sitting pretty. Ha! :-0) Care for a scone?
Inactive
4 June 2011
Hot here too, but the storms are moving slowly in! Darn! Mary
Inactive
5 June 2011
Hi pledge,
What is for Sunday brunch??? ha!
SL
caringsonbj
5 June 2011
Wait... Wait... Wait... What about me getting in on the deal?
caringsonbj
5 June 2011
I am talking about getting in on the deal with Pledge and Mary bottling up the warm weather and humidity and saving it for winter, and you didn't ask me to join you little group? I can't believe this
Inactive
5 June 2011
Billy-
You are always invited!!!
Lara
caringsonbj
5 June 2011
Just knowing I am invited makes me feel so good! I think it's best if I wait till I finish my IV antibiotics and Sweetlemon gets rid of the Pneumonia then I think a party of our group is in order!
Inactive
6 June 2011
Hello!!! know Im part of that party!!! LOL Vonnie
LaurieShay
4 June 2011
Hey gurl,
Here are the top twenty medicines for congestion as rated by ours truly drugs.com:
https://www.drugs.com/condition/cough-and-nasal-congestion.html
Does the pill form of mucinex make you hurl too? Maybe some good old fashion Robitussin or Triaminic expectorant would be in order. Try to get the hubby to go to to the pharmacy and ask the pharmacist for something other than the mucinex. There are many expectorants to choose from.
Get well soon and rest my friend,
Laurie
Inactive
4 June 2011
Thanks Laurie! Yes, the Muscinex pill makes me want to spew! And (this is gross!) it also makes me smell weird, like cough syrup! How's that for grossing everyone out at breakfast? haaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Lara
LaurieShay
4 June 2011
You nut, even when you feel bad your sense of humor is amazing, I love it. According to the info Mazo presented over the counter cough medicines aren't going to help much but give what ever hubby brings home a try. I'm praying for you.
Make sure whatever hubby gives you is an expectorant not a cough suppressant. You need to bring that nasty stuff up. Drink plenty of fluids to keep the secretions flowing, very important!!
Take care,
Laurie
Inactive
4 June 2011
Hello pal,
Quote:
"Treatment
In the United States more than 80% of cases of community acquired pneumonia are treated without hospitalization.[13] Typically, oral antibiotics, rest, fluids, and home care are sufficient for complete resolution. However, people who are having trouble breathing, with other medical problems, and the elderly may need greater care. If the symptoms get worse, the pneumonia does not improve with home treatment, or complications occur, then hospitalization may be recommended. Over the counter cough medicine has not been found to be helpful in pneumonia.[24]
Bacterial
Antibiotics improve outcomes in those with bacterial pneumonia.[25] Initially antibiotic choice depends on the characteristics of the person affected such as age, underlying health, and location the infection was acquired.
In the UK empiric treatment is usually with amoxicillin, erythromycin, or azithromycin for community-acquired pneumonia.[26] In North America, where the "atypical" forms of community-acquired pneumonia are becoming more common, macrolides (such as azithromycin), and doxycycline have displaced amoxicillin as first-line outpatient treatment for community-acquired pneumonia.[13][27] The use of fluoroquinolones in uncomplicated cases is discouraged due to concerns of side effects and resistance.[13] The duration of treatment has traditionally been seven to ten days, but there is increasing evidence that short courses (three to five days) are equivalent.[28] Antibiotics recommended for hospital-acquired pneumonia include third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins, carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides, and vancomycin.[29] These antibiotics are often given intravenously and may be used in combination.
Viral
No specific treatments exist for most types of viral pneumonia including SARS coronavirus, adenovirus, hantavirus, and parainfluenza virus with the exception of influenza A and influenza B. Influenza A may be treated with rimantadine or amantadine while influenza A or B may be treated with oseltamivir or zanamivir. These are beneficial only if they are started within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Many strains of H5N1 influenza A, also known as avian influenza or "bird flu," have shown resistance to rimantadine and amantadine.
Aspiration
There is no evidence to support the use of antibiotics in chemical pneumonitis without bacterial superinfection. If infection is present in aspiration pneumonia, the choice of antibiotic will depend on several factors, including the suspected causative organism and whether pneumonia was acquired in the community or developed in a hospital setting. Common options include clindamycin, a combination of a beta-lactam antibiotic and metronidazole, or an aminoglycoside.[30] Corticosteroids are commonly used in aspiration pneumonia, but there is no evidence to support their use either.[30]"
source :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonia#Treatment
More information:
https://www.drugs.com/condition/cough-and-nasal-congestion.html
I hope this helps, and you get well soon.
Your friend,
Andres.-
Inactive
4 June 2011
Thank you my buddy! As usual, you are a wealth of information!
Hope you are feeling good!!!
xxxx,
Lara
Inactive
4 June 2011
SL,
Just take good care of yourself and get well soon.
All the best,
Andres.
zandar
4 June 2011
I heard that it was very painful to cough I am sorry you are in pain. Hate to say this keep an eye on what you (in your words) bark up. If there is alot of blood or other off color fuilds after a few days and you have a fever make sure you go back to the doctors.
You are kind to others so be kind to you.
Zandar
zandar
4 June 2011
I would make sure it is not bacteria Pneumonia for you might need antibiotics. This is nothing to play with so be careful and take care of yourself. The worst thing you can do is lay down for extended periods of time. By being up and around (if possible) you are not letting the fluids gather deep in the lungs.
I hate to say it but a doctor might be in the mix here. If you buy an over the counter expectorant ask the pharmicists what they suggest.
Please take care of yourself.
Your friend,
Zandar
Inactive
4 June 2011
Thanks Zandar! Went to ER last night, taking antibiotics, and won't lay down either! I feel like I may bark up a lung at any moment!!! ewwwwww
Lara
Inactive
4 June 2011
Poor Sweetlemon; feel better friend. Zandar hit the nail on the head; keep moving and coughing that stuff out of your system. I was having really awful pollen sensitivity, then on top of that, picked up a viral infection my son gave me for Mother's Day (lol). Since it was viral, I was just treating the symptoms, but then, evidence looked like I had developed a bacterial infection on top of it, so I got a Z-pack and it helped right away. I still have congestion from the high amount of pollen. A hot steamy shower helps, and if you have a vaporizer, that keeps moisture in the air. I also got a Netti pot. What a weird but effective invention! You could probably improvise one of your own and save the $20, but you wouldn't have the saline packets to mix with the warm water.
After you mix the powder and water, you lean over the bathroom sink or bathtub (brace yourself, this sounds gross) and pour the warm solution in one nostril and it rinses right through and comes out the other nostril. Yuk. But, you do feel clean as a whistle. Obviously it doesn't do anything for lung congestion, but it's just a little extra something to help your face feel less full of stuff. I'm sending you a cyber hug and cyber cup of tea. Take care.
Inactive
4 June 2011
It might help if she breathed in deep breaths thru her mouth as well. That would get to the lungs. Just a thought...
Inactive
5 June 2011
Thanks for the virtual hug cleanzgood, but if I were you I wouldn't even give me a virtual hug, this might be contagious!!!
Your friend,
Lara
Inactive
5 June 2011
I'll take my chances. I'm "virtually" immune to everything lol. I hope you are feeling better and a good night's sleep will work wonders. ;)
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