Dextromethorphan User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)
Brand names: Delsym, Delsym 12 Hour Cough Relief, Vicks Dayquil Cough, Dry Cough, Cough Syrup DM, Bisolvon Dry, DexAlone, Dextromethorphan HBr Adult Formula, Robitussin CoughGels Long-Acting, Buckleys Mixture, Calmylin, Buckley's Mixture Cough Suppressant, Benylin DM, Delsym Children's 12-Hour Cough Relief, Vicks Formula 44, Covonia Bronchial Balsam, Robafen Cough Liquidgels, Dexi-Tuss, Sucrets Cough, Creomulsion, 12 Hour Cough Relief, Robitussin 12-Hour Cough Relief, Babee Cof, Silphen DM, Vicks Formula 44 Custom Care Dry Cough Suppressant, Balminil DM, Delsym 12 Hour Cough Relief for Children & Adults, Robitussin Cough Long-Acting, Benadryl for the Family Dry Forte, Contac Cough, Bisolvon Dry Junior, Dristan DM, Triaminic Long Acting Cough, Creomulsion Children, Buckley's DM Robitussin Direct Cough Tussin Cough Gels (Long Acting) Vicks Nature Fusion Cough Duract Max Strength Cough Scot-Tussin Diabetes Hold Triaminic Thin Strips Cough Giltuss Honey DM 8hr Cough Giltuss Children's Honey DM 8hr Cough ElixSure Cough Hold DM Robitussin Children's Cough Long-Acting …show all brand names
Dextromethorphan has an average rating of 3.7 out of 10 from a total of 386 reviews on Drugs.com. 20% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 63% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Dextromethorphan
- Con...
- November 10, 2015
Dextromethorphan for Cough "I had purchased Delsym nighttime strength for a cold. The first night it worked great, the second night I got the worst pain in my upper abs, then came nausea, followed by actually throwing up and a small bout of diarrhea. I am not sure if it was the lack of food contents in my stomach or what, but it was a horrible experience."
- sti...
- February 21, 2017
Dextromethorphan for Cough "This stuff is useless, in fact, I am coughing more and worse after taking it. Thank goodness I only bought a small bottle, since it is kind of expensive for something that does not work at all. Will never take this garbage again."
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 19, 2019
Dextromethorphan for Cough "Took this tonight as I've been sick for three days with a cold/cough. I expected it to make me drowsy, but it made me restless and completely unable to sleep. I came here looking to see if anyone else had that reaction. I don't think it helped me cough at all either. Now I will probably feel worse tomorrow, seeing as how I didn't really get any sleep tonight."
- aaa...
- April 9, 2015
Dextromethorphan for Cough "It definitely helps my cough. But it makes me so dizzy, I feel like my surroundings are going by at 100 mph when I walk. I would NOT drive after taking it. I also feel a little 'out of it,' but that could just be having a sinus infection. I didn't have a problem with diarrhea like some people have mentioned."
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- December 30, 2019
Dextromethorphan for Cough "My 8 yr old was having a dry, hacking cough after the flu. Used Robitussin, it helped a little. Bought Delsym children's and gave her 5 ml. She was complaining of a headache and stomach ache within an hr! She couldn't eat dinner, says she feels like throwing up. I'm rubbing her belly now and reading reviews now. Don't use this medication!"
- Nan...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 23, 2018
Dextromethorphan for Cough "I was already drowsy from cold medicine and decided to take a dose of Delsym before bed to help me and my husband sleep better. I immediately felt anxious, wide awake, and restless. Three hours later, bad diarrhea. The effect it had on reducing my cough was minimal."
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- JJa...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 15, 2019
Dextromethorphan for Cough "Horrendous. Delsym did not stop my cough. I woke up at 4 AM (I had taken it the afternoon before at 4:30 PM) with serious diarrhea and vomiting. The cramps that followed are unlike anything I’ve ever felt before, absolutely horrific. This medicine needs to be taken off the market. It’s been over three hours, and the cramping has worsened - I didn’t think it was possible - and I’m basically writhing on my floor. DO NOT RISK THIS!!!"
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 9, 2016
Dextromethorphan for Cough "Stopped my cough, and I was able to sleep. But I was awakened a couple of times during the night with a severe diarrhea accident. I don't think I'll take it again for that reason. The diarrhea passed in about 12 hours."
- Jbw...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 4, 2018
Dextromethorphan for Cough "I have to admit that this is one of the most effective cough suppressants I've ever taken. Unfortunately, I seem to experience side effects from it, thankfully not rampant diarrhea like many people seem to be experiencing, but I still can't take it anymore. Delsym has a commonly reported side effect of dizziness, but what I experience feels more like dizziness meets an acid trip. It's extremely unsettling and didn't happen the first time I took it; more like the 10th. But it happens every time I take it now. Bummer."
- Ann...
- April 16, 2017
Dextromethorphan for Cough "This cough syrup should be advertised as a colon cleanse. Fast acting! Holy moly. Within 10 minutes, the diarrhea hit me like a freight train. I didn't know I had all that in me. The diarrhea was a great distraction from my sore throat. I didn't think the diarrhea was from the Delsym at first. I put two and two together when every 12 hours I took a dose, it was followed by the violent emptying of my being. I did feel immediately better after the trips to the bathroom."
- Nev...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 15, 2022
Dextromethorphan for Cough "I am currently taking Delsym for a nasty cough and upper respiratory infection. I took the recommended dosage of 10 ml every twelve hours. After the first dose, I became worse. My cough had gotten 10x worse, I had severe chills, bad body aches, and severe dizziness to the point of not being able to sit upright. I would have gone to the hospital but didn't have a ride. I can't sleep because of the cough. I took a half dose compared to the recommended dosage (5 ml) and am having the same symptoms: freezing, worse cough, and dizziness. I do not recommend whatsoever and will likely be going to the hospital this evening due to not being able to breathe."
- Rac...
- March 3, 2017
Dextromethorphan for Cough "Took 5 hours ago. Still coughing. Now I am pooping as well. Came to read reviews because I don't think I could have eaten anything else to cause diarrhea. I'm hoping I don't have 8 hours of stomach issues, but it's not looking good. Maybe it doesn't happen to everyone, but user beware!"
- J38...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 8, 2016
For Cough "Diarrhea. Remember that word, because if you take this stuff, you will be suddenly awakened during the middle of the night and forced to wreak havoc on your toilet bowl. I just blew up my toilet 45 min ago and am getting ready to pay it another visit as I write this. If you are reading this review, take my advice: use something else. My cough was bad, but I would have gladly kept it if I knew my butt was going to turn into Niagara Falls."
- Bra...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 26, 2017
Dextromethorphan for Cough "About 15 minutes after taking exactly the dose indicated, I fainted and cracked my head on the floor, resulting in a brain hemorrhage! Several tests were done in the hospital to rule out any other reason for fainting. The only conclusion is that I had a severe reaction to the ingredient in this cough medicine. Be careful!! Read all the reviews BEFORE taking this medicine!"
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- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- April 3, 2018
Dextromethorphan for Cough "I take Delsym when I get sick and have a cough if I don't go to the doctor. It does work great. Stops my cough completely. Can cause nausea if taken on an empty stomach. My only problem with it is I can't go to sleep all the way. I end up in a drowsy state, kind of like when you've just started to fall asleep-still kind of aware of surroundings. This cycles pretty much all night with wakefulness about every hour. The night seems to last for days, and my alarm going off is a relief. Not too tired the next day, but not an enjoyable feeling for me, although a night of all-night coughing is more miserable. So pros and cons for its use. In the daytime, it can cause tiredness but does knock out the cough."
- Mar...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 22, 2017
Dextromethorphan for Cough "After having a nasty cold/cough for 5 days, I had to do something, I was getting tired of sleeping in a recliner, so I decided to give Delsym a try. Now it did help with the dry cough, I was still woken up to the gasping, painful coughs, but it was better than being awake almost all night long. I do have IBS-D, and Delsym made me be in the bathroom most of the morning, and it gave me the hangover headache. So yes, it did stop most of my coughing, but who wants to spend the next day in the bathroom bent over in pain from cough syrup."
- Ya...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 19, 2019
Dextromethorphan for Cough "Learned the hard way that this stuff causes explosive diarrhea. I wouldn't take this if you have any plans for the rest of the day. Honestly, not sure if it really even helped with my cough or if I was just getting better with time. Wish I looked into it more earlier on instead of waiting. It feels like they have added the active ingredient for Miralax in a drug designed for already sick people?"
- Liv...
- January 12, 2017
Dextromethorphan for Cough "I took this late at night expecting it to work, and I should have read the reviews first. It didn't stop my cough at all, and I think it made it worse. I ended up just sucking on a cough drop, which worked better than this. It is now 5:30 AM, and my stomach feels twisted, like I'm going to vomit, but I don't have anything to vomit because I haven't eaten anything, and it has to be the cough syrup because I have had the cough drops before. I'm never going to use this medicine again."
- OIC...
- December 5, 2013
For Cough "Works very quickly after taking it. However, supposed to last 12 hours, and after about 5 hours, I was coughing again and couldn't take anything due to the medicine still being in my system (12 hours wasn't over). I also had to go to the bathroom (upset stomach) after taking, but I am not sure if there is a correlation. I do think it works much better than any other over-the-counter cough suppressant that I have tried with this cough, and this was a very terrible cough!"
- Mik...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 26, 2020
Dextromethorphan for Cough "Do not take this!!! I started taking this during the tail end of my flu because my symptoms were mainly just coughing with phlegm. It gave me nausea, which I thought was attributed to the flu, but after taking it a couple more times, I noticed I was extremely nervous with anxiety. I stopped taking it for 2 days, then took it again to see if it really was Delsym causing me severe anxiety. I became super anxious right after 1 hour of taking it, and it took about a day and a half to wear off, and I only took the regular Delsym and not the 12-hour one. Please be aware!!! It did suppress my cough and thinned my mucus, but I'd rather deal with the coughing and mucus than the severe nervousness I dealt with."
- mea...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 17, 2018
Dextromethorphan for Cough "Took recommended dose at night. Woke up completely disoriented and dizzy, and had extreme waves of anxiety and feeling like I was going to pass out all day. Finally seemed to wear off around 24 hours later, but was the worst experience. This was actually my second time, I tried it again just to make sure that it was the medicine causing it and not some strange panic attack. It's definitely the medicine."
- The...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 12, 2016
For Cough "I'm currently sitting on the toilet because I literally cannot finish washing my hands before I have to come back. Took it last night and was up from 2-4, pooping my brains out, just shook it off as something I ate. Took it again tonight, and the repeated diarrhea has confirmed it was the Robitussin."
- Rig...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 11, 2016
Dextromethorphan for Cough "Don't take it! First, it doesn't work. Second, I had stomach pain starting about 15 minutes after I took it. Sick stomach for hours. Then about 5 hours in, I started throwing up violently. Delsym is the only thing I had in my stomach."
- Bra...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 15, 2018
Dextromethorphan for Cough "DO NOT take Delsym with alcohol. Nowhere on the box does it say that! I had wine with dinner and later took the prescribed dosage of Delsym because I had a cough that was preventing me from sleeping. The next thing I knew was waking up on the kitchen floor with ambulance personnel in my house! I hit my head on the floor, which caused a brain bleed. I had to be airlifted to a regional hospital and put in the ICU. Luckily, the bleed stopped and they didn't have to crack my head open to do brain surgery! Recovery was a nightmare with months of headache, dizziness, and zero energy. I still have residual effects a year later. They did a lot of tests in the hospital to figure out what caused me to faint, but all of them showed no problems, so it had to have been the Delsym. I don't know for sure, of course, that the combination of wine with Delsym caused me to pass out. It could have been just the Delsym, but I want to warn people. This stuff is dangerous!!!"
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Dextromethorphan for Cough "Works really well, like Tussinex without the codeine. Tastes better than other cough medicines too. Non-drowsy, but also didn't make me jittery, so I could take it and sleep. Closest thing to Tussinex over the counter."