Mucinex Expectorant Guaifenesin Extended Release 600mg Tablets 40 Each

Pros: It works fast and does the job!

Cons: Pricey - but still worth it.

The Bottom Line: Pay the price and get this stuff! It works miracles for congestion & post nasal drip!

Review: I have allergies and deal with sinus pressure and congestion. I also have a condition called SVT (Supra Ventricular Tachacardia) - in english this translates to a fast heartbeat. Some medicines, such as those found in certain antihistamines and ...

Pros: breaks up the mucus, allows you to get some sleep

Cons: only for those 12 and older

The Bottom Line: I recommend this as a "core" component of any medicine cabinet, especially for those prone to allergies, bronchitis, or pneumonia.

Review: You know how sometimes you hear about something new to you twice within just a few days? Or two entirely different people give you the same advice for treating something, and it's different than anything you've ever done before? That's what recently ...

Pros: It works. Don't know why. But it does.

Cons: Is rather pricey. Pills melt as soon as they hit tongue- YUCK!

The Bottom Line: I'm already recommending it to my mother in law, so if it's good enough for her, it's good enough for you! This stuff worked when prescriptions and steroid shots failed.

Review: Seriously. I have been sick with chest congestion that travels up to my sinus and back down again on and off since November 2003. Every once in awhile, I'd share it with hubby and he'd give it right back. And it is now March 2005. I've been to the ...

Pros: felt better as soon as first pill taken

Cons: expensive

Review: Helped with the first pill highly recommended for a productive cough and congestion. After feeling breathless and having an endless hack for a week I decided to try a mucinex and it worked ...

Pros: Tablet, not liquid. Only 2 pills per day. It works

Cons: None

Review: This stuff really clears the mucus if you have a congested chest. A little gross but very effective. Much stronger than ...

Pros: cleared the phlem in chest while clearing my nasal and head pressure without a prescription

Cons: didn't findpill to be bitter...the packaging is pretty much like most specialized meds]

Review: i started taking mucinex dm to relieve the chest congestion i had developed from an extended cold and flu season. deep chest congestion was making my days and nights horrid. after 3 days of the medication i noticed a marked change in my breathing and ...

Pros: It works and is less expensive than a doctor's appt.

Cons: You must drink LOTS of water, more than usual.

Review: The doc says Mucinex and cough syrup with DM on label. The Guifenesin in the Mucinex is the same strength as prescription Guifenesin - same ingredient. Works every time and saves me ...

Pros: Woke up each morning with a pretty clear chest and did not need an MD

Cons: got a little rash on my chest and back of my head

Review: I have fairly severe COPD and in a normal winter I will have bronchitus at least five times. Heavy chest congestion and tightness,difficulty breathing and I sound like a coffee percolater. This past December I began using the 600mg Mucinex and took it ...

Pros: No palpitations, minimal drug interactions, safe for people with hypertension

Cons: expensive, large pills, bitter taste

The Bottom Line: Definitely try this if you have a great deal of facial pressure and congestion, especially if pseudephedrine and antihistamines are not helping. Good additive agent to these medications.

Review: What is Mucinex? Mucinex is an extended release product whose main ingredient is guafenesin. This is a "mucolytic" agent, which means that it thins the secretions (mucus) that cause those nasty side effects of congestion and thick sputum when a person ...

Pros: Works as directed

Cons: Expensive- buy the "generic"

The Bottom Line: 1) don't take if you're a moron 2) don't expect miracles from a one trick pony 3) find a cheaper brand if possible

Review: This product contains the same active ingredient as the good ol' stuff you used to take as a kid, Robitussin DM, without the unnecessary suppresant. I have asthma and have generally taken this when getting over a virus, and the only symptom remaining ...