Guaifenesin for colds

jessiehl
Mon, 19 May 2008 14:14:23 +0000

I refuse to take anything with guaifenesin in it for colds.

This is because I get horrible coughs that last for weeks, and sometimes take, say, double the recommended dose of cough syrup (in which guaifenesin is a common ingredient), especially at night when I literally can’t sleep otherwise.

I found out the hard way that if you take “extra” guaifenesin (it doesn’t even have to be very much extra - my double dose was more than enough), you will be very, very unhappy for about 12 hours.

You may not have this problem.