TESSALON Reviews (BENZONATATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (103 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TESSALON with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TESSALON | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Bronchitis/Cold | Slight dry mouth, slight difficulty swallowing. | It helped me sleep throughout the night without coughing. Also helped me cough a lot less and avoid coughing fits. I made sure to follow all of the directions and did not mix it with other drugs without consulting with my Doctor first. Tessalon is great! | F | 4 days 200 MG 3X day | 1/23/2014 | 3 | | 8/22/2004 | 1 | Constant cough | Did not help cough at all! | M | 10 | 2 days | 10/25/2015 | 1 | Never will take it | 16 yr old female just died as a result of taking this medication. It is very dangerous. Read the warning labels and side effects. It is very serious. | F | 16 | 7 days 100mg | 10/21/2013 | 4 | Cough | Vivid dreams, sleep paralysis | This was prescribed for me to take 3x a day for 10 days as needed for cough. It helped for the cough but the dreams I had were very vivid ! The first night I talked in my sleep and went in and out of consciousness. That didn't bother me too much . What bothered me was the next night when I had constant nightmares and sleep paralysis. It was very scary because I was aware yet I could not wake up . I wouldn't advise against taking it necessarily, however I would suggest to see if there was an alternative drug available for the ailment the person has . | F | 18 | 10 days 100 mg | 5/24/2015 | 2 | Mucus and coughing | Terrible vivid nightmares! Even during a small nap. Harder to get mucus up that I needed to remove. Make me feel extreme nauseous. Then I start reading the warnings and it seems you can easily OD on this med??? So, no thank you | F | 19 | 2 days 3X day | 11/28/2020 | 1 | cough | I frequently have nightmares and began taking prazosin to counteract them. This medication was working well until I started tessalon. Every night I have had increasingly worse, and more violent, nightmares. Not only do I wake up afraid, but I do not feel rested whatsoever. I am scared to go to bed on this medication because of the nightmares it causes. Do not take this medication, it's not worth it. | M | 19 | 3 days 100 3X day | 4/27/2022 | 1 | Cough | I was prescribed this for a cough from severe sinus infection, to be taken three times a day. This drug made me so sleepy I could not stay awake, on the second night I had the most intense, vivid craziest dreams which were all nightmares ALL NIGHT LONG. I’ve never had dreams feel so real in my life. I can still remember every little detail about each one. Felt so real. I discontinued taking it and have been doing research since, to which I have discovered this is a common side effect not included in the actual documented side effects of the drug. Regular cough medicine is much better option. Still coughed on this medicine as well. | DO NOT RECOMMEND | F | 21 | 2 days 100mg | 9/1/2019 | 1 | Upper Respiratory Infection | Panic attack, heartbeat racing, dizziness, feeling high, paranoia, dread | WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?? Reading the reviews on this is HORRIFYING. EVERYONE having death nightmares??? Thank God I haven't experienced that, but it felt like if I ate an edible and it kicked in as a bad trip. Racing heart, feels like palpation, the doctor told me "well you don't have to take it then" when I told of of the side effects-wtf?? AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS!! Feels like some weird government pill and it causes HORRIBLE paranoia. never again | F | 22 | 2 days 100 1X day | 10/15/2022 | 4 | cough | none | great cough suppressant without the serious sedation | M | 23 | 4 days | 3/3/2008 | 3 | Sinusitis laryngitis | Very vivid dreams to the point I'm waking up angry and can't think straight. It takes me about 5 minutes to realize it was a dream. Also very sweaty and drowsy still. | Made my cough go away | F | 25 | 4 days 100mg | 2/4/2017 | 1 | Cough/sinus infection | Worst nightmares of my life. I’m used to having vivid, memorable dreams but the day after starting this med I literally woke up crying. Suicidal in almost every nightmare. Can’t believe I took it for a week before realizing the reason... I thought it was pregnancy-hormone related, like the dizziness and dry mouth. Nope, it was all this dangerous pill. Should be illegal to prescribe after what I experienced, imo. | Don’t take it. Coughing a lot is much better than the side effects of this stuff. Find a different option. Wish I did my research before trusting the doc at the minuteclinic | F | 25 | 7 days 100MG | 1/7/2020 | 5 | M | 26 | | 1/18/2005 | 4 | Post-Sinus Surgery coughing | Drowsiness | I was coughing a lot after a major sinus procedure and this medicine helped keep some of the pain from coughing at bay and helped me to get some decent sleep. I use it as needed now and usually only at night but it seems to help with little to no side effects for me. | F | 26 | 5 days 100mg 3X day | 3/11/2011 | 1 | Asthma, bad hacking cough | Dizzy, tired, weird feeling in my chest, still felt the need to cough and stuff still coming up. Itch in throat. I am not sure how this should work, but it didn't work at all for me. | F | 26 | 7 days 200mg 3*s | 1/1/2012 | 1 | Cough hurting my lungs | I had the worst nightmares i have had in my life & all my real life fears about really scary things happening with my children and kidnappers & things i probably cant even say were happening in these dreams. I will NEVER take this medication again, ill stick with regular cough meds . Also when i woke up i could hear screaming and crying that wasnt real made me feel crazy! Dont take this!! | F | 26 | 7 days 200 1X day | 1/13/2022 | 4 | sinusitis bronchitis | This drug made me feel a little loopy but very hyper and talkative. Apparently no one else has had this reaction. | F | 27 | 10 days 100mg 6X day | 5/12/2010 | 1 | Cough | I had extremely vivid nightmares all ending in death. I was told to take 3 times a day and each time I would become sleepy, which I knew was a side effect. But I always woke up groggy and in tears from these horrible nightmares. I initially thought it would pass, but it would happen each time I took it. I just stopped taking them because I could not deal with the emotions it would cause. | F | 27 | 10 days 100 | 5/20/2020 | 5 | Bronchitis | VIVID dreams. Had two dreams back to back that were so vivid, that it felt like I was in an action packed movie. The first one was more of a nightmare because it was a shooter at the office. The odd thing is that i can remember most of the details unlike regular dreams (the longer you're up, the less you remember about dreams - but I can remember everything!). Just had to take a shower to clear my head. Other than that.. the coughing has been completely gone | 28 | 1 days | 12/13/2018 | 2 | cough | tessalon lessened my cough, but i experienced what the monograph listed as | F | 28 | 2 days | 11/8/2004 |
TESSALON (BENZONATATE): This medication is used to treat coughs caused by the common cold and other breathing problems (e.g., pneumonia, bronchitis, emphysema, asthma). It works by reducing the reflex in the lungs that causes the urge to cough. Use of this medication is not recommended in children younger than 10 years. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. FDA Approval Date: 1999-06-25 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)