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 |
| 1 | Pneumonia | The most unsettling, vivid, live in living color nightmares ever!! | OMG! I have been an ER nurse over 20 years, the only thing anyone has ever said was it doesnt work This was real trauma inducing stuff too. I was so sick the first night I dont know if I dreamed at all . After the second night I thought maybe it was a one off because I dont remember anything from the night before. Day 3 , I took the pain meds away but took tessalon (in process of elimination mode now) WRONG choice ! This stuff brought back childhood trauma in such vivid clarity! Im not an alarmist by any stretch, (long time ER nurse) but I will NEVER let my family members EVER take this. They may not have the same reaction but I would never risk it! | F | 55 | 4 days 100 3X day | 2/9/2024 | 1 | Persistent dry cough | Terrible anxiety on day 2. So bad that I thought I was dying. Moderate nausea. Vivid dreams. | F | 61 | 10 days 100mg 3X day | 1/22/2023 | 1 | Coughing | Omygad everything is juts nightmare. All my naps and sleep are giving me all my fears into my dreams. I won't take this again | F | 28 | 1 days 200mg 3X day | 11/17/2022 | 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 | 1 | Cough | Bitter taste in mouth. Hasn't gone away even after stopping taking the pill several days ago. | F | 78 | 2 days 100 mg 1X day | 7/5/2022 | 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 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 | 1 | Bronchitis | Within 30 minutes I began having terrible anxiety. I was bouncing my limbs trying deep breathing exercises, constantly thinking I was going to end up in the hospital in the middle of an omicron wave. I thought it was some kind of interaction because there was no information about it on the internet until I came across this forum. This drug needs to be looked into. | Will not be taking this again. Adding it to my allergy list. | F | 32 | 2 days 200mg 3X day | 1/13/2022 | 1 | Respiratory illness with cough | It took the cough away but it also caused massive visual and auditory hallucinations. It was a nightmare but I was awake! | Will never take it again! | M | 77 | 0 days 30mg 1X day | 10/29/2021 | 1 | Cough | I took just one dose and while trying to fall asleep, experienced wild arm and leg jerks. I got up to get my phone to read about side effects. I was stumbling around the room in confusion and didn't know what my Fitbit was when I saw it next to my phone. Ended up calling a hotline at 1:00 a.m. (uncharacteristic for me). Then I fell asleep and had very vivid and unpleasant dreams. Why do we need all these fancy new drugs? I think I'll stick to good old fashioned Robitussin from now on. | I won't be taking it anymore. | F | 59 | 1 times 200 mg 3X day | 6/15/2021 | 1 | Viral cough | Vivid disturbing dreams. The emotions I felt during were so strong. I'd wake up drained and feeling frightened. I searched side effects but dreams like this weren't listed. I then searched specifically for "weird dreams" and found this site. I will never take this drug again. | F | 63 | 5 days 100mg 2X day | 4/16/2021 | 1 | cough possibly covid | Massive anxiety 20 minutes after taking 1 pill. I feel like I need to flail my limbs around and that I'm coming out of my skin. I wish that was listed in side effects. I'll never get the much need rest I need now. | F | 40 | 1 days 100 mg 3X day | 1/13/2021 | 1 | Pneumonia | My anxiety sky rocketed to the point I was suicidal. Stopped taking it instantly and called the doctor who advised that as well. Could not sleep. | M | 33 | 2 days 30mg 3X day | 9/24/2020 | 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 | 1 | Deep chest cough over 3 weeks | Seemed to help with the clout but made me very tired. Both nights I took this medicine I had very, very vivid nightmares where I woke in the middle of the night sweating and exhausted because I thought my life was flashing before my eyes. I was awake for hours after experiencing this. Not worth the cough relief. | F | 33 | 2 days 100mg | 2/28/2020 | 1 | Persistent cough | I took one pill, within half an hour I felt anxious, short of breath, light headed, and awful stomach ache (not much in the world gives me a stomach ache, but this did). Didnt cough all night for once but couldnt sleep either, now that it wore off the cough seems worse. Still feel super light headed and confused, gross like after anesthesia. I feel like everyone is pushing this drug, but wont be shocked if in 10 years studies start to show the negative effects or worse. Will never take this again even if it means weeks of sleep deprivation and bad cough. | Will never take one of these again. | F | 52 | 1 days 200mg | 1/29/2020 | 1 | Cough/sinus infection | Worst nightmares of my life. Im used to having vivid, memorable dreams but the day after starting this med I literally woke up crying. Suicidal in almost every nightmare. Cant 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. | Dont 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 | 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. Ive 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 | Bronchitis | I have asthma and this drug prevented me from bringing up ANY mucous, to the point I felt like I was suffocating/drowning. That never happened with codeine cough syrup, which is what I will be demanding going forward. Doctors are now expected to consider what's better for society rather than what's right for the patient in front of them. Ridiculous! | F | 61 | 1 days | 8/4/2019 | 1 | Cough associated with cold symptoms | Bad nightmare last night after taking the med for one day. I didn't anticipate this b/c there was no mention of nightmares in the package insert. However upon doing more research I found this site where nightmares appears all over the place. | This med hasn't helped my cough one bit. I'm not taking it again. Hot tea with honey and lemon, along with an over the counter cough suppressant are my drugs of choice for this cough and cold. | F | 68 | 1 days 100 MG 2X day | 4/7/2019 |
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)