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 | Persistent cough | Confusion, depression, hallucinations, light sensitivity, weakness, tightnessness in chest, almost like a blistering feeling with a bad taste in my mouth...just now stopped taking once I realized this was related How long will this last????? I do not feel well | Absolutely horrid side effects!!!! Why are doctors prescribing this ?!?! | F | 47 | 3 months 200mg | 12/18/2016 | 1 | bad cough | Paranoia, suicidal. | The most horrible time in my 55 years. I became extremely paranoid and suicidal. My wife had to literally lay on me in the bed to keep me from getting up in the night to kill myself. I ended up in lock-up in the psychiatric ward of a local hospital for three weeks, and took over a year psychiatric counselling and more drugs and more recovery from the symptoms from those drugs. After three years, I am finally getting back to normal. PLEASE EVERYONE READ THE FINE PRINT AND BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS BEFORE YOU START A NEW MEDICATION. | M | 55 | 6 weeks 1X day | 2/28/2012 | 3 | Cough | I am not really sure this is helping my cough at night or night. Still unable to sleep through the night. This drug gives me very VIVID dreams and even sleep-walking which I have never done. | F | 58 | 2 weeks 1X day | 11/11/2013 | 2 | cough | It made me so fatigued thought I had mono. AlI wanted to do is sleep, and no one flagged that as a side effect for 3 weeks. It went away in hours after I stopped taking it. | F | 69 | 2 weeks 30 mg 3X day | 6/13/2013 | 5 | Cough | None | Ad bedtime...let me sleep alll night...sometimes needed second dose during night, but medicine did calm cough and let me get important rest to recuperate from bad flu | M | 48 | 1 weeks 1X day | 11/29/2012 | 5 | chronic cough- post viral | I'm on a number of prescriptions right now so not really sure. | I am coughing less often and less deeply. Nexim seems to help with the roughness in my esophagus and the Diflucan for the yeast in my throat I got from the inhaler. I am happy with the results from Tessalon. Nothing has worked for six months, Tessalon is! Yay! | F | 57 | 10 days | 8/18/2007 | 5 | acute sinusitis with postnasal drip | No side effects. | Finally stopped coughing enough to get some sleep. Med worked great. | F | 35 | 10 days 200 MG 3xd | 12/12/2014 | 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 | 4 | Bronchitis | none noted | I would have these severe coughing fits that would come on very sudden along with chronic coughing throughout the day. These seem to help stop the urge to cough. I can still cough if needed but didnt have that constant "itch" in my throat as I did before. Seems like this would only last on me for 4-5 hours so I'd take this 3x a day and then the Tussionex at night. I could definitely tell when this would wear off. | F | 37 | 10 days | 4/7/2008 | 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 | 2 | Pneumonia cough | F | 78 | 10 days 100mg | 4/11/2019 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Bronchitis and a cold | It worked really well but I was also taking steroids for five days and I had a Z PAC. | F | 69 | 9 days 200mgs | 10/13/2018 | 5 | Acute cough possibly viral | None I was able to get some rest. | M | 62 | 7 days 200 mg x 3 | 1/25/2020 | 5 | Cold/Cough | None | Worked as advertised. No hacking cough when on the drug. If I skipped a dose, the cough would return. Would use again. | M | 39 | 7 days | 12/13/2005 | 5 | chronic cough | none, drowsiness at night | This stuff works great! Super results. Used only at night or if at home too sick to work. Used with phenergan and got the only sleep I'd had in days. Used it only until I could sleep at night. Have used it three times and requested it twice. Finding this was almost as good as Christmas. | F | 41 | 7 days | 7/7/2006 | 5 | severe cough & congestion | Increased drowsiness | Took 200 MG in addition to PSE BPM liquid BPH. The combination worked like a charm. Neither medication is cheap. | M | 78 | 7 days | 12/31/2009 | 4 | chronic cough | Some nasal stuffines. | It has definetly helped keep me from coughing as much. I can tell when it is wearing off and need to take another dose. | F | 61 | 7 days 200 mg 3X day | 3/5/2010 | 2 | pneumonia | bad taste in mouth terrible night sweats not going to take anymore after 7 days | did help my cough but cough med's work just as well. | F | 81 | 7 days 2.00 3X day | 5/31/2019 |
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)