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 | cough | experienced facial numbness, tongue numbness double vision and vertigo | M | 41 | 2 days | 5/6/2003 | 3 | | 8/22/2004 | 2 | cough | tessalon lessened my cough, but i experienced what the monograph listed as | F | 28 | 2 days | 11/8/2004 | 1 | cough | tough numbness, dizziness, headache | Couldn't taste food while taking this medicine | F | 29 | 2 days | 11/18/2004 | 5 | M | 26 | | 1/18/2005 | 1 | bronchitis | M | 58 | 2 days | 2/16/2005 | 1 | cough | bad taste | M | 37 | 3 days | 2/19/2005 | 1 | laryngitis | dizzy, tighter in throat, laryngitis worse. | do not like the stuff | F | 53 | 2 days | 7/19/2005 | 1 | Cough | It did not suppress my cough. | M | 36 | 3 days | 9/15/2005 | 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 | 2 | Cough due to Bronchitis | Burning eyes | It was expensive, made my eyes burn, and wasn't very effective at suppressing my cough AT ALL. | F | 47 | 4 days | 2/27/2006 | 3 | bronchitis | tired, dizzy, bad taste in my mouth | it worked great to control coughing but it wasn't worth dealing with the side effects. | F | 41 | 1 days | 3/3/2006 | 1 | influenza with chronic coughing | Burning in the eyes | Did not work for me at all. I didn't notice any help after taking it. | F | 29 | 2 days | 3/23/2006 | 1 | uncontrollable dry cough during flu | dizzy, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, dry mouth, hard to swallow, felt awful. Discontinued after 1st dose. Took Benedryl and lived on cough lozenges until cough subsided-Benedryl helped a lot. Tussins didn't help at all. | Really expensive and risky side effects | F | 49 | 1 days | 5/11/2006 | 1 | chest cold and cough | Increased coughing and suppressed coughing up of mucus. Burning eyes. | M | 75 | 2 days | 6/5/2006 | 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 | 3 | Cough | Shimmery lines through line of vision, temporary loss of peripheral vision, and worst headache of my life. It did control the cough but horrid side effects. Would never take again. | F | 48 | 2 days | 10/16/2006 | 3 | Chronic Cough | None at all | It is starting to work after 4 days; still some coughing. | M | 50 | 4 days | 1/2/2007 | 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 | 4 | cough | none | great cough suppressant without the serious sedation | M | 23 | 4 days | 3/3/2008 |
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)