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 | 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 | cough | tough numbness, dizziness, headache | Couldn't taste food while taking this medicine | F | 29 | 2 days | 11/18/2004 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | cough | none | great cough suppressant without the serious sedation | M | 23 | 4 days | 3/3/2008 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |