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/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 | 2 | Bronchitis | Anxiety feeling Anxious, May trigger panic attacks, chest tightness, dizziness had to stop taking it !!!!! | Inhaler & z-peak along with some mucinex dm and plenty of rest you should be fine :) | 38 | 5 days 100 | 11/23/2019 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | Pneumonia cough | F | 78 | 10 days 100mg | 4/11/2019 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Bronchitis | Vomited multiple timed 30mins after taking meds. Felt lightheaded and confussed the next day... | Never taking this drug again | F | 34 | 1 days 100 | 10/27/2018 | 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 | 3 | Bronchitis | Very, very vivid and insane dreams. | Helped with cough, however my side effect with the dreams made me stop taking it. | F | 31 | 3 days 100 | 5/10/2018 | 1 | Cough | This medicine made me unable to BREATHE!!! I went to urgent Care to appease my boyfriend. He hounded me about taking the meds they prescribed even though I felt the intuitive urge not to... As soon as I took one, about 30 minutes later came a cough episode from hell, with my throat closing up. Thought maybe it was cold air. Took another one. Same thing. This time chest tightness and burning. I went to another urgent care where they gave me a breathing treatment and a z pack for suspected bacterial bronchitis. I came hm and told my man I think it was a side effect of the meds. He said let me take one, I've been coughing a little let's see if it works for me. 30 minutes later he had a migraine from hell and a fever. DON'T TAKE THIS TRASH!!! | F | 30 | 1 days 200mg | 12/11/2017 | 1 | Severe cough w/respiratory infec | symptoms similar to a heart attack -- tightness/pressure on chest from front and back, everything went gray, extreme nausea, feeling faint, stumbling, weakness, heaving. I saw a diagram of a heart -- almost like my "check engine" light came on -- as the symptoms began. I was so wiped out by the experience it took 1 week for me to lay around the house and rest before I could feel slightly human. This stuff could have killed me! | Was on 100mg 2xday and did not have side effect except for a little drowsiness. Dosage was doubled by MD due to persistent cough, and that's when the trouble began! I would NEVER take this med again and will just use over-the-counter products and stay the course. | F | 58 | 1 days 200 mg 2X day | 8/10/2017 | 1 | Bronchitis with severe cough | This was an awful medication -- and that means a lot coming from a person with Bipolar Disorder who has taken more than her fair share of medications! This little pill was evil. The irritation and negative reaction was immense for my esophagus. It produced a feeling of blockage, and I had great difficulty swallowing. My throat swelled up and I have pain from my tonsil area all the way down into my esophagus. I had to go to urgent care where the doctor was surprised by the reaction. Now I have to take Prednisone to alleviate the inflammation and swelling (not a great med for BP people to take but it's better than feeling like I'm choking!). RUN AWAY from this hateful pill!! | F | 41 | 2 days 200 | 4/5/2017 | 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 | 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 | Persistent cough | I recall a severe light sensitivity, which may have been due to the headache, and general sense of lethargy and confusion. I was on vacation and spent 2 days in the hotel in the bed with the lights off. I remember thinking that this pill was evil, which reminds me, I may have been having slight hallucinations. | It did help with the cough. | M | 50 | 2 days 1X day | 12/14/2016 | 1 | For severe cough | I stopped using the drug because of its side effects, mainly severe headaches, state of confusion and feeling chills. | F | 44 | 2 days 100 3X day | 4/2/2016 | 1 | sinusitis and severe cough | Dizziness,sweaty clammy feeling, and hallucinations worse on second night! Stopped completely!Don't know how long for symtoms to cease! | Would not recommend! | M | 69 | 2 days 200mg 3X day | 3/16/2016 | 1 | bronchitis and sinusitis | About 30 min after taking (swallowing whole with full glass of water) itching throat, swollen tongue and severe dizziness with blurred vision. Crazy dreams. Cough not better. Feel like jello. Scared to finish prescribed time of 10 days! | F | 38 | 3 days 200mg x 2 | 3/7/2016 |