TUSSIONEX PENNKINETIC Reviews (CHLORPHENIRAMINE POLISTIREX; HYDROCODONE POLISTIREX)Average Rating: 4.2 (218 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TUSSIONEX PENNKINETIC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TUSSIONEX PENNK | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Asthma | It makes me a little light headed when I haven't taken it for a while, but soon (after 2-3 doses) that no longer seems to be a problem. Individuals react very differently to hydrocodone, so many may feel more side effects or none at all. some people even get "wired" instead of relaxed, but most do not. | When my asthma is at it's worse, usually early spring and all through the fall, I use Tussionex as needed 1-2 times a day and have great results. I seldom wake up at night coughing and though I may be a tad drowsy if I take it in the morning, it is not too bad and really helps me stop coughing. The Hydrocodone also helps relax me so I think this relaxes my inflamed airways and thus lessens my other asthma symptoms as well. Since people react differently to medicines and especially to hydrocodone, this may not be for everyone, but for me it is nearly a miracle drug. | M | 53 | 5 years 1 teaspoon 2X day | 10/19/2010 | 5 | uncontrollable coughing | drowsiness | I swear by the stuff! Not a lot of Dr.s will prescribe the medication but when I have problems getting my coughing under control and trouble sleeping I do not hesitate to suggest it to either an emergency room doctor or any other that I happen to see including my primary care physician. Do to severe asthma complications beginning when I was very young, Tussionex was not first choice but when we found nothing else would work for me, I began taking a small amount under my mothers constant supervision. I swear by it now, my family swears by it now. Tussionex is very well known to cause dizziness and drowsiness, however if you have uncontrollable coughing and an over the counter even less intense cough suppressant is not working, you should probably be in bed sleeping anyhow. I personally truly appreciated the way it allowed me to relax when I was sick, I have been capable of getting well faster when hit with a cough since I have discovered Tussionex. I would not hesitate to recommend it to family and friends! | F | 23 | 1 tsp 1X day | 8/30/2010 | 5 | Uncontrolled Coughing since 2003 | Side effects include slight insomnia if taken too late, slight difficulty in remaining focused on specific tasks, if taken and I have a drink with caffeine for some reason I get a huge energy boost - however, when multi-tasking going back to completion of the specific task leaves many projects incomplete in the short-term. Other side effect includes a slightly dry mouth and unusual sweating on only the right side of the face and neck, lower left back and sometimes the back of the knees. When reading below ***NOTE – The section only allows for 1500 characters and I was a bit over – the following was omitted from the ending “I am about 80lb overweight and my diaphragm causes pressure against the stomach. Unfortunately I just can’t afford it right now as I would love to be off this – I truly hope this helps anyone with my condition and may not know it.” | A suggestion for people w/ chronic cough, have yourself checked for Acid Reflux or GERD. In 2003 I began an uncontrolled cough. The short is this – I’ve been to 7-doctors. 2-Pulmonologists (Lung), 2-ENTs (Ear Nose & Throat) 2-Gastrointestinal Specialist and my Primary Dr. Tests included, 2-MRIs, 1-CT Scan, multiple X-rays of the chest, throat and sinus area, tons of blood work, a bronchoscopy and finally an endoscopy. All these doctors told me the same thing – good news was “All the things we thought it could have been it isn’t,” bad news was, “we still don’t know why you are coughing.” After 4-years I was sent to USC Med Center. The head of Gastroenterology put two probes up my nose down into the esophagus for 24-hours to monitor stomach gases. A person with bad acid reflux normally has bad heartburn. These people have between 30 - 45 episodes of acid reflux a day. I have over 80 episodes a day but without heartburn so it confused the specialists. The difference is that my condition only lets a little gas, not stomach acid out into the esophagus causing a slight irritation. As the gas leaks it is then inhaled. The lungs try to protect the soft tissue of the lungs with mucus. With that and the esophagus irritation I get a persistent cough. Tussionex closes off the sphincter muscle between the esophagus and the stomach stopping the cough dead. Solutions that will stop this cough include weight loss, Lap-ban | M | 52 | 7 years 1 Teaspoon 3X day | 8/24/2010 | 5 | persistant cough | Extreme drowsiness and light headed/spacey feeling. Would not recommend driving | Cured cough almost immediately. Had trouble sleeping with the cough, but medication eliminated cough so could get full nights sleep. Now at office and cannot keep eyes open. | 69 | 2 days 1/2-1 teas 2X day | 8/4/2010 | 4 | none | M | 55 | 30 days 2X day | 6/8/2010 | 1 | persistent cough | It made me very sleepy but did NOT suppress my cough or dry up my nasel discharge. What a disappointment, especially because of how much it cost. | A waste of money. | F | 58 | 1 days 1 tsp. 2X day | 4/1/2010 | 4 | uncontrollable coughing & no sleep | First 10 days only side effect was vivid dreams, but definitely stopped cough and was finally able to sleep soundly; now in day 15 cough returns if I don't take medication; continue to have sound sleep with vivid dreams; now also some sporadic itching, headache, ringing in ears | Tussionex was a life saver for the terrible, uncontrollable cough I had that left me exhausted due to lack of sleep. Was floored by the expense of the drug, but it was the only medication that stopped the cough immediately! After the ringing in my ears I tried the next night not to take the Tussionex, but awoke with the coughing. Took the medicine and it stopped immediately. Will complete this scrip and hope cough stops permanently. | F | 60 | 15 days 2X day | 2/4/2010 | 5 | chronic cough, allergeis | profuse sweating, tremour, coma like sleep, stomach upset, nausea, diziness, hot flash, blurred vision, drowsiness, chronic fatigue | It seems to trigger a detox symptoms in me. I break out in sweats, and hot flashes a few hours after taking it. Very disquieting feeling. But it does perform like no other. I hate having to depend on it to sleep and to stop the cough reflex. | F | 37 | 90 days | 1/31/2010 | 4 | bronchitis | Felt light headed. Was lying in bed sick when I took it. Didn't get up for a couple of hours and when I did I noticed that I was pretty woozy. I looked at the label and it said take a teaspoon. I had taken a tablespoon of it. Misread on my part. Guess you really need to be careful about following directions. This is very potent medication. I didn't take much more than the prescribed amount and it really made me feel light headed and spacey. From the posts I'm reading about it on this site it sounds like some of you are chugging this stuff. I would seriously not recommend that. This medication is NOT something to play with. I'm 220 lbs and just an additional teaspoon had me feeling like I could fall over. I think there should be some stronger wording on the label about this medicine. Don't be fooled just because it's cough syrup. This is a narcotic and it will seriously mess up your day. | M | 39 | 1 days | 1/12/2010 | 2 | Night Cough due to Cold | Dizziness, severe headache and itching. Helped me to sleep after 2 hrs of taking 1 teaspoon but woke up with headache, chills and achy body. Only had these symptons on the nights I took the Tussionex. I would not recommend this, try an over the counter first. The codeine in the tussionex give me a very bad reaction. | F | 57 | 4 days | 1/11/2010 | 5 | dry hacking cough | Itchiness, drowsiness | After over the counter cough syrups, tessalon perles, and promethazine with codeine failed to control my cough, my doctor prescribed Tussionex, and it worked better than any of those to suppress my cough. My side effects were mild - the itchiness bothered me a little, but the drowsiness was not so much that I was unable to be active during the day, and the Tussionex did help me fall asleep at night, especially because I was coughing less. | M | 26 | 7 days | 12/27/2009 | 3 | cough/congestion | wacky dreams, ears ringing, nausea | my doctor told me to take a half teaspoon or a full one every 12 hours. i took a full one in the morning and felt good. felt kinda high and just lied in bed, watching tv. took another teaspoon 12 hours later, before bed, and couldn't sleep. i had an awful ringing in my ears that only subsided when i moved my head to the right. i could barely sleep and when i did, my dreams were really crazy. i felt nauseas the whole time, too. my cough was gone but the side effects were awful. | F | 27 | 1 days | 12/20/2009 | 5 | hoarse cough, sinus infection | itching, feeling like nothing bothers me and i can accomplish anything. hard to poop sometimes. | first of all, this stuff is NOT THAT EXPENSIVE lol. its $15 for a bottle. if you want expensive, when i was on adderall for a.d.d. it cost me $68 for a months supply.... that my friends, is an example of expensive. tussionex is amazing because it kicks the cough and releaves all my pain and soreness and runny nose and lets me sleep after giving me hours of energy where i accomplish many tasks. this stuff makes life seem very interesting and also releaves my symptoms of anxiety and depression. | M | 24 | 5 days | 12/4/2009 | 4 | Bronchitis | No real side effects other than relief initially. The stuff really works. I accidentally took a little more than a tsp on the 3rd day and experienced an unfortunate narcotic high. I was spaced out and itchy. It wasn't fun. | Measure carefully. | F | 37 | 4 days | 11/2/2009 | 5 | Cough/ Whooping Cough | itchy.. spaced out | its amazing.. Its not that expensive... $15...totally worth it!! totally helps. | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 10/28/2009 | 5 | Severe cough | Mild drowsiness that last appx 12 hours. | This is the only cough medicine that has ever worked for me. i first tried it after it was prescribed for my mother (lung cancer) Absolutely amazing medication. And as to the expense. I wait until my deductible is fulfilled for the year then I had my doctor write me a prescription for the full size dispensing bottle. 443ml, and no charge! One bottle has lasted me four years. I only use it when absolutely necessary. | M | 56 | | 10/17/2009 | 5 | Flu | Extreme euphoria, no pain | I slept like a baby for six hours, then when I woke up I forgot that it was a 12 hour medicine and took it again. Was wired for the rest of the night. Made me feel well enough to go for a run. DON'T TAKE THIS AND DRIVE!!! | M | 17 | 1 days | 10/14/2009 | 5 | chronic bronchitis | sleepiness | As others have stated, this works when everything else fails. I've suffered through many bouts of bronchitis, and it's a miserable experience. Tussionex is seriously the only thing that gets me through the pain and sleeplessness. I've not had any of the whacked side effects others have mentioned here, but everyone is different and perhaps they just needed cut the dosage way, way down. I just went to my doctor's office yesterday for yet another round of bronchitis, and a new doctor sent me home with a 'lesser' cough syrup prescription. It was completely worthless and as a result I was up for hours, and everything is now more painful. So, yeah, thanks for that, doc. Needless to say I called back this morning for Tussionex and told them to stick with what WORKS. For doctors who are so 'afraid' of this stuff, maybe they have personal issues that interfere with their judgment regarding others. Maybe they've never had chronic bronchitis or pneumonia and don't understand just how worthless the other cough remedies are. Whatever. It's ridiculous to expect someone else to suffer through when there is a solution. Someone mentioned earlier that they wish it came in generic form. YES, it does. My pharmacy gives me the generic all the time. | F | 46 | 8 years | 10/9/2009 | 5 | Cough, sneezing, congestion | dizziness | I have had a very bad cold for 5 days, and have taken several OTC remedies, as well as prescription Clarinex and Singulair. Nothing worked until I took one teaspoon of Tussionex! Within half an hour I stopped sniffling, sneezing and coughing. I would not be able to function at work, but this is absolutely perfect for me when I can stay home and rest. | F | 51 | 1 days | 9/11/2009 | 5 | Mycoplasma/Strep Throat/Bronchitis | Euphoria, slight drowsiness, relaxation | Whenever I get sick, my doctor gives me this treasure. Not only is the medication completely effective against cough, throat irritation, and restlessness, it gets you high to boot! I wouldn't call myself a drug addict, but when everything is a blur, I want something to mess me up. Tussionex is literally liquid gold. | M | 20 | 10 days | 7/31/2009 |