Doctor explains Mucinex...watch BEFORE you take!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ต.ค. 2024
- Mucinex (generic: Guaifenesin) takes up like three shelves at the pharmacy. What is it? Does it work? Or is it garbage? Tips on taking it. Get Doc’s honest review of Mucinex (Guaifenesin). Will it kick your congestion in the butt or leave you with buyer’s remorse? Even some tidbits on opera singers and Native Americans…no joke.
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#Mucinex
How do you fix your cold? What's your trick?
A super hot shower.
@@Jemalacane0 i think there's something to that
Garlic tea as soon as you feel a cold coming on..morning and night and any other time, I never get colds
Cambells Chicken Noodle Soup, Dayquil, and Sprite
Not listening to kids that they literally don't even have the physical f****** age it is to be required to become an MD you're not a medical doctor Pro. If you work at people's muscles and stretch them out and s*** and gave you that title because your mama your daddy paid for it and you know it about the pre-med right now you have no f****** idea how hard it is because you obviously didn't go through it cuz you're like 20 f****** 4 years old bro he won't be a doctor until you like 30 and he won't be a good doctor you're like 40 and that's that's like 20 years School schooling
Mucinex is absolutely useful. I have used it for years and years when I get the inevitable chest cold, and it totally loosens up the phlegm in my lungs. Works like a charm
I have a chronic lung condition and owe my livable life thanks to it.
what
@@dymieon9913 bronchiestasis. Helps to thin mucus out of my lungs so I can clear it out
@@dymieon9913 where
@@dymieon9913it’s made my life better by helping me to clear out my lungs due to a lung defect
Wrong!! This stuff works fantastic. We caught covid and this was all we taken with a combination of vitamins and emergen C.. and allergy medicine. We had other family members that done the same. It works.
Agree 100% I’m currently experiencing Covid for the first time,I got it real bad with a sore throat unlike no other,mucus and cough all day and night,took one dose of this stuff and worked like a charm,only bad thing I can say about it is it gave me a real bad sting in my throat,felt like it was on fire,but it worked,I feel maybe for the common sore throat stinging wouldn’t occur.
He’s full of it .
This helps with colds - chest and sinus congestion. Agree. I always use Mucinex regular 12 hour.
@@stac-man did you know? The makers of Mucinex are the same that make Lysol. When the China virus hit I began to do my research. And if you read on the back of the Lysol can? Sars And Corona virus are on the list of shit it kills. So at that time I began to stock up. And till this day? Its what I buy.
It's like you didn't even listen to the video, he said it works. F×cking clown 🤡
no it's not worthless. ive been having issues with phlegm and mucus for a while, deep inside my throat, after the palette where the nose connects, it's the ONLY THING that helps get rid of and completely gets rid of phlegm and mucus way deep in my throat, even when im not sick. it's the ONLY thing that has worked for me. complete game changer! changed my life tbh.
Wow seriously it's that good?. I got thick phelgm even when im not sick, u think it will help? Also do i need to spit the phlegm out or swallow it when i take mucinex ?.
@@jrv7054 yes it works THAT well. it loosens it like HELL and nukes it RIGHT out of you! but you need to do the liquid shots. either mucinex fast max with honey or robitussin honey. only liquid. pills dont do SHIT.
@Should you buy or not? its not actually thick "honey". it's just activated WITH honey. it works like hell.
I used pills it woks against mucus and phlegm
It works 100%. This guy must not have real thick congestion.
Exactly, I agree. The generic one works just as well.
Precisely.
Indeed it does! Just got a bottle from the local Dollar Tree and it helped me get all of the nasty congestion right out of my nose and lungs.
Mucinex works great I don’t know what he is talking about either!!!
I like how you didn't even listen to him like 1 minute in, he said it does work, just not as fantastically as imagined, and you'd be better off just getting the active ingredient.
If Logic was a doctor
Hahahahahaha
Omg yesss lol
As someone with chronic sinusitis who's had 4 sinus surgeries Mucinex DOES work. This video title seems more concerned with views than responsible information and you even contradict the title of the video.
Mucinex has worked for years for me every time I get the cold or flu. Cold flu sore throat, severe congestion and pain, and DM max are what I always go for.
Me too, but I’m so glad I learned from this video that I can continue to take it without paying so much
Same!
Does it make u feel dizzy? And does it cure the cough fast?
I have covid like rn, and i was literally coughing up gatorade bottles worth of mucus, i took 2 pills, and gone, so idk what this weird looking dude is talking about at all.
Which one did you get
If you coughing up mucus that means your body is trying to heal itself. Taking mucinex is gona make it work because now your keeping in the mucus. Go on a raw alkaline diet.
Once I’m at the chest part of the cold when it’s dark, painful mucus time- that’s when I take it. It fucks you up but breaks up everything and you expel everything and I’m back to normal. It’s the finishing move. This guy describes exactly what makes it useful.
You said it messes you up? Yikes. What does it do? 😬 I’m currently debating on taking it
@@linkinpark2380 that’s the only reason I don’t take it, it absolutely undeniably works but it’s a drug and I smoke Mary Jane daily (yes even when I’m sick lol, can’t help it I’ve been a daily smoker for 10 years), can’t combine the two or they have bad drug interactions, i use natural methods like steam, lots of water, menthol, saline nasal spray, fruits high in antioxidants, but don’t let this guy in the vid lie to you, mucinex does work
@@linkinpark2380I’ve never experienced it fing me up and I’ve taken it plenty of times. Just my 2 cents
Hes just saying just buy the plain Guaifenesin, they combine it with other stuff that you may already have in your medicine cabinet and mark it way up and brand it "Daytime" or "+Sinus" don't waste your money on that
You seem to be the only viewer who was paying attention!
Are you insane???? Neither one of you are paying attention!
the opening statement was literally - if you have a cold, and want to spend 15 bucks on some medicine that barely helps... try some mucinex.
Then the doctor went on to say-
Mucinex continue to rip you off with all their other brands of mucinex which is made from the same Baseline and just has different additives in them........
y'all need to pay better attention Before You Accuse people of not paying attention
In my 20ish years of buying my own medicine, I have NEVER seen guaifinesin on its own. Its ALWAYS mixed with something. Overlap with other OTC meds is inevitable.
@@Hortondlfn1😂😂😂😂
I am using the Cold and Flu version of Mucinex. My cold got to the point where I had a head ache, sore throat and lungs clogged with mucus. The combination of acetaminophen and guaifenesin is dulling the pain of the cold enough where I can drink more water and it’s helping to dislodge all the crud from my lungs which also makes me feel better so I can drink more water. The phenylephrine is making my nose runny. Not sure if that is assisting my sinus pressure that was causing me headaches along with dehydration. I think the main point being it’s relieving enough systems where I am able to drink more water which is helping to kick this cold in the crotch.
Mucinex is pretty good. I’ve tried Sudafed and it does nothing for me. If you have a stuffy nose the mucinex sinus max spray like the red bottle is really good. It’s amazing but you can’t use it much because it’s so strong I guess and can cause a rebound effect.
Glad something worked!
Mucinex always helps me. I like the timed release feature. The generics work to but sometimes take a little longer. If I catch it early, I can use generic.
I use the generic guiafesin for tightness in my chest and to cough up whatever is down there. I use the plain 400 mg and only as long as I can feel it is helping. I do not like taking an extended release because I want to be able to telll if I am getting relief from it. I also do not like the Combinations as they seem to mess up my cough and or sinuses. I am ready to use it preventively as soon as I have any mucous in the morning because I think it helps to prevent the implantation of the virus in my membranes, but I could be wrong about that. I do not like being sick and I don't like taking pills or taking too many of them or taking them without them being effective.
I hear you!
You don’t like being sick? Good call.
1000mg Acetaminophen 3 times daily plus 1200mg guaifenesin twice daily for acute bronchitis (green and yellow mucus). Takes 90% of the pain and suffering out of the cold or flu for me
There's a mucinex with those numbers or a differnet product? I just took one that totals up to 400 Guaifensen and 700mg acetaminophen
100%. Not too many people know this. And most doctors won't even suggest this.
Bronchitis is tricky, I went through bottles of mucinex and all sorts of cold medicines, the issue I was having was, I was getting zero hours of sleep and no relief in the daytime either because the cough medicines did nothing but cause me to cough up more green phlegm.
so imagine trying to sleep and the medicine is not suppressing the cough but working as an expectorant.
I’ve taken Tylenol in that quantity but I don’t believe with guaifensin.
Don’t you think 3,000 mg is abit rough on your liver that’s a lot!
I wake up every morning for the last year with terrible mucus to the point I was throwing up and gagging every morning. The only thing that’s helped is mucinex... I’ve tried air filters, breathing machines, everything you can think of. Literally the only thing I’ve found to help is this medicine.
Thats a life changer man, Hey did the mucinex help u throw up the mucus easier? Or it just got rid of it completely... like it was completely gone when u woke up.
Did u take the pills or liquid shots?
@ODIN yep hahah. It calms my anxiety, so its worth it.
I find it just eases the mucus . If you have severe sinus pain ..it’ll almost instantly relieve it
12-Hour Mucinex keeps people from strangling on thick phlegm, and is a God send. This is bad life threatening advice, and wearing glasses can't help you seem more mature than you are.
I dunno what you're talking about man, Mucinex works wonders for me. I can always count on the expectorant to do it's job. The effect is undeniable once it starts working.
Thanks for the info. That lightbulb in the background is painful
Okay, I can't find anything to back him up, but my new pain doctor is changing me from Percocet 10/325 to oxycodone 10 mg, he says this is stronger, and will work better. Everything I've read says the tylenol in Percocet is a multiplayer for effectiveness
Take Tylenol with your oxy it will boost the pain relief affects
@@ihockey0117 uhmm that makes it percocet
@@andrewmarcus91 correct. To me though the oxy with Tylenol has always worked better than just straight Percocet. I’ve just always been told to take Tylenol with it from doctors and nurses.
Right now I’m taking two tabs of mucinex every 12 hrs. Drinking tons of fluids. (Water, hot tea, occasional Gatorade) Using the “Navage” nasal irrigator. Flo nase. Claritin. Vick’s vaporub. Rest. Couldn’t tell if I was sick or if it was allergies and sinus infection. I believe it’s allergies and sinus infection but trying to clear it up due to covid right now.
What was the outcome?
Feel better ❤️🩹 🫶🏼🙏🏽
Just noticed this is two years, sorry.. Hope all is well 💞
@@bobbypalmer7067 he turned into that fly on Mike pence’s head
where do I get some Guaifenesin outside of muinex?
Generic on Amazon
what would you recommend instead of mucinex? Tired of taking Sudafed.
Thank you for clarifying this, my doctor will not give me a answer when I ask if it's helpful or not for sinus issues.
Doctors are worthless for anything other than a broken leg
I'd be really interested to know if it's really the big glass of water that's doing the trick, and not some otc drug. I mean, if it really worked, would it be otc or Rx?
What if you added NAC to the Mucinex? Mucinex does work well enough for me to keep it in my med kit. But just wondering how NAC would do?
Mucinex works extremely well!
Dr claims that he is tired of patients getting horrible information off of the internet- then he proceeds to give people horrible information while on the internet...wow
Well, he’s a doctor.
Well I bought the mucinex fast max clear nd cold for running noise nd bad chest problems nd its helping me alot I dont cough that much my running nose went away now its the chest lungs that bugging me
That's great! Sounds like a success story
Hey Iknow it’s been a long time but I’m having the same problem , I take the mucinex seems to work but it doesn’t help my chest because it feels like the mucus is still in there and my chest does that whistling lungs thing any tips on what to do now??
Jose civic how are you doing now?
Any tips on what you did to fix lung feeling
@@omarsalcedo310yo
Fever kept me in bed a few days. Water always with me. Got up just for bathroom.. And go to fridge for some V8 and lemon with ice tea and greek honey yogurt.. Aside from a few spoons of yogurt at a time, didn't eat anything else. Took ibuprofen pill 4 times a day. Mucinex fast max 6 times per day. Mucinex made my entire body unfortunately. As if heated. But not hot.
Mucinex just hits right when you take it as a cold is winding down and you are able to eject out that brain pulling snot rocket that has been making it so hard to breathe. It’s like the entire cold you had comes out in a neatly wrapped package. It can fool you though. If you use it mid cold you get one of those famous snot rockets out, think your all good, then the next day you have another one. Very sneaky mucinex.
Bro what the hell you nasty trash loser
For those taking blood pressure meds your option are limited. Find the basic 1200 mg works for me. If you find a generic of good quality you save $$$.
It works great but I always buy the walmart brand or HEB brand same ingredients. Even Nyquil I get generic brand.
Did people watch the video??? He said it works but don’t use the big name brand but use generic ones instead that have the same active ingredient with less of the branding price
Does Mucinex affect you when your using an inhaler, also I have a fast heart beat.
Ice cold whiskey always works 😊
Years ago I read a book put out by a Dr in marina del Rey ca. -
About guaifenesin !!!
His book was saying that he was prescribing guaifenesin for his patients -
That had fibromyalgia !!!
The book said that it helped some of them !!!
That's what I have !!!
I was thinking about trying to see him - but I didn't !!!
What is your thought about this - as ;
I still sometimes wonder about this !!!
Thank you !!!
There isn’t a lot of literature about it, but it is mentioned in some of the bigger fibromyalgia studies as a possible therapy
I found this small study on Guaifenesin in muscle tension:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367561/
@BirdofParadise do you also SPEAK in poetry form as well?
Ask a bronchiectasis patient. This stuff is a god send
Mmmm That Information is Probably The Compettence
Hahaha what? I’ve been using Mucinex nigh shift and has helped tremendously with Covid cough. Like it actually helps me sleep and not cough at night.
Nigh shift is even worse than night shift. Or even swing
I buy it in bulk powder form as well as bulk pills diphenhydramine, Ibuprofen, aspirin, acetaminophen, and generic Sudafed. 10 to 15 bucks for a dollars' worth of medicine is a bit too high for me.
Where can you get it in bulk powder form?
What do you think about Statins?
Richard Nagel check out my video on cholesterol or go to my website and read the article on atorvastatin. I go over over it in depth in both places
Mucinex works really good for my mucus.
A really bad idea, but for a quick and temporary fix for coughing and sinuses is a strong menthol cigarette
The cigarettes can make things worse and this is coming from a smoker. Use menthol shower tabs for congestion and it helps.
No cigarettes..no irritants..use Vicks steam machine, have tea, or make your own steam brew and put a cloth over your head. What are you trying to send people to urgent care and hospital?
Mucinex works for me I have asthma and at times bronchitis. So go make a video in area you know what your talking about.
Had Mucinex 20 mins ago and before that I felt horrible. Instantly worked for me. I feel 10 times better with just the first dose.
Lol it doesn't work in 20 mins. Sorry, bud. Takes about a day or so.
@@MidnightVentures I’m reading the label, it says it’s fast acting so who should I believe you or the label? 🤦🏾♂️ smh
@@mikal1659Some companies just write some bs on their items so it can sell more
@@MidnightVentures It can though. The ingredients in Mucinex, when researched, show they become active in as little as 30 minutes if using the FastMax kind. I can also personally confirm the 30 minute response time of the medication - I instantly feel better after a dose within a half-hour.
@@MidnightVentures I know this is a very late reply but nobody's body is the same some medicine can work faster on some and on others it can take longer but to call someone a liar because they claimed it didn't take Long for it to work for themselves makes you the liar not them because you do not know their body and to lie claiming you know the person body better than themselves is kinda ignorant.
When used as directed, it worked very well for me.
Guaifenesin is sold at dollar tree...FYI 🙏🏽
Thanks 😊I'm going there to try it
That's Right, I just took some. Saved so much money too
88 cents at Walmart.
It only works when you drink A LOT of water. If you dont take it with 2 glasses of water at least, it wont work. So if you a nauseous and cant keep water down, IT WONT WORK
This “Doc” has no idea what he is talking about Mucinex works amazingly well for me. Persistent congestion / coughing is remedied quickly when ever I take it. I go from non productive coughs to coughing out golf balls of phlegm quickly after taking it. Amazing relief for me.
It works 10000% only thing that helped my Covid mucus
Idk man I was feeling like shit an hour ago and I took it and feel a ton better now! Doesn’t last the longest but it definitely works
Exactly, this Nick Herr is trippin!
@@CollinMac96 he’s white not a nihh grr
He's not saying mucinex does not work, hes saying mucinex works because of the active ingredient guaifenesin that comes from a native american traditional medicine, from tree sap, and that mucinex is moslty adding other medicines like tylenol, benadryl etc, and to save money you can just try the active ingredient itself from a generic brand, that will have the same effect for less of a price, and not be mixed with other medicines you may not want to take. ( yes run-on scentence... sue me)
Hmm did I miss something Mucinex for me is 10/10 pill for and liquid. Now if there is something that works better please provide the alternative😁
The world needs more doctors like you
What do you think about using this for pneumonia? That stuff can be like cement in your lungs… Is this helpful? If it is I don’t care if it cost 15 bucks…
You don’t need to wait for an answer, just use it and see for yourself whether or not it works for pneumonia
Do you warm it up
Mucinex DM is THE BEST decongestants out there. But there are cheaper brands that have the same amount of gufinecin in in.
thank you i wasn't using enough water
It works so quickly for me. Idk what your talking about
Funny -- had this horrible unproductive dry cough... Two hours after taking a Mucinex I'm hacking up phlegm. If it doesn't work, why does it?
PS) Who pays $15 for this? Store brand is like $3.
To make me feel nice and fuzzy, I would down half a bottle of Codeine/Promethazine. It’s the best thing as far as making you feel better, possibly habit forming 😂
Yeah , I have to disagree with this guy. I currently am hacking up snotty, stringy sticky thick mucus seems to loosen it up. Also never new about drinking with tons of water I already drinks lots of water maybe that's why mucinex is working
$15? I’ve NEVER paid $15 for Mucinex. I get the generic brand UNLESS it’s on sale. They had a special at Dollar Tree where they had Brand name Mucinex liquid for $1. It wasn’t expired or going to expire. It also wasn’t a small bottle. It was just the normal bottle you see at the grocery store or CVS/Walgreens for $15-$20 OR Walmart for $10-15. And you better believe I snatched that shit all the way up. I don’t usually take it when I have just a cold. I more so take it when I have congestion in my chest or sinus. Like I can tell when I have congestion in my lungs or my sinuses and THEN I take mucinex and maybe an antibiotic (if I have them) plus acetaminophen (or aleve/ibuprofen but since I’m on blood thinners now, I can’t take those.)
My doctor's going to be description for Mucinex and Flonase
CAPS 2 C, NOT SHOUTING… GUAIFENESIN IS THE BEST BODY LUBRICANT FOR MANY REASONS, NOT JUST AS AN EXPECTORANT… I USE IT TO KEEP MY HEAD AND HEARING CLEAR… I HAVE SOME HIGHT END AUDIO EQUIPMENT , AND WHAT ALLOWS ME TO HEAR IT IS GUAIFENESIN… OTHERWISE MY EARS ARE STOPPED UP…
He is saying “Guaifenesin” for those confused like I was
Shot of whiskey or Tequila usually do the trick for me. 😊🤔
Lol...
Wild turkey 🦃 rare breed is good too.
Personally it has never worked for me, NyQuil always has though
Nobody actually watched the video. He said not to by name brand. Just the generic with the main ingredient. His title is misleading. Guaifenesin is all you need. He’s trying to save you money. Geez.
You’re probably way underdosing it - fda caps max dose at 2400mg/day
It absolutely works for me.
Worked for me 🙏
My husband got diarrhea taking this,should we stop?
Consult a doctor.
Logic spittin facts
Mucinex doesnt work for me it makes my cough worse...
I'm here after mucinex failed to help my cough but succeeded in making me hallucinate :/
Maybe you did stop coughing but you failed to realize you was high and assumed you was on a halle trip 🤔🤯
@@romancanales573 a third grader could put together a more grammatically correct sentence than that.
@@Kuato nobody.........even if somebody myle bored af huh....glad you feel accomplished
Grammar correcting (ppl) "o no he didn't spell people right"...... in comments on TH-cam.... imagine if you put that effort forward and got a teaching degree you also could make a cool 50k a year 😂😂😂😂o but u didn't so the effort is in vain enjoy
@@Kuato considering the fact you started the sentence with a lower case A.....great job grammar teacher
I just stole sum, I give it a 91/2 out of Ten 😂😂😂😂
That stuff has me blowing 10 inches of snot every time I blow my nose, it works.
I used Mucinex it works
Thank you bobby tarantino logic
I always got mine from dollar tree.
Big UPS for the info!
Google FedEx’s helpful tips on Guaifenesin and you’ll be pleasantly surprised as well.
Never worked for me
I'm on this shit and I'm fucking speechless
To relief the mucus in my throat I put my index finger way down my throat and force gag it all out! works everytime!
Never in a million years im doing that
You're a idiot
That’s not recommended by doctors it’s dangerous
@@MichelLinschoten but it works.
Worked for me!
Where's your medical degree from
I wish we had more real doctors like this. I use mullein tea, ginger root, sometimes thyme tea with ginger and essential oils on my chest. And i stay away from dirty air. Also the blue packets of Emerg 'n C (with vitamins, minerals, zinc and vit D are essential !!! Its hard to find in stores
Does mucinex help you sleep?
Take a sheet and find out
Drink lots of water 20 mins before you take the medicine.... that way your body is already saturated when the meds seeks to pull water
taking it right now. It's like the only thing that has ever worked
I take Shot of Vodka with a shot of Niquill lol I wake up great every time
That’s probably one of the dumbest things I’ve heard
@@rolandcunanan1583 Intreating.. the dumbest thing I read is someone being able to hear what is written not spoken.
@@Ljokerz lol funny, then what is Niquill? Last time I checked the counters it’s called NyQuil buddy. Smart one.
@@Ljokerz both alcohol & NyQuil are metabolized in your liver which may overworked your liver & cause damage. Also, NyQuil contains an antihistamine which will slow your heart rate down. Alcohol is a depressant that will further slow your heart rate. Mixing alcohol & medicine is a mixture for death buddy. I know you said take 1 shot but still that’s retarded. You can die in your sleep
@@rolandcunanan1583 You Promises >:)
Thanks for the Helpful info
Helps me get faded
Nothing better then the max strength mucinexDm...1200 MG and chug water you'll be hacking that junk out in few hours
"Splish splash your opinion is trash" also...button your jacket 🙄
He said it works in the video but the thumbnail was click bait. Nothing to see here folks....move along lol
I used to be a corpsman, and the pharmacist I worked with at the base clinic used to tell me that drinking water basically does the same thing as guaifenesin 🤷🏼♀️