yuuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoHow do I actually get rid of post nasal drip?message-squaremessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow do I actually get rid of post nasal drip?yuuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBalthazar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoI think Mucinex has been demonstrated to be as effective as phenylephrine (i.e., not).
minus-squareGerudo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoMucinex is recommended due to it having guaifenesin, it helps loosen up the mucus. Phenylephrine is the stuff that doesn’t work, but it is usually found in Mucinex too.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoGeneric Guaifenesin syrup, ask the pharmacist. It’s OTC but sometimes it’s behind the counter
minus-squareBalthazar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoPhenylephrine isn’t the only OTC medication that doesn’t work.
I think Mucinex has been demonstrated to be as effective as phenylephrine (i.e., not).
Mucinex is recommended due to it having guaifenesin, it helps loosen up the mucus.
Phenylephrine is the stuff that doesn’t work, but it is usually found in Mucinex too.
Generic Guaifenesin syrup, ask the pharmacist. It’s OTC but sometimes it’s behind the counter
Phenylephrine isn’t the only OTC medication that doesn’t work.