yuuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 days 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 · 13 days agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBalthazar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoI think Mucinex has been demonstrated to be as effective as phenylephrine (i.e., not).
minus-squareGerudo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days 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-up0·13 days agoGeneric Guaifenesin syrup, ask the pharmacist. It’s OTC but sometimes it’s behind the counter
minus-squareBalthazar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days 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.