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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Onset of what i thought was the flu right before xmas. Had persistent cough, headache, fever, chills and fatigue with some congestion. Inability to sleep due to cough. Took otc meds for a week and finally went to the doc. I had pneumonia. Was given this cough medication to help me rest but it has done the total opposite for me. I still have the cough. Day 13 of being sick. I stopped the cough syr
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Reviewer: Sick n coughing, 35-44 Female (Patient)
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This is crap. It didnt help my cough at all. Going back to doc's to ask for something else!
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I had bronchitis & a constant cough. My physician prescribed this medicine for me. He advised me to take it before bed as it causes drowsiness. I looked forward to finally getting a restful night's sleep. I took the medicine as directed and it kept me up all night and made my coughing even worse. I will not use it again and do not recommend it.
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Reviewer: busterness, 75 or over Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Everytime I took this medicine, I coughed for five minutes. No help at all. Finished the bottle anyway - kept hoping it would work. It didn't. Waste of money AND since I'm still coughing - want to say it should be taken off the market.
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Reviewer: 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I coughed more after taking the medication. I had sit straight up to sleep and would still wake up coughing. Severe headaches from coughing and extremely tired.
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