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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 410942" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It sounds like it is time to throw a huge hissy at your husband and remind him that you do not want to hear this koi.</p><p> </p><p>As to his mucinex, zyrtec and benadryl, well the allergy medications together are a problem. But the mucinex is one of the best things he can do for that problem. Mucinex won't make that mucus go away or dry it out. It does the opposite. It makes the mucus not as sticky so that it CAN be coughed out. If he is going to continue to take the allergy medications he should probably add sudafed - NOT that PE stuff they sell because it just isn't effective. The real, behind the counter, sudafed -generic version of course. </p><p> </p><p> A decongestant will make the mucus thinner and drippier but it will still be sticky. </p><p> </p><p>Antihistamines stop the reaction that can overproduce it but usually this just dries out everything and makes the mucus thicker and stickier, so you need the decongestant and expectorant.</p><p> </p><p>Mucinex is the expectorant and makes it less sticky. This makes it easier to cough out - hence the term expectorant.</p><p> </p><p>The most common sense doctor I ever knew said to take all 3 with a cold, esp with cough. If you have a cough then take a cough suppressant (alcohol is actually the best cough suppressant, followed by codeine and then way less effective you have dextromethorphan) AT NIGHT ONLY. If you have to be at school and cannot cough, take a suppressant then and give yourself at least a few hours of coughing at night then take the suppressant again. The sickness will NOT go away if you do not cough the **** out.</p><p> </p><p>I would be having a hissy at HIM. My husband doesn't pull that **** for long. He tries but the more he whines about being sick when he isn't the mroe I aks him to do. For every bit of grief given while doing those things I aks for another chore or errand. It took a while, but he finally figured it out. When really sick, I don't do this - only when pretending.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 410942, member: 1233"] It sounds like it is time to throw a huge hissy at your husband and remind him that you do not want to hear this koi. As to his mucinex, zyrtec and benadryl, well the allergy medications together are a problem. But the mucinex is one of the best things he can do for that problem. Mucinex won't make that mucus go away or dry it out. It does the opposite. It makes the mucus not as sticky so that it CAN be coughed out. If he is going to continue to take the allergy medications he should probably add sudafed - NOT that PE stuff they sell because it just isn't effective. The real, behind the counter, sudafed -generic version of course. A decongestant will make the mucus thinner and drippier but it will still be sticky. Antihistamines stop the reaction that can overproduce it but usually this just dries out everything and makes the mucus thicker and stickier, so you need the decongestant and expectorant. Mucinex is the expectorant and makes it less sticky. This makes it easier to cough out - hence the term expectorant. The most common sense doctor I ever knew said to take all 3 with a cold, esp with cough. If you have a cough then take a cough suppressant (alcohol is actually the best cough suppressant, followed by codeine and then way less effective you have dextromethorphan) AT NIGHT ONLY. If you have to be at school and cannot cough, take a suppressant then and give yourself at least a few hours of coughing at night then take the suppressant again. The sickness will NOT go away if you do not cough the **** out. I would be having a hissy at HIM. My husband doesn't pull that **** for long. He tries but the more he whines about being sick when he isn't the mroe I aks him to do. For every bit of grief given while doing those things I aks for another chore or errand. It took a while, but he finally figured it out. When really sick, I don't do this - only when pretending. [/QUOTE]
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