OTC dosing

[spikerS]

Alright, so I had this idea, and I am sick, so I may not be thinking straight, but bear with me.

I have had this cough for about a week now. Couple days ago, I started taking some cough medicine.

Now the OTC medicine helps. Supposed to take 2tps every 6 hours. The problem is, I find it wears out by hour 4, leaving me to cough painfully for the next 2 hours waiting to take my next dose.

Then I thought, what if I took an initial dose of say 1.5tps, and then 1 tsp every 3 hours, half the does in half the time.

I figure by doubling the dosing schedule with half the medication should minimize the peaks and valleys while giving me the least amount of time doubled over coughing in pain...

thoughts?

[revelations]

Uh, isnt this what doctors are for? (instead of a car forum)

[spikerS]

Originally posted by revelations
Uh, isnt this what doctors are for? (instead of a car forum)

If it was serious enough for me to book an appt with a doctor, I would. Instead, I would like to save the tax payers some money, and see what opinions are here.

I mean it is OTC stuff, I could probably drink the whole bottle with the only side effect being a good sleep.

[revelations]

Dude if youre double over in pain from coughing so much, and its been a week - I'd say its time.

What brought on the cough in the first place? Is it chest or sinus (post nasal drip)??

Otherwise, the OTC adjustment sounds reasonable enough

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by spikers
Alright, so I had this idea, and I am sick, so I may not be thinking straight.

You're not.

Just sayin'

[spikerS]

Originally posted by Seth1968



You're not.

Just sayin'

anyways, it is just the throat, dry cough, no phlem or anything, I am breathing fine, all this bout has been is a friggin cough, it has just made my throat really frikkin RAW!

[Seth1968]

Ya, but this:

Originally posted by revelations
Dude if youre double over in pain from coughing so much, and its been a week - I'd say its time.

Other than that, take the whole damn bottle and see what happens.


I would

[roll_over]

Read the label on the bottle then research the active ingredients no one can say for sure what will happen unless we know what you are taking. Nausea is a common side effect of overdosing on certain cough suppressants but it passes within a half hour. I would go to the doctor and get some sizurp OTC sucks

[jazzyb]

You can even just visit a pharmacy, the pharmacist coudl answer all your questions.