Benzonatate for Cough User Reviews (Page 4)

• Beebe
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 26, 2019

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "I use these particular for a dry cough I get. They work best when I just have a nagging cough that is nonproductive and my coughing creates irritation that produces more coughing. They stop the cycle. If I have a bad cough from a cold with full lungs my dr gives me something different."

• Lones...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 21, 2016

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "Upper respiratory infection sent me to an urgent care center, where 100mg of Tessalon Perles was prescribed. This lowest dosage relaxed the lung muscles so I didn't suffer from the coughing spasms and while I still had to sleep sitting up I was more comfortable. Prescription was for 3xday but I only took it twice daily. Follow-up visit to my primary care doctor resulted in a prescription for 200mg twice daily and that dosage was too much for me. I had a scary episode resembling a heart attack and stopped the medication immediately. Heart pounding, chest muscles tightened front and back, profuse sweating, dizziness, one episode of vomiting. I consumed large quantities of water to flush the drug out of my system and will never take it again."

• mount...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 27, 2012

Tessalon (benzonatate) "I just took a Tessalon for the first time, even if it will let me get 3 hrs of sleep tonight, I will be very happy. Nothing else seems to be working, and I have heard great reviews. I haven't coughed since I took one about a 1/2 hr ago, so goodnight."

• Coughee
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 28, 2019

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "I had a bronchitis cough that left my entire body in pain. It seriously felt as though I had worked out and was dealing with residual body aches. When my doc realized the severity, he prescribed tessalon. Initially, it felt like my cough was getting worse, but successive doses definitely helped to quiet me. This was far more effective than any narcotic containing cough serum. It left me pretty sleepy, but I needed the rest anyway."

• lia
• February 27, 2017

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "About 14 years ago I had the flu/bronchitis and was prescribed tesslon pearles along with the Z-Pak it worked great. I had coughed so bad it felt like I was going into pulmonary distress it immediately helped but now in the last 2 years I have this nagging cough it seems to come with a real bad sinus infection both years I have been prescribed tesslon and it doesn't even help the coughs keep returning. Last week I have taken 3 pearles a day at 100mg each I am still coughing I have asked for THE SYRUP and was told NO or the docs would look at me like I was JUNKIE trying to get over I don't understand the docs if this stuff isn't working why are they writing the scripts I WANT SOME OF THAT SYRUP LOL that is the only thing that helps"

• JudyMP
• June 5, 2017

"I understand how some people say it doesn't work, because for me it took a few days. I, at times, throughout my life get sick with a cough that makes me nearly insane! Stick with it! By the second day I was experiencing very little coughing. It just seemed to just kick in and It's saved my sanity."

• Liste...
• March 1, 2017

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "Have been prescribed tessalon perles several times for bronchitis and they've never once worked for me. I might as well eat a sugar cube. Sadly cough drops do a better job of suppressing my cough than tessalon perles and that's nothing to brag about. The previous poster who wants the syrup is right, that stuff is the only thing that really works."

• Scott...
• November 26, 2016

"Absolutely worthless. I went to a clinic on Thanksgiving Day and was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection. The doctor prescribed this, and my cough has gotten SIGNIFICANTLY worse. I'm completely irritated. I can't sleep, and I'm about to go to the drug store and just buy some damned cough syrup. I'm not surprised at all to see all the one-star reviews. Wish I could give it ZERO."

• 100 s...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• February 10, 2018

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "I first was prescribed this in 1988. I was keeping the whole house awake from coughing due to bronchitis. , My mom an RN, said "that's it ! You're going to the doctor and getting Tesslon Perles". There's no words to describe the relief that it gave me, not to mention the rest of my family. I was 18 at the time. 30 years later it still works as well for me as it did when in 1988. I feel, for me, this pill is "magic". Its very unfortunate that some people don't have any relief with this. I guess it's a hit or miss thing. Well I'm scoring home runs still after all these years."

• Chris
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 17, 2023

"For 59 years, I have had terrible coughs that interrupted sleep for sometimes a month or more. Bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, common cold, flu...all of them left me with terrible coughs and exhaustion from lack of sleep and trying to sleep sitting up so the cough was a little better. These little beauties seem to take a little longer to work on me...about an hour...but after that, my cough is very light and far in between compared to normal, and I can sleep soundly once they kick in. They do make me very drowsy during the day, but it is far better than feeling like a lung is going to come up every time I cough for weeks on end. I just wish I had been given them sooner!"

• Heidi
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 9, 2023

"This stuff is absolutely worthless. I'm shocked there are people who had it work for them, but the 4 times I've been prescribed this for coughs, it has helped my cough as well as eating a pebble. I'm still coughing so hard that I'm throwing up, and this crap does nothing to calm down my lungs or whatever crap it's supposed to do. Luckily, you can take it with NyQuil, so I was able to get some sleep, but I'm so over doctors prescribing this crap. My doctor this time got me by calling it Tussinex. Damn, she got me good."

• Sarcher
• February 10, 2013

"Caused severe nasal congestion that made my cold symptoms much worse. My sinuses are now extremely swollen, I have fever and chills now, and earaches. The congestion and drainage have increased. My coughing to top that off!"

• Laano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 27, 2019

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "I was given this prescription due to a 3 week long virus, excessive coughing-day and night. It does stop the cough but I was allergic to it. I thought my lip blew up from the spicy chicken wings the night before. I kept taking it. It poisoned my system. I had no idea why my virus was now nauseating my stomach and twice would vomit because of it. The side effects are obviously different on everyone! PLEASE read the labels and Medical staff-PLEASE tell your patients that things can happen and they need to react to EVERY reaction that is NOT normal or feels good. My lip blew up. It looked like botox. I drank all kinds of cold beverages to get the swelling down. I had NO idea the path it would take was to make me sicker."

• angie...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 7, 2015

"I've been taking this for 5 days and it hasn't help to reduce or suppress my cough at all. Was diagnosed with bronchitis and this did help to stop the chest pain for all the coughing but I'm still miserable. No side effects from this medicine."

• DJA
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 24, 2023

"After a night of no sleep due to constant coughing, this product was prescribed. Started to improve the following night and was able to sleep with only a couple of cough interruptions. Each night after that was uninterrupted sleep. Product works as advertised. 100mg."

• 2Cute4U
• January 31, 2020

"I would like to say this. I was on lisinopril prior to taking this with the Lisinopril cause the coughing episodes that I have had for last 5 Years. As anybody experience is different things besides just not working for you what I have found my experience was very scary as I felt this medication almost go through my body I know that sounds kind of strange but once it hit my shoulders and my neck and got into my head my head felt like I was in a bubble underwater something I just kept getting this pounding noise in my ear I can feel my blood pressure starting to rise my heart was palpitating like it was coming out of my chest. I did not have a blood pressure cuff so I was unable to know what my readings were. I do know I am diabetic and I will tell you that my checking your blood my sugar is shot up to 325 just 10 minutes after taking this pill."

• tmku
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 29, 2023

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "As with most medications, there are limitations for which it works. I was prescribed this when I had pertussis (Whooping Cough), about 3 weeks in, and wish I'd have had it sooner. If you've never had it, it's also known as the '100-day cough' and is absolutely the most horrible cough ever. It's non-productive, just random deep coughing, whenever it wants, for however long it wants, day or night. I had ruptured blood vessels in my eyes from coughing so hard. There is no treatment for pertussis other than antibiotics to make you not contagious. I'm struggling to imagine not having these while the disease ran its course. I'd give it 20 out of 10 if possible."

• Anonymous
• September 7, 2019

"Benzonatate is not for every cough. Mainly if you suffer from a respiratory infection it will do it's job. Regarding a cold, forget it. It could even make your cough worse. Many have different effects from it like any other medicine. Benzonatate goes into effect immediately. So if your taking it and see a decrease in your cough with in 15-20 min your on the right track."

• Do...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 15, 2023

"Why is it that when I don’t take it I cough once in a blue moon and once I do I just can’t stop coughing at all I don’t recommend it’s just making everything worse and makes me feel like my throat is swelling up more then before ."

• TGC...
• December 13, 2016

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "Works like a charm. I take it only when I get an uncontrollable dry heaving gagging sore ribs diaphragm forget about sleeping kind of cough if I have an URI, occurs about once every several years. If you're experiencing side effects try taking lowest dose possible and make sure you're hydrated."

• LadyS...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 10, 2016

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "This stuff caused me not to think clearly and I suffered a lot of side effects but I still coughed. Not what it is supposed to be. Would not wish this stuff on anyone. I am still recovering from just taking it for 3 days."

• Black...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 25, 2018

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "I was prescribed these “cough pearls” for bronchitis and my new doctor said to continue taking Robitussin DM along with the pearls every 6 hours. That was 3 weeks ago and I’ve taken them religiously, but, still coughing my head off. Last year when I had bronchitis I was prescribed cough medicine with Hydrocodone which helped immediately. I’m going back to doctor and ask for the same cough medicine. I don’t think the cough pearls and robitussin are very effective with my bronchitis."

• Annon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 27, 2020

"I was prescribed Benzonanate 200mg three times a day for cough after testing negative for COVID. I got my prescription in the evening so I took it immediately, as prescribed, hoping that the cough will improve overnight so that I could at least sleep. Unfortunately, I coughed all night and throughout the following day. It didn't make me sleepy, and the cough became worse. I bought over the counter Robitussin and seem to help better. I wish doctors would see the reviews on this medication and hopefully get a better option."

• Engte...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 16, 2016

Tessalon Perles (benzonatate) "Started taking this after 3 weeks of coughing so intense that I would gag and gasp and have to run to the restroom to pee. Horrible. This was the only thing that lessened the coughing, but my doctor insisted I take it with a decongestant. I still cough, but it has been fewer and less intense."

• coolm...
• November 28, 2019

"I have been sick over a week, with a cold and cough. I got this benzonatate cpough medicine on Monday and today is Thursday and I’m coughing more than ever. I haven't slept in days, why do doctors do this? Don’t they want us to feel better? Today is Thanksgiving and I can’t even go to my brothers for dinner. I will be home alone, thanks benzonatate ;-("