Benzonatate and Pain: What Users Say

• Fed...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 18, 2020

For Cough "As everyone else says, these do nothing. I've had both a doctor and now a nurse practitioner prescribe these and swear by them. Why can we not get codeine anymore? Something that actually works to stop a bad cough. I've thrown everything and the kitchen sink at my cough, and nothing calms it. It's affecting my sleep and keeping me in pain from the chest up through my head. Gah!"

• Fay...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 18, 2012

For Cough "I have had acute bronchitis for nine days. This medicine works well during the day until I lay down to go to sleep. I immediately start coughing. I am taking the medicine as prescribed. I am not getting much sleep at all. I am so sore, I ache and have a burning sensation across my chest."

• Anonymous
• January 26, 2011

For Cough "I rarely get sick, but after a week of very little sleep from coughing, my Dr. prescribed this medication. I was coughing so much that I was sore all over. This medication did absolutely nothing for my cough, day or night. Luckily, the antibiotics and steroids worked finally. From reading these reviews, it helped some people. But in my instance, it was no use at all."

• Bel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 14, 2019

For Cough "I have a horrible cough. My mom, sister, and uncle all swear by benzonatate, but I haven’t slept in forty hours because it’s made my cough so much worse. I’m straight up crying because the coughing hurts me so bad. These might work for some people, but they could also just wreak havoc on your sleeping and life, for that matter."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 15, 2019

For Cough "I was prescribed this yesterday (10-14-2019) for my cough, and you’d think it would work, but no. It does nothing for my cough. I’m coughing so hard my throat is going raw and hurts badly. I was told I can take up to 3 a day, and I’m still coughing. I would not recommend this for a cough."

• Eua...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 15, 2019

For Cough "Having sleepless nights due to a bad cough. Got benzonatate 100 mg. With this med, coughing became more intense, thus causing pain penetrating to the sinus and head. Felt worse than previous nights without cough medicine. I didn't need extra pain since I already have stomach muscle pain from this bad cough. After 8 hours from the first dose, I am coughing less."

• fra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 6, 2021

Benzonatate for Cough "I'm in college, and I went to a party after a while of not going out, so I was submerged in so many germs all at once, where I ended up getting sick and having this nasty cough. I've had it for about a week now, and it is so extremely painful. It started with a simple sore throat, but now it's too painful to talk or even breathe and sleep. I wake up every hour or so, coughing up mucus, and I never actually fall into a deep sleep, so I'm exhausted all the time. The other day, I was coughing so hard I threw up my entire dinner. Anyway, a doctor prescribed me this recently, so I took it three times in a day, as told to do so, and it has not done anything for me. I don't know how some people are saying it worked in 15 minutes for them. I wish. I don’t know what to do, I need to get rid of this cough. I can't be in class coughing up a lung, especially when COVID is still present. I don't like this medication, I had high hopes, but based on the other reviews here, it just seems like a scam because it isn't working for most."

• too...
• November 12, 2017

For Cough "I had a cough for 2 weeks and finally went to the doc because my coughing was getting worse and I was starting to get a fever. Was diagnosed with a severe URI and prescribed a Z-pack and the perles. Before taking the meds, I would cough a few times an hour, but they were painful. 30 min after taking the perles, I was coughing hard to the point of almost vomiting, almost constantly. My chest hurts badly, and nothing is relieving this cough. I will not be taking these meds again. Time to go back to the store and get something OTC......"

• Anonymous
• November 25, 2022

For Cough "Did absolutely nothing. Tested positive for RSV and coughing fits for 24 hours on this medication that destroyed my throat and left my entire body sore and in more pain. No effect on cough suppression whatsoever."